Notable sketches from the fifth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-third season

Saturday Night Live aired the fifth episode of its forty-third season last night. Here are a collection of notable sketches.

The cold open: Embattled Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore (Mikey Day) meets with Vice President Mike Pence (Beck Bennett) and Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon).

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, including Democrats winning elections in Virginia, New Jersey and New York City. LaVar Ball (Kenan Thompson) stops by to discuss his son, Lonzo Ball.

Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che tackle the week’s biggest news, including President Donald Trump’s trip to Asia. Claire from HR (Cecily Strong) stops by to discuss sexual harassment.

Mary J. Blige (Tiffany Haddish), Kit Harington (Alex Moffat), Oprah Winfrey (Leslie Jones), Eminem (Pete Davidson), Lin-Manuel Miranda (Cecily Strong), John Oliver (Mikey Day) and more audition for The Lion King.

View the full playlist of uploaded sketches here.

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