Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2018–19
The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the forty-fourth season of SNL, which began on September 29, 2018.
Thirsty Cops
[edit]Officer Smith (Ego Nwodim) and her partner are open to sexually harassing their male convict with the assistance of Paula Hauser (Kate McKinnon).
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | October 13, 2018 | Seth Meyers | Leslie Jones is Officer Watts as they confront Meyers. |
| 45 | February 8, 2020 | RuPaul | RuPaul is Officer Carl Knotts as they confront Pete Davidson. |
Deidre
[edit]A pretentious couple, Deidre (Heidi Gardner) and her significant other, played by the host, describe their vacation during a late-night dinner party.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | October 13, 2018 | Seth Meyers | The couple return from Cuba. |
| 44 | January 26, 2019 | James McAvoy | Deidre and her new boyfriend return from New Orleans. |
| 45 | May 9, 2020 | Kristen Wiig | Deidre and her new boyfriend (Martin Short) return from a quarantine vacation in Italy. |
Baskin Johns
[edit]An employee for Goop (Heidi Gardner) appears on Weekend Update.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | October 13, 2018 | Seth Meyers | |
| 44 | March 9, 2019 | Idris Elba | Gwyneth Paltrow appears as Fifer James. |
Brothers
[edit]Two brothers Spencer and Jared, played by Beck Bennett and Kyle Mooney, argue and fight in front of their parents, played by Cecily Strong and the host, and neighbors the Campbells
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | November 10, 2018 | Liev Schreiber | |
| 44 | January 26, 2019 | James McAvoy |
The War in Words
[edit]In a war documentary series, a war is shown through the lens of the letters and correspondence between a military couple. The soldier in the war (Mikey Day) becomes increasingly concerned, confused, and exasperated, as the letters of his wife back at home (played by the host) grow more absurd.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | December 1, 2018 | Claire Foy | World War I letters between Pvt. James Merchant of the King’s Rifles (Day) and his wife Margaret (Foy). |
| 45 | October 5, 2019 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | World War II letters between English fighter pilot William Macintosh of the Royal Air Force (Day) and his wife Lydia (Waller-Bridge). |
| 46 | April 10, 2021 | Carey Mulligan | World War II letters between Lt. Bertie Pembrook (Day) and his wife Mary (Mulligan) |
An earlier version of the sketch appeared on Maya & Marty in 2016, depicting Civil War letters between Pvt. Trenton McGuire of the 2nd Pennsylvania infantry (Day) and wife Elizabeth (Maya Rudolph).[1] A 2013 SNL sketch, "Civil War Love Letters," was also similar; it featured host Jennifer Lawrence as Madeline, writing eloquent letters to her fiancé Gregory (Tim Robinson), whose responses consisted mainly of demands for explicit photographs of her.[2]
Jules, Who Sees Things a Little Differently
[edit]Jules (Beck Bennett) appears on Weekend Update to give his unique perspective on things.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | December 1, 2018 | Claire Foy | Jules talks about the economy. |
| 44 | February 17, 2019 | Don Cheadle | Jules discusses the Oscars. |
| 45 | December 7, 2019 | Jennifer Lopez | Jules gives his thoughts on the holiday season. |
Them Trumps
[edit]The Trump family is reimagined as an African-American family, featuring Kenan Thompson as Donald Trump parody Darius Trump, Leslie Jones as Melania Trump parody Malika Trump, Chris Redd as Donald Trump Jr. parody Darius Trump Jr, and Ego Nwodim as Ivanka Trump parody L'evanka Trump. The sketches typically aired during weeks where the real Donald Trump had come seemingly close to impeachment, and the joke would come when Darius Trump would attempt to reassure his family that as the President of the United States, people would have to treat him fairly, even though he was a black man. Upon saying this, he would usually be impeached, booed, or even arrested.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | December 8, 2018 | Jason Momoa | |
| 44 | February 9, 2019 | Halsey | |
| 45 | December 7, 2019 | Jennifer Lopez | Jones is absent for this sketch due to no longer being a part of the cast. |
Travel Expert Carrie Krum
[edit]Played by Aidy Bryant, Carrie Krum is a 7th grader who appears on Weekend Update as a travel expert, usually reporting on where she went on a school trip or on her summer vacation.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | December 8, 2018 | Jason Momoa | |
| 44 | April 13, 2019 | Emma Stone | |
| 45 | January 25, 2020 | Adam Driver | |
| 46 | October 3, 2020 | Chris Rock |
Name Change Office
[edit]A correspondent (Mikey Day) for Action 9 News at Five (which is itself a recurring sketch) covers a disaster that happened at the city's name change office. The reporter interviews people who were intending to change their embarrassing names but couldn't due to the disaster. The interviewed victims' names are usually played for comic effect, usually resembling an inappropriate, sexual term (such as Mike Rodick, for "microdick") or the name of a well-known criminal (for example, Jeffrey Epstein). Pete Davidson also plays an essential worker that laughs at the names at a press conference (usually held by the host).
