| Cold Opening | Democratic Debate |
| Film | Home for the Holidays |
| Show | The Masked Singer |
| Musical Performance | "Truth Hurts" |
| Musical Performance | "Good As Hell" |
| Cold Opening | Democratic Debate |
| Heidi Gardner | ... | Judy Woodruff Live |
| Colin Jost | ... | Pete Buttigieg Live |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Elizabeth Warren |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Nancy Pelosi Live |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Tulsi Gabbard |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Andrew Yang Live |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Show |
| Beck Bennett | ... | judge |
| Aidy Bryant | ... | judge |
| Heidi Gardner | ... | Sandy |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | cake Voice |
| Alex Moffat | ... | host |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | Ralph |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Claudia |
| Ego Nwodim | ... | judge |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Film | Home for the Holidays |
| Mikey Day | ... | Matthew |
| Chris Redd | ... | Brian |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Phil |
| Ego Nwodim | ... | daughter |
| Show | The Masked Singer |
| Weekend Update |
| Colin Jost | ||
| Michael Che | ||
| Colin Jost |
Joke: Mitch McConnellFresh off his cameo in the new Star Wars movie | |
| Chris Kelly | ||
| Pete Davidson |
Commentary on dating and going to rehab | |
| Colin Jost | ||
| Gary Richardson | ... | cue card holder |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Jeanine Pirro |
| Game Show |
| Chris Redd | ... | Rashad |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Darnell Hayes |
| Ego Nwodim | ... | Kiana |
| Steve Higgins | ... | Johnny /announcer Voice |
| Show |
| Beck Bennett | ... | announcer Voice |
| Mikey Day | ... | Donnie Chestnut |
| Alex Moffat | ... | Rick Sugarplum |
| Cecily Strong | ... | elf |
| Chloe Fineman | ... | elf |
| Cold Opening | Democratic Debate |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Mike Bloomberg Live |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Donald Trump Live |
| Larry David | ... | Bernie Sanders Live |
| Rachel Dratch | ... | Amy Klobuchar Live |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Kamala Harris Live |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Joe Biden Live |
| Show |
| Beck Bennett | ... | judge#2 |
| Aidy Bryant | ... | judge#2 |
| Heidi Gardner | ... | Sandy#2 |
| Alex Moffat | ... | host#2 |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | Ralph#2 |
| Ego Nwodim | ... | judge#2 |
| Game Show |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Velvet Jones#8 |
| Chris Redd | ... | Rashad#2 |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Darnell Hayes#6 |
| Cold Opening | Democratic Debate |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Mike Bloomberg#7 Live |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Donald Trump#45 Live |
| Larry David | ... | Bernie Sanders#12 Live |
| Rachel Dratch | ... | Amy Klobuchar#3 Live |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Kamala Harris#3 Live |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Joe Biden#25 Live |
| Heidi Gardner | ... | Judy Woodruff#1 Live |
| Colin Jost | ... | Pete Buttigieg#4 Live |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Elizabeth Warren#9 |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Nancy Pelosi#6 Live |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Tulsi Gabbard#2 |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Andrew Yang#3 Live |
| Show | The Masked Singer |
| Cold Opening | Democratic Debate |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Mike Bloomberg#7 Live |
| Alec Baldwin | ... | Donald Trump#45 Live |
| Larry David | ... | Bernie Sanders#12 Live |
| Rachel Dratch | ... | Amy Klobuchar#3 Live |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Kamala Harris#3 Live |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Joe Biden#25 Live |
| Heidi Gardner | ... | Judy Woodruff#1 Live |
| Colin Jost | ... | Pete Buttigieg#4 Live |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Elizabeth Warren#9 |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Nancy Pelosi#6 Live |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Tulsi Gabbard#2 |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Andrew Yang#3 Live |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Maya Ferguson | ... | audience member |
| Rebecca Merle | ... | audience member |
| Show |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Mr. Robinson#10 |
| Mikey Day | ... | Damien |
| Heidi Gardner | ... | Micah |
| Chris Redd | ... | Patrick Voice |
| Show |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Mitch |
| Beck Bennett | ... | judge#2 |
| Aidy Bryant | ... | judge#2 |
| Heidi Gardner | ... | Sandy#2 |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | cake Voice |
| Alex Moffat | ... | host#2 |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | Ralph#2 |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Claudia |
| Ego Nwodim | ... | judge#2 |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
⁕Eddie Murphy accidentally says "shit" and then covers his mouth. The expletive is muted in reruns.
