Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2013–14
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The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the thirty-ninth season of SNL, which began on September 28, 2013.
Contents
- 1 Bruce Chandling
- 2 Cinema Classics
- 3 Mornin' Miami!
- 4 Miss Meadows (poetry teacher)
- 5 Miley tapes
- 6 Shallon
- 7 Holiday Food
- 8 Heshy Farahat
- 9 Waking up with Kimye
- 10 Jebidiah Atkinson
- 11 Richard Patterson (Baby Boss)
- 12 Animal Hospital (Vet Office)
- 13 Family Feud
- 14 Bathroom Guy
- 15 Black Jeopardy!
- 16 Dyke and Fats
- 17 Chris Fitzpatrick
- 18 Leslie Jones
- 19 Whiskers R We
- 20 References
Bruce Chandling
Kyle Mooney plays stand-up comedian Bruce Chandling.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | September 28, 2013 | Tina Fey | Bruce Chandling gives his take on new Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's first UN Speech. |
39 | May 17, 2014 | Andy Samberg | Bruce Chandling provides his perspective on summertime fun. |
41 | November 14, 2015 | Elizabeth Banks | Bruce talks about women and his girlfriend. |
41 | April 9, 2016 | Russell Crowe | Bruce talks about sports. |
42 | April 15, 2017 | Jimmy Fallon | Bruce talks about Easter. |
43 | November 18, 2017 | Chance the Rapper | Bruce talks about Thanksgiving. |
An installment was scheduled to air on October 22, 2016, where Bruce talks about Halloween and brings on a fellow Comedian (Tom Hanks); the segment was cut from the episode before airing, but was released online. Two filmed pieces with Kevin Hart and Louis C.K. respectively were also cut for time in Season 40.
Cinema Classics
Reese De'What (Kenan Thompson) presents classic cinema and television.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes | |
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39 | September 28, 2013 | Tina Fey | ||
40 | October 4, 2014 | Sarah Silverman | Forgotten TV Gems | |
40 | January 31, 2015 | J.K. Simmons | Casablanca | |
40 | April 11, 2015 | Taraji P. Henson | ||
40 | May 16, 2015 | Louis C.K. | Forgotten TV Gems | |
41 | April 16, 2016 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | ||
44 | March 2, 2019 | John Mulaney | To Have and Have Not | |
44 | May 11, 2019 | Emma Thompson | ||
45 | November 23, 2019 | Will Ferrell | The Wizard of Oz | |
46 | October 31, 2020 | John Mulaney | The Birds | |
47 | January 22, 2022 | Will Forte | Gaslight |
Mornin' Miami!
Three surly and unusually-named news anchors of a Miami-based morning news program (played by Kate McKinnon, Bobby Moynihan, and the host) cheerfully record their promos for the week for their off-screen producer (voiced by Vanessa Bayer).
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | October 5, 2013 | Miley Cyrus | Yolanda Natalie Portman (Miley Cyrus), Jill Amockingbird, and B.F. seethe in between recordings. |
39 | January 18, 2014 | Drake | Trey Shayearwood (Drake), Lena Towerapisa, and Burt Fingerblast fume over their new sign off. The producer is onscreen at the beginning of this sketch. |
An installment of Mornin' Miami! was scheduled to air on May 10, 2014, featuring host Charlize Theron; the sketch was cut from the episode before airing, but was released online.
