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*[[Tracy Morgan]] appears in the "Men's Bathroom" sketch.
*[[Tracy Morgan]] appears in the "Men's Bathroom" sketch.
*Writers Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall appear in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy – Calling Angie" sketch.
*Writers Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall appear in the pre-recorded "Please Don't Destroy – Calling Angie" sketch.
*The "[[Let's Go Brandon]]" trend was parodied during the "Weekend Update" segment. During the update, Michael Che interviewed an average person named Brandon who thought the chant was directed to him personally, using it as a moral booster for his famous cookie creations. The segment was cut from the live show due to timing constraints, but shared online via SNL's [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Tyler |url=https://news.yahoo.com/apos-saturday-night-live-apos-214345006.html |title='Saturday Night Live' addressed 'Let's Go Brandon' trend in cut sketch |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=2021-11-07 |accessdate=2021-11-08 }}</ref>
*The "[[Let's Go Brandon]]" trend was parodied during the "Weekend Update" segment. During the update, Michael Che interviewed an average person named Brandon (played by [[Kyle Mooney]]), who thought the chant was directed to him personally, using it as a moral booster for his famous cookie creations. The segment was cut from the live show due to timing constraints, but shared online via SNL's [[YouTube]] channel.<ref>{{cite news |last=McCarthy |first=Tyler |url=https://news.yahoo.com/apos-saturday-night-live-apos-214345006.html |title='Saturday Night Live' addressed 'Let's Go Brandon' trend in cut sketch |work=[[Yahoo! News]] |date=2021-11-07 |accessdate=2021-11-08 }}</ref>
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Revision as of 04:37, 9 November 2021

Saturday Night Live
Season 47
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 2, 2021 (2021-10-02) – present
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The forty-seventh season of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on October 2, 2021, during the 2021–22 television season with host Owen Wilson and musical guest Kacey Musgraves.[1][2] For the first time, the season will live stream on the streaming service Peacock in addition to its coast-to-coast live television broadcast.[3]

Cast

Prior to the start of the season, Beck Bennett and Lauren Holt left the show, though the rest of the cast from the previous season was retained. Three new featured players were added: actor and filmmaker Aristotle Athari, impressionist and actor James Austin Johnson, and surrealist comedian Sarah Sherman.[4] Chloe Fineman and Bowen Yang, who were hired as featured players in season 45, were promoted to repertory status this season while Andrew Dismukes and Punkie Johnson remain as featured players.[5]

Don Roy King, who has directed the show since its 32nd season, is set to retire during this season. He will be succeeded by Liz Patrick, a longtime director of The Ellen DeGeneres Show.[6]

Cast roster

bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor

Writers

Prior to the start of the season, the show hired ten new writers: Mike DiCenzo, Billy Domineau, Alex English, Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, Vanessa Jackson, Tesha Kondrat, Ben Marshall, Jake Nordwind, and Ben Silva.[7] Anna Drezen, Michael Che, Colin Jost, and Kent Sublette continued as the show's head writers.

Alison Gates, who has written for the show since 2018, was promoted to writing supervisor.[8]

Episodes

No.
overall
No. in
season
HostMusical guestOriginal air dateRatings/
Share
9101Owen WilsonKacey MusgravesOctober 2, 2021 (2021-10-02)3.5[9]
9112Kim Kardashian WestHalseyOctober 9, 2021 (2021-10-09)3.8
9123Rami MalekYoung ThugOctober 16, 2021 (2021-10-16)3.4
9134Jason SudeikisBrandi CarlileOctober 23, 2021 (2021-10-23)3.7
9145Kieran CulkinEd SheeranNovember 6, 2021 (2021-11-06)[10]N/A
9156Jonathan Majors[11]Taylor Swift[11]November 13, 2021 (2021-11-13)[10]N/A
9167Simu Liu[11]Saweetie[11]November 20, 2021 (2021-11-20)[10]N/A
9178TBATBADecember 11, 2021 (2021-12-11)[10]N/A
9189TBATBADecember 18, 2021 (2021-12-18)[10]N/A

References

  1. ^ "SEASON 47 OCTOBER 2". September 9, 2021. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  2. ^ Coggan (September 22, 2021). "Saturday Night Live sets new shows with Owen Wilson, Kim Kardashian West, Jason Sudeikis, Don Cheadle/first=Devan". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  3. ^ NBC (September 22, 2021). ""Saturday Night Live" to Premiere Season 47 on Oct. 2 with Four Consecutive Live Shows Aired Coast-to-Coast on NBC and Livestreamed on Peacock". The Futon Critic. Retrieved September 22, 2021.
  4. ^ Tenreyo, Tatiana. "NBC announces who's leaving and joining SNL for its 47th season". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  5. ^ Porter, Rick (September 27, 2021). "Beck Bennett Departs 'Saturday Night Live' After 8 Seasons". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  6. ^ Maglio, Tony (September 28, 2021). "'SNL' Director Don Roy King to Retire; 'Ellen' Show's Liz Patrick Will Replace Him". TheWrap. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  7. ^ "SNL Adds Ten New Writers For Season 47". September 28, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Credits from Season 47 Episode 1. https://www.peacocktv.com/watch/asset/tv/saturday-night-live/8885992813767211112?orig_ref=direct
  9. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (October 3, 2021). "'Saturday Night Live' Ratings Stay Low In Season 47 Premiere Hosted By Owen Wilson". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved October 6, 2021.
  10. ^ a b c d e "Planned SNL schedule for the rest of 2021". October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
  11. ^ a b c d "November on SNL". November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.