Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2015–16

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The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the forty-first season of SNL, which began on October 3, 2015.

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Young Girl Interrupting Porn Shoots

The shooting of a porn movie is regularly interrupted by a young girl (Aidy Bryant), seemingly unaware of the fictional aspect of the scene she has stumbled into.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 October 10, 2015 Amy Schumer The girl interrupts "Hot For Teacher 8" starring Schumer and Kyle Mooney because she needs help going over the day's lesson. [1]
41 January 16, 2016 Adam Driver The girl interrupts "The Doctor is in... My Butt 4" starring Driver as Dr. Rockhard and Beck Bennett. [2]
43 November 18, 2017 Chance the Rapper The girl interrupts "Skank Babysitter 17" starring Chance and Heidi Gardner thinking that a pizza delivery is real despite her already having eaten dinner. [3]

Citizens Forum

An array of eccentric people monopolize the podium during the public comments segment of different public events such as a city council or school board meeting.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 October 10, 2015 Amy Schumer Bakersfield, California city council meeting. [4]
41 January 23, 2016 Ronda Rousey Again, citizens speak at a Bakersfield, California city council meeting. [5]
47 October 2, 2021 Owen Wilson Parents speak about COVID-19 safety policies at a school board meeting. [6]
47 January 29, 2022 Willem Dafoe Tenants speak at an apartment building's tenant meeting. [7]

Colleen Rafferty

Three people are being interrogated about a paranormal encounter or phenomenon they experienced. But Colleen Rafferty's (Kate McKinnon) recollection of the events vastly differs from the other two (played by Cecily Strong, typically, and the host), and is filled with unsavory details.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 December 5, 2015 Ryan Gosling Close Encounter, with Kate McKinnon, Gosling, Strong, Aidy Bryant, and Bobby Moynihan. [8]
41 May 7, 2016 Brie Larson Near-Death Experience, with McKinnon, Larson, Strong, Aidy Bryant, and Bobby Moynihan. [9]
42 December 17, 2016 Casey Affleck Christmas Miracle, with McKinnon, Affleck, Strong, Aidy Bryant, and Bobby Moynihan. [10]
43 September 30, 2017 Ryan Gosling Another Close Encounter, with McKinnon, Gosling, Strong, Aidy Bryant, and Mikey Day. [11]
44 November 10, 2018 Liev Schreiber Paranormal Occurrence, with McKinnon, Schreiber, Strong, Aidy Bryant, and Mikey Day. [12]
44 May 18, 2019 Paul Rudd A Journey Through Time, with McKinnon, Rudd, Strong, Aidy Bryant, and Mikey Day. [13]
47 May 21, 2022 Natasha Lyonne Final Encounter, McKinnon's final episode as a cast member. With Lyonne, Strong, Aidy Bryant, and Mikey Day. [14]
49 April 13, 2024 Ryan Gosling Close Encounter, McKinnon appears in a cameo. With Gosling, Sarah Sherman, Bowen Yang, and Mikey Day. [15]

Deenie, Somebody's Mom

Deenie (Kate McKinnon) inaccurately recaps her favorite shows on Weekend Update while eating from a plastic container.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 December 19, 2015 Tina Fey, Amy Poehler Deenie gives a year-end wrap-up of daytime soaps while she eats baked salmon. [16]
41 April 9, 2016 Russell Crowe Deenie discusses The People v. O. J. Simpson with Colin Jost while eating brussels sprouts and imitation crab. [17]

Undercover Boss

An Undercover Boss parody where Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) goes undercover as a low level employee to interact with his subordinates.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 January 16, 2016 Adam Driver Kylo Ren goes undercover as Matt, a radar technician. [18]
45 January 25, 2020 Adam Driver Kylo Ren goes undercover as Randy, an entry level intern. [19]

America's Funniest Pets

The presenter of an animal-based video clip show invites the two presenters of a French similar series, Joelle LaRue and Noelle LeSoup (Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon). He asks them to cohost the show and provide silly voiceovers for the clips. But said voiceovers turn out to be more depressing than their American counterpart.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 January 16, 2016 Adam Driver Finn Raynal-Beads (Driver) presents America's Funniest Cats with LaRue and LeSoup. [20]
42 October 22, 2016 Tom Hanks Ron Howard (Hanks) presents America's Funniest Pets with LaRue and LeSoup. [21]

True Tales From The Sea

Adventurers down on their luck are rescued by beautiful mermaids, including Shud (Kate McKinnon), a part-woman, part-blobfish mermaid who doesn't exactly enchant the men she's trying to seduce.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 March 12, 2016 Ariana Grande Mermaids (Grande, Cecily Strong, McKinnon) of different aquatic species rescue three sailors (Beck Bennett, Taran Killam, and Bobby Moynihan) from a watery grave. Each mermaid needs to receive a kiss in order to become fully human. [22]
42 March 11, 2017 Scarlett Johansson A World War 2 fighter pilot (Mikey Day) is shot down and falls into the sea but is rescued by Titacles (Beck Bennett) and must marry one of his mermaid daughters (Cecily Strong, Sasheer Zamata, McKinnon, Johansson). Cunk (Johansson) is 92% angler fish and grotesque like Shud. [23]

