Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2012–13#90's Dating Tips
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The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the thirty-eighth season of SNL, which began on September 15, 2012.
Puppet Class
Anthony Peter Coleman (Bill Hader), a war veteran, attends a puppeteering class with his identical puppet Tony. His nightmarish memories of combat put a damper on the light puppetry class.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/comedy/bill-hader/bill-haders-15-best-snl-sketches |title=Bill Hader's 15 Best SNL Sketches |magazine=Paste |date=May 15, 2013 |first=Bonnie |last=Stiernberg |access-date=October 12, 2014 |archive-date=June 6, 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130606204324/http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/lists/2013/05/bill-haders-15-best-snl-sketches.html |url-status=live}}
The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party
Cecily Strong appears on Weekend Update and provides incoherent diatribes, largely political in nature, with plenty of malaprops, while texting and rummaging in her purse.
Following the character's first appearance, TV Guide called the character "hilarious";{{cite magazine |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/SNL-Introduces-Girl-1053986.aspx |title=SNL Introduces "Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party" |last1=Raftery |first1=Liz |date=28 September 2012 |magazine=TV Guide |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001002435/https://www.tvguide.com/News/SNL-Introduces-Girl-1053986.aspx |archive-date=October 1, 2012}} Entertainment Weekly labeled it "the funniest performance of the night."{{cite magazine |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/09/28/snl-weekend-update-thursday/ |title='SNL Weekend Update Thursday': The best bits |last1=Busis |first1=Hillary |date=28 September 2012 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |access-date=22 March 2013 |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130409145809/http://popwatch.ew.com/2012/09/28/snl-weekend-update-thursday/ |archive-date=April 9, 2013}} The sketch was the fifth most popular SNL clip on Hulu in 2012.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/saturday-night-live-2012s-5-406721 |title='SNL': 2012's 5 Most Popular Clips on Hulu Revealed |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |date=27 December 2012 |magazine=Hollywood Reporter |access-date=22 March 2013}}
In an interview with Chicago Magazine, which said the character "has become a sensation", Strong said:
[The character is] a mix of a lot of people—including myself, unfortunately. But it came about when I was talking to one of the writers, Colin Jost. And I said something that sounded like a drunk-girl ramble. And we just started riffing on that. And as it turns out, I’m not the only one who’s had a conversation with this type of girl.{{cite magazine |url=http://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/March-2013/Questions-for-Saturday-Night-Lives-Cecily-Strong/ |title=Questions for Saturday Night Live's Cecily Strong
|last1=Fishman |first1=Elly |date=March 2013 |magazine=Chicago Magazine |access-date=22 March 2013}}
Strong told the State Journal-Register that the character was a favorite of hers.{{cite news |last1=Dettro |first1=Chris |date=18 January 2013 |title=New 'SNL' comedian has (shallow) Springfield roots |url=http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x1665863890/New-SNL-comedian-has-shallow-Springfield-roots |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121161611/http://www.sj-r.com/top-stories/x1665863890/New-SNL-comedian-has-shallow-Springfield-roots |archive-date=2013-01-21 |access-date=22 March 2013 |newspaper=State Journal-Register}} SNL alum Jimmy Fallon praised the character during an interview with Strong on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.{{cite news |date=20 March 2013 |title=Cecily Strong Reveals 'SNL' Audition Character on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon' |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/02/20/cecily-strong-snl-_n_2725214.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221208121456/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cecily-strong-snl_n_2725214 |archive-date=2022-12-08 |access-date=22 March 2013 |work=The Huffington Post}}
Regine
Regine (Fred Armisen) is a rude, pretentious woman introduced in each appearance as the host's new girlfriend. The host demonstrates to his friends how Regine goes into physical contortions of ecstasy when he touches certain parts of her body.
Kirby
Bobby Moynihan plays astronaut Kirby J. Buttercream, who annoys his fellow astronauts with stories about his love for his "little kitty cat", Fuzz Aldrin. At the end of each sketch, it is revealed that he smuggled his cat on board the spacecraft.
