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Season 44 – 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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Critics Consensus

Despite some effective political skewering, SNL's overreliance on celebrity cameos and uneven writing continues to overshadow its moments of comedic catharsis.

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Matthew Gilbert Boston Globe 10/08/2018
I know the season of trash-talking "Saturday Night Live" has begun, but I don't care. I'm glad the NBC show is back, and I will watch it regularly, even though I know it will disappoint me more than it will please me. Go to Full Review Ty Burr Boston Globe 10/05/2018
"Saturday Night Live" no longer stands as our appointed dispenser of satirical truths. It probably never did. Butsomewhere along the line, it turned into a weekly embalming. We no longer watch it with hope but from sheer inertia. Go to Full Review Emily St. James Vox 10/03/2018
Sometimes, all that matters is that the show noticed all of the things you noticed, and then made jokes about them. Go to Full Review Alci Rengifo Entertainment Voice 10/02/2018
With the headlines continuing their spiral into conflict and uncertainty, full of heated if necessary social debates, SNL is back to provide a bit of a tonic for it all. Go to Full Review Kevin Fallon The Daily Beast 10/02/2018
We need shows like SNL to get us through times like these. But anger was largely missing from Saturday night's show, which instead played like a shrugged business-as-usual when it comes to staging political sketches... Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Stephen C @bob25009 05/14/2025 21 funny NBC episodes. See more 11/10/2021 COMEDY IS SUPPOSED TO BE FUNNY See more 06/29/2020 Critic ratings. Definately don't match with the rest of society. The show has rabies and has just gone crazy, mean spirited and agressive. That along with not being able to poke fun at anything but white people. Due to political correctness. 0 rating from me See more russell s @RT22118423 02/29/2020 The 70% rating by the so called professional critics is telling.... See more 01/07/2020 This used to be something I looked forward to all week. However, 4 years of "derp, trump derp derp derp [laughtrack]" has made it quite literally unwatchable. I get it, lorne michaels is unhappy hillary lost, but why do the fans have to suffer for that? What's funny is the cable provider wanted to know why I was cancelling cable, and I said "it's all crap on there", and the guy couldn't argue, so it was a nice easy process. So long SNL, it was (somewhat) good while it lasted. RIP See more 10/02/2019 Time to clean house, unload the dead weight. See more Read all reviews
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Lorne Michaels

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Kenan Thompson

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Kate McKinnon

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Cecily Strong

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Aidy Bryant

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Beck Bennett

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 29, 2018 Adam Driver; Kanye West Host Adam Driver; Kanye West performs. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 6, 2018 Awkwafina; Travis Scott Host Awkwafina; Travis Scott performs. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 13, 2018 Seth Meyers; Paul Simon Host Seth Meyers; Paul Simon performs. Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 3, 2018 Jonah Hill; Maggie Rogers Host Jonah Hill; Maggie Rogers performs. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 10, 2018 Liev Schreiber; Lil Wayne Host Liev Schreiber; Lil Wayne performs. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 17, 2018 Steve Carell; Ella Mai Steve Carell hosts; Ella Mai performs. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 1, 2018 Claire Foy; Anderson Paak Host Claire Foy; Anderson Paak performs. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 8, 2018 Jason Momoa; Mumford & Sons Host Jason Momoa; Mumford & Sons performs. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 15, 2018 Matt Damon; Miley Cyrus; Mark Ronson Host Matt Damon; Miley Cyrus and Mark Ronson perform. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 19, 2019 Rachel Brosnahan; Greta Van Fleet Host Rachel Brosnahan; Greta Van Fleet performs. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 26, 2019 James McAvoy; Meek Mill Host James McAvoy; Meek Mill performs. Details Episode 12 Aired Feb 9, 2019 Halsey Halsey hosts and performs. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 16, 2019 Don Cheadle; Gary Clark Jr. Host Don Cheadle; Gary Clark Jr. performs. Details Episode 14 Aired Mar 2, 2019 John Mulaney; Thomas Rhett Actor John Mulaney; Thomas Rhett performs. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 9, 2019 Idris Elba; Khalid Host Idris Elba; Khalid performs. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 30, 2019 Sandra Oh; Tame Impala Host Sandra Oh; Tame Impala performs. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 6, 2019 Kit Harington; Sara Bareilles Host Kit Harington; Sara Bareilles performs. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 13, 2019 Emma Stone; BTS Host Emma Stone; BTS performs. Details Episode 19 Aired May 4, 2019 Adam Sandler; Shawn Mendes Host Adam Sandler; Shawn Mendes performs. Details Episode 20 Aired May 11, 2019 Emma Thompson; Jonas Brothers Host Emma Thompson; Jonas Brothers perform. Details Episode 21 Aired May 18, 2019 Paul Rudd; DJ Khaled Host Paul Rudd; DJ Khaled performs. Details

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Saturday Night Live — Season 44

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Season Info

Director
Don Roy King
Creator
Lorne Michaels
Executive Producer
Lorne Michaels
Screenwriter
Lorne Michaels, Dan Bulla
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 29, 2018