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The forty-fourth season of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on September 29, 2018 during the 2018–19 television season with host Adam Driver and musical guest Kanye West^[1]^[2] and concluded on May 18, 2019 with host Paul Rudd and musical guest DJ Khaled.^[3]

Cast

Prior to the start of the season, Luke Null (who joined the cast during the previous season) was let go from the show.^[1] Upright Citizens Brigade alum Ego Nwodim joined the cast as a featured player, with Nwodim becoming the seventh African-American female cast member in the show's history.^[4] Featured players Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, and Melissa Villaseñor were upgraded to repertory status.^[5]

Aside from Null, the remaining cast from the previous season returned to the show, including guest star Alec Baldwin in his role as President Donald Trump.^[6]

Listings

September 29, 2018 Adam Driver/Kanye West (44.1, live)
October 6, 2018 Awkwafina/Travis Scott (44.2, live)
October 13, 2018 Seth Meyers/Paul Simon (44.3, live)
October 20, 2018 Adam Driver/Kanye West (44.1, repeat)
October 27, 2018 SNL Presents: Halloween/The David S. Pumpkins Halloween Special(special, repeat)
November 3, 2018 Jonah Hill/Maggie Rogers (44.4, live)
November 10, 2018 Liev Schreiber/Lil Wayne (44.5, live)
November 17, 2018 Steve Carell/Ella Mai (44.6, live)
November 24, 2018 Awkwafina/Travis Scott (44.2, repeat)
December 1, 2018 Claire Foy/Anderson .Paak (44.7, live)
December 8, 2018 Jason Momoa/Mumford & Sons (44.8, live)
December 15, 2018 Matt Damon/Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus (44.9, live)
December 22, 2018 Seth Meyers/Paul Simon (44.3, repeat)
December 29, 2018 Jonah Hill/Maggie Rogers (44.4, repeat)
January 5, 2019 Liev Schreiber/Lil Wayne (44.5, repeat)
January 12, 2019 Steve Carell/Ella Mai (44.6, repeat)
January 19, 2019 Rachel Brosnahan/Greta Van Fleet (44.10, live)
January 26, 2019 James McAvoy/Meek Mill (44.11, live)
February 2, 2019 Jason Momoa/Mumford & Sons (44.8, repeat)
February 9, 2019 Halsey (44.12, live)
February 16, 2019 Don Cheadle/Gary Clark Jr. (44.13, live)
February 23, 2019 Claire Foy/Anderson .Paak (44.7, repeat)
March 2, 2019 John Mulaney/Thomas Rhett (44.14, live)
March 9, 2019 Idris Elba/Khalid (44.15, live)
March 16, 2019 Matt Damon/Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus (44.9, repeat)
March 23, 2019 Halsey (44.12, repeat)
March 30, 2019 Sandra Oh/Tame Impala (44.16, live)
April 6, 2019 Kit Harington/Sarah Bareilles (44.17, live)
April 13, 2019 Emma Stone/BTS (44.18, live)
April 20, 2019 John Mulaney/Thomas Rhett (44.14, repeat)
April 27, 2019 Kit Harrington/Sarah Bareilles (44.17, repeat)
May 4, 2019 Adam Sandler/Shawn Mendes (44.19, live)
May 11, 2019 Emma Thompson/Jonas Brothers (44.20, live)
May 18, 2019 Paul Rudd/DJ Khaled (44.21, live)
May 25, 2019 Emma Stone/BTS (44.18, repeat)

