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The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the thirty-eighth season of SNL, which began on September 15, 2012.
Anthony Peter Coleman (Bill Hader), a war veteran, attends a puppeteering class with his identical puppet Tony. His nightmarish memories of combat put a damper on the light puppetry class. [1]
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | September 15, 2012 | Seth MacFarlane | MacFarlane plays the instructor. [2] [3] |
40 | October 11, 2014 | Bill Hader | [4] |
Cecily Strong appears on Weekend Update and provides incoherent diatribes, largely political in nature, with plenty of malaprops, while texting and rummaging in her purse.
Following the character's first appearance, TV Guide called the character "hilarious"; [5] Entertainment Weekly labeled it "the funniest performance of the night." [6] The sketch was the fifth most popular SNL clip on Hulu in 2012. [7]
In an interview with Chicago Magazine , which said the character "has become a sensation", Strong said:
[The character is] a mix of a lot of people—including myself, unfortunately. But it came about when I was talking to one of the writers, Colin Jost. And I said something that sounded like a drunk-girl ramble. And we just started riffing on that. And as it turns out, I’m not the only one who’s had a conversation with this type of girl. [8]
Strong told the State Journal-Register that the character was a favorite of hers. [9] SNL alum Jimmy Fallon praised the character during an interview with Strong on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon . [10]
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | September 27, 2012 | None (Weekend Update Thursday) | [5] [6] |
38 | November 3, 2012 | Louis C.K. | [11] [12] |
38 | December 15, 2012 | Martin Short | [13] [14] |
38 | May 4, 2013 | Zach Galifianakis | [15] |
38 | May 18, 2013 | Ben Affleck | Appears with other characters in the background of Stefon sketch. [16] |
40 | September 27, 2014 | Chris Pratt | Her first appearance since Strong became a co-anchor for season 39. |
40 | March 7, 2015 | Chris Hemsworth | |
40 | May 9, 2015 | Reese Witherspoon | Witherspoon also appears in the sketch as McKenzie, another Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party. |
41 | March 5, 2016 | Jonah Hill | |
42 | October 22, 2016 | Tom Hanks |
Regine (Fred Armisen) is a rude, pretentious woman introduced in each appearance as the host's new girlfriend. The host demonstrates to his friends how Regine goes into physical contortions of ecstasy when he touches certain parts of her body.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | October 6, 2012 | Daniel Craig | [17] [18] |
38 | February 16, 2013 | Christoph Waltz | [19] [20] [21] |
41 | May 21, 2016 | Fred Armisen | Jason Sudeikis portrayed the boyfriend. |
Bobby Moynihan plays astronaut Kirby J. Buttercream, who annoys his fellow astronauts with stories about his love for his "little kitty cat", Fuzz Aldrin. At the end of each sketch, it is revealed that he smuggled his cat on board the spacecraft.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | October 6, 2012 | Daniel Craig | Mission to Mars. |
39 | October 12, 2013 | Bruce Willis | Mission to destroy an asteroid on a collision course with earth. |
Sheila Sovage (Kate McKinnon) and a character played by the host are the final two customers at a bar, and convince themselves to hook up despite their lack of physical chemistry. Their awkward attempts at hitting on and kissing each other dismay the bartender (Kenan Thompson).
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | November 3, 2012 | Louis C.K. | [11] [12] |
38 | April 13, 2013 | Vince Vaughn | [22] |
39 | December 14, 2013 | John Goodman | |
40 | November 15, 2014 | Woody Harrelson | |
41 | February 6, 2016 | Larry David | |
42 | November 12, 2016 | Dave Chappelle | |
43 | March 3, 2018 | Charles Barkley | |
43 | May 12, 2018 | Amy Schumer | First time Sovage hits on a woman. |
44 | May 5, 2019 | Adam Sandler | Featuring Kristen Wiig. |
Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong play Morgan and Kyra, the teenage hosts of "Girlfriends Talk Show." Morgan is surprised to find that Kyra has invited her new and impressively cool friend (played by the episode's host) to join them. Throughout the sketch, the new friend rudely dismisses Morgan's contributions, making Morgan increasingly insecure and upset.
