Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2019–20#Mid-Day News
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The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced during the forty-fifth season of SNL, which began on September 28, 2019.
''Mid-Day News''
A pair of black news anchors (Kenan Thompson and Ego Nwodim) and a pair of white news anchors (the episode's host and another cast member) play a "game" in which they guess if the person of interest in a news story, usually involving crime, is either black or white.
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| 45 | October 5, 2019 | Phoebe Waller-Bridge | Chris Redd plays Dennis Jones, a black weatherman who keeps tabs on the "game"'s current "score". |
| 50 | March 1, 2025 | Shane Gillis | Devon Walker plays Shelton Holmes, a black traffic reporter who also keeps track of the "score". |
''Chen Biao''
Chen Biao (Bowen Yang) is a Chinese diplomat who guests on Weekend Update to discuss various topics of Chinese/American relations with Michael Che. He has different titles such as "Chinese Trade Representative" or "Chinese Health Minister" depending on the topic. For a Chinese official he's surprisingly casual, flamboyant, and well versed in American culture.
''SoulCycle Instructors''
Various SoulCycle instructors are excessively high-energy and give unhinged monologues during classes.
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| 45 | October 12, 2019 | David Harbour | Colorful prospectives (Harbour, Bowen Yang, Heidi Gardner, Kate McKinnon) overshare as they audition to become SoulCycle instructors.{{cite episode |title=David Harbour, Camila Cabello |network=NBC |season=45 |series=Saturday Night Live |series-link=Saturday_Night_Live |episode-link=Saturday_Night_Live_season_45 |date=October 12, 2019}} |
| 45 | April 25, 2020 | Saturday Night Live at Home (no host) |
''Competing Sisters''
In classic 1950s black and white movies, two sisters try to kill each other in competition for a potential husband but both lose out to a more attractive third option.
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| 45 | December 7, 2019 | Jennifer Lopez | "What Do You Figure Is Goin' On In That House?" The Corporal (Beck Bennett) is coming for a visit to pick a wife.{{cite episode |title=Jennifer Lopez, DaBaby |network=NBC |season=45 |series=Saturday Night Live |series-link=Saturday_Night_Live |episode-link=Saturday_Night_Live_season_45 |date=December 7, 2019}} |
| 45 | February 29, 2020 | John Mulaney | "Say, Those Two Don't Seem To Like Each Other" The Admiral (Bennett) is coming to pick a wife. He's much more interested in their "twink" sailor brother (Mulaney.) {{cite episode |title=John Mulaney, David Byrne |network=NBC |season=45 |series=Saturday Night Live |series-link=Saturday_Night_Live |episode-link=Saturday_Night_Live_season_45 |date=February 29, 2020}} |
''Baby Yoda''
Kyle Mooney impersonates Baby Yoda, though an adult version who speaks and is very aware of his success.
''Sleepover Incident ''
An embarrassing disaster occurs at a girls' sleepover and Megan (Kate McKinnon) is obviously responsible but denies it. The house is eventually destroyed in a cascading series of problems caused by Megan's attempts to cover up the incident.
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| 45 | January 25, 2020 | Adam Driver | Driver is hosting a sleepover and asks which girl destroyed the upstairs toilet.{{cite episode |title=Adam Driver, Halsey |network=NBC |season=45 |series=Saturday Night Live |series-link=Saturday_Night_Live |episode-link=Saturday_Night_Live_season_45 |date=January 25, 2020}} |
| 46 | December 5, 2020 | Jason Bateman | Bateman asks which girl left a big menstrual period stain on the couch.{{cite episode |title=Jason Bateman, Morgan Wallen |network=NBC |season=46 |series=Saturday Night Live |series-link=Saturday_Night_Live |episode-link=Saturday_Night_Live_season_46 |date=December 5, 2020}} |
''Uncle Meme''
A man (John Mulaney) confronts his nephew about creating insulting viral Impact font memes with his image.
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| 45 | February 29, 2020 | John Mulaney | While celebrating his daughter being accepted to school, the uncle confronts his nephew about turning him into memes.{{cite episode |title=John Mulaney, David Byrne |network=NBC |season=45 |series=Saturday Night Live |series-link=Saturday_Night_Live |episode-link=Saturday_Night_Live_season_45 |date=February 29, 2020}} |
| 46 | October 31, 2020 | John Mulaney | The uncle confronts his nephew about once again turning him into memes this time at work, as he's an intern at the uncle's company.{{cite episode |title=John Mulaney, The Strokes |network=NBC |season=46 |series=Saturday Night Live |series-link=Saturday_Night_Live |episode-link=Saturday_Night_Live_season_46 |date=October 31, 2020}} |
''MasterClass Quarantine Edition''
Chloe Fineman (primarily) does impressions of celebrities offering MasterClass courses from their homes.
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| 45 | April 11, 2020 | Tom Hanks | MasterClass advertises lessons about fashion from Timothée Chalamet, TikTok tutorials from JoJo Siwa and Carole Baskin teaching bike riding.{{cite episode |title=Tom Hanks, Chris Martin |network=NBC |season=45 |series=Saturday Night Live |series-link=Saturday_Night_Live |episode-link=Saturday_Night_Live_season_45 |date=April 11, 2020}} |
| 45 | May 9, 2020 | Kristen Wiig | MasterClass advertises lessons about journaling from Phoebe Waller-Bridge, suits from John Mulaney (Melissa Villaseñor) and Britney Spears teaching something.{{cite episode |title=Kristen Wiig |network=NBC |season=45 |series=Saturday Night Live |series-link=Saturday_Night_Live |episode-link=Saturday_Night_Live_season_45 |date=May 9, 2020}} |
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