Episodes

Episode Number	Date	Host	Musical Guest	Notes
851 (44.1)	September 29, 2018	Adam Driver	Kanye West	Kanye West performs "I Love It" with Lil Pump and Adele Givens (the latter via prerecorded video), "We Got Love" with Teyana Taylor, and "Ghost Town" with Kid Cudi, 070 Shake, Ty Dolla Sign (on guitar) and the Saturday Night Live Band (the latter replacing the extended goodnights). Additionally, Cudi appears in the pre-recorded Kyle Mooney film. Following the goodnights, West, wearing a Make America Great Again hat, went off-script with his support for Donald Trump. This was discussed during the Weekend Update segment as well as the opening monologue of the following episode of the show.^[7] Matt Damon and Rachel Dratch appear as Brett Kavanaugh and Amy Klobuchar, respectively, in the cold open. Wendy Williams appears in the pre-recorded Kyle Mooney film. Kyle Mooney's name was not announced during the live broadcast's introductions for an unknown reason. It was added to the reruns and on-demand versions. Ego Nwodim's first episode as a cast member. Ariana Grande was originally chosen to be the musical guest, but she withdrew and was replaced by West.^[8]
852 (44.2)	October 6, 2018	Awkwafina	Travis Scott	Travis Scott performs a medley of "Skeletons" and "Astrothunder" with John Mayer and Kevin Parker on guitar and bass, respectively, and "Sicko Mode". Additionally, Scott appears in the "Dance Battle" sketch. Awkwafina became the second Asian-American female to host SNL, 18 years after Lucy Liu hosted in 2000.
853 (44.3)	October 13, 2018	Seth Meyers	Paul Simon	Paul Simon performs "Can't Run But" and "Bridge over Troubled Water", both with yMusic. It was the second time Simon played "Bridge Over Troubled Water" on the show. The first time was in 1976, during the second season of the show. Alec Baldwin appears as Donald Trump in the cold open. The "Thirsty Cops" sketch got some controversy from the union representing officers in the Baltimore Police Department.^[9]
854 (44.4)	November 3, 2018	Jonah Hill	Maggie Rogers	Maggie Rogers performs "Light On" and "Fallingwater" with Rostam Batmanglij on piano. Drew Barrymore, Candice Bergen, and Tina Fey appear in the "Five-Timers Club" opening monologue.
855 (44.5)	November 10, 2018	Liev Schreiber	Lil Wayne	Lil Wayne performs "Can't Be Broken" with Halsey and "Uproar" with Swizz Beatz, and appears in the pre-recorded "Booty Kings" sketch. Robert De Niro appears as Robert Mueller in the cold open. Future appears in the pre-recorded "Booty Kings" sketch. Dan Crenshaw appears on Weekend Update opposite Pete Davidson, referencing a controversial joke Davidson made about him the previous week.^[10]
856 (44.6)	November 17, 2018	Steve Carell	Ella Mai	Ella Mai performs "Boo'd Up" and "Trip". Carell's The Office costars Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms, and Ellie Kemper, his wife Nancy and their children Elisabeth and John, and SNL writer Alison Gates appear in the opening monologue. Jiggly Caliente and Peppermint appear in the pre-recorded "GPYass" sketch.^[11]^[12]
857 (44.7)	December 1, 2018	Claire Foy	Anderson .Paak	Anderson .Paak performs "Tints" with Kendrick Lamar and Tayla Parx and "Who R U?". Fred Armisen, Alec Baldwin, and Ben Stiller appear as Mohammad bin Salman, Donald Trump, and Michael Cohen, respectively, in the cold open. A short montage of Dana Carvey imitating George H. W. Bush, as well as Bush's appearance with Carvey during season 20, is shown at the end of Weekend Update as a tribute to Bush following his death the night before.
858 (44.8)	December 8, 2018	Jason Momoa	Mumford & Sons	Mumford & Sons perform "Guiding Light" and "Delta". Robert De Niro appears as Robert Mueller in the cold open. The February 2, 2019 rerun replaces the "Khal Drogo's Ghost Dojo" sketch with the dress rehearsal version.
859 (44.9)	December 15, 2018	Matt Damon	Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus	Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus perform "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" and a cover of "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)". For the latter song, Ronson and Cyrus are joined by Sean Lennon, son of original artists John Lennon and Yoko Ono. In a break with tradition in which the host introduces the musical guests, Pete Davidson introduces Ronson and Cyrus's second performance. It was Davidson's only live appearance on the show (though he did appear in one pre-recorded sketch). Earlier in the day, a post on Davidson's Instagram sparked public concern that he was suicidal.^[13]^[14] Alec Baldwin, Robert De Niro, and Ben Stiller appear as Donald Trump, Robert Mueller, and Michael Cohen, respectively, in the cold open. Additionally, Baldwin appears in the "Cop Christmas" sketch.