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38 | October 6, 2012 | Daniel Craig | Mission to Mars. |
39 | October 12, 2013 | Bruce Willis | Mission to destroy an asteroid on a collision course with earth. |
Last Call (Sheila Sovage)
Sheila Sovage (Kate McKinnon) and a character played by the host are the final two customers at a bar, and convince themselves to hook up despite their lack of physical chemistry. Their awkward attempts at hitting on and kissing each other dismay the bartender (Kenan Thompson).
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38 | November 3, 2012 | Louis C.K. | |
38 | April 13, 2013 | Vince Vaughn | {{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/saturday-night-live-recap-season-38-episode-15.html |title=SNL Recap: Vince Vaughn for Some Reason |last1=Reid |first1=Joe |date=14 April 2013 |website=Vulture |access-date=24 May 2013}} |
39 | December 14, 2013 | John Goodman | |
40 | November 15, 2014 | Woody Harrelson | |
41 | February 6, 2016 | Larry David | |
42 | November 12, 2016 | Dave Chappelle | |
43 | March 3, 2018 | Charles Barkley | |
43 | May 12, 2018 | Amy Schumer | First time Sovage hits on a woman. |
44 | May 4, 2019 | Adam Sandler | Featuring Kristen Wiig as Melba Letzman-Toast. |
Girlfriends Talk Show
Aidy Bryant and Cecily Strong play Morgan and Kyra, the teenage hosts of "Girlfriends Talk Show." Morgan is surprised to find that Kyra has invited her new and impressively cool friend (played by the episode's host) to join them. Throughout the sketch, the new friend rudely dismisses Morgan's contributions, making Morgan increasingly insecure and upset.
"Girlfriends Talk Show" received mixed reviews from reviewers, with several crediting Bryant's performance for making it worthwhile.{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/snl-scorecard-anne-hathaway_b_2113837.html|title='SNL' Scorecard: Anne Hathaway Channels Her Inner 'Les Miz'|last1=Ryan|first1=Mike|date=11 November 2012|work=The Huffington Post|access-date=22 March 2013}}{{cite web |last1=McGee |first1=Ryan |date=19 January 2013 |title=Recap: 'Saturday Night Live' – Jennifer Lawrence and The Lumineers |url=http://www.hitfix.com/monkeys-as-critics/recap-saturday-night-live-jennifer-lawrence-and-the-lumineers |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171108152154/http://uproxx.com/hitfix/recap-saturday-night-live-jennifer-lawrence-and-the-lumineers/ |archive-date=November 8, 2017 |access-date=22 March 2013 |website=HitFix}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/saturday-night-live-recap-season-38-episode-11.html |title=Saturday Night Live Recap: Jennifer Lawrence Grasps for Silver Lining |last1=Reid |first1=Joe |date=20 January 2013 |website=Vulture |access-date=22 March 2013}} In discussing the sketch's first appearance, both Vulture and HitFix singled out Bryant's line, "No, you should be called Roach Wearhouse!" for special appreciation.{{cite web |last1=McGee |first1=Ryan |date=11 November 2012 |title=Recap: 'Saturday Night Live' - Anne Hathaway and Rihanna |url=http://www.hitfix.com/monkeys-as-critics/recap-saturday-night-live-anne-hathaway-and-rihanna |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130411022608/http://www.hitfix.com/monkeys-as-critics/recap-saturday-night-live-anne-hathaway-and-rihanna |archive-date=April 11, 2013 |access-date=22 March 2013 |website=HitFix}}{{cite web |url=http://www.vulture.com/2012/11/saturday-night-live-recap-season-38-episode-7.html |title=Saturday Night Live Recap: Rihanna Is Beautiful Like Fractals in the Sky |last1=Reid |first1=Joe |date=11 November 2012 |website=Vulture |access-date=22 March 2013}} Rolling Stone called the sketch "side-splitting."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/videos/snl-takes-on-lance-armstrong-and-manti-teo-as-jennifer-lawrence-hosts-20130120 |title='SNL' Takes On Lance Armstrong and Manti Te'o as Jennifer Lawrence Hosts |last1=Nicklaus |first1=Logan |date=20 January 2013 |magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=22 March 2013}} However the Huffington Post called the skit "bad" saying it was based entirely on "annoying teenage voice."
