October 20, 2012 Season 38 episode
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| Episode | 729 |
| Season Episode | 5 |
| Host | Bruno Mars |
| Musical Guest(s) | Bruno Mars |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Locked Out of Heaven" "Young Girls" |
| Previous Episode October 13, 2012 |
Next Episode November 3, 2012 |
The 5th episode of Season 38 and the 729th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by the singer and songwriter Bruno Mars, who also served as the episode's musical guest and performed "Locked Out of Heaven" and "Young Girls." It premiered on October 20, 2012. This is also his first time hosting, and he also his 2nd musical guest stint on SNL.
Bruno Mars' goodnights speech is "I want to thank Tom Hanks - give it up for Tom Hanks. y'all! I want to thank my fans! The cast, the crew, this has been an AMAZAING experience! Lorne Michaels, thank you so much! Ladies and gentlemen, my name is Bruno Mars - until we meet again, good night!". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Main Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Vanessa Bayer
- Bill Hader
- Taran Killam
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Jay Pharoah
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
- Cameo by Tom Hanks
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Second Presidential Debate Cold Open | Candy Crowley (Aidy Bryant) moderates a debate between President Barack Obama (Jay Pharoah) and Mott Romney (Jason Sudeikis) that quickly turns into a confrontational pissing contest | |
| Monologue by Bruno Mars | Hosting for the first time, two-time musical guest, Bruno Mars opened the show with a song about how he's nervous to host SNL and that he's a girl, and when Kenan Thompson comes out to the stage comes out to the stage to ask if he's actually a girl, Bruno gets a confidence boost and shoves him aside. | |
| Chanel No. 5 | Brad Pitt (Taran Killam) makes a rambling endorsement for Chanel No. 5. | |
| Haters | Sunny Taylor Tompkins (Cecily Strong) introduces deadbeat guests that her audience love to hate on no matter what. | |
| Taco Bell | Brad Pitt (Taran Killam) makes a rambling endorsement for Taco Bell. | |
| Pandora Internet Radio | When various station feeds falter, it’s up to intern Devin (Bruno Mars) to perform live imitations of various singers. | |
| Sad Mouse | Dejected after a couple of personal tragedies, Mark (Bruno Mars) tries to deliver happiness while standing on the city streets dressed as a large mouse. | |
| Bruno Mars performed "Locked Out Of Heaven". Tom Hanks introduces Mars' first performance. | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Seth Meyers offer up his list of Debate Dos & Don’ts. With guest, Stefon (Bill Hader) outlines the hottest places to celebrate Halloween in New York City. | |
| Merryville Haunted Castle | When a ride malfunctions at an amusement park, three animatronic barbershop singers (Bruno Mars, Tom Hanks, Taran Killam, Bill Hader) known as the Merryville Brothers come to life and attack the patrons (Jay Pharoah, Vanessa Bayer). | |
| Franklin's Dog Condoms | Brad Pitt (Taran Killam) makes a rambling endorsement for Franklin’s Dog Condoms. | |
| Wilderness Lodge: Yeti Point | Lodge clerk (Bruno Mars) warns Mr. (Jason Sudeikis) and Mrs. Johnson (Vanessa Bayer) to beware the yeti who roams the woods. | |
| Jonathan Zizmor M.D. | Brad Pitt (Taran Killam) makes a rambling endorsement for Jonathan Zizmor M.D. | |
| Bruno Mars performed "Young Girls". Bill Hader as Stefon introduces Mars' second performance. | ||
| Underground Rock: Donkey Punch The Ballot! | DJ Supersoak (Jason Sudeikis) and Lil’ Blaster (Nasim Pedrad) promote the Election Day festival that features wild bands and a Fake Hawaiian ID booth. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Bruno Mars thanked Tom Hanks, his band, the cast and crew and Lorne Michaels, this is the most experience of his life and everyone will meet him again. |
Notes/Trivia[]
- This marks the first time Aidy Bryant starts the show by uttering the famous line, "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!." This is also the first time that any of the new cast members of this season utters that famous line.
- Nasim Pedrad never appeared in any of the live sketches. Her only appearance was during the "Donkey Punch The Ballot!" filmed commercial sketch as Lil' Blaster.
| Preceded by: October 13, 2012 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 3, 2012 |