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Season 43 – Saturday Night Live

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Sep 2017

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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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Saturday Night Live goes full-bore into the current political moment throughout this stilted season, showing an eagerness to engage with the national mood but never matching the series' past insight or laughs.

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Emily St. James

Vox

10/03/2018

SNL was was the emptiest show of 2017, and the fact that it was so over-praised makes me worry we'll learn nothing at all from this particular moment in pop cultural history.

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Jean Hannah Edelstein

Guardian

09/13/2018

[Gal Gadot's] enthusiasm seemed genuine... Alas, Gadot is not very funny and nor are the people who wrote her monologue.

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Ryan McGee

Rolling Stone

05/21/2018

This 43rd season of Saturday Night Live went out the same way it came in: Unsure how best to tackle Trump's America.

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Seth Simons

Paste Magazine

11/13/2017

6.5/10

It's completely narratively unjustified, its politics are messed up, and it wards off any lingering doubt that SNL has no idea what it's talking about when it talks about sexual harassment. Surprise, surprise.

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Stephen C

@bob25009 05/14/2025

21 funny NBC episodes.

11/10/2021

The writing is terrible.

12/04/2018

Keenan Thompson and Villasenor are largely the only funny ones left. Everything is tainted by overly political commentary. bring back the funny

05/19/2018

This comedic look is important in today's U.S.

05/12/2018

COMEDY IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY...

05/08/2018

Not only has this show become great at making light of everyday current affairs that are affecting our world, it's always a fun time to watch Republicans and baby-boomers with no humor get all huffy about the content SNL gives - Alec Baldwin as Trump is spot on and genuinely funny but those who voted for him or "agree with him" seem to need a 'safe space' they always say us millennials need. All in all, a great show that brings our current affairs into the spotlight, even though some complain about how now 'it's mostly politics and nothing else', but to them I say: turn to another channel, like the Food Network so it won't upset your delicate feelings.

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Episode 1

Aired Sep 30, 2017

Ryan Gosling; Jay-Z

Host Ryan Gosling; Jay-Z performs.

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Episode 2

Aired Oct 7, 2017

Gal Gadot; Sam Smith

Host Gal Gadot; Sam Smith performs.

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Episode 3

Aired Oct 14, 2017

Kumail Nanjiani; P!nk

Host Kumail Nanjiani; P!nk performs.

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Larry David; Miley Cyrus

Host Larry David; Miley Cyrus performs.

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Tiffany Haddish; Taylor Swift

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Chance the Rapper; Eminem

Host Chance the Rapper; Eminem performs.

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Saoirse Ronan; U2

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Episode 8

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James Franco; SZA

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Episode 9

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Kevin Hart; Foo Fighters

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Sam Rockwell; Halsey

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Jessica Chastain; Troye Sivan

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Will Ferrell; Chris Stapleton

Host Will Ferrell; Chris Stapleton performs.

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Natalie Portman; Dua Lipa

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Charles Barkley; Migos

Host Charles Barkley; Migos performs.

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Episode 15

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Sterling K. Brown; James Bay

Host Sterling K. Brown; James Bay performs.

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Episode 16

Aired Mar 17, 2018

Bill Hader; Arcade Fire

Host Bill Hader; Arcade Fire performs.

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Episode 17

Aired Apr 7, 2018

Chadwick Boseman; Cardi B

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Episode 18

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John Mulaney; Jack White

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Donald Glover; Childish Gambino

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Amy Schumer; Kacey Musgraves

Host Amy Schumer; Kacey Musgraves performs.

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Episode 21

Aired May 19, 2018

Tina Fey; Nicki Minaj

Host Tina Fey; Nicki Minaj performs.

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Director: Don Roy King
Network: NBC
Rating: TV-14
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date: Sep 30, 2017

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