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38 | November 10, 2012 | Anne Hathaway | Hathaway plays Kyra's new friend Tara. |
38 | January 19, 2013 | Jennifer Lawrence | Lawrence plays Kyra's new friend Jessy, a punk rocker. |
39 | October 5, 2013 | Miley Cyrus | Cyrus plays Kyra's new friend Tara Arnold aka Lil' Teeny, a hip-hop wannabe. |
39 | November 23, 2013 | Josh Hutcherson | Hutcherson plays Morgan's crush Trevor Masterson. |
39 | February 1, 2014 | Melissa McCarthy | McCarthy play Morgan's adult friend Donna Ruth Baker.{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/02/melissa-mccarthy-seth-meyers-snl_n_4712994.html | work=Huffington Post | title=Melissa McCarthy And 'SNL' Says Goodbye To Seth Meyers | date=2 February 2014}} |
39 | May 10, 2014 | Charlize Theron | Theron plays their former drama teacher Miss Christine. |
40 | December 20, 2014 | Amy Adams | Adams plays head of the school's dance squad Megan Carter Cosgrove, One Direction appears as the Dance Squad. |
40 | May 2, 2015 | Scarlett Johansson | Johansson plays last year's prom queen Camden Cruthers. |
Niff and Dana
When two employees (Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong) find out at a staff meeting that someone is about to be fired, they assume it's them and use it as an opportunity to call out all their co-workers on various failings and transgressions. The host plays their manager who finally tells Niff and Dana that the fired employee is someone else.
The Ellen Show
A parody of the TV talk show of the same name, with Kate McKinnon portrays Ellen DeGeneres, while Vanessa Bayer and Nasim Pedrad play Sophia Grace and Rosie respectively.
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38 | November 10, 2012 | Anne Hathaway | Hathaway portrays Katie Holmes.{{Cite web |last=McGee |first=Ryan |date=November 11, 2012 |title=Recap: ‘Saturday Night Live’ – Anne Hathaway and Rihanna |url=https://uproxx.com/hitfix/recap-saturday-night-live-anne-hathaway-and-rihanna/ |access-date=July 5, 2012 |website=UPROXX |language=en-US}} |
39 | March 1, 2014 | Jim Parsons | Parsons portrays Johnny Weir.{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/video-snl-jim-parsons-skits-684643 | work=The Hollywood Reporter | title='SNL': Jim Parsons' Best Skits | date=1 March 2014}} |
Maine Justice
A court show run by Judge Marshall T. Boudreaux (Jason Sudeikis) and Jessop the Bailiff (played by the host) in which a bewildered defendant finds himself surrounded by people who repeatedly emphasize that they are in Bangor, Maine while giving every possible indication that they are in Louisiana. The characters all have thick Southern accents, and make many references to alligators (an alligator is also featured in the show's logo and as a live-hand puppet in the second sketch) and the bayou. In the sketch's first instance, Judge Boudreaux refers to a character going to school "up there" in Connecticut, but says she could also "learn a thing down here in Maine, as well!" Judge Boudreaux and Jessop the Bailiff extoll Maine as the home of jazz and Mardi Gras.
In both episodes, the defendant, who is not a local, inevitably loses the case and is sentenced to eat spicy or soggy New Orleans food.
In the first sketch, when the confused defendant asks about the absurdity of the situation, Judge Boudreaux, Jessop the Bailiff, and the plaintiff offer possibilities like:
- They relocated to Maine after Hurricane Katrina and didn't want to change their ways.
- They're "part of some kind of courtroom exchange program."
- A "space-time portal" exists between Maine and New Orleans and they're confused about which side they're on.
They don't suggest which, if any, of these explanations is the truth.
