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Season 42 / Episode 5

Benedict Cumberbatch

November 5, 2016 · Musical guest: Solange

Running order

The show.

  1. 01

    Erin Burnett OutFront

    5 cast members

    • Alex Moffat

      FBI agent

    • Beck Bennett

      as Vladimir Putin

    • Cecily Strong

      as Erin Burnett

    • Kate McKinnon

      as Hillary Clinton

    • Kyle Mooney

      Klansman

    Cold open
  2. 02

    Monologue

    5 cast members

    • Cecily Strong

      As self

    • Kate McKinnon

      as Tilda Swinton

    • Leslie Jones

      As self

    • Melissa Villaseñor

      As self

    • Sasheer Zamata

      As self

    Monologue
  3. 03

    The Koohl Toilet

    5 cast members

    • Alex Moffat

      guy

    • Cecily Strong

      announcer

    • Melissa Villaseñor

      girl

    • Mikey Day

      leader

    • Vanessa Bayer

      girl

    Pre-tape
  4. 04

    Why is Benedict Cumberbatch Hot?

    3 cast members

    • Aidy Bryant

      As self

    • Beck Bennett

      As self

    • Vanessa Bayer

      As self

    Live sketch
  5. 05

    Office Hours

    2 cast members

    • Mikey Day

      friend

    • Pete Davidson

      Chad

    Pre-tape
  6. 06

    Surprise Bachelorette Party

    6 cast members

    • Aidy Bryant

      Esther

    • Cecily Strong

      Heather

    • Kate McKinnon

      guest

    • Melissa Villaseñor

      guest

    • Mikey Day

      Brad

    • Vanessa Bayer

      guest

    Live sketch
  7. 07

    "Cranes in the Sky"

    Musical performance
  8. 08

    Weekend Update

    1. At the deskChurch Lady comments on the presidential election
    2. At the deskBill Murray and Chicago Cubs players celebrate the World Series
    3 cast members

    • Cecily Strong

      announcer

    • Colin Jost

      Anchor

    • Michael Che

      Anchor

    Weekend Update
  9. 09

    Gemma & Ricky

    4 cast members

    • Alex Moffat

      waiter

    • Cecily Strong

      Gemma

    • Kenan Thompson

      Gene Diradusio

    • Vanessa Bayer

      Lisa Diradusio

    Live sketch
  10. 10

    Criminal Mastermind

    4 cast members

    • Alex Moffat

      guy

    • Beck Bennett

      Slade

    • Cecily Strong

      girl

    • Kyle Mooney

      Ron

    Live sketch
  11. 11

    "Don't Touch My Hair"

    Musical performance
  12. 12

    Meeting With Mr. Shaw

    3 cast members

    • Beck Bennett

      David Hoff

    • Kenan Thompson

      Dan Fletcher

    • Vanessa Bayer

      Carolina

    Live sketch
  13. 13

    John Homer

    Pre-tape
  14. 14

    Goodnights

    Goodnights

Notable moments.

Church Lady returns for the election

Dana Carvey revived Church Lady on Weekend Update.

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Bill Murray and the Cubs celebrate on Update

Bill Murray joined World Series champions Dexter Fowler, Anthony Rizzo and David Ross.

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15 credited cast members

Episode cast index.

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

  • Cecily Strong7 segments
  • Vanessa Bayer5 segments
  • Alex Moffat4 segments
  • Beck Bennett4 segments
  • Kate McKinnon3 segments
  • Melissa Villaseñor3 segments
  • Mikey Day3 segments
  • Aidy Bryant2 segments
  • Kenan Thompson2 segments
  • Kyle Mooney2 segments
  • Colin Jost1 segment
  • Leslie Jones1 segment
  • Michael Che1 segment
  • Pete Davidson1 segment
  • Sasheer Zamata1 segment

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

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