Season 46 / Episode 3

Issa Rae

October 17, 2020 · Musical guest: Justin Bieber

Running order

The show.

01
Dueling Town Halls
11 cast members
- Alex Moffat
  audience member
- Beck Bennett
  announcer
- Chloe Fineman
  as Paulette Dale
- Chris Redd
  Nicholas Fenton
- Ego Nwodim
  audience member
- Heidi Gardner
  audience member
- Kate McKinnon
  as Savannah Guthrie
- Kenan Thompson
  Justin
- Lauren Holt
  audience member
- Melissa Villaseñor
  Jacqueline Lugo
- Mikey Day
  as George Stephanopoulos
Cold open
02
Monologue
Monologue
03
Bonjour Hi!
3 cast members
- Bowen Yang
  Jean-Lawrence
- Kate McKinnon
  Anne-Marie
- Mikey Day
  Fred
Live sketch
04
5-hour Empathy
4 cast members
- Beck Bennett
  husband
- Ego Nwodim
  announcer
- Heidi Gardner
  wife
- Kenan Thompson
  announcer
Pre-tape
05
First Date Exes
5 cast members
- Bowen Yang
  Robot
- Chris Redd
  Dwayne
- Kenan Thompson
  Clifford
- Pete Davidson
  Karate Man
- Punkie Johnson
  Crystal
Live sketch
06
"Holy"
Musical performance
07
Weekend Update
1. At the deskEric, Donald Jr. and Tiffany Trump appear together
2. At the deskAidy Bryant reports from America
3. At the deskCarla, a famous 1980s cocaine wife, offers advice
7 cast members
- Aidy Bryant
  As self
- Alex Moffat
  as Eric Trump
- Chloe Fineman
  as Tiffany Trump
- Colin Jost
  Anchor
- Heidi Gardner
  Carla / Famous 80's Cocaine Wife
- Michael Che
  Anchor
- Mikey Day
  as Donald Trump Jr.
Weekend Update
08
Your Voice Chicago
7 cast members
- Beck Bennett
  Scott Trebor
- Bowen Yang
  Daniel Lee
- Chris Redd
  Reverend D'Angelo Banks
- Ego Nwodim
  Lisa Crowder
- Heidi Gardner
  Catherine Lacy
- Kenan Thompson
  J. Louis Tibbs
- Punkie Johnson
  Crystal
Live sketch
09
Dancer
2 cast members
- Andrew Dismukes
  staffer
- Kyle Mooney
  As self
Pre-tape
10
"Lonely"
Musical performance
11
Jack Flatts
6 cast members
- Andrew Dismukes
  Corey
- Beck Bennett
  Trevor
- Kenan Thompson
  Robin
- Kyle Mooney
  guy
- Lauren Holt
  Trish
- Melissa Villaseñor
  announcer
Live sketch
12
eBay
5 cast members
- Andrew Dismukes
  delivery man
- Cecily Strong
  announcer
- Chris Redd
  guy
- Ego Nwodim
  girl
- Heidi Gardner
  girl
Pre-tape
13
Goodnights
Goodnights

Notable moments.

Chance the Rapper joins Justin Bieber

Chance the Rapper joined Justin Bieber for Holy.

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Two presidential town halls share the cold open

The cold open parodied the simultaneous Trump and Biden town halls.

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20 credited cast members

Episode cast index.

Open a running-order credit to see roles and impressions.

Heidi Gardner5 segments
Kenan Thompson5 segments
Beck Bennett4 segments
Chris Redd4 segments
Ego Nwodim4 segments
Andrew Dismukes3 segments
Bowen Yang3 segments
Mikey Day3 segments
Alex Moffat2 segments
Chloe Fineman2 segments
Kate McKinnon2 segments
Kyle Mooney2 segments
Lauren Holt2 segments
Melissa Villaseñor2 segments
Punkie Johnson2 segments
Aidy Bryant1 segment
Cecily Strong1 segment
Colin Jost1 segment
Michael Che1 segment
Pete Davidson1 segment

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