Saturday Night Live – Season 40

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Saturday Night Live premiered its fortieth season during the 2014–15 television season on NBC. The season premiered on September 27, 2014, with host Chris Pratt and musical guest Ariana Grande and came to a conclusion on May 16, 2015, with host Louis C.K. and musical guest Rihanna. Former cast member Darrell Hammond succeeded Don Pardo, who passed away in August 2014, as the show’s new announcer.

Cast

Repertory Players: Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant, Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan, Jay Pharoah, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson

Featured Players: Beck Bennett, Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Colin Jost, Kyle Mooney, Sasheer Zamata

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Episode Guide

40×01 – Chris Pratt/Ariana Grande (original air date: September 27, 2014)

Sketch	Character
Animal Hospital	Animal nurse
Booty Rap	Girl

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40×02 – Sarah Silverman/Maroon 5 (original air date: October 4, 2014)

Sketch	Character
Heaven	Lucille Ball
Forgotten TV Gems	Rosa
Weekend Update	Garage
Home From Vacation	Mother

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40×03 – Bill Hader/Hozier (original air date: October 11, 2014)

Sketch	Character
Hollywood Game Night	Jane Lynch
Inside SoCal	Emily Hyde

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40×04 – Jim Carrey/Iggy Azalea (original air date: October 25, 2014)

Sketch	Character
Graveyard Song	Tombstone
Office Costume Contest	Karen

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40×05 – Chris Rock/Prince (original air date: November 1, 2014)

Sketch	Character
The Kelly File Cold Open	Kaci Hickox
GoProbe	Nurse
Shark Tank	Barbara Corcoran
Robbers	Manager
Women In The Workplace	Jodi Cork

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40×06 – Woody Harrelson/Kendrick Lamar (original air date: November 15, 2014)

Sketch	Character
The Dudleys	Mrs. Dudley
Match’d	Announcer (voice)
Young Tarts & Old Farts	Lorde, Robyn
Last Call	Sheila Sovage

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40×07 – Cameron Diaz/Mark Ronson & Bruno Mars (original air date: November 22, 2014)

Sketch	Character
Back Home Ballers	–
HBO First Look – Annie	Girl
Nest-Spresso	Elaine
Theater Showcase	Theatre student
Weekend Update	Angela Merkel
Night Murmurs	Latouch

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40×08 – James Franco/Nicki Minaj (original air date: December 6, 2014)

Sketch	Character
Peter Pan Live!	Wendy
Jingle Ballerz	Justin Bieber
Brain Space	Kevin McCallister

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40×09 – Martin Freeman/Charli XCX (original air date: December 13, 2014)

Sketch	Character
Monologue	Maggie Smith
Wedding Objections	Evelyn
The Office: Middle Earth	Tauriel
Right Side of the Bed	Keith Urban, Announcer (voice)
St. Joseph’s Christmas Mass Spectacular	Linda Tayhoe

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40×10 – Amy Adams/One Direction (original air date: December 20, 2014)

Sketch	Character
Monologue	Herself
Tenderfield Christmas 2014	Susie
Serial	Dana Chivvis
Office Christmas Party	Kathy
A Very Cuban Christmas	Diana Nyad
A Magical Christmas	Eileen
Whiskers R’ We	Barbara DeDrew

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40×11 – Kevin Hart/Sia (original air date: January 17, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Martin Luther King Cold Open	Mother
Calvin Klein Jeans	Justin Bieber
Nancy	Winnie Mayhood
Weekend Update	Frida Santini

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40×12 – Blake Shelton (original air date: January 25, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Inside The NFL Cold Open	Reporter
Farm Hunk	Contestant
Wishin’ Boot	Singer
Family Feud	Keith Urban
Magician	Audience member

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40×13 – J.K. Simmons/D’Angelo (original air date: January 31, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Miss Trash 2015	Miss Trash New York
Cinema Classics	Ingrid Bergman, Ilsa
Teacher Snow Day	Teacher

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40th Anniversary (original air date: February 15, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Jeopardy!	Justin Bieber

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40×14 – Dakota Johnson/Alabama Shakes (original air date: February 28, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Monologue	Audience member
Say What You Wanna Say	Kerry
Press Junket	Assistant
Weekend Update	Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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40×15 – Chris Hemsworth/Zac Brown Band (original air date: March 7, 2015)

Sketch	Character
A Message From Hillary Clinton Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
Monologue	Mom
The Iggy Azalea Show	Iggy Azalea
Movie Set	Trish

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40×16 – Dwayne Johnson/George Ezra (original air date: March 28, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Monologue	–
Pep Boys	Customer
Escape from Jungle Island	Miss Reese
Weekend Update	Olya Povlatsky
Improv Show	Robert Durst

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40×17 – Michael Keaton/Carly Rae Jepsen (original air date: April 4, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Monologue	–
A Mike O’Brien Picture – Prom Queen	Student
Call Your Grandparents	Grandmother
Neurotology	Member
Smart Home	Neighbor
An Easter Message	Portia

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40×18 – Taraji P. Henson/Mumford & Sons (original air date: April 11, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Election Video Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
Monologue	–
Hot For Teacher: The Janet Johnson-Luna Civil Trial	Kathy Daly
Home 2	Yolandi Visser
QVC	Claudette Fontaine
Weekend Update	Cecilia Giminez
Hollywood Game Night	Jane Lynch
Cinema Classics	Player

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40×19 – Scarlett Johansson/Wiz Khalifa (original air date: May 2, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Mayweather-Pacquiao Fight Cold Open	Justin Bieber
Right Side of the Bed	Hozier, Announcer (voice)
Black Widow: Age Of Me	Editor
Weekend Update	Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Blazer	Woman
Jingle Writers	Executive

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40×20 – Reese Witherspoon/Florence + the Machine (original air date: May 9, 2015)

Sketch	Character
The Southern Republican Leadership Conference! Cold Open	Carly Fiorina
Monologue	Herself
Theater Showcase	Theatre student
Southern Ladies	Marilyn
Whiskers R’ We	Barbara DeDrew

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40×21 – Louis C.K./Rihanna (original air date: May 16, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Summertime Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
Sprint Store	Customer
Forgotten TV Gems	Fran

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