EPISODE
SEASON
Saturday Night Live - Season 40
A famous guest host stars in parodies and sketches created by the cast of this witty show.
24 August 1949, Bangor, Maine, USA
16 June 1987, New York City, New York, USA
19 December 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA
3 March 1950, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, USA
25 May 1944, Hereford, England, UK
19 September 1962, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
13 March 1954, St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
17 August 1943, New York City, New York, USA
6 June 1959, Brooklyn, New York, USA
20 December 1983, Los Angeles, California, USA
6 September 1947, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
15 February 1964, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
17 January 1962, Newmarket, Ontario, Canada
30 November 1965, New York City, New York, USA
9 October 1987, Whittier, California, USA
8 July 1970, Los Angeles, California, USA
17 October 1972, St. Joseph, Missouri, USA
6 May 1986, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
12 March 1948, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
September 29, 2014
The episode was made solid by a few surprises and a few explosive performances.
September 29, 2014
What we hope for are a few good sketches, one terrific taped parody, a couple of flattering showcases for the guest host, and, if we're lucky, an entertaining music act. By this modest measure, the 40th-season premiere was almost very good.
September 13, 2018
This inaugural test run may have been a failure, but it's certainly not a death wish. All eyes will most likely be on Che as the season continues.
September 29, 2014
Striding into the show as the superstar that he is, Pratt's desire to be one of the gang was endearing, if not especially memorable.
October 06, 2014
Staring at itself in the bathroom mirror at age 40, SNL definitely looks its age. And though there is nothing wrong with an existential crisis every decade or so, there are warning flags that what got us to this point, may not get us to 50.
September 29, 2014
Toward the end of "Weekend Update," Pete Davidson, the latest addition to the cast, and the youngest - he's the first SNL'er born in the '90s - showed up. The material was great.
September 29, 2014
It was a good opener, sporadically very good.
