December 6, 2014S40E8 #774
| Host: | James Franco |
| Musical Guest: | Nicki Minaj |
| Cameo: | Seth Rogen |
| Musical Cameo: | Skylar Grey |
| Show | Peter Pan Live! |
| Show | Jingle Ballerz |
| Film | A Mike O'Brien Picture Grow-A-Guy |
| Sketch | Magic Bridge |
| Musical Performance | "Bed of Lies" |
| Sketch | Brain Space |
| Musical Performance | "Only", "All Things Go" |
| Cold Opening | Politics Nation |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | police officer Still |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Peter DiNello |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Lawrence Tatum |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Al Sharpton Live |
| Show | Peter Pan Live! |
| Beck Bennett | ... | John |
| Aidy Bryant | ... | Tonker Bell |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Taran Killam | ... | pirate |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Wendy |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | Michael |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Batty Koda |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Allison Williams |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | pirate |
| Commercial | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| Mikey Day | ... | pilot Voice |
| Leslie Jones | ... | wife |
| Taran Killam | ... | Han Solo |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Princess Leia |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Stormtrooper |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Lando Calrissian |
| Show | Jingle Ballerz |
| Pete Davidson | ... | KaTyler Smyth |
| Taran Killam | ... | Eminem |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Justin Bieber |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Kanye West |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Rick Ross |
| Sasheer Zamata | ... | Rihanna |
| Film | A Mike O'Brien Picture Grow-A-Guy |
| Vanessa Bayer | ... | friend |
| Beck Bennett | ... | Clint |
| Pete Davidson | ... | friend |
| Mike O'Brien | ... | Trevor |
| Sasheer Zamata | ... | friend |
| Sketch | Brain Space |
| Vanessa Bayer | ... | Lex |
| Beck Bennett | ... | Ashley Parker Angel |
| Aidy Bryant | ... | Rhombus |
| Pete Davidson | ... | Jeremy |
| Taran Killam | ... | Cal Hockley |
| Taran Killam | ... | Darren Hayes |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Kevin McCallister |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | Chris Kirkpatrick |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Lance Ito |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Will Smith |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Mrs. Mancinelli |
| Show | Jingle Ballerz |
| James Franco | ... | Riff Raff |
| Nicki Minaj | ... | Beyoncé |
| Taran Killam | ... | Eminem |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Justin Bieber |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Kanye West |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Rick Ross |
| Sasheer Zamata | ... | Rihanna |
| Sketch | Brain Space |
| Cold Opening | Politics Nation |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | police officer Still |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Peter DiNello |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Lawrence Tatum |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Al Sharpton Live |
| Show | Peter Pan Live! |
| James Franco | ... | Christopher Walken |
| Beck Bennett | ... | John |
| Aidy Bryant | ... | Tonker Bell |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Taran Killam | ... | pirate |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Wendy |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | Michael |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Batty Koda |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Allison Williams |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | pirate |
| Commercial | Star Wars: The Force Awakens |
| James Franco | ... | Luke Skywalker |
| Mikey Day | ... | pilot Voice |
| Leslie Jones | ... | wife |
| Taran Killam | ... | Han Solo |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Princess Leia |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Stormtrooper |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Lando Calrissian |
| Show | Jingle Ballerz |
| James Franco | ... | Riff Raff |
| Nicki Minaj | ... | Beyoncé |
| Pete Davidson | ... | KaTyler Smyth |
| Taran Killam | ... | Eminem |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Justin Bieber |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Kanye West |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Rick Ross |
| Sasheer Zamata | ... | Rihanna |
| Film | A Mike O'Brien Picture Grow-A-Guy |
| James Franco | ... | Chad |
| Vanessa Bayer | ... | friend |
| Beck Bennett | ... | Clint |
| Pete Davidson | ... | friend |
| Mike O'Brien | ... | Trevor |
| Sasheer Zamata | ... | friend |
| Sketch | Magic Bridge |
| James Franco | ... | troll |
| Aidy Bryant | ... | girl |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | John |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Cathy Anne |
| Weekend Update |
| Colin Jost | ||
| Michael Che | ||
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Anthony Crispino |
| Leslie Jones | ||
| Nicki Minaj | ... | Kim Kardashian |
| Sketch | Brain Space |
| James Franco | ... | moderator |
| Nicki Minaj | ||
| Vanessa Bayer | ... | Lex |
| Beck Bennett | ... | Ashley Parker Angel |
| Aidy Bryant | ... | Rhombus |
| Pete Davidson | ... | Jeremy |
| Taran Killam | ... | Cal Hockley |
| Taran Killam | ... | Darren Hayes |
| Kate McKinnon | ... | Kevin McCallister |
| Kyle Mooney | ... | Chris Kirkpatrick |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Lance Ito |
| Jay Pharoah | ... | Will Smith |
| Cecily Strong | ... | Mrs. Mancinelli |
| Commercial | Tad Rankin |
| James Franco | ... | Tad Rankin |
| Beck Bennett | ... | announcer Voice |
| Cecily Strong | ... | announcer Voice |
| Commercial | Sunseeker Yachts |
| James Franco | ... | Captain Jack Swallow |
| Seth Rogen | ... | James Franco |
| Vanessa Bayer | ... | Brecky |
| Cecily Strong | ... | model |
| Total Appearances | Characters | Impressions | Voices | Stills | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Franco | 9 | 2 | |||
| Nicki Minaj | 5 | 2 | |||
| Seth Rogen | 2 | ||||
| Skylar Grey | 1 | ||||
| Vanessa Bayer | 3 | 1 | |||
| Beck Bennett | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Aidy Bryant | 3 | 1 | |||
| Michael Che | 1 | ||||
| Pete Davidson | 3 | ||||
| Mikey Day | 1 | 1 | |||
| Leslie Jones | 2 | ||||
| Colin Jost | 1 | ||||
| Taran Killam | 4 | 2 | |||
| Kate McKinnon | 3 | 1 | |||
| Kyle Mooney | 4 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bobby Moynihan | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Mike O'Brien | 1 | ||||
| Jay Pharoah | 4 | 2 | |||
| Cecily Strong | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| Kenan Thompson | 4 | 2 | |||
| Sasheer Zamata | 2 | 1 | |||
| Steve Higgins | 1 | 1 | |||
| 68 | 5 | 16 | 4 | 1 |