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What Will Happen When John Goodman Hosts (this time)?

...Santa?

11:29 PM Cold Open

The fraudulent ASL interpreter from Nelson Mandela's funeral (Kenan Thompson) gets a new job he's not qualified for: air traffic controller!

11:37 PM Monologue

Host John Goodman talks about his new movie, Inside Llewyn Davis, and is joined by his frequent collaborators, Joel and Ethan Coen (Mike O'Brien and Kyle Mooney).

11:44 PM

In The Situation Room, Wolf Blitzer (Taran Killam) speaks to Santa Claus (Goodman) and Jesus (Jay Pharoah) about Megyn Kelly's recent remarks, on her Fox News show, about their racial heritage.

11:47 PM Short Film

A couple of extremely awkward men (O'Brien and Beck Bennett) try to stay cool while working backstage on the crew at the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show.

11:54 PM

A cavalcade of stars, from Brad Pitt (Killam) to Claire Danes (Kate McKinnon) to George R.R. Martin (Goodman) tell the stories of where they were when they found out that they were not nominated for Golden Globes.

12:02 AM

Kings Of Leon performs.

12:10 AM Weekend Update

George W. Bush (Bennett) stops by to discuss his decision to join Twitter; Drunk Uncle (Bobby Moynihan) talks about how he's getting ready for the holidays.

12:24 AM

Sarah Palin (McKinnon) welcomes Dick Cheney (Goodman) to her new hunting-themed reality show, but things quickly go awry.

12:28 AM Commercial Parody

From the makers of the the iPotty — the toy that allows children safely to use iPads while learning how to use the potty — comes the PottyTray, so that toddlers can potty-train and eat at the same time.

12:34 AM

A stubborn father (Goodman) insists upon grilling even in the dead of winter, pretending to his worried family members that he's not even cold.

12:41 AM

A college student (Zoe Wells) brings a foreign exchange student (McKinnon) home for the holidays, and is mortified when her obnoxious brother (Killam) mocks her guest for flubbing an English idiom.

12:47 AM

Kings Of Leon performs.

12:53 AM

A group of superfans (Goodman, Moynihan, Robert Smigel, George Wendt) discuss their favourite football team: the Chicago Bears.

1:00 AM

People wave goodbye, hug.

For Game Show Week we ask:

Which SNL game show parody is most in need of revival?

  • Secret Word
  • Celebrity Jeopardy!
  • Dylan McDermott Or Dermot Mulroney
  • Game Of Game Of Thrones
  • Cartoon Catchphrase
  • What's Your Situation?