Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2017–2018

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The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the forty-third season of SNL, which began on September 30, 2017.

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Marketing Campaign

A woman (Cecily Strong) and her significant other, played by the host, react angrily when they realize that their favorite restaurant is instead just the new campaign for a fast food restaurant.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
43 September 30, 2017 Ryan Gosling Terrezano's is revealed to be a set up for the new Pizza Hut campaign.
44 September 29, 2018 Adam Driver Domenico's is revealed to be a set up for the new Burger King campaign.

Angel, Every Boxer's Girlfriend from Every Movie About Boxing Ever

Heidi Gardner plays Angel, a stereotypical girlfriend of a boxer, on Weekend Update.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
43 November 4, 2017 Larry David
43 April 7, 2018 Chadwick Boseman
44 December 15, 2018 Matt Damon Damon appears as Tommy, Angel's boyfriend.

Fresh Takes

A high school live news show hosted by three students and one professor, played by the host. The professor is disturbingly up-to-date on all the teenage gossip.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
43 November 4, 2017 Larry David
44 February 16, 2019 Don Cheadle

Lazlo Holmes

Lazlo Holmes (Chance the Rapper), a basketball correspondent, is forced to cover games that he doesn't have knowledge about.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
43 November 18, 2017 Chance the Rapper Lazlo covers a hockey game.
45 October 26, 2019 Chance the Rapper Lazlo covers a League of Legends tournament.

Sexual Harassment Charlie

At an office, a worker (played by the host) is being fired and insulted by their co-workers for allegedly inappropriate remarks, but Charlie (Kenan Thompson) is beloved by office workers, despite consistently saying extremely over-the-top comments.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
43 December 9, 2017 James Franco
45 December 14, 2019 Scarlett Johansson

Bailey Gismert

Teenage film critic Bailey Gismert (Heidi Gardner) reviews movies on Weekend Update.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
43 January 27, 2018 Will Ferrell [1]
43 May 12, 2018 Amy Schumer [2]
44 May 11, 2019 Emma Thompson [3]
45 October 12, 2019 David Harbour [4]

Big Nick's

Two friends, played by Pete Davidson and Chris Redd, ask business owner Big Nick (John Mulaney) to do something that is socially frowned upon. An ensemble, including both humans and anthropomorphic objects, join Big Nick in singing songs inspired by musicals.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
43 April 14, 2018 John Mulaney Davidson's character asks for lobster in Big Nick's diner. The ensemble, including Kenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon as singing lobsters, perform a version of Les Miserables . This sketch was originally written for Zack Galifianakis' episode in Season 35 [5]
44 March 2, 2019 John Mulaney Davidson's character asks to use the bathroom in Big Nick's bodega. Mulaney plays the bodega's owner. The ensemble, including Kenan Thompson as a cat version of Willy Wonka, Melissa Villaseñor and Cecily Strong as cockroaches, Kate McKinnon as a Virgin Mary prayer candle, and Mikey Day, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney as Oompa Loompas, perform versions of songs from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , Cats and Rent . Beck Bennett voices a toilet inspired by Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors [6]

Mattel Instagram Pitch

Three interns, played by Pete Davidson, Heidi Gardner, and the host, pitch Instagram captions to Mattel employees, played by Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong, that escalate in bizarreness.

SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
43 May 5, 2018 Donald Glover The interns pitch Instagram captions for Barbie's account. [7]
44 January 19, 2019 Rachel Brosnahan The interns pitch for Ken's account. [8]

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