Saturday Night Live at Home

The cold open features the cast members using to do a variation of the "Live from New York..." quote.

Zoom

The opening credits music is then performed by and the Saturday Night Live Band, who all perform from home, with the cast recreating their opening credits shots from their homes.

Lenny Pickett

does his opening monologue, opening up about coping with COVID-19. He also takes questions from the "audience" (actually Hanks dressed as a Frenchman and an Australian man).

Tom Hanks

is featured in a music video doing a generic Drake song parody from his mother's basement.

Pete Davidson

(Kate McKinnon) shows her workout regimen from her home.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Some office co-workers (, Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, and Heidi Gardner) attempt to conduct a meeting via Zoom, but two receptionists (McKinnon and Aidy Bryant) have some difficulty.

Mikey Day

(Larry David) explains why he has decided to drop out of the 2020 United States presidential election.

Bernie Sanders

A parody ad for : Quarantine Edition, featuring Timothée Chalamet, JoJo Siwa and Carole Baskin (all portrayed by Chloe Fineman).

MasterClass

Hanks introduces , who does a cover of Bob Dylan's "Shelter from the Storm" from his studio, made to look like the Studio 8H stage.

Chris Martin

and Michael Che host Weekend Update, alongside some Zoom audience members. They conduct a phone interview with Donald Trump (voiced by Alec Baldwin), and Che pays tribute to his grandmother, Martha, who died due to COVID-19.

Colin Jost

Bailey at the Movies (Gardner) posts a new video, reviewing movies that were released before the quarantine.

YouTube

– An animated sketch parodying the 1980s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon shows the Turtles in their middle-age. Michelangelo (voiced by Kyle Mooney) is about to be divorced from his wife as he doesn't want to give up his kids. Donatello (voiced by Kenan Thompson) gets a call from a doctor who informs him that there was a suspicious lump on his spine and the test results state that it was a benign cyst. Donatello is relieved with the news. In the park, Raphael (voiced by Beck Bennett) informs Leonardo (voiced by Day) that Shredder died. Leonardo states that they can go to the wake but not the service. When Leonardo gets annoyed that Raphael is asking for money again, Raphael weeps that he has to stop betting on golf which he doesn't watch. Middle-Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles was written by Steven Castillo, Mooney and Dan Bulla.

Middle-Aged Mutant Ninja Turtles

Cam Playz Dat (Day) shows how bad he is at playing video games on .

Twitch

British sportscaster Bob Tisdale (Moffat) does commentary on mundane things to make up for sports cancellations.

Mooney, Bennett, and remix their FaceTime chats.

Fred Armisen

Bryant leads a "visualizations" seminar.

How Low Will You Go? – A game show parody hosted by Alex Burpee (Bennett) that showcases dating during quarantine featuring three female contestants (, Gardner, and Bryant) and three male contestants (Day, Davidson, and Thompson).

Ego Nwodim

Nwodim does a makeup tutorial using only markers.

Crayola

Davidson does another hip-hop music video parody showcasing his $2,000 in cash and calling himself "".

Andre 2000

Past and present SNL cast members and writers, including Armisen, , Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Bill Hader, John Mulaney, Paula Pell, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Adam Sandler, Molly Shannon, and Emily Spivey, pay tribute to long-time music producer for the show, Hal Willner, who died from COVID-19, by sharing stories about him, and singing Lou Reed's "Perfect Day".

Rachel Dratch

Hanks bids the audience goodnight and tells everyone to stay safe, as the credits roll over a still photograph of the empty Studio 8H.

In a cut for time sketch, stand-up comedian Bruce Chandling (Mooney) attempts to audition for an special named Elmer's Easter Adventure.^[14]

Easter

The cold open is Dr. (Brad Pitt, whom the real Fauci once joked should play him)^[28] giving a message to the American public contradicting things that President Trump has said. At the end, Pitt breaks character to thank the real Fauci, as well as the medical workers, first responders and their families before saying, "Live (kinda) from all across America, it's Saturday Night!"

