October 22, 2016

October 22, 2016 Season 42 episode


Episode	812
Season Episode	4
Host	Tom Hanks
Musical Guest(s)	Lady Gaga
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"A-Yo" "Million Reasons"

Previous Episode
October 15, 2016

Next Episode
November 5, 2016

The 4th episode of Season 42 and the 812th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by the actor Tom Hanks with singer-songwriter Lady Gaga as the musical guest. It premiered on October 22, 2016.

The last time Hanks hosted SNL was on May 6, 2006, the eighteenth episode of Season 31, with musical guest Red Hot Chili Peppers.

This is Tom Hanks’ 9th time as host, as well as the fourth musical guest stint for Gaga on SNL.

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Cameo by Alec Baldwin

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Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
Donald Trump Vs Hillary Clinton Third Debate Cold Open		Chris Wallace (Tom Hanks) moderates the final debate between Donald Trump (cameo by Alec Baldwin) and Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon).
Opening montage
Monologue by Tom Hanks		Actor Tom Hanks embraces his "America's dad" reputation and gives the nation a pep talk as he returns to host SNL for the ninth time.
Black Jeopardy		Contestants Keeley (Sasheer Zamata), Shanice (Leslie Jones) and Doug (Tom Hanks) compete on Black Jeopardy, hosted by Darnell Hayes (Kenan Thompson).
Halloween Block Party Show		A family (Tom Hanks, Cecily Strong, Melissa Villaseñor) shows their neighbors (Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones) the show they've been putting together for the past year for the neighborhood's halloween party.
Funny New Comedy		Coming soon to CBS: Broken, an award-worthy comedy about a family of adjunct professors (Tom Hanks, Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong) who are all diagnosed with depression on the same day.
Haunted Elevator		A haunted elevator attraction tries to spook its riders (Beck Bennett, Kate McKinnon) with an original character, David Pumpkins (Tom Hanks) and the dancing skeletons (Bobby Moynihan and Mikey Day). Also Features Kenan Thompson as Mark, Vanessa Bayer as Winifred Rogers, Kyle Mooney as the waiter, Melissa Villaseñor as the girl and Leslie Jones as the murderer.
Lady Gaga Performs "A-Yo" with Mark Ronson
Weekend Update With Colin Jost And Michael Che		Jost and Che mention the third and final presidential debate between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. Leslie Jones addresses being hacked and declares that no one can embarrass her more than she's embarrassed herself and The Girl You Wish Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party (Cecily Strong) discusses the 2016 election.
Cockpit		Sully Sullenberger (Tom Hanks) has a hard time playing co-pilot to the flight's rightful captain (Alec Baldwin). Also features Vanessa Bayer as mother, Beck Bennett as the voice of the controller, Kyle Mooney as Danny, Cecily Strong as the voice of gate announcer, and Sasheer Zamata as flight attendant.
A Girl's Halloween		Three friends' (Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong, Vanessa Bayer) decision to have a quiet night doesn't go as planned. Also Features Pete Davidson as the guy and Bobby Moynihan as the owner.}
Lady Gaga Performs "Million Reasons"
America's Funniest Pets With Tom Hanks		Host Ron Howard (Tom Hanks) tries to get his French counterparts, Joelle LaRue (Cecily Strong) and Noelle LeSoup (Kate McKinnon), to lighten up.
Goodnights		Tom Hanks thanked Lady Gaga, Mark Ronson, Alec Baldwin and everyone at SNL for having him back.

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