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38 | December 8, 2012 | Jamie Foxx | Sarah Ann Tucker (Aidy Bryant) sues Ethan Vandermark (Bobby Moynihan) for running up the utility bill in a house he rented from her where Ethan claimed that a leak in the basement was responsible. Judge Boudreaux finds in favor of the plaintiff and sentences Ethan to eat the spiciest jambalaya in town. Jamie Foxx plays Jessop the Bailiff. Charlie Day makes a cameo appearance as Congressman Finton Worthington Carey who testifies against Ethan on Sarah Ann's behalf.{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mike-ryan/snl-scorecard-jamie-foxx_b_2267347.html |title='SNL' Scorecard: Jamie Foxx Upstaged By Dermot Mulroney, Somehow |last1=Ryan |first1=Mike |date=9 December 2012 |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=11 April 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2012/12/09/living/maine-focus-of-saturday-night-live-sketch |title=Maine focus of 'Saturday Night Live' sketch |last1=Catalina |first1=Andrew |date=9 December 2012 |newspaper=Bangor Daily News |access-date=11 April 2013}} |
38 | March 9, 2013 | Justin Timberlake | Lila Jean Devereaux (Kate McKinnon) sues a college student named Peter Goldstein (cameo appearance by Andy Samberg) over a traffic incident on Union Street resulting in neck injuries where he rear-ended her at the stop sign the same time when an alligator was crossing the road. During the sketch, Peter mentions that he's a graduate of LSU to which Judge Boudreaux and Jessop react with disgust and revulsion (actually antithetical to their behavior in general since being an LSU alum would most likely cast one in a favorable light with actual Louisiana residents). Judge Boudreaux finds in favor of the plaintiff and sentences Peter to eat an entire bag of the soggiest and messiest beignets in town. Justin Timberlake plays Jessop the Bailiff. A live-hand alligator puppet is used to play the alligator that entered the courtroom pretending to be a judge.{{cite news |url=http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2013/03/maine_justice_skit_returns_to.html |title='Maine Justice' skit returns to 'SNL,' with Justin Timberlake in the Jamie Foxx role |last1=Walker |first1=Dave |date=13 March 2013 |newspaper=The Times-Picayune |access-date=11 April 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://bangordailynews.com/2013/03/10/living/maine-justice-returns-in-latest-episode-of-saturday-night-live/ |title='Maine Justice' returns in latest episode of 'Saturday Night Live' |last1=Gass |first1=Travis |date=10 March 2013 |newspaper=Bangor Daily News |access-date=11 April 2013}} |
Former Porn Star Commercials
Three former porn stars—Brecky (Vanessa Bayer), an unnamed woman (Cecily Strong), and a guest (played by the host)—film a barely coherent commercial for a glamorous product, in the hope of receiving free samples from the company.
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38 | December 8, 2012 | Jamie Foxx | Swarovski crystals. The ladies constantly pronounce "Swarovski" as "Sabosky," while Foxx calls it "Sharky Crystals." Foxx plays "Sammy Stamina."{{cite magazine |url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/09/snls-5-best-skits-jamie-foxx-hosts-a-racially-charged-episode/slide/swarovski-crystals-the-perfect-holiday-gift/ |title=SNL's 5 Best Skits: Jamie Foxx Hosts a Racially Charged Episode |last1=Grossman |first1=Samantha |date=9 December 2012 |magazine=Time |access-date=11 April 2013}} |
38 | March 9, 2013 | Justin Timberlake | Moët & Chandon champagne. The ladies consistently pronounce "Chandon" as "Chambum," while Timberlake calls it "Monica & Chandler." Timberlake plays "Ricky V. I. Penis."{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/03/snls-justin-timberlake-episode-5-best-scenes/273874/ |title=SNL's Justin Timberlake Episode: 5 Best Scenes |last1=Stossel |first1=Sage |date=10 March 2013 |magazine=The Atlantic |access-date=11 April 2013}}{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/10/snl-moet-and-chandon_n_2846834.html |title=SNL 'Moet & Chandon': Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong & Justin Timberlake Sell Bubbly |date=10 March 2013 |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=11 April 2013}} |
