October 6, 2018 Season 44 episode
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| Episode | 852 |
| Season Episode | 2 |
| Host | Awkwafina |
| Musical Guest(s) | Travis Scott |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
First Performance: "Skeletons" and "Astrothunder" with John Mayer and Kevin Parker Second Performance: "Sicko Mode" |
| Previous Episode September 29, 2018 |
Next Episode October 13, 2018 |
The 852nd episode and 2nd episode of Saturday Night Live's 44th season premiered on October 6, 2018, hosted by actress, rapper and comedian Awkwafina, star of Comedy Central's hit comedy series Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens, as well as the hit films Crazy Rich Asians, Ocean's 8, Jumanji: The Next Level, Swan Song, and Quiz Lady, Disney's hit animated film Raya and the Last Dragon, DreamWorks Animation film The Bad Guys, and the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) superhero film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, with rapper, singer and songwriter Travis Scott as the musical guest. This is Awkwafina's hosting debut and Travis Scott made his musical guest debut on SNL.
Awkwafina's goodnight speech is "Thank You to Travis Scott, John Mayer and Kevin Parker, I Love You Grandma, I Love You Dad, Good Night". (Cheers and applause).
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
Featured Players[]
Guest musical cameos appearances by John Mayer and Kevin Parker of Tame Impala.
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other
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| Brett Kavanaugh Post-Game Cold Opening | 
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CNN News anchors Don Lemon (Kenan Thompson) and Dana Bash (Heidi Gardner) interviews Republican Senators Mitch McConnell (Beck Bennett), Lindsey Graham (Kate McKinnon), Susan Collins (Cecily Strong), Jeff Flake (Pete Davidson) and Arizona prosecutor Rachel Mitchell (Aidy Bryant) as well as Kate Bennett (Melissa Villaseñor) Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer (Alex Moffatt) and Joe Manchin (Mikey Day) about the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. |
| Monologue by Awkwafina | 
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Hosting for the first time, actress and comedian Awkwafina talks about her New York City roots and dispels the rumor that she is a crazy rich Asian. Near at the end of the opening monologue, she came to 30 Rock and waited outside when her idol Lucy Liu became the first Asian woman to host SNL, she watched the show when she was a kid and 18 years later she hosting. |
| Late Night Dance Battle | 
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A dance crew (Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, and Kate McKinnon) challenge a rival group (Awkwafina, Leslie Jones, and Kenan Thompson) to a dance battle. With musical guest Travis Scott as Lil Bang Bang. |
| Cricket Wireless | 
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A commercial show off the new presidential emergency alert system. With Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant and Heidi Gardner. |
| Next Episode Commercial Bumper | Seth Meyers returns to Studio 8H for his hosting debut on Oct. 13 and he will be joined by the legendary Paul Simon, and the appearance will mark his 15th time on "SNL" as the musical guest. | |
| The Hidden Tales Of Egypt | 
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Cleopatra (Cecily Strong) gets a new look with the help of a groomer named Isis (Awkwafina) and her assistants Becky (Kate McKinnon) and Xerxes (Kenan Thompson). With Alex Moffat as Julius Caesar. |
| Ted Cruz Rally | 
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A hype man and woman (Kenan Thompson, Awkwafina) try to get the crowd at a Ted Cruz (Beck Bennett) rally excited. |
| Travis Scott performed a medley of "Skeletons" and "Astrothunder". Scott is joined by John Mayer and Kevin Parker of Tame Impala. | 
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For a medley of these songs, Scott was joined by Mayer on guitar and Parker on bass, with Dean on the keys. A backup dancer on a rotating carousel horse was featured on the stage. |
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | 
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Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week's biggest news including Senate Confirms Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court and a Florida state imitative to restore voting rights to those with felony convictions. With guests, Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (Alex Moffat, Mikey Day) arrived at Weekend Update to talk about campaigning for GOP candidates for the mid-term elections and Pete Davidson stops by Weekend Update to talk about Kanye West's unaired pro-Trump speech (the previous week's episode) on SNL. |
| So You're Willing to Date a Magician | 
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Tracy (Awkwafina), a contestant on a dating show, has to pick which obnoxious magician (Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson, Mickey Day, Kyle Mooney) to go out on a second date with. Leslie Jones plays the host Michelle Williams. |
| Baby Shower | 
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An unexpected visitor named Deedee (Awkwafina) crashes a baby shower. Also Features Cecily Strong as Carrie, Aidy Bryant as Jeanette, Leslie Jones, Melissa Villaseñor as guests and Heidi Gardner as the mother. |
| The Pumpkin Patch | 
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The boss of the pumpkin patch (Mikey Day) confronts his employees (Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney and Awkwafina) about some ruined pumpkins. |
| Travis Scott performed "Sicko Mode" | 
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For his second song, Scott performed the track from an elevated, rotating stage. |
| Women's Round Table | 
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Actresses Marion Cotillard (Cecily Strong), Allison Janney (Heidi Gardner), Sandra Oh (Awkwafina) and Debette Goldry (Kate McKinnon) sit on a panel to discuss two years of the #MeToo movement. Aidy Bryant plays the host Karen Domineau. |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | 
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Awkwafina thanked Travis Scott, John Mayer and Kevin Parker and her grandmother and father, that she loved them. |
Trivia[]
- Awkwafina becoming the second East Asian-American woman to host the show (after Lucy Liu, whose episode she cites as her inspiration to one day be famous enough to host SNL).
| Preceded by: September 29, 2018 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 13, 2018 |