860 (44.10)	January 19, 2019	Rachel Brosnahan	Greta Van Fleet	Greta Van Fleet performs "Black Smoke Rising" and "You're the One". Alec Baldwin appears as Donald Trump in the cold open. John Mulaney appears on Weekend Update with Pete Davidson, who briefly mentions the events from last month when he publicly threatened suicide on Instagram.
861 (44.11)	January 26, 2019	James McAvoy	Meek Mill	Meek Mill performs a medley of "Going Bad" and "Uptown Vibes" with Fabolous and "Championships". Steve Martin appears as Roger Stone in the cold open. At the end of Weekend Update, Michael Che signs off by saying "I'm Bird Luger" in tribute to recently deceased comedian Kevin Barnett.
862 (44.12)	February 9, 2019	Halsey		Halsey performs "Without Me" and "Eastside". Alec Baldwin makes a vocal cameo as Donald Trump in the pre-recorded "Women of Congress" sketch.
863 (44.13)	February 16, 2019	Don Cheadle	Gary Clark Jr.	Gary Clark Jr. performs "Pearl Cadillac" and "This Land". Alec Baldwin appears as Donald Trump in the cold open. Before the goodnights, a photo of former stage manager Joe Dicso is shown in silence.
864 (44.14)	March 2, 2019	John Mulaney	Thomas Rhett	Thomas Rhett performs "Look What God Gave Her" and "Don’t Threaten Me With a Good Time". Bill Hader and Ben Stiller appear as Jim Jordan and Michael Cohen, respectively, in the cold open. Additionally, Hader appears in the "What's That Name?" sketch. Before the goodnights, a photo of wardrobe department member Margaret Karolyi is shown in silence.
865 (44.15)	March 9, 2019	Idris Elba	Khalid	Khalid performs "Talk" and "Better". Gwyneth Paltrow appears as Fifer James on Weekend Update.
866 (44.16)	March 30, 2019	Sandra Oh	Tame Impala	Tame Impala performs "Patience" and "Borderline". Alec Baldwin and Robert De Niro appear as Donald Trump and Robert Mueller, respectively, in the cold open. SNL writer Bowen Yang appears as Kim Jong-un in the "Kremlin" sketch. Sandra Oh became the first Asian-Canadian to host SNL and the sixth Asian host, after Awkwafina earlier in the season, Kumail Nanjiani and Aziz Ansari, and after Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu hosted in 2000.
867 (44.17)	April 6, 2019	Kit Harington	Sara Bareilles	Sara Bareilles performs "Fire" and "Saint Honesty" and appears in the pre-recorded "Theresa May" sketch (performing “She Used To Be Mine”). Jason Sudeikis appears as Joe Biden in the cold open. Harington's Game of Thrones costars Emilia Clarke, John Bradley and his wife Rose Leslie appear in the opening monologue. Ice-T and Mariska Hargitay appear in the pre-recorded "GOT Crossovers" sketch.
868 (44.18)	April 13, 2019	Emma Stone	BTS	BTS performs "Boy With Luv" and "Mic Drop". BTS became the first K-Pop group and the first Asian musical guests to perform on the show. Michael Keaton appears as Julian Assange in the cold open. Pornographic film actor Ty Mitchell appears in a pre-recorded skit called "The Actress."
869 (44.19)	May 4, 2019	Adam Sandler	Shawn Mendes	Shawn Mendes performs "If I Can't Have You" and "In My Blood" and appears in the "Sandler Family Reunion" sketch. Chris Rock appears in the opening monologue. Jimmy Fallon, Kristen Wiig, and frequent Sandler collaborator Allen Covert appear in the "Sandler Family Reunion" sketch. Additionally, Wiig appears in the "Last Call" sketch. Prior to the goodnights, Sandler performs a musical tribute to Chris Farley that was originally performed in his 2018 stand-up special Adam Sandler 100% Fresh. Sandler also does a short impersonation of Farley during the opening monologue Former SNL writers Tim Herlihy, Steve Koren, and Robert Smigel guest-wrote on this episode.^[15] With this episode, Sandler ties Dan Aykroyd's record for the longest gap between being a cast member and returning to host the show. The gap for both actors stands at nine days shy of 24 years.^[16] Both actors made guest appearances on the show during the time period after leaving the cast and before returning to host.
870 (44.20)	May 11, 2019	Emma Thompson	Jonas Brothers	Jonas Brothers perform "Sucker" and a medley of "Cool" and "Burnin' Up" and appear in the "Judge Court" sketch. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler appear in the opening monologue. In honor of Mother's Day, Pete Davidson's mother, Amy Davidson, appears on Weekend Update alongside her son. Jon Hamm appears during the goodnights. His name came up during the aforementioned Weekend Update appearance by the Davidsons.
871 (44.21)	May 18, 2019	Paul Rudd	DJ Khaled	DJ Khaled performs a medley consisting of "Jealous" with Lil Wayne and Big Sean, "You Stay" with Jeremih, Meek Mill, Lil Baby, and J Balvin a medley consisting of "Just Us" with SZA "Weather the Storm" with Mill "Higher" with John Legend, which was dedicated to the late Nipsey Hussle in a pre-recorded "Game of Thrones/Grace and Frankie" sketch. Alec Baldwin and Robert De Niro appear as Donald Trump and Robert Mueller, respectively, in the cold open. Jacob Anderson, Jane Fonda, and Lily Tomlin appear in the aforementioned pre-recorded "Game of Thrones/Grace and Frankie" sketch.