Anthony Fauci

Like the previous episode, the opening credits music is then performed by and the band, who all perform from home, with the cast recreating their opening credits shots from their homes. However, because there was no credited host for this episode, the customary opening monologue that has traditionally followed the opening montage was excluded from this episode. Instead, the show cut to the first sketch after the opening credits concluded.

Lenny Pickett

at Home – Today's guests are Charles Barkley, DJ Khaled, and, as always, Lindsey Buckingham (Bill Hader) who just appears as a freeze frame picture. As usual, Diondre Cole (Kenan Thompson) is too busy singing his theme song to interview them. Accompanying Cole in upstaging the guests are Vance the Track Suit Guy (Jason Sudeikis), Giuseppe the funky sax player (Fred Armisen), two blue sequined dressed back up singers (Ego Nwodim and Melissa Villaseñor), Howie Hot Wheels (Mikey Day) and featured singer Quarantina (Cecily Strong) who sings "Merlot for One".

What Up with That?

In Depth with Brian Sutter – anchor Valerie Webber (Nwodim) interviews her colleague, the COVID-positive Sutter (Day) who is at home in quarantine with his daughter who is also COVID-positive, via a remote video feed from his daughter's smartphone. His daughter operates the camera on her phone for her father while also playing with the face filters, thereby disrupting the interview. The next remote video interview with epidemiologist Dr. John Mitchell (Thompson) also features face filters being used, but unlike the preceding interview, it is done purposefully.

HLN

and Adam Sandler are featured in a music video singing an R&B quarantine song, "Stuck in the House". Rob Schneider makes a cameo appearance; Judd Apatow, Nathan Fillion, Tan France, John Mulaney, Annamarie Tendler, as well as members of Sandler's and Pete Davidson's families make non-speaking appearances in the sketch. The sketch ends stating that this music video was created by Pete's mom and Sandler's daughters Sadie and Sunny.

Pete Davidson

and Aidy Bryant play grocery store employees advertising the supply that they do have in stock in lieu of the sold out food staple items.

Kate McKinnon

Big Dominican Lunch with Big Papi – (Thompson) hosts his own cooking show in quarantine. Bad Bunny appears as Ortiz's cousin "Big Bunny". Alex Moffat makes a non-speaking appearance in the sketch.

David Ortiz

portrays both the owner of an Airbnb, and the houseguest who overstays her welcome after quarantine.

Chloe Fineman

plays a convicted prisoner who was released early, due to coronavirus, unsuccessfully trying to make dates with prison penpals (Nwodim, Bryant, and Strong), thwarted by social distancing, coronavirus, and one of his penpal's surprise that he would be released so early.

Chris Redd

Pitt introduces , who performs a cover of Pink Floyd's "Wish You Were Here".

Miley Cyrus

and Michael Che do Weekend Update, this time without an audience. Jost interviews Davidson about the quarantine. At the end of the segment, a contest is announced to have fans write in jokes for Che to read on Update without reading them beforehand.

Colin Jost

instructors Phoenix (Strong), Lee (Bowen Yang), Korona (Nwodim), Toyota (Redd), Robert (Beck Bennett), and Molly (Heidi Gardner) provide at-home workouts.

SoulCycle

(Thompson) gives his thoughts on the pandemic.

O. J. Simpson

FaceTimes with his cousin Mandy (Gardner).

Paul Rudd

The Reveal – A parody in which a detective (Bennett) interrogates several suspects (Yang, Strong, Redd, and Gardner) via Zoom, while showing some of the songs he is working on.

Law & Order

A commercial parodying the several "We're here for you" ads from other companies made during the pandemic. The sketch features several people at their respective homes (Gardner, Day, Fineman, Redd, Villaseñor, and Nwodim) indulging in the website's content.

PornHub

Barbara DeDrew (McKinnon) of "Whiskers R We" tries to pass off her cat as several different cats while her store is closed.

plays both the host and guest at a party, while the host sings an inner monologue about not knowing the guest's name.

Kyle Mooney

Villaseñor has a not-so-smooth date with an imaginary guy.

Bryant shows off some of her actual journal entries from when she was younger.

Like the last episode, the credits roll over a photograph of the empty studio 8-H.

