May 6, 2017 Season 42 episode
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| Episode | 827 |
| Season Episode | 19 |
| Host | Chris Pine |
| Musical Guest(s) | LCD Soundsystem |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Call The Police" "American Dream" |
| Previous Episode April 15, 2017 |
Next Episode May 13, 2017 |
The 827th episode and 19th episode of Saturday Night Live's 42nd season premiered on May 6, 2017, hosted by actor Chris Pine, star of the Star Trek reboot film series, Disney's films Into the Woods and A Wrinkle in Time, and the DC Extended films Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984, and the hit films Unstoppable, Hell or High Water, Just My Luck, Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit, The Finest Hours and Outlaw King, with musical guest LCD Soundsystem, who performed "Call the Police" and "American Dream". LCD Sounsystem made their musical guest debut on SNL and this is the 2nd appearance, as well as the first hosting stint for Chris Pine.
Cast[]
Repertory[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Beck Bennett
- Aidy Bryant
- Michael Che
- Pete Davidson
- Leslie Jones
- Colin Jost
- Kate McKinnon
- Kyle Mooney
- Bobby Moynihan
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
- Sasheer Zamata
Featured[]
Cameos by Alec Baldwin (voice only) and Akira Yoshimura.
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
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| Morning Joe | 
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Joe Scarborough (Alex Moffat) and Mika Brzezinski (Kate McKinnon) speak with John Miller (voiceover cameo by Alec Baldwin), a spokesman for President Donald Trump, about the AHCA. |
| Chris Pine Monologue | 
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Returning to host for the first time, Chris Pine explains the differences between him and Chris Pratt, Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth. |
| Where In The World Is Kellyanne Conway? | 
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A takeoff of the PBS gameshow "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?" where contestants are tasked with finding Kellyanne Conway (Kate McKinnon). With Sasheer Zamata as the chief, Mikey Day as Greg Lee, and Chris Pine, Kenan Thompson, Alex Moffatt, Bobby Moynihan, and Beck Bennett as Rockapella. |
| World Peace Rap | 
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2017 has more war and injustice than Stav D (Beck Bennett) expected. |
| SWAT Recon | 
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A SWAT mission is derailed by the target's (Bobby Moynihan) unusual neighbors (Chris Pine, Mike Day). |
| HR Meeting | The boss (Aidy Bryant) and HR Head (Vanessa Bayer) ask one of their workers (Chris Pine) who of the two he would go out with. | |
| The House | 
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Conflicts arise when Adam (Chris Pine) forgets about Alex's (Kyle Mooney) margarita night and makes plans with Ryan (Beck Bennett). |
| LCD Soundsystem performs "Call the Police" | 
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| Weekend Update With Colin Jost and Michael Che | 
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Stories included the House of Representatives passing the American Health Care Act and how the White House celebrated Cinco de Mayo. Weekend Update introduced its new meteorologist, Dawn Lazarus (Vanessa Bayer) and Leslie Jones shares how she found a man when she wasn't looking for one in Jamaica. |
| Auto Shop | 
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Employees (Chris Pine, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett, Alex Moffat, Bobby Moynihan) reluctantly admit they all love RuPaul's Drag Race. |
| Star Trek Lost Episode | 
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In a lost episode of Star Trek, Spock (Kyle Mooney) enlists his brother, Spocko (Bobby Moynihan), to help Captain Kirk (Chris Pine) and the crew of the Enterprise. With Kenan Thompson, Sasheer Zamata, Alex Moffatt, and cameo by Akira Yoshimura. |
| The Handmaid's Tale | 
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A group of guys (Chris Pine, Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Kyle Mooney) has a hard time understanding what's happened to their female friends (Cecily Strong, Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Vanessa Bayer). |
| LCD Soundsystem performs "American Dream" | 
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| Couples Game Night | 
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A couple (Cecily Strong, Chris Pine) gets carried away during game night with friends (Kenan Thompson, Sasheer Zamata, Kate McKinnon, Beck Bennett). |
| Goodnights |
| Preceded by: April 15, 2017 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 13, 2017 |