Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2019–20

The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the forty-fifth season of SNL, which began on September 28, 2019.

Chen Biao[]

Chinese government official Chen Biao (Bowen Yang) visits Weekend Update to discuss the US–China trade war, lording China's influence over the U.S. to the anchors and referring to himself as the "trade daddy".

Season	Episode	Host
45	October 5, 2019	Phoebe Waller-Bridge
45	December 14, 2019	Scarlett Johansson
45	February 1, 2020	J. J. Watt
46	October 3, 2020	Chris Rock
47	January 22, 2022	Will Forte

Instructor Auditions[]

Two people (often Ego Nwodim and another cast member) work out at a fitness facility as multiple bizarre candidates audition to be instructors there (often including Bowen Yang, Heidi Gardner, Cecily Strong, others, and the host).

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
45	October 12, 2019	David Harbour	Two co-workers (played by Ego Nwodim and Alex Moffat) are at SoulCycle. The program's leader is played by Cecily Strong. Candidates are played by Bowen Yang, David Harbour, Heidi Gardner, and Kate McKinnon. Harbour's character is shown to have an addiction to cocaine.
45	December 7, 2019	Jennifer Lopez	Two future step-siblings (Ego Nwodim and Mikey Day) are at Barry's Bootcamp. The program's leader is played by Chloe Fineman. Candidates are played by Bowen Yang, Jennifer Lopez, Cecily Strong, Beck Bennett, and Heidi Gardner.
45	April 25, 2020	no host

Sisters and the Soldier[]

Two sisters (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) scheme to kill their attractive sibling (played by the host), who is distracting the object of their affections (Beck Bennett), who will choose to marry one of them.

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
45	December 7, 2019	Jennifer Lopez
45	February 29, 2020	John Mulaney

Baby Yoda[]

The character from The Mandalorian (Kyle Mooney) visits Weekend Update to discuss the series.

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
45	December 14, 2019	Scarlett Johansson
46	October 31, 2020	John Mulaney
46	January 30, 2021	John Krasinski	Now That's What I Call Theme Songs Sung by the Stars of the Show
46	May 8, 2021	Elon Musk
47	November 20, 2021	Simu Liu

Sleepover Incident[]

A dad, played the host, questions his daughter and her friends (Kate McKinnon, Heidi Gardner, Melissa Villaseñor, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman, Aidy Bryant) to figure out the culprit of an incident at a slumber party.

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
45	January 25, 2020	Adam Driver	Someone clogged the toilet.
46	December 5, 2020	Jason Bateman	Someone stained the couch.

Uncle Meme[]

A nephew (Pete Davidson) repeatedly ridicules his Uncle Ron Brenner (John Mulaney) in the form of memes.

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
45	February 29, 2020	John Mulaney
46	October 31, 2020	John Mulaney

MasterClass Quarantine Edition[]

A parody ad for MasterClass online classes created in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The ads feature three impressions of celebrities (usually all played by Chloe Fineman) under the guise of highlighting courses available to take on the platform.

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
45	April 11, 2020	Tom Hanks	Celebrities include Timothée Chalamet, JoJo Siwa, and Carole Baskin (all played by Fineman).
45	May 9, 2020	Kristen Wiig	Celebrities include Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Fineman), John Mulaney (Melissa Villaseñor), and Britney Spears (also Fineman).

References[]

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