"Girlfriends Talk Show" received mixed reviews from reviewers, with several crediting Bryant's performance for making it worthwhile. [23] [24] [25] In discussing the sketch's first appearance, both Vulture and Hitfix singled out Bryant's line, "No, you should be called Roach Wearhouse!" for special appreciation. [26] [27] Rolling Stone called the sketch "side-splitting." [28] However the Huffington Post called the skit "bad" saying it was based entirely on "annoying teenage voice." [23]
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | November 10, 2012 | Anne Hathaway | [23] [26] [27] |
38 | January 19, 2013 | Jennifer Lawrence | [24] [25] [28] |
39 | October 5, 2013 | Miley Cyrus | |
39 | November 23, 2013 | Josh Hutcherson | |
39 | February 1, 2014 | Melissa McCarthy | [29] |
39 | May 10, 2014 | Charlize Theron | |
40 | December 20, 2014 | Amy Adams | |
40 | May 2, 2015 | Scarlett Johansson | |
When two employees (Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong) find out at a staff meeting that someone is about to be fired, they assume it's them and use it as an opportunity to call out all their co-workers on various failings and transgressions. The host plays their manager who finally tells Niff and Dana that the fired employee is someone else.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | November 10, 2012 | Anne Hathaway | Niff and Dana speak out when someone is going to get fired at McDonald's. The fired employee is actually Carl (Tim Robinson). [23] [26] |
38 | March 2, 2013 | Kevin Hart | Niff and Dana speak out when someone is going to get fired at Barnes & Noble. The actual fired employee is, again, Carl (Robinson). [30] [31] |
39 | November 23, 2013 | Josh Hutcherson | Niff and Dana speak out when someone is going to get fired at Best Buy. Robinson was no longer in the show's cast for season 39; the fired employee turns out to be Mandrew (Taran Killam), described by Niff and Dana to have a serial killer-type look. |
Kate McKinnon portrays Ellen DeGeneres, while Vanessa Bayer and Nasim Pedrad play Sophia Grace and Rosie respectively.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | November 10, 2012 | Anne Hathaway | Hathaway portrays Katie Holmes. [32] |
39 | March 1, 2014 | Jim Parsons | Parsons portrays Johnny Weir. [33] |
A court show run by Judge Marshall T. Boudreaux (Jason Sudeikis) and Jessop the Bailiff (played by the host) in which a bewildered defendant finds himself surrounded by people who repeatedly emphasize that they are in Bangor, Maine while giving every possible indication that they are in Louisiana. The characters all have thick Southern accents, and make many references to alligators (an alligator is also featured in the show's logo and as a live-hand puppet in the second sketch) and the bayou. In the sketch's first instance, Judge Boudreaux refers to a character going to school "up there" in Connecticut, but says she could also "learn a thing down here in Maine, as well!" Judge Boudreaux and Jessop the Bailiff extoll Maine as the home of jazz and Mardi Gras.
In both episodes, the defendant, who is not a local, inevitably loses the case and is sentenced to eat spicy or soggy New Orleans food.
In the first sketch, when the confused defendant asks about the absurdity of the situation, Judge Boudreaux, Jessop the Bailiff, and the plaintiff offer possibilities like:
They don't suggest which, if any, of these explanations is the truth.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | December 8, 2012 | Jamie Foxx | Sarah Ann Tucker (Aidy Bryant) sues Ethan Vandermark (Bobby Moynihan) for running up the utility bill in a house he rented from her where Ethan claimed that a leak in the basement was responsible. Judge Boudreaux finds in favor of the plaintiff and sentences Ethan to eat the spiciest jambalaya in town. Jamie Foxx plays Jessop the Bailiff. Charlie Day makes a cameo appearance as Congressman Fenton Worthington Carrey who testifies against Ethan on Sarah Ann's behalf. [34] [35] |
38 | March 9, 2013 | Justin Timberlake | Lila Jean Devereaux (Kate McKinnon) sues a college student named Peter Goldstein (cameo appearance by Andy Samberg) over a traffic incident on Union Street resulting in neck injuries where he rear-ended her at the stop sign the same time when an alligator was crossing the road. During the sketch, Peter mentions that he's a graduate of LSU to which Judge Boudreaux and Jessop react with disgust and revulsion (actually antithetical to their behavior in general since being an LSU alum would most likely cast one in a favorable light with actual Louisiana residents). Judge Boudreaux finds in favor of the plaintiff and sentences Peter to eat an entire bag of the soggiest and messiest beignets in town. Justin Timberlake plays Jessop the Bailiff. A live-hand alligator puppet is used to play the alligator that entered the courtroom pretending to be a judge. [36] [37] |
