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What Will Happen When Kerry Washington Hosts?
Finally, the writers can break out all the material they've been saving for a non-white woman!
After winning the World Series, members of the Boston Red Sox sadly bid adieu to the beards that carried them to victory.
Host Kerry Washington talks about how excited she is to be joining the long line of black actresses to have hosted SNL, while chastened cast members confirm that there haven't really been very many.
On the heels of the successful launch of the Go Cup, KFC unveils a new product even better suited for eating in the car: the dashboard buffet.
In a parody of Scandal, Olivia Pope (Washington) introduces her staff to the newest client of their crisis-management firm: Barack Obama (Jay Pharoah), who needs Olivia's help to deal with the bad press surrounding the launch of HealthCare.gov.
In a café in Paris, a confident young man (Taran Killam) woos a young lady (Washington) through dance.
A stealthy Banksy leaves his art on all kinds of stuff around New York, including takeout coffee cups and the side of a baby stroller.
Two couples out for dinner together keep being interrupted by the increasingly obnoxious custom notification tones all of their phones emit.
Backstage, the female cast members (Vanessa Bayer, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Nasim Pedrad, Cecily Strong, and Noel Wells) use sneaky tactics to try to get Washington to admit she's pregnant.
Eminem performs.
In an attempt to defend her recent op-ed, Suzanne Somers (McKinnon) succeeds only in making even more dubious pronouncements about health and wellness; Vladimir Putin (Beck Bennett) and Johnny Weir (Killam) explain how they will be able to co-exist peacefully during the winter Olympics in spite of Putin's anti-gay policies.
Pulled over for traffic violations, a woman (Washington) offers ever more elaborate excuses for her infractions, ending with "Mercury in retrograde."
Thirteen years after the events of Save The Last Dance, Chenille (Washington) still spends her free time helping dorky white girls be less square.
Eminem performs.
A PSA reminding viewers to change their clocks back lists every clock that might be in a viewer's home, until the homeowner depicted finally gives up in sobbing frustration. (Who knows how to change the clock on the stove, anyway?)
People wave goodbye, hug.