EPISODE
SEASON
A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
25 May 1944, Hereford, England, UK
2 July 1947, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
17 October 1948, Chicago, Illinois, USA
28 November 1949, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
18 June 1919, Brooklyn, New York, USA
24 August 1962, Tipton, Missouri, USA
5 February 1948, New York City, New York, USA
9 July 1956, Concord, California, USA
14 November 1981, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
12 March 1948, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
4 October 1969, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
1 December 1970, Bedford, New Hampshire, USA
1 February 1937, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
17 November 1944, Asbury Park, New Jersey, USA
29 April 1952, Chicago, Illinois, USA
1 January 1943, Lorain, Ohio, USA
3 March 1950, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
27 January 1952, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, USA
16 June 1987, New York City, New York, USA
18 November 1981, Tehran, Iran
26 December 1954, Naples, Campania, Italy
September 29, 2014
The episode was made solid by a few surprises and a few explosive performances.
September 29, 2014
Toward the end of "Weekend Update," Pete Davidson, the latest addition to the cast, and the youngest - he's the first SNL'er born in the '90s - showed up. The material was great.
September 29, 2014
What we hope for are a few good sketches, one terrific taped parody, a couple of flattering showcases for the guest host, and, if we're lucky, an entertaining music act. By this modest measure, the 40th-season premiere was almost very good.
September 13, 2018
This inaugural test run may have been a failure, but it's certainly not a death wish. All eyes will most likely be on Che as the season continues.
September 29, 2014
Striding into the show as the superstar that he is, Pratt's desire to be one of the gang was endearing, if not especially memorable.
September 29, 2014
It was a good opener, sporadically very good.
October 06, 2014
Staring at itself in the bathroom mirror at age 40, SNL definitely looks its age. And though there is nothing wrong with an existential crisis every decade or so, there are warning flags that what got us to this point, may not get us to 50.
