Saturday Night Live – Season 41

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The forty-first season of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on October 3, 2015, during the 2015–2016 television season. The season premiered on October 3, 2015, with host & musical guest Miley Cyrus and concluded on May 21, 2016, with host Fred Armisen and musical guest Courtney Barnett.

Kate McKinnon won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work this season.

Cast

Repertory Players: Vanessa Bayer, Beck Bennett, Aidy Bryant, Colin Jost, Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Bobby Moynihan, Jay Pharoah, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Sasheer Zamata

Featured Players: Michael Che, Pete Davidson, Leslie Jones, Jon Rudnitsky

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Episode Guide

41×01 – Miley Cyrus (original air date: October 3, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Monologue	Martin Shkreli
Abilify For People Who Think They Can Be President	Janet Huckabee
50’s Dance	Lindy Patterson
Bar Talk	Hillary Clinton
The Millennials	Girl
Katz’ Deli	Patron

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41×02 – Amy Schumer/The Weeknd (original air date: October 10, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Fox and Friends Cold Open	Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Guns	Girl
Weekend Update	Frida Santini
Baby Shower	Guest

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41×03 – Tracy Morgan/Demi Lovato (original air date: October 17, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Democratic Presidential Debate Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
Monologue	Ivy
The Loveliest Kingdom	Schoolmarm
Astronaut Jones	Engineer

41×04 – Donald Trump/Sia (original air date: November 7, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Democratic Candidates Forum Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
Bad Girls	Stacey
Live Tweeting	–
Rock Band	Blade

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41×05 – Elizabeth Banks/Disclosure (original air date: November 14, 2015)

Sketch	Character
First Got Horny 2 U	Herself
Theater Showcase	Theatre student
Weekend Update	Olya Povlatsky

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41×06 – Matthew McConaughey/Adele (original air date: November 21, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Fox and Friends Cold Open	Debbie Wasserman Schultz
A Thanksgiving Miracle	Grandmother
Star Wars Auditions	Maggie Smith
Should You Chime In On This?	Hillary Clinton
Right Side of the Bed	Ed Sheeran, Announcer (voice)

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41×07 – Ryan Gosling/Leon Bridges (original air date: December 5, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Monologue	–
Settl	Girl
Close Encounter	Colleen Rafferty
Birthday Party	Girl
Nespresso	Beaver

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41×08 – Chris Hemsworth/Chance The Rapper (original air date: December 12, 2015)

Sketch	Character
Monologue	Herself
On The Record	Greta Van Susteren
Christmas Sing-a-long	Guest
Weekend Update	Angela Merkel
Brunch	Girl
Hunk Junktion	Girl

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41×09 – Tina Fey & Amy Poehler/Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band (original air date: December 19, 2015)

Sketch	Character
A Hillary Christmas	Hillary Clinton
Weekend Update	Deenie

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41×10 – Adam Driver/Chris Stapleton (original air date: January 16, 2016)

Sketch	Character
Republican Debate Cold Open	Lindsey Graham
America’s Funniest Cats	Noelle LeSoup
Golden Globes	Madison

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41×11 – Ronda Rousey/Selena Gomez (original air date: January 23, 2016)

Sketch	Character
Monologue	Justin Bieber
Love Struck	Girl
Bland Man	Contestant
Three’s A Crime: The Janet Johnson-Luna and Kara Torkelson Civil Trial	Kathy Daly
At the Club	Girl
Citizens Forum	Mrs. Dodd
Settl	Girl

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41×12 – Larry David/The 1975 (original air date: February 6, 2016)

Sketch	Character
A Message From Ted Cruz Cold Open	Catherine Cruz
Steam Ship	Passenger
Weekend Update	Sturdy Barbie
Songwriting Class	Willow
Last Call	Sheila Sovage

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41×13 – Melissa McCarthy/Kanye West (original air date: February 13, 2016)

Sketch	Character
Hillary for President Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
Monologue	Herself
The Day Beyoncé Turned Black	Girl
Pick-Up Artist	Jo
Whiskers R’ We	Barbara DeDrew

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41×14 – Jonah Hill/Future (original air date: March 5, 2016)

Sketch	Character
CNN Election Center Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
The Champ	Stacey Epstein
Weekend Update	Flossie Dickey
Murder Mystery	Cook

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41×15 – Ariana Grande (original air date: March 12, 2016)

Sketch	Character
Hillary For America	Hillary Clinton
This Is Not a Feminist Song	Girl
True Tales From The Sea	Shud
Family Feud	Tilda Swinton
The Sound of Music	Nun

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41×16 – Peter Dinklage/Gwen Stefani (original air date: April 2, 2016)

Sketch	Character
At This Hour Cold Open	Kate Bolduan
Monologue	Herself
Winnie the Pooh	Piglet
HBO First Look Game of Thrones Season 6	Emilia Clarke
Vacation Nightmares	Actress
Corporate Magic Show	Lisa

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41×17 – Russell Crowe/Margo Price (original air date: April 6, 2016)

Sketch	Character
A Message from Hillary Clinton Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
Preparation H Advanced Gel	Girl
Weekend Update	Deenie
A Mike O’Brien Picture Oprah Winfrey: A Life of Love	Friend

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41×18 – Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Nick Jonas (original air date: April 16, 2016)

Sketch	Character
Democratic Presidential Debate Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
Heroin AM	Mother
Huge Jewelry	Dina Bologna Totarello
Cinema Classics	Actress
Who Works Here?	Assistant manager
Meet N’ Match	One Beth

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41×19 – Brie Larson/Alicia Keys (original air date: May 7, 2016)

Sketch	Character
Church Chat Cold Open	Model
Near-Death Experience	Colleen Rafferty
Baby Shower	Heather
Game of Thrones	Melisandre
Dead Bopz	Ginger Rogers

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41×20 – Drake (original air date: May 14, 2016)

Sketch	Character
Sexy Kinda Evening with Dennis Walls & The Cookies	Cookie
Weekend Update	Olya Povlatsky

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41×21 – Fred Armisen/Courtney Barnett (original air date: May 21, 2016)

Sketch	Character
Hillary & Bernie Cold Open	Hillary Clinton
Escape Pod	Passenger
Theater Showcase	Theatre student
The Harkin Brothers	Musician

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