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Season 42 – Saturday Night Live

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Live from New York for more than four decades, celebrity hosts join an award-winning ensemble cast to perform comedic sketches, satirical news and digital shorts, alongside popular musical acts; capturing the pop-culture zeitgeist, the show's sketches and segments often go viral the next day. Over the years, cast members have included Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Kate McKinnon, Seth Meyers, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig, and many more, as well as recurring guests such as Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy and Steve Martin; from executive producer Lorne Michaels, "SNL" is widely considered an American late-night institution and continues to earn critical praise.
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Eric Deggans NPR 11/26/2019
Saturday's "SNL" was a good start for the season and a triumph for Alec Baldwin. Go to Full Review Matthew Love New York Magazine/Vulture 09/12/2018
4/5
This episode definitely feels like a finale, insofar as there are a lot of excellent sketches that may have been held back for this week and a few calculated risks that pay off. Go to Full Review John Hugar New York Magazine/Vulture 09/12/2018
Season 42 of Saturday Night Live had some undeniable high points, but it often felt like a case of style over substance. Go to Full Review Larry Getlen Decider 09/12/2018
But all this is meaningless when asking whether this was a good year for the show creatively. Because if we look at SNL in terms of how groundbreaking and funny it was this season, "spectacular" is not a word that comes to mind. Go to Full Review Chris White Paste Magazine 10/10/2016
9/10
Saturday Night Live Season 42 kicked off with a super-charged, finely-tuned episode that felt more like mid-season than a premiere. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 05/14/2025 21 funny NBC episodes. See more 08/20/2019 Greatest late-night show! See more Emily K @SunDevilEmily 09/05/2017 SNL has officially gone downhill.From what was once a show that barely had every episode making fun of the president and making politics be funny and sometimes not, to now becoming the anti-trump show has become very boring.I am not saying I love politics that much, but if it is mentioned and used on a late-night comedy show every week,it becomes boring See more 06/25/2017 SNL Season 42 is old-fashioned hit and miss, kind of like an assorted chocolate box, there are horrid sketches and there are good sketches. Speaking of chocolate, I loved the sketch where they turned Putin into the Chocolate Man who wants to apologize for being such a woman-hunting sexual predator...... by offering free chocolate. See more 05/13/2017 So far the season is mediocre with perictably written skits. See more 03/11/2017 They just focus too much on politics and isolate their audience that way. Their humor just isn't original or funny, and the guest appearances seem to be a revolving door of unfunny, political people. See more Read all reviews
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Kenan Thompson

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Kate McKinnon

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Vanessa Bayer

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Bobby Moynihan

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Cecily Strong

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Aidy Bryant

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Oct 1, 2016 Margot Robbie; The Weeknd Host Margot Robbie; The Weeknd performs. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 8, 2016 Lin-Manuel Miranda; Twenty One Pilots Host Lin-Manuel Miranda; Twenty One Pilots performs. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 15, 2016 Emily Blunt; Bruno Mars Host Emily Blunt; Bruno Mars performs. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 22, 2016 Tom Hanks; Lady Gaga Host Tom Hanks; Lady Gaga performs. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 5, 2016 Benedict Cumberbatch; Solange Host Benedict Cumberbatch; Solange performs. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 12, 2016 Dave Chappelle; A Tribe Called Quest Host Dave Chappelle; A Tribe Called Quest performs. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 19, 2016 Kristen Wiig; The xx Host Kristen Wiig; The xx performs. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 3, 2016 Emma Stone; Shawn Mendes Host Emma Stone; Shawn Mendes performs. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 10, 2016 John Cena; Maren Morris Host John Cena; Maren Morris performs. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 17, 2016 Casey Affleck; Chance The Rapper Host Casey Affleck; Chance The Rapper performs. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 14, 2017 Felicity Jones; Sturgill Simpson Host Felicity Jones; Sturgill Simpson performs. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 21, 2017 Aziz Ansari; Big Sean Host Aziz Ansari; Big Sean performs. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 4, 2017 Kristen Stewart; Alessia Cara Host Kristen Stewart; Alessia Cara performs. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 11, 2017 Alec Baldwin; Ed Sheeran Host Alec Baldwin; Ed Sheeran performs. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 4, 2017 Octavia Spencer; Father John Misty Host Octavia Spencer; Father John Misty performs. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 11, 2017 Scarlett Johansson; Lorde Host Scarlett Johansson; Lorde performs. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 8, 2017 Louis C.K.; The Chainsmokers Host Louis C.K.; The Chainsmokers perform. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 15, 2017 Jimmy Fallon; Harry Styles Jimmy Fallon; Harry Styles performs. Details Episode 19 Aired May 6, 2017 Chris Pine; LCD Soundsystem Host Chris Pine; LCD Soundsystem performs. Details Episode 20 Aired May 13, 2017 Melissa McCarthy; HAIM Host Melissa McCarthy; HAIM performs. Details Episode 21 Aired May 20, 2017 Dwayne Johnson; Katy Perry Host Dwayne Johnson; Katy Perry performs. Details

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Saturday Night Live — Season 42

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Season Info

Director
Don Roy King
Screenwriter
Lorne Michaels
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14 (L|D)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Oct 1, 2016