Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2019–20

The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the forty-fifth season of SNL, which began on September 28, 2019.

Chen Biao

Chen Biao (Bowen Yang) is a Chinese diplomat who guests on Weekend Update to discuss various topics of Chinese/American relations with Michael Che. He has different titles such as "Chinese Trade Representative" or "Chinese Health Minister" depending on the topic. For a Chinese official he's surprisingly casual, flamboyant, and well versed in American culture.

Season Episode Host Notes
45 October 5, 2019 Phoebe Waller-Bridge Biao discusses the US-China Trade War. He loves the attention it brings him as China's "trade daddy."[1]
45 December 14, 2019 Scarlett Johansson Biao discusses the US-China Trade Deal and the end of the trade war. He doesn't need that "drama" in his life.[2]
45 February 1, 2020 J.J. Watt Biao discusses the Coronavirus after the WHO declared it a global emergency.[3]
46 October 3, 2020 Chris Rock Biao discusses a potential American ban of TikTok.[4]
47 January 22, 2022 Will Forte Biao discusses the upcoming Beijing 2022 Olympics.[5]

SoulCycle Instructors

Various SoulCycle instructors are excessively high-energy and give unhinged monologues during classes.

Season Episode Host Notes
45 October 12, 2019 David Harbour Colorful prospectives (Harbour, Bowen Yang, Heidi Gardner, Kate McKinnon) overshare as they audition to become SoulCycle instructors.[6]
45 April 25, 2020 Saturday Night Live at Home (no host)

Competing Sisters

In classic 1950s black and white movies, two sisters try to kill each other in competition for a potential husband but both lose out to a more attractive third option.

Season Episode Host Notes
45 December 7, 2019 Jennifer Lopez "What Do You Figure Is Goin' On In That House?" The Corporal (Beck Bennett) is coming for a visit to pick a wife.[7]
45 February 29, 2020 John Mulaney "Say, Those Two Don't Seem To Like Each Other" The Admiral (Bennett) is coming to pick a wife. He's much more interested in their "twink" sailor brother (Mulaney.) [8]

Baby Yoda

Kyle Mooney impersonates Baby Yoda, though an adult version who speaks and is very aware of his success.

Season Episode Host Notes
45 December 14, 2019 Scarlett Johansson Baby Yoda stops by Weekend Update to talk about his newfound fame.[9]
46 October 31, 2020 John Mulaney Baby Yoda stops by Weekend Update to discuss the return of The Mandalorian.[10]
46 January 30, 2021 John Krasinski TV show characters (including Mooney as Baby Yoda) perform renditions of their show's opening credits songs.[11]
46 May 8, 2021 Elon Musk Baby Yoda stops by Weekend Update to discuss Star Wars Day celebrations.[12]
47 November 20, 2021 Simu Liu Baby Yoda stops by Weekend Update to discuss his Thanksgiving plans and dating life.[13]
47 May 14, 2022 Selena Gomez Baby Yoda stops by Weekend Update to discuss his spiritual awakening.[14]

Sleepover Incident

An embarrassing disaster occurs at a girls' sleepover and Megan (Kate McKinnon) is obviously responsible but denies it. The house is eventually destroyed in a cascading series of problems caused by Megan's attempts to cover up the incident.

Season Episode Host Notes
45 January 25, 2020 Adam Driver Driver is hosting a sleepover and asks which girl destroyed the upstairs toilet.[15]
46 December 5, 2020 Jason Bateman Bateman asks which girl left a big menstrual period stain on the couch.[16]

Uncle Meme

A man (John Mulaney) confronts his nephew about creating insulting viral Impact font memes with his image.

Season Episode Host Notes
45 February 29, 2020 John Mulaney While celebrating his daughter being accepted to school, the uncle confronts his nephew about turning him into memes.[17]
46 October 31, 2020 John Mulaney The uncle confronts his nephew about once again turning him into memes this time at work, as he's an intern at the uncle's company.[18]

MasterClass Quarantine Edition

Chloe Fineman (primarily) does impressions of celebrities offering MasterClass courses from their homes.

Season Episode Host Notes
45 April 11, 2020 Tom Hanks MasterClass advertises lessons about fashion from Timothée Chalamet, TikTok tutorials from JoJo Siwa and Carole Baskin teaching bike riding.[19]
45 May 9, 2020 Kristen Wiig MasterClass advertises lessons about journaling from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, suits from John Mulaney (Melissa Villaseñor) and Britney Spears teaching something.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Taylor Swift". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. October 5, 2019. NBC.
  2. ^ "Scarlett Johansson, Niall Horan". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. December 14, 2019. NBC.
  3. ^ "J.J. Watt, Luke Combs". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. February 1, 2020. NBC.
  4. ^ "Chris Rock, Megan Thee Stallion". Saturday Night Live. Season 46. October 3, 2020. NBC.
  5. ^ "Will Forte, Måneskin". Saturday Night Live. Season 47. January 22, 2022. NBC.
  6. ^ "David Harbour, Camila Cabello". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. October 12, 2019. NBC.
  7. ^ "Jennifer Lopez, DaBaby". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. December 7, 2019. NBC.
  8. ^ "John Mulaney, David Byrne". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. February 29, 2020. NBC.
  9. ^ "Scarlett Johansson, Niall Horan". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. December 14, 2019. NBC.
  10. ^ "John Mulaney, The Strokes". Saturday Night Live. Season 46. October 31, 2020. NBC.
  11. ^ "John Krasinski, Machine Gun Kelly". Saturday Night Live. Season 46. January 30, 2021. NBC.
  12. ^ "Elon Musk, Miley Cyrus". Saturday Night Live. Season 46. May 8, 2021. NBC.
  13. ^ "Simu Liu, Saweetie". Saturday Night Live. Season 47. November 20, 2021. NBC.
  14. ^ "Selena Gomez, Post Malone". Saturday Night Live. Season 47. May 14, 2022. NBC.
  15. ^ "Adam Driver, Halsey". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. January 25, 2020. NBC.
  16. ^ "Jason Bateman, Morgan Wallen". Saturday Night Live. Season 46. December 5, 2020. NBC.
  17. ^ "John Mulaney, David Byrne". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. February 29, 2020. NBC.
  18. ^ "John Mulaney, The Strokes". Saturday Night Live. Season 46. October 31, 2020. NBC.
  19. ^ "Tom Hanks, Chris Martin". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. April 11, 2020. NBC.
  20. ^ "Kristen Wiig". Saturday Night Live. Season 45. May 9, 2020. NBC.
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