Martin Quick hosts final 2024 episode

Sept. 28, 2024: Host Jean Sensible with musical visitor Jelly Roll

Emmy-winning Hacks star Jean Sensible made her SNL internet hosting debut on the season 50 premiere alongside Grammy nominee Jelly Roll, performing as musical visitor for the primary time. The present’s chilly open featured the return of Maya Rudolph‘s Emmy-winning Kamala Harris impression. She was joined by Jim Gaffigan as Democratic VP candidate Tim Walz, Andy Samberg as second gentleman Doug Emhoff, and SNL grasp impressionist Dana Carvey as President Joe Biden. Sensible’s Hacks costar Hannah Einbinder, daughter of SNL authentic forged member Laraine Newman, additionally popped in to assist introduce the musical visitor.

Watch Sensible’s monologue beneath, and learn our full season 50, episode 1 recap.

Oct. 5, 2024: Host Nate Bargatze with musical visitor Coldplay

Lower than a yr after getting rave opinions for his internet hosting debut final season, stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze returned to SNL on Oct. 5, alongside frequent musical visitor Coldplay. Bargatze reprised his fan-favorite George Washington sketch from final yr, this time mocking the idiosyncrasies of the English language. Additionally returning have been Rudolph, Samberg, Carvey, and Gaffigan of their political impressions from the premiere, this time together with Carvey smashing Rudolph within the face with Biden’s ice cream cone.

Watch Bargatze’s monologue beneath, and learn our full season 50, episode 2 recap.

Oct. 12, 2024: Host Ariana Grande with musical visitor Stevie Nicks

Depraved star Ariana Grande hosted for the second time on Oct. 12, after a earlier stint doing double responsibility as musical visitor. This time, Fleetwood Mac legend Stevie Nicks did the musical visitor honors, almost 41 years since her final look on the present. The episode featured a Household Feud chilly open, starring the returning Rudolph, Samberg, Carvey, and Gaffigan, with the SNL alums amongst all of them showing in later sketches as nicely — together with a second the place Samberg almost cracked up Thompson by calling his former costar “Kenan” in a sketch set within the Italian Renaissance.

Watch Grande’s monologue beneath, and skim our full season 50, episode 3 recap.

Oct. 19, 2024: Host Michael Keaton with musical visitor Billie Eilish

Beetlejuice Beetlejuice star Michael Keaton hosted SNL for the fourth time on Oct. 19, after final doing the responsibility in 2015. Oscar winner Billie Eilish joined him as a musical visitor, additionally for the fourth time. Rudolph and Carvey have been again as Harris and Baldwin, and the present’s earlier Donald Trump impersonator, Alec Baldwin, returned as Fox Information anchor Bret Baier.

Watch Keaton’s monologue beneath, together with each Samberg and Day enjoying Beetlejuice, and learn our full season 50, episode 4 recap.

Nov. 2, 2024: Host John Mulaney with musical visitor Chappell Roan

Former SNL author and fan-favorite host John Mulaney fronted SNL for a sixth time on Nov. 2, his return after selecting up his 5-Timers Membership jacket in 2022. “Pink Pony Membership” singer Chappell Roan joined him in her highly-anticipated debut as musical visitor, performing a brand new nation track. SNL alum Pete Davidson made a cameo look in Mulaney’s newest musical sketch. However the greatest shock of the evening was Vice President Kamala Harris becoming a member of Maya Rudolph in a twinning Kamalas chilly open simply days earlier than the 2024 presidential election.

Watch Mulaney’s monologue beneath, and learn our full season 50, episode 5 recap.

Nov. 9, 2024: Host Invoice Burr with musical visitor Mk.gee

Comic Invoice Burr returned for a second time to host SNL‘s post-election episode on Nov. 9, joined by first-time musical visitor Mk.gee. The present started with a bunch of forged members insincerely pandering to President-elect Trump, who then appeared in new kind as “Sizzling Jacked Trump,” nonetheless performed by Johnson. Though this was the primary episode with out Rudolph, Samberg, and Gaffigan following Harris’ election loss, Carvey returned, this time as billionaire Trump backer Elon Musk.

Watch Burr’s monologue beneath, and learn our full season 50, episode 6 recap.

Nov. 16, 2024: Host Charli XCX with musical visitor Charli XCX

Charli XCX did double responsibility on SNL‘s Nov. 16 episode, marking her first time internet hosting and third time as musical visitor, after beforehand being impersonated on the present by Yang (an impression revived on this episode). Along with a chilly open that featured Carey again as Biden and Baldwin as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the episode additionally noticed Samberg again to star in a brand new Lonely Island Digital Quick.

Watch Charli’s monologue, with an look by SNL alum Kyle Mooney, beneath, and learn our full season 50, episode 7 recap.

Dec. 7, 2024: Host Paul Mescal with musical visitor Shaboozey

After a two-week break, SNL returned for a brand new episode on Dec. 7 fronted by first-time host Paul Mescal. The Gladiator star was joined by singer-songwriter Shaboozey as musical visitor. The episode’s chilly open noticed the return of Carvey’s iconic Church Woman character joined by his Fly on the Wall podcast cohost David Spade as Hunter Biden.

Watch Mescal’s monologue beneath, and learn our full season 50, episode 8 recap.

Dec. 14, 2024: Host Chris Rock with musical visitor Gracie Abrams

Former SNL forged member Chris Rock returned to Studio 8H to host for the fourth time on Dec. 14, and his former costar Adam Sandler making a shock look in a single sketch. The evening’s musical visitor was Grammy nominee Gracie Abrams.

Watch Rock’s monologue beneath, and learn our full season 50, episode 9 recap.

Dec. 21, 2024: Host Martin Quick with musical visitor Hozier

The ultimate episode of 2024 might be hosted by one other alum, Solely Murders within the Constructing star Martin Quick, who returns for his third particular person internet hosting stint on Dec. 21, which additionally marks his fifth total. He is beforehand cohosted an episode alongside his Three Amigos castmates Steve Martin and Chevy Chase, and one other with simply Martin in December 2022. He’ll be joined by Hozier, making a second look as musical visitor.