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | January 19, 2019 | Rachel Brosnahan | "Eye on NorCal: Ceiling collapse at name change office". A reporter Randall Fields (Day) interviews people who were intending to change their names but couldn't due to an earthquake, such as Donald McRonald (Kenan Thompson) and Mark Peanus (Kyle Mooney). |
| 46 | October 3, 2020 | Chris Rock | "Eye on Pittsburgh: Superspreader event at name change office". A reporter Dylan Bertram (Day) interviews people who were intending to change their names but couldn't due to a COVID-19 superspreading event, such as Edith Puthie (Ego Nwodim) and Mike Rodick (Beck Bennett). |
Nico Slobkin and Brie Bacardi
[edit]A seemingly ideal couple (Mikey Day and Heidi Gardner) constantly bicker on Weekend Update.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | February 9, 2019 | Halsey | |
| 44 | April 13, 2019 | Emma Stone |
Ultimate Baking Championship
[edit]Four contestants—Sandy (Heidi Gardner), Ralph (Kyle Mooney), another cast member, and the host—on a baking competition show present their confections to judges and the host, usually horribly-made cakes resembling popular characters that look nothing like the intended product. Alex Moffat plays the show's host, and Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, and Ego Nwodim play the judges.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | February 16, 2019 | Don Cheadle | Leslie Jones plays the fourth contestant. Kenan Thompson voices Cheadle's cake. |
| 45 | December 21, 2019 | Eddie Murphy | Holiday Baking Championship; Cecily Strong plays the fourth contestant. Kate McKinnon briefly voices Murphy's cake. |
| 46 | December 12, 2020 | Timothée Chalamet | Holiday Baking Championship; Lauren Holt plays the fourth contestant. Cecily Strong plays a judge in place of Aidy Bryant. |
| 47 | November 20, 2021 | Simu Liu | Thanksgiving Baking Championship; Sarah Sherman plays the fourth contestant. Pete Davidson plays a judge in place of Beck Bennett. |
| 50 | November 16, 2024 | Charli XCX | Thanksgiving Baking Championship; Ego Nwodim, Michael Longfellow and Ashley Padilla play judges. Charli XCX, Marcello Hernandez, and former cast member Kyle Mooney as contestants. Hosted by Andrew Dismukes. |
Supercentenarian Mort Fellner
[edit]Mort Fellner (Mikey Day) reports on supercentenarian news, always involving the death of a supercentenarian.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | February 16, 2019 | Don Cheadle | |
| 45 | October 5, 2019 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge |
Line Dancing
[edit]Daniel (played by John Mulaney) feels nervous at his partner Lisa's (played by Ego Nwodim) family event, but when they begin line dancing, he seems to know different lyrics and friends more than her.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | March 2, 2019 | John Mulaney | The couple dance the "Cha Cha Slide" at a wedding reception. |
| 47 | February 26, 2022 | John Mulaney | The couple dance the "Cupid Shuffle" at Lisa's family reunion. |
Smokery Farms
[edit]Vaneta and Wylene Starkie (Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant) show meat products from their brand Smokery Farms and tell outlandish stories behind them.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | March 2, 2019 | John Mulaney | |
| 45 | November 2, 2019 | Kristen Stewart | |
| 46 | April 3, 2021 | Daniel Kaluuya |
Henriette and Nan
[edit]Two receptionists (Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant) struggle with technology.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | March 9, 2019 | Idris Elba | Henriette and Nan work with PowerPoint. |
| 45 | April 11, 2020 | Tom Hanks | The company works around their first Zoom call. |
Terry Fink
[edit]A film critic (Alex Moffat) reviews movies by "microdosing" on LSD.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | April 6, 2019 | Kit Harington | |
| 47 | October 9, 2021 | Kim Kardashian | |
| 47 | March 12, 2022 | Zoë Kravitz |
What's Wrong with This Picture?
[edit]Three dense contestants try to guess what is wrong with a picture in a game show hosted by Elliott Pants (Kenan Thompson).
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | May 18, 2019 | Paul Rudd | |
| 45 | October 5, 2019 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | |
| 45 | May 9, 2020 | Kristen Wiig | |
| 46 | April 10, 2021 | Carey Mulligan |
References
[edit]- ^ Dessem, Matthew (2018-12-02). "Claire Foy and Mikey Day Shine in This SNL Sketch About World War I's Least Romantic Correspondence". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2019-10-08.
- ^ Slezak, Michael (2013-01-20). "Jennifer Lawrence Hosts Saturday Night Live: Watch Video of the Best and Worst Sketches". TVLine. Retrieved 2019-10-31.