The BEST episodes of Saturday Night Live season 46
Every episode of Saturday Night Live season 46, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Saturday Night Live season 46!
Each week, a famous guest host appears in sketches and parodies alongside a roster of up-and-coming comedians. A popular musical guest, short films, and Weekend Update - a recurring satirical newscast - form the backbone of one of the most influential and culturally significant TV shows in history.
#1 - Dave Chappelle / Foo Fighters
Season 46 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/7/2020
Sketches include: Ad Agency, Mario Memories, Take Me Back, Weekend Update, Centre 5 News Albany, DC Morning
#2 - Kristen Wiig / Dua Lipa
Season 46 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/19/2020
Sketches include: Secret Word, Christmas Morning, Christmas Eve 1944, A Teacher, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Weekend Update, Ménage a Grinch, Sue surprise
#3 - Adele / H. E. R.
Season 46 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/24/2020
Sketches include: Psychic, The Haunted Manor, The Bachelor, Trump Addicts of America, Weekend Update, Visiting Grandma, Africa, Ass Angel Perfume Jeans
#4 - Anya Taylor-Joy / Lil Nas X
Season 46 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/22/2021
Sketches include: Hollywood Squares, Gun Dad Meme Sketch, Heaven, It's Pride Again, Celtic Woman, Weekend Update, Enid & Astrid's Brawr Barn, Roommates in the City NYU Panel, The Movies
#5 - Dan Levy / Phoebe Bridgers
Season 46 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/6/2021
Sketches include: Universal Studios Tram Tour, Zillow.com, Super Bowl Party, Lifting Our Voices, Weekend Update, Football Songs, Carrie's Wedding, It Gets Better
#6 - John Mulaney / The Strokes
Season 46 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/31/2020
Sketches include: The Birds, Strollin', The Headless Horseman, Thank You NYC, Weekend Update, Big Nick's Souvenirs, Brenner Goods
#7 - Chris Rock / Megan Thee Stallion
Season 46 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/3/2020
Sketches include: Eye on Pittsburgh, "Bottom of Your Face", My Mom Married Kenan Thompson, The Drew Barrymore Show, Weekend Update, NBA Bubble Draft Finals, Stunt people
#8 - Carey Mulligan / Kid Cudi
Season 46 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/2021
Sketches include: What's Wrong with This Picture?, Tremfalta, Chrissie and Josh, Weird Little Flute, Weekend Update, Starcharter Andromeda, Lesbian Period Drama, The War in Words, Beat Buddies
#9 - Timothee Chalamet / Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Season 46 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/12/2020
Sketches include: A Rona Family Christmas, A December to Remember, The Dionne Warwick Talk Show, The Farm, Weekend Update, Holiday Baking Championship, Yeet, Sportsmax
#10 - John Krasinski / Machine Gun Kelly
Season 46 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/30/2021
Sketches include: Blue Georgia, Damian, The Dividend, Now That's What I Call Theme Songs Sung by the Stars of the Show, Warren Street COVID Bubble, Weekend Update, Supermarket Sweep, Subway, Sex Ratatouille
#11 - Issa Rae / Justin Bieber
Season 46 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/17/2020
Sketches include: BonjourHi!, 5-Hour Empathy, Sharon, Weekend Update, Your Voice Chicago, Funk Jam!, Jack Flatt's, reBay
#12 - Jason Bateman / Morgan Wallen
Season 46 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/5/2020
Sketches include: Meagan, Stanta, Duplex, The Christmas Conversation, Ghosts of Morgan Wallen Future, Weekend Update, Santa's Village, Kills the Bit
#13 - Bill Burr / Jack White
Season 46 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/10/2020
Jack White performs a medley of "Ball and Biscuit", "Don't Hurt Yourself" and Blind Willie Johnson's "Jesus is Coming Soon" for his first set and "Lazaretto" for his second. Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph appear as Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, respectively, in the cold open; as Biden, Carrey also appears as Jeff Goldblum and Seth Brundle, Goldblum's character from the 1986 film The Fly. Jason Momoa appears in the pre-recorded "Enough is Enough" sketch. The episode pays multiple tributes to Eddie Van Halen, who had died earlier in the week: footage of him performing with the Robert Cray Band from season 12 is shown before the goodnights, White uses a guitar designed especially for him by Van Halen during his performance of "Lazaretto", and Burr wears a Van Halen shirt during the goodnights.
#14 - Keegan-Michael Key / Olivia Rodrigo
Season 46 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/15/2021
Sketches include: Braxton High School Prom Red Carpet, The Last Dance: Missing Scene, The Muppet Show, Gene's Sad Birthday, Weekend Update, George Gershwin Tribute, Hold Your Applause
#15 - Regé-Jean Page / Bad Bunny
Season 46 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/20/2021
Sketches include: Actors Spotlight, "LOCO", "Driver's License", Mr. Chicken Legs Pageant, The Job Interview, Weekend Update, Songs of the Sea, Blessed, Bridgerton Intimacy, "The Grocery Rap"
#16 - Daniel Kaluuya / St. Vincent
Season 46 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2021
Sketches include: Vaccine Game Show: Will You Take It?, Viral Apology Video, Scattergories, Proud Parents, Weekend Update, Frat Trip, Dog Park, Half Brother
#17 - Regina King / Nathaniel Rateliff
Season 46 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/13/2021
Sketches include: What's Your Type?, Pelotaunt, Gorilla Glue Beauty Products, Women Who Drink a Lot, The Negotiator, Weekend Update, The Rider, Fem Box
#18 - Maya Rudolph / Jack Harlow
Season 46 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/27/2021
Sketches include: Hot Ones, Boomers, A Kamala Harris Unity Seder, NFTs, Weekend Update, Richard Perquest & Tanya Katank, 2021 Barfly Awards, The Maya-ing
#19 - Nick Jonas
Season 46 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/27/2021
Sketches include: Mirror Workout, Murder Show, Cinderella, Boner Next to My Friends, Weekend Update, Viking Voyager, The Dionne Warwick Talk Show, Singles at a Bar
#20 - Elon Musk / Miley Cyrus
Season 46 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/8/2021
Sketches include: Gen Z Hospital, Every Conversation with People You Haven't Seen Since Quarantine Started, The Ooli Show, Murdur Durdur, Weekend Update, Mario Brothers Trial, The Astronaut, Earl