38 | May 18, 2013 | Ben Affleck | Hermès handbags. The women refer to the brand as "Herman's," while Affleck calls it "Herpes", and appears to initially believe that the commercial is an informational spot about that disease, but the women clarify things for him—somewhat. Affleck plays "Girth Brooks," which, coincidentally (or not), is the name of a gay porn star.{{cite magazine |url=https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/05/snls-ben-affleck-episode-5-best-scenes/276013/ |title=SNL's Ben Affleck Episode: 5 Best Scenes |last1=Stossel |first1=Sage |date=19 May 2013 |magazine=The Atlantic |access-date=24 May 2013}} |
39 | September 28, 2013 | Tina Fey | Manolo Blahnik shoes. The women refer to the brand as "Manuel Blondicks," while Fey calls it "Manilow Blankets", and inexplicably associates them with Barry Manilow. Fey plays "LeJean Noween." |
39 | January 25, 2014 | Jonah Hill | Lamborghini automobiles. The women refer to the brand as "Lambortini," while Hill calls it "Limbergina". Hill plays "Martin Porn-Sese". |
39 | May 17, 2014 | Andy Samberg | Bulgari watches. The women refer to the brand as "Bivilgagi," while Samberg calls it "Biv G. Roy." Samberg plays "Tweedle-Dee" while Kristen Wiig plays "Tweedle-Dong". |
40 | December 6, 2014 | James Franco | Sunseeker Yachts. The women pronounce the brand, "Sunsinker Yok-its" while the men call it "Seersucker Yaks" and talk about dressing yaks in seersucker suits. James Franco plays "Captain Jack Swallow" and Seth Rogen appears in cameo as "James Franco". |
40 | March 7, 2015 | Chris Hemsworth | Dolce & Gabbana. The women pronounce the brand, "Dole-ky and Gabbaba", while Hemsworth call it "Douche and Go Bye-Bye". Hemsworth plays "Dong Juan De Dark Hole". |
41 | November 7, 2015 | Donald Trump | Trump 2016. The women pronounce it, "Donald Tramp". Bobby Moynihan plays "Ronald McDonald McTrump". Cameo by Trump. |
Eddie
When a guest to his family's home makes a verbal slip-up, obnoxious son Eddie (Taran Killam) proceeds to mock the guest mercilessly.
Olya Povlatsky
Russian native Olya Povlatsky (Kate McKinnon) appears on Weekend Update to describe the hellish conditions of life in her impoverished village.
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38 | February 16, 2013 | Christoph Waltz | Olya discusses the Chelyabinsk meteor that exploded over Russia. |
39 | January 25, 2014 | Jonah Hill | Olya discusses the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. |
39 | May 3, 2014 | Andrew Garfield | Olya discusses an attack on her village by Ukraine. |
40 | March 28, 2015 | Dwayne Johnson | Olya discusses the Russian economy. |
41 | Nov. 14, 2015 | Elizabeth Banks | Olya discusses the Russian Track and Field team's doping scandal. |
41 | May 14, 2016 | Drake | Olya compares Donald Trump to Russian President Vladimir Putin. |
42 | October 15, 2016 | Emily Blunt | Olya discusses internet hacking by Russians. |
42 | January 21, 2017 | Aziz Ansari | In the episode's cold open, Olya and Vladimir Putin (a shirtless Beck Bennett) assure the American people that everything will be alright with Donald Trump as president. |
Sheila Kelly
Sheila Kelly (Melissa McCarthy) is an extremely rude, aggressive, and violent woman.
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38 | April 6, 2013 | Melissa McCarthy | Kelly first appeared as a basketball coach at the fictional university Middle Delaware State, in a satire of the Rutgers University scandal involving coach Mike Rice Jr. |
39 | February 1, 2014 | Melissa McCarthy | Kelly re-appeared as a congresswoman, satirizing an altercation between New York representative Michael Grimm and a reporter David LaPierre. |
90's Dating Tips
Donna Fingerneck (Cecily Strong) and Jodi Cork (Kate McKinnon) host a series of instructional videos on dating etiquette in the 1990s.
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38 | April 6, 2013 | Melissa McCarthy | |
40 | November 1, 2014 | Chris Rock |
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