| Film | Home for the Holidays |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Daniel |
| Maya Rudolph | ... | Donna |
| Mikey Day | ... | Matthew |
| Chris Redd | ... | Brian |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Phil |
| Ego Nwodim | ... | daughter |
| Rodney Sherman | ... | relative |
| Show | The Masked Singer |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Buckwheat#12 |
| Beck Bennett | ... | Robin Thicke |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Jenny McCarthy |
| Chris Redd | ... | Nick Cannon#1 |
| Melissa Villaseñor | ... | Nicole Scherzinger |
| Bowen Yang | ... | Ken Jeong |
| Weekend Update |
| Colin Jost | ||
| Michael Che | ||
| Colin Jost |
Joke: Mitch McConnellFresh off his cameo in the new Star Wars movie | |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Gumby#9 |
| Chris Kelly | ||
| Pete Davidson |
Commentary on dating and going to rehab | |
| Colin Jost | ||
| Gary Richardson | ... | cue card holder |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Jeanine Pirro#9 |
| Game Show |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Velvet Jones#8 |
| Chris Redd | ... | Rashad#2 |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Darnell Hayes#6 |
| Ego Nwodim | ... | Kiana |
| Steve Higgins | ... | Johnny /announcer Voice |
| Show |
| Eddie Murphy | ... | Kiddle Diddles |
| Beck Bennett | ... | announcer Voice |
| Mikey Day | ... | Donnie Chestnut |
| Alex Moffat | ... | Rick Sugarplum |
| Cecily Strong | ... | elf |
| Chloe Fineman | ... | elf |
| Brady Bryson | ... | elf |
| Mike Malvagno | ... | elf |
| Keo Nozari | ... | elf |
| Total Appearances | Characters | Impressions | Voices | Stills | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Murphy | 8 | 4 | |||
| Lizzo | 2 | ||||
| Fred Armisen | 1 | 1 | |||
| Alec Baldwin | 1 | 1 | |||
| Dave Chappelle | 1 | ||||
| Larry David | 1 | 1 | |||
| Rachel Dratch | 1 | 1 | |||
| Tracy Morgan | 1 | ||||
| Chris Rock | 1 | ||||
| Maya Rudolph | 2 | 1 | |||
| Jason Sudeikis | 1 | 1 | |||
| Usher | 1 | ||||
| Beck Bennett | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Aidy Bryant | 1 | 1 | |||
| Michael Che | 1 | ||||
| Pete Davidson | 1 | ||||
| Mikey Day | 3 | ||||
| Heidi Gardner | 3 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Colin Jost | 2 | 1 | |||
| Kate McKinnon | 3 | 3 | 1 | ||
| Alex Moffat | 2 | 1 | |||
| Kyle Mooney | 1 | 1 | |||
| Chris Redd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Cecily Strong | 4 | 2 | |||
| Kenan Thompson | 3 | 1 | |||
| Melissa Villaseñor | 1 | 1 | |||
| Chloe Fineman | 1 | ||||
| Ego Nwodim | 3 | 1 | |||
| Bowen Yang | 2 | 2 | |||
| Steve Higgins | 3 | 3 | |||
| Chris Kelly | 1 | ||||
| Gary Richardson | 1 | ||||
| Brady Bryson | 1 | ||||
| Maya Ferguson | 1 | ||||
| Mike Malvagno | 1 | ||||
| Rebecca Merle | 1 | ||||
| Keo Nozari | 1 | ||||
| Rodney Sherman | 1 | ||||
| 71 | 12 | 18 | 6 |
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