October 2, 2010 Season 36 episode
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| Episode | 682 |
| Season Episode | 2 |
| Host | Bryan Cranston |
| Musical Guest(s) | Kanye West |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Power" "Runaway" |
| Previous Episode September 25, 2010 |
Next Episode October 9, 2010 |
The 2nd episode of Season 36 and 682nd episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actor and AMC's Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston with rapper Kanye West as the musical guest. It premiered on October 2, 2010. This was Bryan Cranston's only time hosting, and Kanye West's 4th musical guest stint on SNL.
Bryan Cranston's goodnights speech is Ohhhhh, thanks to Kanye West! Pusha T! Morgan Freeman! Ernest Borgnine! Thank you, Lorne Michaels, this is the greatest cast in the world! I had the BEST week of my life! [he blows a kiss to the audience] I love you all!
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Abby Elliott
- Bill Hader
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Rahm Emanuel Address Press Conference | {{[1]}} | Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) says goodbye to his White House Chief of Staff (Andy Samberg). |
| Opening Montage | ||
| Bryan Cranston Monologue: He Becomes a Household Name | With assistance from the SNL cast (Abby Elliott, Bill Hader, Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan, Nasim Pedrad and Kenan Thompson), actor and Breaking Bad star Bryan Cranston sings about how he's acted in many shows like Breaking Bad and Malcolm in the Middle, but still isn't a household name, as he hosted for the first time. | |
| Pepto Bismol Ice | {{[2]}} | A skit about a "smirnoff ice" type drink that contains mostly Pepto Bismol. |
| The Miley Cyrus Show | {{[3]}} | Miley Cyrus (Vanessa Bayer) and her father Billy Ray (Bryan Cranston) welcome guest Johnny Depp (Paul Brittain) for an interview with rapid fire questions before showing the trailer for her movie: Goodbye, Jeff. |
| What Up With That?: Back to School Edition | {{[4]}} | Diondre Cole (Kenan Thompson) and the crew (Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer, Nasim Pedrad, Jason Sudeikis and Taran Killam) host Morgan Freeman, Ernest Borgnine, and Lindsey Buckingham (Bill Hader) for the Back-to-School Edition with a special appearance by Doo Doo Man (Bryan Cranston). Also Features as Jay Pharoah as Squiggy, Abby Elliott as Mary Kay Letourneau and Paul Brittain as Vili Fualaau. |
| Shana: Basketball Game | {{[5]}} | The basketball coach, Mr. Kearns (Bryan Cranston) and the team (Kenan Thompson, Andy Samberg, Abby Elliott and Taran Killam) are very excited that the sexy Shana (Kristen Wiig) is there to cheer them on even though she has some spit up, burping and fart whistling problems. |
| SNL Digital Short: Rescue Dogs 911 3D App | {{[6]}} | A homeowner (Andy Samberg) tries to use a 911 app when his house is robbed, but promos for Rescue Dogs 3D lead to him buying movie tickets, a pizza man (Bobby Moynihan) getting shot and a real Rescue Dog biting off a robber's arm. |
| Kanye West's musical performance of his song "Power" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | {{[7]]}} {{[8]}} |
With Bobby Moynihan as Anthony Crispino and Andy Samberg as Cathy. |
| Game Show- Kid Smartz | {{[9]}} | A game show where the host (Bryan Cranston) gets a little too friendly with the young contestants (Vanessa Bayer, Abby Elliott, Andy Samberg and Kenan Thompson). |
| The Bjelland Brothers | {{[10]}} | Dan (Fred Armisen) and Jeffrey (Bryan Cranston) perform a memorable duet. |
| Kanye West's musical performance of his song "Runaway" with Pusha T | ||
| Basement Karate | {{[11]}} | A former Green Beret father (Bryan Cranston) tries to teach his small and sensitive son Henry (Nasim Pedrad) how to fight, with very little success. |
| i-sleep PRO | {{[12]}} | In this commercial, a traveler (Kenan Thompson) who has trouble falling asleep to white noise machines now has i-sleepPRO, the black noise machine that plays bass and muffled audio from Tyler Perry sitcoms. |
| Goodnights | Bryan Cranston thanked Kanye West, Pusha T, Morgan Freeman, Ernest Borgnine, Lorne Michaels, the greatest cast and everyone, he had the best week of his life. |
| Preceded by: September 25, 2010 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 9, 2010 |