References

^ ^a ^b Williams, Janice (September 1, 2018). "When does 'Saturday Night Live' Season 44 premiere? 'SNL' Returns this fall".
^ Otterson, Joe (September 17, 2018). "Adam Driver to Host 'SNL' Season 44 Opener, Kanye West to Perform". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ NBC (April 17, 2019). ""Saturday Night Live" Closes Out Its 44th Season with Three Back-to-Back Shows in May". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
^ Douglas, Esme (September 21, 2018). "Here's what you need to know about SNL's newest cast member, Ego Nwodim". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ "Saturday Night Live Talent Bios". NBCUniversal Media Village. Retrieved September 15, 2018.
^ Butler, Bethonie (September 21, 2018). "Alec Baldwin says he'll play Trump again on SNL — even though 'it's like agony'". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 21, 2018.
^ Alexander, Bryan (October 7, 2018). "'Saturday Night Live': Pete Davidson rips Kanye West's 'wrong' pro-Trump rant after 'SNL'". USA Today.
^ "Ariana Grande Dropped Out of 'SNL' Premiere for "Emotional Reasons"". The Hollywood Reporter. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
^ Kurtz, Judy (October 18, 2018). "Baltimore Police union objects to 'Thirsty Cops' sketch on 'SNL'". The Hill. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ Sims, David (November 11, 2018). "A Veterans Day Apology From Saturday Night Live and Pete Davidson". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
^ Hinzmann, Dennis (November 19, 2018). "Peppermint & Jiggly Caliente Get You There as 'GPYass' on 'SNL'". Out. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ Daw, Stephen (November 19, 2018). "Peppermint and Jiggly Caliente Make Road Trips More Fun in Epic 'SNL' Sketch". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2018.
^ Ellis, Ralph; Marco, Tony (December 16, 2018). "Pete Davidson makes brief appearance on 'SNL' after troubling Instagram post". CNN. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ Caron, Christina; Mays, Jeffery C. (15 December 2018). "Pete Davidson of 'Saturday Night Live' Is Accounted For After Alarming Instagram Post". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
^ Wright, Megh (May 3, 2019). "Adam Sandler's Old SNL Office Now Belongs to the 'Weekend Update' Guys". Vulture. Retrieved May 7, 2019.
^ https://www.inquisitr.com/5378233/adam-sandlers-return-to-snl-marks-longest-gap-of-any-former-cast-member-to-host/

[SNL-1] Williams, Janice (September 1, 2018). "When does 'Saturday Night Live' Season 44 premiere? 'SNL' Returns this fall".

[Driver-2] Otterson, Joe (September 17, 2018). "Adam Driver to Host 'SNL' Season 44 Opener, Kanye West to Perform". Variety. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[3] NBC (April 17, 2019). ""Saturday Night Live" Closes Out Its 44th Season with Three Back-to-Back Shows in May". The Futon Critic. Retrieved April 17, 2019.

[Nwodim-4] Douglas, Esme (September 21, 2018). "Here's what you need to know about SNL's newest cast member, Ego Nwodim". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[5] "Saturday Night Live Talent Bios". NBCUniversal Media Village. Retrieved September 15, 2018.

[6] Butler, Bethonie (September 21, 2018). "Alec Baldwin says he'll play Trump again on SNL — even though 'it's like agony'". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 21, 2018.

[7] Alexander, Bryan (October 7, 2018). "'Saturday Night Live': Pete Davidson rips Kanye West's 'wrong' pro-Trump rant after 'SNL'". USA Today.

[8] "Ariana Grande Dropped Out of 'SNL' Premiere for "Emotional Reasons"". The Hollywood Reporter. September 28, 2018. Retrieved September 28, 2018.

[9] Kurtz, Judy (October 18, 2018). "Baltimore Police union objects to 'Thirsty Cops' sketch on 'SNL'". The Hill. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[10] Sims, David (November 11, 2018). "A Veterans Day Apology From Saturday Night Live and Pete Davidson". The Atlantic. Retrieved November 11, 2018.

[11] Hinzmann, Dennis (November 19, 2018). "Peppermint & Jiggly Caliente Get You There as 'GPYass' on 'SNL'". Out. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[12] Daw, Stephen (November 19, 2018). "Peppermint and Jiggly Caliente Make Road Trips More Fun in Epic 'SNL' Sketch". Billboard. Retrieved November 19, 2018.

[13] Ellis, Ralph; Marco, Tony (December 16, 2018). "Pete Davidson makes brief appearance on 'SNL' after troubling Instagram post". CNN. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[14] Caron, Christina; Mays, Jeffery C. (15 December 2018). "Pete Davidson of 'Saturday Night Live' Is Accounted For After Alarming Instagram Post". The New York Times. Retrieved 16 December 2018.

[15] Wright, Megh (May 3, 2019). "Adam Sandler's Old SNL Office Now Belongs to the 'Weekend Update' Guys". Vulture. Retrieved May 7, 2019.

[16] ttps://www.inquisitr.com/5378233/adam-sandlers-return-to-snl-marks-longest-gap-of-any-former-cast-member-to-host/

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