Shanice Goodwin: Ninja

Despite her big stature and general clumsiness, Shanice Goodwin (Leslie Jones), cashier by day and ninja by night, is inexplicably a master of stealth.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 April 9, 2016 Russell Crowe Shanice rescues the ambassador's daughter (Vanessa Bayer) who has been kidnapped by the Russian mob (Crowe, Jon Rudnitsky, Kenan Thompson, Taran Killam). [24]
42 March 11, 2017 Scarlett Johansson Sensei (Bobby Moynihan) has been kidnapped by the British mob (Mikey Day, Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Alex Moffat, Kenan Thompson). Shanice joins her rival Dominika (Johansson) to rescue him. [25]

Chad

Pete Davidson plays Chad, an apathetic, easily distracted youth with limited conversational skills whose catchphrase is "okay". He's the heartbreaker of several people decades older than him, but he couldn't care less about their grand declarations of love. In one instance, he is the obsession of a psychopathic serial killer, but Chad takes no notice of the killer's attempts to torment him.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 April 16, 2016 Julia Louis-Dreyfus Pool Boy [26]
42 November 5, 2016 Benedict Cumberbatch Office Hours [27]
43 October 7, 2017 Gal Gadot The Chosen One [28]
43 December 2, 2017 Saoirse Ronan Bachelor Auction [29]
43 January 20, 2018 Jessica Chastain Doctor's Orders [30]
44 March 2, 2019 John Mulaney The Unknown Caller [31]
44 May 4, 2019 Adam Sandler (Cut for Time) Chad's Journey
45 December 7, 2019 Jennifer Lopez Chad & JLo [32]
45 February 8, 2020 RuPaul Chad & RuPaul [33]
46 October 24, 2020 Adele Chad in a Haunted Mansion [34]
46 May 8, 2021 Elon Musk Chad on Mars [35]

Suburban Mothers

A group of suburban mothers engage in cult-like behavior in trying to convert a newer, inexperienced mother into doing something that proved them of their motherhood.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
41 May 7, 2016 Brie Larson The moms convince a soon-to-be mother (Brie Larson) at her baby shower to get the "mom" haircut. As she realizes that she's transitioning to mom behaviors, the cut magically appears on her head. [36]
42 May 13, 2017 Melissa McCarthy The moms explain to a new neighbor (Melissa Villaseñor) the ritual of choosing a "mom" animal to represent their entire personality. [37]

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References

  1. ↑ "Amy Schumer, The Weeknd". Saturday Night Live. Season 41. October 10, 2015. NBC.
  2. ↑ "Adam Driver, Chris Stapleton". Saturday Night Live. Season 41. January 16, 2016. NBC.
  3. ↑ "Chance the Rapper, Eminem". Saturday Night Live. Season 43. November 18, 2017. NBC.
  4. ↑ "Amy Schumer, The Weeknd". Saturday Night Live. Season 41. October 10, 2015. NBC.
  5. ↑ "Ronda Rousey, Selena Gomez". Saturday Night Live. Season 41. January 23, 2016. NBC.
  6. ↑ "Owen Wilson, Kacey Musgraves". Saturday Night Live. Season 47. October 2, 2021. NBC.
  7. ↑ "Willem Dafoe, Katy Perry". Saturday Night Live. Season 47. January 29, 2022. NBC.
  8. ↑ "Ryan Gosling, Leon Bridges". Saturday Night Live. Season 41. December 5, 2015. NBC.
  9. ↑ "Brie Larson, Alicia Keys". Saturday Night Live. Season 41. May 7, 2016. NBC.
  10. ↑ "Casey Affleck, Chance the Rapper". Saturday Night Live. Season 42. December 17, 2016. NBC.
  11. ↑ "Ryan Gosling, Jay-Z". Saturday Night Live. Season 43. September 30, 2017. NBC.
  12. ↑ "Liev Schreiber, Lil Wayne". Saturday Night Live. Season 44. November 10, 2018. NBC.
  13. ↑ "Paul Rudd, DJ Khaled". Saturday Night Live. Season 44. May 18, 2019. NBC.
  14. ↑ "Natasha Lyonne, Japanese Breakfast". Saturday Night Live. Season 47. May 21, 2022. NBC.
  15. ↑ "Ryan Gosling, Chris Stapleton". Saturday Night Live. Season 49. April 13, 2024. NBC.
  16. ↑ "Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band". Saturday Night Live. Season 41. December 19, 2015. NBC.
  17. ↑ "Russell Crowe, Margo Price". Saturday Night Live. Season 41. April 9, 2016. NBC.
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  28. ↑ "Gal Gadot, Sam Smith". Saturday Night Live. Season 43. October 7, 2017. NBC.
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  32. ↑ "Jennifer Lopez, DaBaby". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. December 7, 2019. NBC.
  33. ↑ "RuPaul, Justin Bieber". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. February 8, 2020. NBC.
  34. ↑ "Adele, H.E.R.". Saturday Night Live. Season 46. October 24, 2020. NBC.
  35. ↑ "Elon Musk, Miley Cyrus". Saturday Night Live. Season 46. May 8, 2021. NBC.
  36. ↑ "Brie Larson, Alicia Keys". Saturday Night Live. Season 41. May 7, 2016. NBC.
  37. ↑ "Melissa McCarthy, HAIM". Saturday Night Live. Season 42. May 13, 2017. NBC.
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