SNL’s 50th season closes with Scarlett Johansson’s record-breaking host gig and Che’s surprise apology.
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SNL wraps up its milestone 50th season with a bang! Scarlett Johansson hosts for a record-breaking seventh time, while Bad Bunny rocks the stage and steals scenes in sketches.
The Final Countdown
The legendary sketch show closes its anniversary season in style.
This wild ride featured Lonely Island’s return and guest spots from comedy icons Maya Rudolph, Dana Carvey, and Mike Myers.
With summer break approaching, fans wonder: is Colin Jost leaving? Who else might exit?
Trump Takes Over
JAJ’s Trump monologue in the Middle East kicks things off with a twist!
Johnson breaks character and sits with the audience, reminding viewers we’ll have to wait till fall for the fake Trump while dealing with the real one all summer. This bold approach feels fresh and confident.
ScarJo Sings
Johansson dives into a Billy Joel parody with cast members joining the fun.
The musical number pokes fun at monologue styles and even jokes about Sarah Sherman getting fired.
The playful energy sets the perfect tone for this historic finale.
News Gone Wild
The “Local News Stories” sketch delivers dark humor when an evening news anchor brings inappropriate puns to serious stories.
Murder, perverts, and deportations get the cheerful morning show treatment in this twisted take on broadcast journalism.
Newark Nightmare
Please Don’t Destroy returns with ScarJo for a first-class flight music video that quickly spirals into Newark Airport anxiety.
The rap parody shifts from cool to panic as passengers face their mortality. Bad Bunny’s cameo as a harmonizing air traffic controller saves the day.
Lost in Translation
Language barriers create comedy gold when Marcello Hernández and ScarJo’s date night gets complicated.
The men secretly share their dating fears in Spanish while the women respond with gibberish.
This multilingual mix-up showcases the cast’s chemistry perfectly.
Bowen’s Secret Life
In a surprise sequel sketch, Johansson reveals her crush on supposedly-gay Bowen Yang. Plot twist: he’s straight!
Their secret affair mirrors his previous sketch with Sydney Sweeney. Gina Gershon and Emily Ratajkowski make cameo appearances as his past girlfriends.
Elevator Awkwardness
Mike Myers finds himself trapped with Kanye West in an elevator, bringing back memories of their infamous 2005 Hurricane Katrina telethon moment.
Thompson’s Ye makes Myers hilariously uncomfortable, playing on the rapper’s recent controversial behavior.
Weekend Update Finale
Che and Jost tackle Trump’s Saudi trip and airplane safety before Miss Eggy returns with her crowd-pleasing stand-up.
The season-ending Joke Swap brings savage humor, with Jost telling Lorne to “retire” and Che offering a surprisingly heartfelt apology to Johansson.
Behind the Scenes
The “Intimacy Coordinators” sketch hilariously tackles a ’50s lesbian romance film shoot.
Clueless coordinators (ScarJo and Thompson) struggle with the logistics while a performatively woke director (Day) makes everything awkwardly worse.
Victorian Grossout
The night ends with bizarre British ladies (Johansson, Gardner, Fineman, and Sherman) enjoying disgustingly weird foods like jellied eel and poodle hot dogs.
This delightfully strange 10-to-1 sketch closes the landmark season with perfectly weird energy.