In a cut for time sketch, governor Gretchen Whitmer (Strong) gives a message to those protesting the shelter-at-home order.^[29]

Michigan

A second cut for time sketch has Bennett give a tour of his dilapidated home to .^[30]

Architectural Digest

President Donald Trump () gives a virtual commencement address to the graduating class of St. Mary Magdalene by the Expressway High School.

Alec Baldwin

Like the previous two episodes, the opening credits music is then performed by and the band, who all perform from home, with the cast recreating their opening credits shots from their homes.

Lenny Pickett

is introduced as the night's host and gives a Mother's Day-themed opening monologue.

Kristen Wiig

and Martin Short appear in a Zoom sketch as an annoying couple that has smuggled personal protective equipment returning from their vacation in Italy.

Heidi Gardner

Let Kids Drink – A musical sketch featuring the entire cast (alongside and Al Roker) humorously promoting underage and canine alcohol consumption.

Josh Gad

A ": Quarantine Edition" parody ad featuring Chloe Fineman as Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Britney Spears, and Melissa Villaseñor as John Mulaney, promoting courses on their respective professions.

MasterClass

Mt. Methusela Baptist Church – and Chris Redd are a pastor and choir director, respectively, who struggle to conduct Sunday service via Zoom.

Kenan Thompson

and Redd star in a music video for their rap about the career of Danny Trejo, with a cameo from Trejo himself at the end.

Pete Davidson

Beauty Waves with P. J. Charnt – Wiig portrays P. J. Charnt, a hyperactive beauty YouTuber who gives poor cosmetology advice.

pays tribute to incarcerated mothers and grandmothers who died to COVID-19, before introducing Boyz II Men and Babyface, performing their "A Song for Mama".

Michael Che

and Che do Weekend Update, again without an audience. Che interviews Tina Fey about the quarantine and Mother's Day. Che reads the winning joke from the last episode's contest, and Jost reads a joke submitted from a "young cancer patient". Jost interviews Jeanine Pirro, portrayed by Cecily Strong.

Colin Jost

What's Wrong with This Picture: Mother's Day Edition – Thompson hosts the recurring game show with Villaseñor, , and Aidy Bryant as the mother contestants.

Ego Nwodim

Eleanor's House – In this parody of , Elmo's World, and Doc McStuffins, Bryant plays Eleanor, who gradually loses control of her imaginary birthday party during the pandemic after being given a suggestion to have an imaginary one by her goldfish friend Goldie. This imaginary birthday party is attended by Purple Dog (voiced by Bowen Yang), an anthropomorphic ice cream cone (voiced by Bennett), the ice cream cone's friend Richard Carson (voiced by Kyle Mooney), his wife Colleen (voiced by Gardner), and Richard and Colleen's friends from Michigan with one of them named Burger (voiced by Davidson). The out of control imaginary birthday party continues until two police officers (one of them is voiced by Redd while the other one has no dialogue) arrive and break up the party.

Blue's Clues

Bitch – Brandon (portrayed by 's actual son) pranks his father (Day) for his YouTube channel.

Mikey Day

provides tips on getting through shelter-in-place as a parody of Thomas Wake, Willem Dafoe's character in The Lighthouse.

Kate McKinnon

A still photo of , who died earlier that day, is shown in tribute.

Little Richard

Mooney portrays all the roles in a parody of various young adult-oriented dramedies.

Dreams – The cast's dreams are shown to be humorous reminiscences of life before the pandemic, set to by Claude Debussy.

Clair de lune

The credits roll over an extended sequence of Wiig trying to go to sleep.

A cut for time sketch released as an online digital exclusive features Bryant and McKinnon as teenage boys explaining how magical and awkward they would have made prom for their dates in "Messages to the Girls".

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In a second cut for time sketch, (Fineman), Steve Kerr (Day), David Aldridge (Redd), and Kim Jong-un (Yang) give interviews in a parody of the ESPN docuseries The Last Dance.^[40]

Andrea Kremer

In a third cut for time sketch, mommy vlogger Denise (Nwodim) gives an update on how she's handling the stay-at-home order, while hiding from her kids and husband (Thompson) in her closet.^[40]

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