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Season 40 / Episode 2

Sarah Silverman

October 4, 2014 · Musical guest: Maroon 5

Running order

The show.

  1. 01

    60 Minutes

    3 cast members

    • Beck Bennett

      as Steve Kroft

    • Jay Pharoah

      as Barack Obama

    • Taran Killam

      agent

    Cold open
  2. 02

    Monologue

    Monologue
  3. 03

    The Fault In Our Stars 2: The Ebola In Our Everything

    3 cast members

    • Beck Bennett

      announcer

    • Kenan Thompson

      as Terrence Howard / guidance counselor

    • Taran Killam

      Theodore

    Pre-tape
  4. 04

    Heaven

    6 cast members

    • Bobby Moynihan

      as Benjamin Franklin

    • Cecily Strong

      as Ava Gardner

    • Jay Pharoah

      as Richard Pryor

    • Kate McKinnon

      as Lucille Ball

    • Kyle Mooney

      as Steve Jobs

    • Sasheer Zamata

      as Eartha Kitt

    Live sketch
  5. 05

    Joan Rivers

    Pre-tape
  6. 06

    Whites

    5 cast members

    • Aidy Bryant

      girl

    • Beck Bennett

      guy

    • Cecily Strong

      announcer

    • Taran Killam

      guy

    • Vanessa Bayer

      girl

    Pre-tape
  7. 07

    Forgotten TV Gems Supportive Women

    5 cast members

    • Aidy Bryant

      girl

    • Cecily Strong

      Ms. Mandre

    • Kate McKinnon

      Rosa

    • Kenan Thompson

      Reese De'What

    • Taran Killam

      guy

    Live sketch
  8. 08

    "Animals"

    Musical performance
  9. 09

    Weekend Update

    1. At the deskAl Sharpton comments on the Secret Service
    2. At the deskSarah Silverman and Kate McKinnon perform “Garage”
    4 cast members

    • Colin Jost

      Anchor

    • Kate McKinnon

      Garage

    • Kenan Thompson

      as Al Sharpton

    • Michael Che

      Anchor

    Weekend Update
  10. 10

    River Cruise

    3 cast members

    • Cecily Strong

      Devyn

    • Kenan Thompson

      emcee

    • Sasheer Zamata

      Ruby

    Live sketch
  11. 11

    Home From Vacation

    5 cast members

    • Beck Bennett

      father

    • Bobby Moynihan

      Jeff

    • Kate McKinnon

      mother

    • Kenan Thompson

      deejay

    • Taran Killam

      Brian

    Live sketch
  12. 12

    Poem

    2 cast members

    • Beck Bennett

      Brian

    • Kyle Mooney

      Scott

    Pre-tape
  13. 13

    "Maps"

    Musical performance
  14. 14

    Vitamix

    2 cast members

    • Cecily Strong

      announcer

    • Vanessa Bayer

      Dina

    Live sketch
  15. 15

    Goodnights

    Goodnights

Notable moments.

The episode remembers Joan Rivers

A memorial card honored the influential comedian and former SNL guest host.

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Sarah Silverman makes her hosting debut

Silverman returned to SNL after her brief 1993–94 cast tenure.

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13 credited cast members

Episode cast index.

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  • Beck Bennett5 segments
  • Cecily Strong5 segments
  • Kenan Thompson5 segments
  • Taran Killam5 segments
  • Kate McKinnon4 segments
  • Aidy Bryant2 segments
  • Bobby Moynihan2 segments
  • Jay Pharoah2 segments
  • Kyle Mooney2 segments
  • Sasheer Zamata2 segments
  • Vanessa Bayer2 segments
  • Colin Jost1 segment
  • Michael Che1 segment

Cast credits checked against SNL Archives and remain under editorial review. Research source

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