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Season 43 / Episode 8

James Franco

December 9, 2017 · Musical guest: SZA

Running order

The show.

  1. 01

    A Visit With Santa

    2 cast members

    • Kate McKinnon

      Amy

    • Kenan Thompson

      Santa Claus

    Cold open
  2. 02

    Monologue

    Monologue
  3. 03

    Sexual Harassment Charlie

    7 cast members

    • Aidy Bryant

      Jenny

    • Beck Bennett

      Glenn

    • Cecily Strong

      Amanda

    • Kenan Thompson

      Charlie

    • Leslie Jones

      Denise

    • Melissa Villaseñor

      Janet

    • Mikey Day

      Tommy

    Live sketch
  4. 04

    Gift Wrap

    5 cast members

    • Beck Bennett

      customer

    • Heidi Gardner

      customer

    • Kate McKinnon

      Tina

    • Kenan Thompson

      customer

    • Leslie Jones

      customer

    Live sketch
  5. 05

    Scrudge

    6 cast members

    • Alex Moffat

      Kevin

    • Beck Bennett

      Scrudge

    • Chris Redd

      Derek

    • Heidi Gardner

      Heather

    • Kyle Mooney

      Michael

    • Mikey Day

      guest

    Pre-tape
  6. 06

    Spelling Bee

    7 cast members

    • Alex Moffat

      Todd St. Lucien

    • Chris Redd

      Keith Sinclair

    • Heidi Gardner

      referee

    • Kate McKinnon

      Emily Steele

    • Luke Null

      Jonathan Winslow

    • Melissa Villaseñor

      Tanya Clark

    • Pete Davidson

      David Roberts

    Live sketch
  7. 07

    "The Weekend"

    Musical performance
  8. 08

    Weekend Update

    1. At the deskCathy Anne comments on Al Franken and Roy Moore
    2. At the deskMichael Che goes undercover as a white woman named Gretchen
    9 cast members

    • Aidy Bryant

      girl

    • Alex Moffat

      guy

    • Cecily Strong

      Cathy Anne

    • Chris Redd

      guy

    • Colin Jost

      Anchor

    • Heidi Gardner

      Hannah

    • Leslie Jones

      girl

    • Michael Che

      Anchor

    • Mikey Day

      guy

    Weekend Update
  9. 09

    Za

    4 cast members

    • Chris Redd

      delivery man

    • Heidi Gardner

      attorney

    • Kenan Thompson

      judge

    • Pete Davidson

      Mr. Williams

    Live sketch
  10. 10

    Christmas Charity

    1 cast member

    • Cecily Strong

      woman

    Pre-tape
  11. 11

    "Love Galore"

    Musical performance
  12. 12

    Reunion

    1 cast member

    • Heidi Gardner

      Mandy

    Live sketch
  13. 13

    Goodnights

    Goodnights

Notable moments.

Michael Che goes undercover as Gretchen

Weekend Update included a filmed field report in which Michael Che posed as a white woman.

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James Franco’s monologue brings several surprise guests

Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill and Steve Martin appeared during the audience question-and-answer monologue.

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16 credited cast members

Episode cast index.

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

  • Heidi Gardner6 segments
  • Chris Redd4 segments
  • Kenan Thompson4 segments
  • Alex Moffat3 segments
  • Beck Bennett3 segments
  • Cecily Strong3 segments
  • Kate McKinnon3 segments
  • Leslie Jones3 segments
  • Mikey Day3 segments
  • Aidy Bryant2 segments
  • Melissa Villaseñor2 segments
  • Pete Davidson2 segments
  • Colin Jost1 segment
  • Kyle Mooney1 segment
  • Luke Null1 segment
  • Michael Che1 segment

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