Three former porn stars consisting of Brecky (Vanessa Bayer), an unnamed woman (Cecily Strong), and a guest (played by the host) film a barely coherent commercial for a glamorous product, in the hope of receiving free samples from the company.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | December 8, 2012 | Jamie Foxx | Swarovski crystals. The ladies constantly pronounce "Swarovski" as "Sabosky," while Foxx calls it "Sharky Crystals." Foxx plays "Sammy Stamina." [34] [38] |
38 | March 9, 2013 | Justin Timberlake | Moët & Chandon champagne. The ladies consistently pronounce "Chandon" as "Chambum," while Timberlake calls it "Monica & Chandler." Timberlake plays "Ricky V. I. Penis." [39] [40] |
38 | May 18, 2013 | Ben Affleck | Hermès handbags. The women refer to the brand as "Herman's," while Affleck calls it "Herpes", and appears to initially believe that the commercial is an informational spot about that disease, but the women clarify things for him—somewhat. Affleck plays "Girth Brooks," which, coincidentally (or not), is the name of a gay porn star. [41] |
39 | September 28, 2013 | Tina Fey | Manolo Blahnik shoes. The women refer to the brand as "Manuel Blondicks," while Fey calls it "Manilow Blankets", and inexplicably associates them with Barry Manilow. Fey plays "LeJean Noween." |
39 | January 25, 2014 | Jonah Hill | Lamborghini automobiles. The women refer to the brand as "Lambortini," while Hill calls it "Limbergina". Hill plays "Martin Porn-Sese". |
39 | May 17, 2014 | Andy Samberg | Bulgari watches. The women refer to the brand as "Bivilgagi," while Samberg calls it "Biv G. Roy." Samberg plays "Tweedle-Dee" while Kristen Wiig plays "Tweedle-Dong". |
40 | December 6, 2014 | James Franco | Sunseeker Yachts. James Franco plays "Captain Jack Swallow" and Seth Rogen appears in cameo as "James Franco". The women pronounce the brand, "Sunsinker Yok-its" while the men call it "Seersucker Yaks" and talk about dressing yaks in seersucker suits. |
40 | March 7, 2015 | Chris Hemsworth | Dolce & Gabbana. Hemsworth plays "Dong Juan De Dark Hole". The women pronounce the brand, "Dole-ky and Gabbaba", while Hemsworth call it "Douche and Go Bye-Bye". |
41 | November 7, 2015 | Donald Trump | Trump 2016. Bobby Moynihan plays "Ronald McDonald McTrump". The women pronounce it, "Donald Tramp". Cameo by Trump. |
When a guest to his family's home makes a verbal slip-up, obnoxious son Eddie (Taran Killam) proceeds to mock the guest mercilessly.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | February 9, 2013 | Justin Bieber | Eddie's sister Heather (Nasim Pedrad) introduces her new boyfriend Michael (Bieber), who accidentally combines the words "glad" and "nice" into "glice." [42] The sketch is called "Protective Brother". [43] |
39 | October 12, 2013 | Bruce Willis | Eddie's mother (Vanessa Bayer) introduces her new boyfriend (Willis), who accidentally combines the words "child" and "son" into "chun." [44] The sketch is called "Protective Son". [45] |
Russian native Olya Povlatsky (Kate McKinnon) appears on Weekend Update to describe the hellish conditions of life in her impoverished village.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | February 16, 2013 | Christoph Waltz | Olya discusses the Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia. |
39 | January 25, 2014 | Jonah Hill | Olya discusses the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. |
39 | May 3, 2014 | Andrew Garfield | Olya discusses an attack on her village by Ukraine. |
40 | March 28, 2015 | Dwayne Johnson | Olya discusses the Russian economy. |
41 | Nov. 14, 2015 | Elizabeth Banks | Olya discusses the Russian Track and Field team's doping scandal. |
41 | May 14, 2016 | Drake | Olya compares Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
42 | October 15, 2016 | Emily Blunt | Olya discusses internet hacking by Russians. |
42 | January 21, 2017 | Aziz Ansari | In the episode's cold open, Olya and Vladimir Putin (a shirtless Beck Bennett) assure the American people that everything will be alright with Donald Trump as president. |
Sheila Kelly (Melissa McCarthy) is an extremely rude, aggressive, and violent woman.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | April 6, 2013 | Melissa McCarthy | Kelly first appeared as a basketball coach at the fictional university Middle Delaware State, in a satire of the Rutgers University scandal involving coach Mike Rice Jr.. |
39 | February 1, 2014 | Melissa McCarthy | Kelly re-appeared as a congresswoman, satirizing an altercation between New York representative Michael Grimm and a reporter. |
Donna Fingerneck (Cecily Strong) and Jodi Cork (Kate McKinnon) host a series of instructional videos on dating etiquette in the 1990s.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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38 | April 6, 2013 | Melissa McCarthy | |
40 | November 1, 2014 | Chris Rock | |
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