October 26, 2019 Season 45 episode
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| Episode | 875 |
| Season Episode | 4 |
| Host | Chance The Rapper |
| Musical Guest(s) | Chance The Rapper |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Zanies and Fools" "Handsome" |
| Previous Episode October 12, 2019 |
Next Episode November 2, 2019 |
The 875th episode and 4th episode of Saturday Night Live's 45th season premiered on October 26, 2019, hosted by Chance The Rapper, a rapper and singer-songwriter, who also served as the episode's musical guest. This is the 2nd time hosting and the 3rd musical guest appearance for Chance the Rapper on SNL.
Chance the Rapper previously made his 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL on the following dates: On December 12, 2015, the eighth and Holidays episode of SNL's 41st season, hosted by Australian actor Chris Hemsworth, star of Marvel Studios' superhero films Thor and the sequel Thor: Love and Thunder and on December 17, 2016, the tenth episode and the Christmas show of SNL's 42nd season, hosted by the actor and filmmaker Casey Affleck.
He also previously hosted SNL on the November 18, 2017 episode, the sixth episode and Thanksgiving show of SNL's 43rd season, with another rapper Eminem as the musical guest.
Chance The Rapper's goodnights speech is "Yo, Thank You!, Thanks to Alec Baldwin, Fred Armisen, Darrell Hammond, Jason Momoa, Meg Thee Stallion, Jason, Lorne, Everybody Else!, Jesus Christ is Lord, You Know How We're Getting Down. It's Chance The Rapper, Baby Two Times!". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by Alec Baldwin, Fred Armisen, Darrell Hammond, and Jason Momoa
- Special musical guest appearance by Megan Thee Stallion
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Trump Rally Cold Opening | President Trump (Alec Baldwin) holds a rally in Albuquerque New Mexico & brings some of his loyal supporters' political allies & friends (Darrell Hammond, Fred Armisen, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Mikey Day, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Pete Davidson, and Alex Moffat) to the stage. | |
| Opening Montage | ||
| Monologue by Chance The Rapper | Returning to host SNL for the second time, three-time musical guest Chance the Rapper talked about the Chicago teachers strike and performs a song about the second city and other second-best things along with Kyle Mooney. Also Features Heidi Gardner and Melissa Villaseñor. | |
| League of Legends World Championship | MSG’s Knicks correspondent Lazlo Holmes (Chance the Rapper) is forced to cover the League of Legends World Championship, hosted by Doug Miller (Mikey Day) and Mark Laramie (Kyle Mooney). Also features Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman. | |
| First Impressions Court | Judge Barry (Chance the Rapper) presides over First Impressions Court, where he doles out judgments based on first impressions. Also features Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor and Bowen Yang and Beck Bennett as the announcer. Cameo by Jason Momoa. | |
| Tasty Toaster Tarts | A commercial advertises Tasty Toaster Tarts - the flaky, sweet treat kids crave! | |
| Chance the Rapper, Aidy Bryant, Mikey Day and Kenan Thompson performed "Graveyard Ghosts" with Heidi Gardner and Kyle Mooney | Ghosts (Chance The Rapper, Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant and Mikey Day) in the graveyard sing about how they died to the couple (Kyle Mooney and Heidi Gardner). | |
| Chance The Rapper performed "Zanies and Fools" | For the first song, Chance the Rapper introduces himself (referring to himself in the third person) with a video of his daughter filling the gap between the announcement and the beginning of the song. | |
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsing Senator Bernie Sanders and the first all-female spacewalk. With guests, Eric and Donald Trump, Jr. (Alex Moffat and Mikey Day), stops by the Weekend Update desk to argue that they have not benefitted from their father’s presidency. | |
| Love at First Sight | A couple (Chance the Rapper, Cecily Strong) experience true love and begin to fly. With Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim as Jennifer's friends and Beck Bennett as the bartender. | |
| Space Mistakes | From the producers who enjoyed Apollo 13, Ad Astra, Gravity and Interstellar comes another movie that asks the question: What if you messed up at work... but your work was space? With Chance The Rapper, Beck Bennett, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney, Ego Nwodim, Cecily Strong and Bowen Yang. | |
| Dazzle Designs | A commercial advertises a choir clothing rental service. With Chance the Rapper, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon and Chris Redd. | |
| Chance the Rapper performed "Handsome" with Megan Thee Stallion. Introduced by Jason Momoa. | ||
| Dance Rehersal | Dancers (Chance the Rapper, Heidi Gardner, Chris Redd Bowen Yang, and Chloe Fineman) take a lesson with an instructor (Kenan Thompson) who has a secret that he turned into a werewolf. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Chance the Rapper thanked Alec Baldwin, Fred Armisen, Darrell Hammond, Jason Momoa, Megan Thee Stallion, Lorne Michaels, and everybody else of SNL for having him back, he says, "Jesus Christ is Lord" they have known how they're getting down and hosting SNL for 2 times. |
Cut For Time[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| '80s Drug PSA | An anti-drug public service announcement goes off the rails. With Chance The Rapper and Kenan Thompson as the Sofa Brothers, Mikey Day, Chris Redd and Kyle Mooney as teenagers. |
Trivia[]
- Chance The Rapper joined the famous group of SNL hosts who have performed "double duty" on the show (headlined as the host & musical guest).
- Only 8 rookie hosts have come back to host Saturday Night Live since Season 40 including tonight's host Chance The Rapper.
- Chance The Rapper also becomes a second-time SNL host this season.
- With the return of Chance The Rapper, there are 9 of 21 SNL hosts from Season 43 that have hosted more than once.
| Preceded by: October 12, 2019 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 2, 2019 |