Saturday Night Live Season 43 Episodes

Episode 1

Ryan Gosling/Jay-Z

Sat, Sep 30, 201790 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 2

Gal Gadot/Sam Smith

Sat, Oct 7, 201790 mins

In the wake of the Las Vegas attack, Jason Aldean does Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down" in the cold open. E channel Kardashians. OJ on date with a woman out of circulation. Slacker slips into a Narnia-like land and asked to embark on a great quest. The Chosen One. Jamba Juice in the desert. Blue-eyed Hip Hop make a "last fry" video while America fears missile attack. Sam Smith "Too Good at Goodbyes" Cinderella-like girl doesn't want to wear the twig and dirt dress the magical mice in her house made. Spy-world skit about online negotiations with an international spy for data interrupted with a soft-core pickle-eating website. Sam Smith "Pray" Lesbian sailors think they have hit the jackpot when they dock at mythical Themyscira populated with mostly women warriors. Show "Naomi" tries an episode of Scared Straight.

Episode 3

Kumail Nanjiani/P!nk

Sat, Oct 14, 201790 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 4

Larry David/Miley Cyrus

Sat, Nov 4, 201790 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 5

Tiffany Haddish/Taylor Swift

Sat, Nov 11, 201790 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 6

Chance the Rapper/Eminem

Sat, Nov 18, 201790 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 7

Saoirse Ronan/U2

Sat, Dec 2, 201790 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 8

James Franco/SZA

Sat, Dec 9, 201790 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 9

Kevin Hart/Foo Fighters

Sat, Dec 16, 201790 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 10

Sam Rockwell/Halsey

Sat, Jan 13, 201890 mins

Cold Open: Morning Joe interviews Michael Wolfe (Fred Armisen) and Steve Bannon (Bill Murray). Rockwell does top hat and cane version of "A Little Less Conversation". Science Room with Mr. Science. Lil Pump's video tribute to Stanley Tucci.

Episode 11

Jessica Chastain/Troye Sivan

Sat, Jan 20, 201890 mins

Episode 12

Will Ferrell/Chris Stapleton

Sat, Jan 27, 201890 mins

Will Ferrell reprises his George Bush impersonation. Ferrell does a commentator with modulation issues. LA stereotypes return home to visit Flyover America; Aziz Ansari is the awkward conversation topic among friends dining.

Episode 13

Natalie Portman/Dua Lipa

Sat, Feb 3, 201890 mins

Natalie Portman returns to host SNL 12 years after her first time.

Episode 14

Charles Barkley/Migos

Sat, Mar 3, 201890 mins

Charles Barkley is the host with musical guests the American hip hop trio from Lawrenceville, Georgia "Migos".

Episode 15

Sterling K. Brown/James Bay

Sat, Mar 10, 201890 mins

The host is Sterling K. Brown and the musical guest is James Bay.

Episode 16

Bill Hader/Arcade Fire

Sat, Mar 17, 201890 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 17

Chadwick Boseman/Cardi B

Sat, Apr 7, 201890 mins

Chadwick Boseman hosts, Cardi B performs. President Trump (Alec Baldwin) speaks on Fox News, Kenan Thompson is back as host of Black Jeopardy, history's first pregnant man, Aidy Bryant aka Aidy B speaks her mind, Weekend Update featuring Mark Zuckerberg, and more various skits.

Episode 18

John Mulaney/Jack White

Sat, Apr 14, 201890 mins

Robert Mueller interrogates President Trump's lawyer, Michael Cohen, Meet the Parents-style. .John Mulaney hates modern party music almost as much as he hates captcha. Drag queen waiter gets judgy on a customer for a good reason. A student with unwanted erection tries to postpone the class' planned walk out. The parody of "Wild Wild Country" (2018) shows how some became guru Rajneesh's followers just to partake in free love. In a diner, a customer orders a lobster, which leads to a Broadway-esque operatic number based on Les Miz. Rock musician Jack White performs his song "Over and Over and Over." The Weekend Update covers such topics as President Trump's ongoing scandals and the Facebook data privacy scandal, while Fox News' host Laura Ingraham comments on businesses boycotting her show over her incendiary comments, and LaVar Ball overpraises his son's basketball genius. An 80s sitcom about body-swapping called "Switcheroo" with an extremely uncomfortable incestuous plot line is returning to TV, so a reporter interviews its creator. At the plastic surgeon's office, a woman tries to convince her boyfriend not to remove his horn implants. Jack White performs his song "Connected by Love." Parody of the Real Wives franchise closes the show.

Episode 19

Donald Glover/Childish Gambino

Sat, May 5, 201890 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.

Episode 20

Amy Schumer/Kacey Musgraves

Sat, May 12, 201890 mins

Hosted by Amy Schumer. Musical guest is Kacey Musgraves.

Episode 21

Tina Fey/Nicki Minaj

Sat, May 19, 201890 mins

America's premier sketch-comedy show returns for its 43rd season LIVE from Studio 8H in New York City. This season, the cast includes Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson featuring, Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner, Adam Moffat, Luke Null, Chris Redd and Melissa Villaseñor.