October 9, 2021 Season 47 episode
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| Episode | 911 |
| Season Episode | 2 |
| Host | Kim Kardashian West |
| Musical Guest(s) | Halsey |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"I am not a woman, I'm a god" "Darling" |
| Previous Episode October 2, 2021 |
Next Episode October 16, 2021 |
The 911th episode and 2nd episode of Saturday Night Live's 47th season premiered on October 9, 2021, hosted by the socialite, businesswoman, and fashion mogul, Kim Kardashian West, with musical guest Halsey, a pop singer. This is Kim Kardashian's hosting debut, and the 4th musical guest appearance for Halsey on SNL.
Halsey previously made 3rd musical guest appearances on SNL: On the following dates January 20, 2018, the tenth episode of SNL's 43rd season, hosted by actor Sam Rockwell, February 9, 2019, the twelfth episode of SNL's 44th season with herself as host and on January 25, 2020, the tenth episode and first show of 2020 of SNL's 45th season, hosted by actor Adam Driver.
Michelle Wolf, a comedian who worked as a writer and actor on Seth Meyers' Late Night, is credited as a writer for this episode.
Kim Kardashian West's goodnights speech is I Want to Thank Halsey, Lindsey Buckingham, My Mom Kris, My Sister Khloe, Thank You to Chase Crawford, Tyler Cameron, Blake Griffin, Chris Rock, Amy Schumer, Jesse Williams, John Cena, Thank you to Lorne Michaels, and the Entire Cast and Crew and Thank you to Kanye and the Rest of My Family for Being Such Good Sports, I Love You Guys, So Much Good Night". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Mikey Day
- Chloe Fineman
- Heidi Gardner
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon†
- Alex Moffat
- Kyle Mooney
- Ego Nwodim
- Chris Redd
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Melissa Villaseñor
- Bowen Yang
Featured Players[]
† Credited in the opening montage but she did not appear in this episode.
Cameos by Kris Jenner, Khloe Kardashian, Chris Rock, John Cena, Amy Schumer, Chace Crawford, Tyler Cameron, Blake Griffin, and Jesse Williams.
Musical guest appearance by Lindsey Buckingham.
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Facebook Hearings Cold Open | Senators Dianne Feinstein (Cecily Strong), John Kennedy (Kyle Mooney), Ted Cruz (Aidy Bryant), Lindsey Graham (James Austin Johnson), and Cory Booker (Chris Redd) question Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen (Heidi Gardner). With Mikey Day (Richard Blumenthal), Sarah Sherman, Punkie Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, Aristotle Athari, Alex Moffat (Mark Zuckerberg), and Pete Davidson (Tom Anderson - MySpace founder). | |
| Opening Montage | The musical guest/hosts introductions of the opening montage (the host/musical guest clips only had one for Halsey and Kim Kardashian West). Also, the background for the host and musical guest are now once again in color. | |
| Monologue by Kim Kardashian West | Hosting for her first time, the socialite, businesswoman, and fashion mogul, Kim Kardashian West talks about living a very public life and her divorce from Kanye West, a rapper and singer. | |
| Jasmine and Aladdin | Aladdin (Pete Davidson) and Jasmine (Kim Kardashian West) talk about their relationship. With Cecily Strong as Jourtney, Kenan Thompson as Ezekiel Elliott and Bowen Yang as the Genie. | |
| Kim Kardashian West, Ego Nwodim, Cecily Strong, and Punkie Johnson perform "Grown Ass Women in the Club" | Friends struggle to enjoy a night at the club. With Aristotle Athari as the waiter and Chris Redd as guy. | |
| The Dream Guy | Rochelle (Kim Kardashian West), a contestant on a dating show, has to eliminate someone: Zeke (Kyle Mooney) or any one of a cast of famous people. With Alex Moffatt as the host; cameos by Chace Crawford, Tyler Cameron, Blake Griffin, Chris Rock, Jesse Williams, John Cena, and Amy Schumer. | |
| The Switch | Aidy Bryant and Kim Kardashian West swap bodies for a day. With James Austin Johnson and Mikey Day as photographer. Cameos by writers Alex English as one of the photographers and Streeter Seidell as Conner O'Malley, Aidy's husband, Kris Jenner, and Khloe Kardashian. | |
| Lottery Drawing | A live lottery drawing during the local news goes wrong. With Kenan Thompson as Jim Bullock, Aidy Bryant as Wendy DiMichael, Chris Redd as Felix Cruz, Kim Kardashian West as Shonda, Cecily Strong ad Ronda, Aristotle Athari as the repairman and Ego Nwodim as Diana Ross. | |
| Halsey performed "I am not a woman, I'm a god" | ||
| Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che | With guests, Terry Fink (Alex Moffat) returns, sharing his favorite fall 2021 movies. Later, life coach Kelly Party (Heidi Gardner) makes her Weekend Update debut, talking with Michael about how to be positive. | |
| The People's Kourt | Kourtney Kardashian (Kim Kardashian West) hosts a court show. With Heidi Gardner (as Kim Kardashian West), Melissa Villasenor (Kylie Jenner), Mikey Day (Travis Barker), Chris Redd (Kanye West), Chloe Fineman (Megan Fox), Pete Davidson (Machine Gun Kelly), and Kenan Thompson (O.J. Simpson). Voiceover by Steve Higgins. Cameos by Khloe Kardashian, Kris Jenner, and Halsey (as Kendall Jenner). | |
| A film by Please Don't Destroy: Hard Seltzer | SNL writer John Higgins argues with his friends (Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall) about hard seltzers made by strange brands, like JCPenney and Verizon. | |
| Halsey and Lindsey Buckingham performed "Darling" | ||
| Skims For Thick Dogs | Kim Kardashian West's new line of Skims shapewear. With Punkie Johnson, Kenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner, Sarah Sherman, Melissa Villasenor, Aristotle Athari, and the voice of Chris Redd. | |
| Goodbyes | Kim Kardashian West thanked Halsey, Lindsey Buckingham, her mother Kris, her sister Khloe, Chace Crawford, Tyler Cameron, Chris Rock, Blake Griffin, Amy Schumer, Jesse Williams, John Cena, Lorne Michaels, the entire cast and crew, Kanye West and the rest of her family for being such good sports, she loved them all. |
Cut For Time[]
Cut For Time[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Costco Meeting | A Costco intern (Sarah Sherman) brings in a pop group (Kim Kardashian West, Aidy Bryant, Bowen Yang) in an attempt to boost sales. |
Trivia[]
- Halsey impersonates Kendall Jenner during the "The People's Kourt" sketch.
- This episode also marked Please Don't Destroy's on-camera debut.
- Although credited, Kate McKinnon did not appear in this episode, as she was filming Joe Carole.
| Preceded by: October 2, 2021 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 16, 2021 |