October 31, 2020 Season 46 episode
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| Episode | 894 |
| Season Episode | 5 |
| Host | John Mulaney |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Strokes |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"The Adults Are Talking" "Bad Decisions" |
| Previous Episode October 24, 2020 |
Next Episode November 7, 2020 |
The 894th episode and 5th episode of Saturday Night Live's 46th season premiered on October 31, 2020, hosted by former SNL writer, writing supervisor, and producer, stand-up comedian and actor John Mulaney, with musical guests The Strokes, making this the first episode to have premiered on Halloween since 1992, the fifth episode of Season 18, hosted by Canadian-American actress and comedian Catherine O'Hara, with musical guests 10,000 Maniacs. The Strokes were originally to returned to SNL and perform the previous season on April 11, 2020, but the episode was cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic and was replaced with a Saturday Night Live At Home episode, hosted by actor Tom Hanks, with musical guest Chris Martin of the legendary British pop rock band Coldplay. This is John Mulaney's 4th time as the host, making him the most frequent former SNL writer to host the show, beating out Larry David twice, and the 4th musical guest appearance on SNL for The Strokes. This is also the Strokes' first appearance on SNL in almost nine years.
The last time The Strokes were the musical guest was on March 5, 2011, the sixteenth episode of SNL's 36th season, hosted by the actress and pop sensation, Miley Cyrus.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant+
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Ego Nwodim
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong+
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
- + Credited but did not appear in this episode.
- Cameos by Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| A Halloween Message from former Vice President Joe Biden Cold Opening | Joe Biden (Jim Carrey) delivers a special message on Halloween. Also features Kate McKinnon as Hilary Clinton, Mikey Day as Nate Silver, Kenan Thompson as Ice Cube, Chris Redd as Lil Wayne, and Beck Bennett as Mitch McConnell and cameo by longtime former cast member Maya Rudolph as Kamala Harris. | |
| Opening montage | The musical guests/hosts introductions clips of the opening montage were changed to opposite, only for this episode (one for musical guests The Strokes and two for host John Mulaney). | |
| John Mulaney's Stand-Up Monologue | Former SNL writer John Mulaney returned to hosts SNL for his fourth time. He does his stand-up about New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s coronavirus briefings, the 2020 election and his grandmother. | |
| Cinema Classics: The Birds | On PBS' Cinema Horror Classics, host Reese De'What (Kenan Thompson) presents a never-before-seen alternate scene from Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. With Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett and host John Mulaney. | |
| Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Ego Nwodim and Punkie Johnson performed "Strollin'" | A group of American voters (Kenan Thompson, Chris Redd, Ego Nwodim and Punkie Johnson) face a challenging road to the election polls. With John Mulaney as the staffer, Heidi Gardner and Lauren Holt as the voters. | |
| Headless Horseman | The Headless Horseman (Beck Bennett) has to answer some uncomfortable questions from the people of Sleepy Hollow (John Mulaney, Pete Davidson, and Mikey Day). | |
| New York PSA | A public service announcement pays tribute to New Yorkers. With Heidi Gardner, Kate McKinnon, Ego Nwodim and Chris Redd. | |
| The Strokes performs "The Adults Are Talking" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news, like deaths due to COVID-19 being linked to President Trump’s campaign rallies and Bud Light seltzer’s holiday-themed flavors. With guest, Baby Yoda (Kyle Mooney) stops by the desk to discuss the return of The Mandalorian for Season 2. | |
| New York Musical | A man (Pete Davidson) surprises everyone (John Mulaney, Maya Rudolph, Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor, Beck Bennett, Mikey Day, Chloe Fineman, Lauren Holt, Kate McKinnon, Alex Moffat, and Bowen Yang) by buying underwear from a Times Square souvenir shop. | |
| The Strokes performs "Bad Decisions" | ||
| Another Uncle Meme | Ron Brenner (John Mulaney) confronts his nephew Tyler (Pete Davidson) about once again turning him into a viral meme. With Chloe Fineman, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor as the employees. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | During the goodbyes, John Mulaney wore a t-shirt with the word "Hal" to the tribute of longtime music producer Hal Wilner, who passed away on April 7, 2020. Mulaney also thanked Jim Carrey, Maya Rudolph, The Strokes, the cast, crew, the audience and everyone at home and wishes a Happy Halloween. |
Trivia[]
- John Mulaney joins the group of SNL legends who have headlined multiple episodes in a calendar year.
- Mulaney is also the 4th person and the 19th celebrity guest, as well as the only former writer to host a Halloween episode of SNL on October 31st, after Donald Pleasence, Dabney Coleman, and Catherine O'Hara.
References[]
| Preceded by: October 24, 2020 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 7, 2020 |