Miss Meadows (poetry teacher)
Unusually perky poetry teacher Miss Meadows (Vanessa Bayer) visits students and teaches them about the joys of poetry. She reads her eccentric original poems to the group. Students take turns reading their odd original poems with one student (played by the host) using their poems to display their sexual attraction towards Meadows.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | October 5, 2013 | Miley Cyrus | Miss Meadows visits a class while the teacher is at a job interview. |
39 | January 18, 2014 | Drake | Miss Meadows visits detention. |
40 | November 22, 2014 | Cameron Diaz | Miss Meadows is a substitute teacher |
Miley tapes
A look in the fictional romance of Miley Cyrus and Kyle Mooney, which takes place during and after the filming of a homemade videotape. Bobby Moynihan and Beck Bennett interrupt the shooting, to which Kyle exits the room and confides in them that he doesn't really want to do what Miley wants him to do in the tape. Every time he opens the door after that, her actions and situations become more outlandish.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | October 5, 2013 | Miley Cyrus | Miley and Kyle make a sex tape. However, due to Kyle's reluctance, she ends up making a tape with his brother (Taran Killam) instead. |
41 | October 3, 2015 | Miley Cyrus | Miley and Kyle make a wedding video, marry and have a child (Jon Rudnitsky), much against Kyle's wishes. At the end, time speeds up so fast that Kyle dies and becomes single again as Miley is now a widow. |
Shallon
A guest speaker (played by the Host) visits Astoria Elementary School to give a safety presentation, but finds that the loud, brash student Shallon (Nasim Pedrad) twists his lecture into an endorsement of whatever he's warning the children against (such as getting into cars with strangers) while the class' teacher Miss Finley (Kate McKinnon) is away doing something in her car. Shallon's actions would get her classmates (played by Aidy Bryant, John Milhiser, Bobby Moynihan, Kenan Thompson, and Noël Wells) into thinking that what Shallon says is right much to the chagrin of the guest speaker. When Miss Finley returns, the guest speaker leaves and makes a negative comment about the class. Afterwards, Miss Finley gives the children permission to go pursue the activity the guest speaker was attempting to discourage.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | October 26, 2013 | Edward Norton | Shallon convinces the class to get into vans with strangers while undermining the authority of a police officer named Officer Rosen (Edward Norton) to get candy on Halloween. |
39 | December 14, 2013 | John Goodman | While Captain Lemkee (John Goodman) of the Irvine Fire Department talks about fire safety on Christmas, Shallon convinces the class to get into the fireplace on Christmas Eve to save Santa Claus from the fire. |
39 | April 12, 2014 | Seth Rogen | Shallon convinces the class that they should seek out drug dealers to get crack from them while ignoring the words of D.A.R.E. member Officer Kellogg (Seth Rogen). |
Holiday Food
The episode's host plays an eccentric character who talks about the food they'll be giving out on a certain holiday.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | October 26, 2013 | Edward Norton | A father (Norton), accompanied by his wife Adult Ruth (Aidy) and their son Diego (Bobby Moynihan), shows off the candy he has bought for Halloween trick-or-treaters, including a kale chip in a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup packet, and a Pez dispenser with his own head on it. |
40 | April 4, 2015 | Michael Keaton | Keaton (playing himself), accompanied by Portia (Kate McKinnon) and Jordan (Bobby Moynihan), shows off what he has bought for Easter, including creme eggs that he gave up for lent the year before, and a toy "Easter monkey". |
A third sketch themed around Thanksgiving, starring Kristen Wiig as "Wisten Kriig", was cut for time during the Season 42 episode dated November 18, 2016. Another sketch for St. Patrick's Day, with Bill Hader as Liam Neeson, was also cut for time in season 43 on March 17, 2018.
Heshy Farahat
Heshy Farahat (Nasim Pedrad) is a Yemeni motivational speaker who comes to speak at schools and hotels, etc. She often tells personal stories to motivate the audience, using hip thrusts and shooting-gun sound effects controlled by her son (Mike O'Brien).
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | November 2, 2013 | Kerry Washington | Heshy arrives at a school's career week with her son and her assistant Tammy (Kerry Washington). |
39 | May 10, 2014 | Charlize Theron | Heshy appears at a hotel to give dating advice, "The Man Plan", with her friend Gail (Charlize Theron). |
Waking up with Kimye
Kanye West (Jay Pharoah) and Kim Kardashian (Nasim Pedrad) host a morning talk show with a typical daytime-talk-show format. Despite Kanye feeding Kim each of her lines to say in extremely obvious ways, she messes up most of them anyway. Kanye appears to be oblivious to Kim's ditziness, seeing her as both beautiful and brilliant. The other Kardashian sisters make giggling nasal-voiced appearances.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | November 16, 2013 | Lady Gaga | Kanye and Kim interview the Apple Store employee Karen (Lady Gaga) who repaired Kim's computer. |
39 | December 21, 2013 | Jimmy Fallon | Kim shows off her gingerbread nightclub. Fallon does not appear in the sketch. |
39 | May 17, 2014 | Andy Samberg | Kim shows off a drawing of her wedding dress. Samberg plays Kim and Kanye's wedding planner Jostin Pappick. |
Jebidiah Atkinson
Jebidiah Atkinson (Taran Killam), a Weekend Update character, is an 1860s newspaper critic who has something negative to say about everything.
