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Stefon, “The Californians” return to SNL: Bill Hader hosts best episode yet this season

Highlights from the sixteenth episode of Saturday Night Live’s forty-third season:

The cold open: Anderson Cooper (Alex Moffat) interviews Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon), Rex Tillerson (John Goodman), Michael Wolff (Fred Armisen) and Anthony Scaramucci (Bill Hader).

Top contender for best sketch of the night: Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos (Kate McKinnon) defends her appearance on 60 Minutes.

Also a contender: Pete Davidson weighs in on Kevin Love’s essay on mental health.

The Californians returns: Devin (Bill Hader), Stuart (Fred Armisen) and more (Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson, Alex Moffat, Cecily Strong, Pete Davidson) contend with the loss of Rosa.

SNL brings back fake auditions to celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s original Jurassic Park.

Browse all sketches uploaded from this weekend’s episode, plus performances by Arcade Fire (Creature Comfort and Put Your Money on Me).

Andrew Villeneuve

Andrew Villeneuve is the founder and executive director of the Northwest Progressive Institute, as well as the founder of NPI's sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation. He has worked to advance progressive causes for over two decades as a strategist, speaker, author, and organizer. Andrew is also a cybersecurity expert, a veteran facilitator, a delegate to the Washington State Democratic Central Committee, and a member of the Climate Reality Leadership Corps.

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