Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2017–18
The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the forty-third season of SNL, which began on September 30, 2017.
Marketing Campaign
A woman (Cecily Strong) and her significant other, played by the host, react angrily when they realize that their favorite restaurant is instead just the new campaign for a fast food restaurant.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | September 30, 2017 | Ryan Gosling | Terrezano's is revealed to be a set up for the new Pizza Hut campaign. |
| 44 | September 29, 2018 | Adam Driver | Domenico's is revealed to be a set up for the new Burger King campaign. |
Angel, Every Boxer's Girlfriend from Every Movie About Boxing Ever
Heidi Gardner plays Angel, a stereotypical girlfriend of a boxer, on Weekend Update.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | November 4, 2017 | Larry David | |
| 43 | April 7, 2018 | Chadwick Boseman | |
| 44 | December 15, 2018 | Matt Damon | Damon appears as Tommy, Angel's boyfriend. |
Fresh Takes
A high school live news show hosted by three students and one teacher, played by the host. The teacher is disturbingly up-to-date on all the teenage gossip.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | November 4, 2017 | Larry David | |
| 44 | February 16, 2019 | Don Cheadle | |
Lazlo Holmes
Lazlo Holmes (Chance the Rapper), a basketball correspondent, is forced to cover games that he doesn't have knowledge about.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | November 18, 2017 | Chance the Rapper | Lazlo covers a hockey game. |
| 45 | October 26, 2019 | Chance the Rapper | Lazlo covers a League of Legends tournament. |
Sexual Harassment Charlie
At an office, a worker (played by the host) is being fired and insulted by their co-workers for allegedly inappropriate remarks, but Charlie (Kenan Thompson) is beloved by office workers, despite consistently saying extremely over-the-top comments.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | December 9, 2017 | James Franco | |
| 45 | December 14, 2019 | Scarlett Johansson |
Cousin Mandy
An off-kilter woman, Mandy (Heidi Gardner), reunites with her famous cousins.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | December 9, 2017 | James Franco | Mandy attends a reunion with James and Dave Franco. |
| 45 | April 25, 2020 | no host | Mandy talks to her cousin Paul Rudd over FaceTime. |
The Science Room
A science show host, played by the host, struggles to explain scientific concepts to two unintelligent kids Lonnie (Cecily Strong) and Josh (Mikey Day).
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | January 13, 2018 | Sam Rockwell | |
| 45 | January 25, 2020 | Adam Driver | |
Bailey Gismert
Teenage film critic Bailey Gismert (Heidi Gardner) reviews movies on Weekend Update.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | January 27, 2018 | Will Ferrell | [1] |
| 43 | May 12, 2018 | Amy Schumer | [2] |
| 44 | May 11, 2019 | Emma Thompson | [3] |
| 45 | October 12, 2019 | David Harbour | [4] |
| 45 | April 11, 2020 | Tom Hanks | [5] |
Big Nick's
A man, played by Pete Davidson, while accompanied by his friend (Chris Redd), asks business owner Big Nick (John Mulaney) to do something that is socially frowned upon. As a consequence, an ensemble, including both humans and anthropomorphic objects, join Big Nick in singing songs inspired by musicals.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | April 14, 2018 | John Mulaney | Davidson's character asks for lobster in Big Nick's diner. The ensemble, including Kenan Thompson and Kate McKinnon as singing lobsters, perform a version of Les Miserables. This sketch was originally written for Zack Galifianakis' episode in Season 35 [6] |
| 44 | March 2, 2019 | John Mulaney | Davidson's character asks to use the bathroom in Big Nick's bodega. Mulaney plays the bodega's owner. The ensemble, including Kenan Thompson as a cat version of Willy Wonka, Melissa Villaseñor and Cecily Strong as cockroaches, Kate McKinnon as a Virgin Mary prayer candle, and Mikey Day, Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney as Oompa Loompas, perform versions of songs from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, Cats and Rent. Beck Bennett voices a toilet inspired by Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors.[7] |
| 45 | February 29, 2020 | John Mulaney | Davidson's character orders a sushi roll at Big Nick's stand at LaGuardia Airport. |
Mattel Instagram Pitch
Three interns, played by Pete Davidson, Heidi Gardner, and the host, pitch Instagram captions to Mattel employees, played by Kenan Thompson and Cecily Strong, that escalate in bizarreness.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43 | May 5, 2018 | Donald Glover | The interns pitch Instagram captions for Barbie's account.[8] |
| 44 | January 19, 2019 | Rachel Brosnahan | The interns pitch for Ken's account.[9] |
References
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE0ZZ3-9ofY
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rp6tjCOSo44
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHYQAakzbWQ
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VRmdxu6w21g
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PfkaLfEPTe0
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pj-D0jc17D0,
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgBxxEL-3TI
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blcKeLDDzSM
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUD3P4MGmb0
| Preceded by Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2016–17 |
Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed chronologically) | Succeeded by Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2018–19 |