November 5, 2016 Season 42 episode
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| Episode | 813 |
| Season Episode | 5 |
| Host | Benedict Cumberbatch |
| Musical Guest(s) | Solange |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Don't Touch My Hair" "Cranes In The Sky" |
| Previous Episode October 22, 2016 |
Next Episode November 12, 2016 |
The 5th episode of Season 42 and the 813th episode of Saturday Night Live and was hosted by English actor Benedict Cumberbatch, star of the hit films The Imitation Game, Spider-Man: No Way Home, The Power of the Dog, The Grinch, and Doctor Strange, with musical guest Solange. It premiered on November 5, 2016.
This was Benedict Cumberbatch's first-time as host, as well as the musical guest debut on SNL for Solange.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- 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 Players[]
Cameos by Alec Baldwin, Dana Carvey, Bill Murray, Dexter Fowler, Anthony Rizzo, and David Ross
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Hillary Clinton/Donald Trump |  |
With 72 hours remaining until Election Day, Hillary Clinton (Kate McKinnon) and Donald Trump (cameo by Alec Baldwin) appear on Erin Burnett OutFront. |
| Monologue by Benedict Cumberbatch |  |
Hosting for the first time, Benedict Cumberbatch properly introduces himself with a little help from Leslie Jones, Cecily Strong, Sasheer Zamata and Melissa Villaseñor. |
| Koohl Toilet |  |
An advertisement for Kohler's "Koohl Toilet" parodying Apple's famous 1984 Macintosh SuperBowl advertisement. With Mikey Day (Big Brother), Benedict Cumberbatch (hammer man), and Alex Moffat, Vanessa Bayer, Mellisa Villaseñor as audience members. |
| Why Is Benedict Cumberbatch Hot? |  |
Beck Bennett asks Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant and Benedict Cumberbatch to appear on his new game show, Why Is Benedict Cumberbatch Hot? |
| Office Hours |  |
A professor's (Benedict Cumberbatch) chats with a student (Pete Davidson) help him realize something about himself. |
| Surprise Bachelorette |  |
A grandmother (Aidy Bryant) doesn't take well to her surprise bachelorette party, complete with strippers (Benedict Cumberbatch and Mikey Day, with cameos by Anthony Rizzo, David Ross, and Dexter Fowler). |
| Solange Performs "Don't Touch My Hair" |  |
Solange is joined by Sampha. |
| Weekend Update With Colin Jost And Michael Che |   |
Jost and Che mention the FBI's investigation into more of Hillary Clinton's emails and Donald Trump being endorsed by the KKK. Church Lady (cameo by Dana Carvey) stops by and weighs in on the candidates and Chicago Cubs players Anthony Rizzo, David Ross and Dexter Fowler perform musical number "Go Cubs Go" with Bill Murray. A memorial photo of Carrie Fisher was shown in silence after Weekend Update during a repeat of the episode on December 31, 2016. |
| Gemma & Ricky |  |
Ricky Diamonds (Benedict Cumberbatch) and his girlfriend Gemma (Cecily Strong) crash a couple's (Vanessa Bayer, Kenan Thompson) date night in Atlantic City. |
| Criminal Mastermind |  |
Jack (Benedict Cumberbatch) toys with his targets (Beck Bennett, Alex Moffat) using riddles. |
| Solange Performs "Cranes In The Sky" |  |
Solange is joined by Sampha. |
| Meeting With Mr. Shaw |  |
Two businessmen (Beck Bennett and Kenan Thompson) meet with a mysterious potential investor and his personal attaché (Benedict Cumberbatch). |
| Goodnights | A memorial photo of NBC Universal employee John Homer is shown in silence before the goodnights. |
| Preceded by: October 22, 2016 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: November 12, 2016 |