Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2017–18
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The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the forty-third season of SNL, which began on September 30, 2017.
Marketing Campaign[]
A woman (Cecily Strong) and her significant other, played by the host, react angrily when they realize that their favorite restaurant is instead just the new campaign for a fast food restaurant.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | September 30, 2017 | Ryan Gosling | Terrezano's is revealed to be a set up for the new Pizza Hut campaign. |
44 | September 29, 2018 | Adam Driver | Domenico's is revealed to be a set up for the new Burger King campaign. |
Angel, Every Boxer's Girlfriend from Every Movie About Boxing Ever[]
Heidi Gardner plays Angel, a stereotypical girlfriend of a boxer, who appears on Weekend Update to give their "Good News Report". Angel will tell Michael Che that she is upset her boyfriend is "fighting again" and then expresses frustration with each piece of good news Michael asks her to comment on, such as a rise in holiday spending or the Royal Wedding. Her sketches occasionally make mention of the Boston area, such as her sister's address being "555 Whitey Bulger Way." Angel's catchphrase is "I'm taking the kids to my sisters", said as an ultimatum if her boyfriend fights again or if something else angering her does not go her way.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | November 4, 2017 | Larry David | |
43 | April 7, 2018 | Chadwick Boseman | |
44 | December 15, 2018 | Matt Damon | Damon appears as Tommy Ray Donovan, Angel's boyfriend. |
Fresh Takes[]
A high school live news show hosted by three students and one teacher, played by the host. The teacher is disturbingly up-to-date on all the teenage gossip.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | November 4, 2017 | Larry David | |
44 | February 16, 2019 | Don Cheadle |
Lazlo Holmes[]
Lazlo Holmes (Chance the Rapper), a basketball correspondent, is forced to cover games that he doesn't have knowledge about.
In addition to the SNL sketches, Chance the Rapper also plays Holmes in web-exclusive interviews of hockey players on the official NHL YouTube channel.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | November 18, 2017 | Chance the Rapper | Lazlo covers a hockey game. |
45 | October 26, 2019 | Chance the Rapper | Lazlo covers a League of Legends tournament. |
Sexual Harassment Charlie[]
At an office, a worker (played by the host) is being fired and insulted by their co-workers for allegedly inappropriate remarks, but Charlie (Kenan Thompson) is beloved by office workers, despite consistently saying extremely over-the-top comments.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | December 9, 2017 | James Franco | |
45 | December 14, 2019 | Scarlett Johansson |
Cousin Mandy[]
An off-kilter woman, Mandy (Heidi Gardner), reunites with her famous cousins.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | December 9, 2017 | James Franco | Mandy attends a reunion with James and Dave Franco. |
45 | April 25, 2020 | Brad Pitt | Mandy talks to her cousin Paul Rudd over FaceTime. |
The Science Room[]
A science show host, played by the host, struggles to explain scientific concepts to two unintelligent kids Lonnie (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Mikey Day).
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | January 13, 2018 | Sam Rockwell | |
45 | January 25, 2020 | Adam Driver | |
47 | October 23, 2021 | Jason Sudeikis |
Dog Head Man[]
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | January 13, 2018 | Sam Rockwell | |
47 | November 20, 2021 | Simu Liu |
Bailey Gismert[]
Teenage film critic Bailey Gismert (Heidi Gardner) reviews movies on Weekend Update. She is extremely ditzy and overemotional, and she tends to harbor nonsensical crushes on inappropriate movie characters (such as Pikachu) under the impression that they are real people.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | January 27, 2018 | Will Ferrell | [1] |
43 | May 12, 2018 | Amy Schumer | [2] |
44 | May 11, 2019 | Emma Thompson | [3] |
45 | October 12, 2019 | David Harbour | [4] |
45 | April 11, 2020 | Tom Hanks | [5] |
46 | December 5, 2020 | Jason Bateman | [6] |
Big Nick's[]
A man, played by Pete Davidson, while accompanied by his friend (Chris Redd), asks business owner Big Nick (John Mulaney) to do something that is socially frowned upon. As a consequence, an ensemble, including both humans and anthropomorphic objects, join Big Nick in singing songs inspired by musicals.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | April 14, 2018 | John Mulaney | Davidson's character asks for lobster in Big Nick's diner. The ensemble, including Kenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon as singing lobsters, perform a version of Les Miserables. This sketch was originally written for Zack Galifianakis' episode in Season 35[7] |