The character was inspired by an actual incident: On November 14, 2013, in honor of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, The Patriot-News retracted a scathing review of the address that its predecessor publication, The Patriot & Union, had published on November 24, 1863. Atkinson, ostensibly the author of that review, appeared on Weekend Update to defend his opinion. (The actual author was Oramel Barrett.)[1]
The character has received critical acclaim from multiple reviewers. Mike Ryan of the Huffington Post said he would watch a Jebidiah Atkinson movie.[2] Hitfix's Ryan McGee said that while performing the bit, Killam was on fire, even comparing Atkinson to Bill Hader's beloved Weekend Update character Stefon.[3]
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | November 16, 2013 | Lady Gaga | Jebidiah is critical of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and other political speeches. |
39 | December 7, 2013 | Paul Rudd | Jebidiah is critical of "A Charlie Brown Christmas" and other Christmas specials and movies. |
39 | March 1, 2014 | Jim Parsons | Jebidiah is critical of current and past Best Picture nominees. |
39 | May 3, 2014 | Andrew Garfield | Jebidiah is critical of current and past Tony nominees. |
40 | January 31, 2015 | J. K. Simmons | Jebidiah is critical of current and past Grammy nominees. |
40 | April 4, 2015 | Michael Keaton | Jebidiah is critical of current and past television shows. |
Richard Patterson (Baby Boss)
Dick Patterson (Beck Bennett) is a businessman who exhibits infantile reflexes. He is described by those who work for him as having "the body of a baby."
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | November 23, 2013 | Josh Hutcherson | Josh Hutcherson plays Mr. Patterson's newly hired assistant.[4] |
39 | March 29, 2014 | Louis C.K. | Louis C.K. plays a vice-president of Mr. Patterson's company.[5] |
40 | November 22, 2014 | Cameron Diaz | Cameron Diaz plays Mr. Patterson's wife, Nancy. This is the first version of the sketch not to take place in the office. |
41 | May 14, 2016 | Drake | Drake plays a White House Representative representing Patterson as a potential third party candidate. Here it is revealed his first name is Dick. |
Animal Hospital (Vet Office)
Nurses (played by Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, and the host) work at a vet hospital and deliver the news of the pet's death to pet owners. The host plays a flamboyant nurse.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | November 23, 2013 | Josh Hutcherson | |
40 | September 27, 2014 | Chris Pratt | [6] |
Family Feud
Steve Harvey (Kenan Thompson) hosts Celebrity Family Feud.
An earlier version of this sketch aired in the season 35 episode hosted by Ryan Reynolds. It featured Jason Sudeikis as host Richard Dawson in a 1970s version of Family Feud between the Osmond family and the Phillips family.[18] Another version originally aired on January 21, 1978 (Season 3) featuring Bill Murray as Richard Dawson and the Coneheads as the contestants.
Bathroom Guy
A man (Jonah Hill) is called out for leaving a mess on the toilet in unlikely situations.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | January 25, 2014 | Jonah Hill | "Couples Quiz!" Gameshow |
41 | March 5, 2016 | Jonah Hill | Murder Mystery Mansion |
Black Jeopardy!
Kenan Thompson plays Darnell Hayes, host of a version of Jeopardy! where correct responses are stereotypes of working-class African American speech and thought. The host plays the contestant in the rightmost seat.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | March 29, 2014 | Louis C.K. | Louis C.K. plays Mark, a professor of African American Studies. Jay Pharoah and Sasheer Zamata play the other contestants, Amir and Keeley.[19] |
41 | November 14, 2015 | Elizabeth Banks | Elizabeth Banks plays Allison who "dated a black guy once." Jay Pharoah and Sasheer Zamata reprise their roles as Amir and Keeley. Leslie Jones plays the woman providing the Daily Double clue.[20] |
41 | May 14, 2016 | Drake | Drake plays a Black Canadian named Jared. Jay Pharoah and Sasheer Zamata reprise their roles as Amir and Keeley.[21] |
42 | October 22, 2016 | Tom Hanks | Tom Hanks plays a Donald Trump supporter named Doug. Sasheer Zamata reprises her role as Keeley. Leslie Jones plays new contestant Shanice.[22] |
43 | April 7, 2018 | Chadwick Boseman | Chadwick Boseman reprises his role of King T'Challa from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Leslie Jones reprises her role as Shanice. Chris Redd plays new contestant Rashad. Cecily Strong and Beck Bennett voice a white couple shopping for real estate.[23] |
45 | December 21, 2019 | Eddie Murphy | Eddie Murphy reprises his Velvet Jones character. Chris Redd reprises his role as Rashad. Ego Nwodim plays new contestant Kiana.[24] |
Dyke and Fats
