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Saturday Night Live
S40.E8
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James Franco/Nicki Minaj

  • Episode aired Dec 6, 2014
  • TV-14
  • 1h 30m
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
249
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James Franco in Saturday Night Live (1975)
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James Franco hosts Saturday Night Live for the third time while Nicki Minaj makes her second appearance as musical guest. Sketches include Politics Nation Cold Open, James Franco Monologue, ... Read allJames Franco hosts Saturday Night Live for the third time while Nicki Minaj makes her second appearance as musical guest. Sketches include Politics Nation Cold Open, James Franco Monologue, Peter Pan Live!, Star Wars Teaser, Jingle Ballerz Special, Grow-a-Guy, Magic Bridge, Weeke... Read allJames Franco hosts Saturday Night Live for the third time while Nicki Minaj makes her second appearance as musical guest. Sketches include Politics Nation Cold Open, James Franco Monologue, Peter Pan Live!, Star Wars Teaser, Jingle Ballerz Special, Grow-a-Guy, Magic Bridge, Weekend Update: Anthony Crispino, Weekend Update: Leslie Jones on 420Singles.com, Weekend Updat... Read all

  • Director
    • Don Roy King
  • Writers
    • Colin Jost
    • Rob Klein
    • Bryan H. Tucker
  • Stars
    • Vanessa Bayer
    • Aidy Bryant
    • Taran Killam
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    • IMDb RATING
    6.5/10
    249
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Don Roy King
    • Writers
      • Colin Jost
      • Rob Klein
      • Bryan H. Tucker
    • Stars
      • Vanessa Bayer
      • Aidy Bryant
      • Taran Killam
    • 4Critic reviews
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  • See production info at IMDbPro

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    Vanessa Bayer
    Vanessa Bayer
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    Aidy Bryant
    Aidy Bryant
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    Taran Killam
    Taran Killam
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    Kate McKinnon
    Kate McKinnon
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    Bobby Moynihan
    Bobby Moynihan
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    Jay Pharoah
    Jay Pharoah
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    Cecily Strong
    Cecily Strong
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    Kenan Thompson
    Kenan Thompson
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    Beck Bennett
    Beck Bennett
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    Michael Che
    Michael Che
    • Weekend Update Anchor
    Pete Davidson
    Pete Davidson
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    Leslie Jones
    Leslie Jones
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    Colin Jost
    Colin Jost
    • Weekend Update Anchor
    Kyle Mooney
    Kyle Mooney
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    Sasheer Zamata
    Sasheer Zamata
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    Nicki Minaj
    Nicki Minaj
    • Self - Musical Guest…
    James Franco
    James Franco
    • Self - Host…
    Darrell Hammond
    Darrell Hammond
    • Self - Announcer
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    • Director
      • Don Roy King
    • Writers
      • Colin Jost
      • Rob Klein
      • Bryan H. Tucker
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    • Goofs
      When Darrell Hammond announces the host and musical guest for the next show, he first announces Charli XCX's name as Charli XX, then corrects it to 'XCX'.
    • Connections
      Features Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
    • Soundtracks
      Bed of Lies
      (uncredited)
      Written by Nicki Minaj, Skylar Grey, Kane Beatz, Jmike, Breyan Isaac, Vinay Vyas, and Justin Davey
      Performed by Nicki Minaj and Skylar Grey

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    • Release date
      • December 6, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official Site
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Studio 8H, NBC Studios - 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(Studio)
    • Production companies
      • Broadway Video
      • SNL Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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