44 | March 2, 2019 | John Mulaney | Davidson's character asks to use the bathroom in Big Nick's bodega. Mulaney plays the bodega's owner. The ensemble, including Kenan Thompson as a cat version of Willy Wonka, Melissa Villaseñor and Cecily Strong as cockroaches, Kate McKinnon as a Virgin Mary prayer candle, and Mikey Day, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney as Oompa Loompas, perform versions of songs from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Cats and Rent. Beck Bennett voices a toilet inspired by Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors. |
45 | February 29, 2020 | John Mulaney | Davidson's character asks to buy sushi at Big Nick's store at LaGuardia Airport. The ensemble, including Kenan Thompson as a bird version of the Phantom of the Opera, Cecily Strong as a sushi chef, Alex Moffat as a mouse, Chloe Fineman as an air-hostess, Kate McKinnon as "Auntie Orphan Annie," Beck Bennett as a baby, Jake Gyllenhaal as "Guy Who Travels in Pajamas," Mikey Day as a gate agent, Bowen Yang as "Profiled Asian," and David Byrne as a baggage handler, perform versions of songs from Phantom of the Opera, West Side Story, Annie, Wicked, Little Shop of Horrors, and the Talking Heads' "Road to Nowhere".[8][9] |
46 | October 31, 2020 | John Mulaney | Davidson's character asks to buy a pair of I ❤ NY underpants from Big Nick's Souvenirs shop during the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 United States presidential election. The ensemble, including Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, Melissa Villaseñor, Lauren Holt, and Alex Moffat as Times Square costumed characters of a Minion, Batman, Minnie Mouse, Elsa, and Elmo, Kate McKinnon as Shrimp Louie, Beck Bennett as the "Diddler on the Roof," Maya Rudolph as the Statue of Liberty, Chloe Fineman as a "woman from Westchester", and Mikey Day as a homeless person, perform versions of songs from Guys and Dolls, A Chorus Line, A Little Night Music, Fiddler on the Roof, Follies, Sweet Charity, and Les Miserables. |
Mattel Instagram Pitch[]
Three interns, played by Pete Davidson, Heidi Gardner, and the host, pitch Instagram captions to Mattel employees, played by Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong, that escalate in bizarreness.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | May 5, 2018 | Donald Glover | The interns pitch Instagram captions for Barbie's account.[10] |
44 | January 19, 2019 | Rachel Brosnahan | The interns pitch for Ken's account.[11] |
Little Pig Boy[]
In the first sketch about him, Spelling Bee, he is only nominated. In the second sketch, with (Kristen Stewart) as a character that he like to explore, appears as the slave of the main characters of the sketch, a couple of churchgoers.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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43 | December 10, 2017 | James Franco | Only mentioned. |
45 | November 3, 2019 | Kristen Stewart | Appears in a cameo. |
References[]
- ^ Weekend Update: Bailey Gismert - SNL. Saturday Night Live. January 28, 2018. Archived from the original on May 23, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Weekend Update: Bailey Gismert on Summer Movies - SNL. Saturday Night Live. May 13, 2018. Archived from the original on October 3, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Weekend Update: Bailey Gismert on Summer 2019 Movies - SNL. Saturday Night Live. May 12, 2019. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Weekend Update: Bailey Gismert on Fall 2019 Movies - SNL. Saturday Night Live. October 13, 2019. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Bailey Gismert YouTube Channel - SNL. Saturday Night Live. April 12, 2020. Archived from the original on June 5, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Weekend Update: Bailey Gismert on Old Movies - SNL - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Diner Lobster - SNL. Saturday Night Live. April 15, 2018. Archived from the original on November 3, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Jake Gyllenhaal Sings in 'SNL' Musical Parody About LaGuardia Airport | Hollywood Reporter". www.hollywoodreporter.com. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
- ^ Airport Sushi - SNL. Saturday Night Live. March 1, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Barbie Instagram - SNL. Saturday Night Live. May 6, 2018. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ Ken Instagram - SNL. Saturday Night Live. January 20, 2019. Archived from the original on July 17, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2021 – via YouTube.
Preceded by Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2016–17 |
Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed chronologically) | Succeeded by Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2018–19 |
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