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 October 8, 2016
 Season 42 episode
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 Episode 810
 Season Episode 2
 Host Lin-Manuel Miranda
 Musical Guest(s) Twenty One Pilots
 Song(s) performed by
 Musical Guest(s)
"Heathens"
"Ride"
Previous Episode
October 1, 2016
Next Episode
October 15, 2016

The 2nd episode of Season 42 and the 810th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on October 8, 2016. It was hosted by the songwriter, director, actor, playwright and filmmaker Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Broadway musicals In the Heights and Hamilton, with musical guest Twenty One Pilots. This was the hosting debut for Lin-Manuel Miranda, as well as the musical guest debut on SNL for Twenty One Pilots.

Lin-Manuel Miranda’s goodnights speech is Thank You to Twenty One Pilots, Alec Baldwin, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Washington Heights, New York City, My Life in the World, This Has Been the Best Week of My Life. Goodnight, Thank You. (Cheers and applause)

Cast[]

Repertory[]

Featured[]

Cameos by Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, and Jimmy Fallon.

Onscreen appearance by Lorne Michaels

Sketches[]

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title Image Summary
VP Debate
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Donald Trump (cameo by Alec Baldwin) interrupts an encore presentation of the vice-presidential debate between Tim Kaine (Mikey Day) and Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) to address the vulgar comments he made in 2005. Also Features Cecily Strong as Brooke Baldwin and Melissa Villaseñor as Elaine Quijano.
Monologue by Lin-Manuel Miranda
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Lin-Manuel Miranda commemorates his first SNL hosting stint with a remixed version of Hamilton's song "My Shot". Onscreen appearance by executive producer Lorne Michaels.
Campfire
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Two siblings (Vanessa Bayer, Kyle Mooney) invade a couple's (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Cecily Strong) campsite to show off their unique singing style.
Crucible Cast Party
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The cast (Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Vanessa Bayer, Melissa Villaseñor, Cecily Strong) of a school production of The Crucible lets loose at the cast party. Also features Beck Bennett as Mikey Mazzarino, Mikey Day as Zachary Marcelli, Kyle Mooney as the guy and Alex Moffat as Alex Bard.
Substitute Teacher
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A substitute teacher's (Lin-Manuel Miranda) attempt to connect with his students (Kenan Thompson, Mikey Day, Sasheer Zamata, Pete Davidson, Melissa Villaseñor) through hip-hop fails miserably. With Leslie Jones as Mrs. Harris.
A Day Off
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A true day off is hard to come by for Donald Trump's campaign manager, Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon). Also features Beck Bennett as Jake Tapper, Alex Moffat as George T. Conway III, Melissa Villaseñor and Sasheer Zamata as Conway's friends.
Twenty One Pilots Performs "Heathens"
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Twenty One Pilots performs "Heathens".
Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che
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Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che mention leaked audio of Donald Trump making lewd comments in 2005 and Kim Kardashian's stolen diamonds. Resident young person Pete Davidson shares his experience with hair loss and the medication he takes to treat it. Denise McDonough and Doreen Troilo (cameos by longtime former cast members Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon), two undecided voters from Pennsylvania, explain why they're not impressed with either candidate.
The Music Man: Wells Fargo Man
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Townspeople (Kyle Mooney, Bobby Moynihan, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson, Sasheer Zamata, Mikey Day, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Melissa Villaseñor) await the arrival of the Wells Fargo Man (Lin-Manuel Miranda), who has an ulterior motive.
Diego Calls His Mom
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Diego (Lin-Manuel Miranda) calls his mom to update her on his life in North Dakota. Also Features Vanessa Bayer as Diego's girlfriend and Alex Moffat as Preston.
Stranger Things
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In season 2 of Stranger Things, Lucas' parents (Leslie Jones, Kenan Thompson) put a stop to Lucas (Sasheer Zamata) spending so much time with Mike (Kyle Mooney), Dustin (Lin-Manuel Miranda) and Eleven (Kate McKinnon). Also Features Beck Bennett as Jim Hopper, Mikey Day and Alex Moffat as Ross and Matt Duffer.
Twenty One Pilots Performs "Ride"
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Twenty One Pilots Performs "Ride".
A Degree of Valor WWII Scene
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With his dying breath, a wounded soldier (Pete Davidson) asks his commanding officer (Lin-Manuel Miranda) to destroy some of his more embarrassing possessions. Also features Kenan Thompson as Donnie, Mikey Day and Bobby Moynihan as the soldiers.
Goodnights Lin-Manuel Miranda thanked Twenty One Pilots, Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon, Washington Heights and New York City, and tells that this is the best week of his life.


Preceded by:
October 1, 2016
Saturday Night Live episode Followed by:
October 15, 2016
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