January 23, 2016 Season 41 episode
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| Episode | 798 |
| Season Episode | 11 |
| Host | Ronda Rousey |
| Musical Guest(s) | Selena Gomez |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
A Medley of "Good for You" and "Same Old Love" "Hands to Myself" |
| Previous Episode January 16, 2016 |
Next Episode February 6, 2016 |
The 798th episode and eleventh episode of Saturday Night Live's 41st season premiered on January 23, 2016, and it was hosted by the professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey with musical guest Selena Gomez. This will be Ronda Rousey's hosting debut and Selena Gomez made her musical guest debut on SNL.
Cast[]
Main Players[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Colin Jost
- Taran Killam
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Bobby Moynihan
- Jay Pharoah
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Sasheer Zamata
Featured Players[]
Cameo by Tina Fey
Onscreen appearance by announcer Darrell Hammond
Sketches and Music Performances[]
- Cold Open: Trump's Endorsement - Sarah Palin (Tina Fey) comes out on Donald Trump's (Darrell Hammond) stand and complains about the mainstream media's interpretations of her.
- Monologue by Ronda Rousey - Hosting for the first time, the professional wrestler and mixed martial artist Ronda Rousey tries her best to make a great monologue, while her coach (Kenan Thompson) helps her.
- The Screen Guild Awards - Black actors (Jay Pharoah, Kenan Thompson, Michael Che, Leslie Jones) get the short stick, while the secondary white actors (Taran Killam, Pete Davidson, Beck Bennett, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Rudnitsky) get all the nominations of the Screen Guild Awards.
- Lovestruck - A high school student (Beck Bennett) takes the new girl (Ronda Rousey) to a date, but his girlfriend (Vanessa Bayer) and her friends (Sasheer Zamata, Jon Rudnitsky, Kate McKinnon) reveal the truth about the date.
- Bland Man - Seven Woman (Vanessa Bayer, Kate McKinnon, Ronda Rousey, Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Sasheer Zamata, Selena Gomez) try to steal a bland man's (Taran Killam) heart.
- Selena Gomez performs a medley of "Good For You" and "Same Old Love"
- Weekend Update with Colin Jost and Michael Che - Features Leslie Jones, and WIllie (Kenan Thompson).
- Teacher Trial - A high school student (Pete Davidson) happily recalls an affair with his teachers (Ronda Rousey, Cecily Strong)
- Metro City - The SuperCrew (Ronda Rousey, Cecily Strong, Taran Killam, Leslie Jones, Jay Pharoah, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant, Sasheer Zamata, Jon Rudnitsky) introduce themselves to two friends (Vanessa Bayer, Kyle Mooney) in danger.
- The Party - Three men (Jay Pharoah, Taran Killam, Beck Bennett) try to impress three women (Ronda Rousey, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon) at a party.
- Citizen Forum- Citizen (Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson, Ronda Rousey) express their concerns to official members (Cecily Strong, Bobby Moynihan) of the citizen forum.
- Selena Gomez performs "Hands To Myself"
- Football Party - Two workers (Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney) talking about what they need to bring to another worker's (Ronda Rousey) football party.
- Settl - If you want to get married to a cute woman, but keep on getting rejected, use the new dating app, Settl!
- Goodnights - Ronda Rousey thanked Selena Gomez, Tina Fey, Lorne and everyone at SNL and the audience watching here.
| Preceded by: January 16, 2016 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 6, 2016 |