Trailers from a fictional CBS buddy-cop show featuring Dutch Plains (Kate McKinnon) as lesbian cop Les Dykawitz, and Velvy O'Malley (Aidy Bryant) as food-loving cop Chubbina Fatzarelli. While they call one another "Dyke and Fats" and engage in stereotypical behavior, they won't tolerate that anyone else, including superior officers, call them by their nicknames.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | March 29, 2014 | Louis C.K. | |
42 | December 10, 2016 | John Cena |
Chris Fitzpatrick
Kyle Mooney plays Chris Fitzpatrick, an alternative high-schooler who makes videos featuring heavy metal music and public domain images of car crashes and buildings being demolished.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | March 29, 2014 | Louis C.K. | Chris Fitzpatrick runs for High School President. |
40 | November 22, 2014 | Cameron Diaz | Chris Fitzpatrick fights his high-school bully, Andy Rydell. |
41 | May 7, 2016 | Brie Larson | Chris Fitzpatrick launches a Kickstarter campaign for his band, Discreet Annihilation. |
43 | March 10, 2018 | Sterling K. Brown | Chris Fitzpatrick interviews people on the street on Rock vs. Rap |
Leslie Jones
Leslie Jones appears as an expert on image and relationships on Weekend Update and flirts with host Colin Jost.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | May 3, 2014 | Andrew Garfield | Leslie appears as an image expert and talks about Lupita Nyong'o being named PEOPLE's Most Beautiful Person. Her jokes about African-American slavery were met with controversy. Jones has since defended them.[25] |
40 | September 27, 2014 | Chris Pratt | Leslie appears as a relationship expert and talks about the benefits of being single and her relationship woes. |
40 | November 15, 2014 | Woody Harrelson | Leslie appears to give her thoughts about a woman who got arrested after attempting to break into the house of a man she met online and got stuck in a chimney. (This was Jones' first appearance as a correspondent since joining the cast of the show a few episodes prior.) |
40 | December 6, 2014 | James Franco | Leslie appears as a relationship expert who gives her thoughts on 420Singles.com. |
40 | March 7, 2015 | Chris Hemsworth | Leslie talks about how much she hates New York City. |
40 | May 9, 2015 | Reese Witherspoon | Leslie reads love letters she wrote to a guy whom she had a four-year booty call with |
41 | October 3, 2015 | Miley Cyrus | Leslie talks about how she hates that because she is funny, men "just aren't feeling [her] like that." |
41 | November 7, 2015 | Donald Trump | Leslie talks about how gender roles are changing in the household |
41 | December 12, 2015 | Chris Hemsworth | Leslie talks about Breaking Bad being snubbed from the Golden Globes |
41 | January 23, 2016 | Ronda Rousey | Leslie talks about her crush on Leonardo DiCaprio |
41 | February 13, 2016 | Melissa McCarthy | Leslie lists what qualities she'd like to see in her perfect man. Kenan Thompson appears as her resident pianist. |
41 | May 14, 2016 | Drake | Leslie talks about achieving your dreams at any age |
42 | October 22, 2016 | Tom Hanks | Leslie comments on her nude photo hack which happened that August |
42 | December 3, 2016 | Emma Stone | Leslie believes that guys should appreciate their penis more |
42 | January 21, 2017 | Aziz Ansari | Leslie reviews the movie Hidden Figures |
42 | May 6, 2017 | Chris Pine | Leslie talks about going on vacation in Jamaica that April |
SE | August 10, 2017 | n/a | Leslie talks about her love for working out and exercising. |
43 | November 4, 2017 | Larry David | Leslie talks about the Houston Astros winning the World Series. |
43 | March 3, 2018 | Charles Barkley | |
43 | May 5, 2018 | Donald Glover | Leslie discusses Facebook's new dating feature. |
44 | December 1, 2018 | Claire Foy | |
44 | March 9, 2019 | Idris Elba | |
44 | May 18, 2019 | Paul Rudd |
Whiskers R We
Middle-aged cat-lover Barbara DeDrew (McKinnon) and her girlfriend (the episode's host) showcase the cats that are ready to be adopted at Whiskers R We animal shelter. Barbara spends each commercial highlighting each cat's ridiculous backstory (for example, one cat is described as a ghost who died in 1940, another is described as a master of psychological manipulation) and fending off her girlfriend's awkward attempts at physical affection, which she is uncomfortable with on camera.
Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
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39 | May 10, 2014 | Charlize Theron | Theron appears as Cat Muller. |
40 | December 10, 2014 | Amy Adams | Adams appears as Ashley. Ashley was originally played by Sarah Silverman, however the sketch was cut for time from her episode. |
40 | May 9, 2015 | Reese Witherspoon | Witherspoon appears as Purrsula. |
41 | February 13, 2016 | Melissa McCarthy | McCarthy appears as Tabbytha. |
42 | November 19, 2016 | Kristen Wiig | Wiig appears as Furonica. |
43 | November 11, 2017 | Tiffany Haddish | Haddish appears as Clawdia. |
45 | April 25, 2020 | no host |
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Preceded by | Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed chronologically) | Succeeded by Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2014–15 |