Jon Snow himself, Kit Harrington, hosted SNL this weekend along with musical guest Sara Bareilles. Check out some of the highlights from this week’s episode.
Joe Biden cold open
Former SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis returned to the show this week to revive his classic impression of former vice president Joe Biden. Biden, this week, received some backlash about how he has interacted with women over the years. Sudeikis played Biden learning how to deal with this issue in anticipation of a presidential campaign announcement for 2020.
Kit Harrington’s ‘Game of Thrones’ opening monologue
Kit Harrington opened the show talking about the upcoming final season of Game of Thrones. It turns out that some of his costars don’t even know what happens. They dropped by hoping that Harrington would spill some secrets for them ahead of the show’s season premiere.
Of course, Kit Harrington hosted SNL in promotion of the upcoming final season of HBO’s Game of Thrones. It wouldn’t be an episode of SNL without a proper Game of Thrones sketch. Check out this sketch where they turned everything on HBO into Game of Thrones sequels, prequels and spinoffs.
Bachelorette party
Kit Harrington wasn’t afraid to show that he’s more than just Jon Snow from Game of Thrones. In another sketch, Harrington played a performer at a bachelorette party, wearing something most Game of Thrones fans have likely never seen him wear. Check out the hilarious sketch below.
Sara Bareilles performs
Sara Bareilles performed a couple of songs on last night’s SNL as well. Check out her performance of her song “Fire” below.
Coming up on ‘SNL’
Next week, Emma Stone will host SNL along with musical guests BTS. It was also recently announced that former cast member Adam Sandler will host SNL the following week on May 4 along with musical guest Shawn Mendes. Sandler, a staple of the show in the mid-90s, has never returned to host until now.
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