Actor and comedian Shane Gillis just followed Timothée Chalamet and Nate Bargatze to become the third Season 49 Host back for Season 50. His March 1, 2025 episode — the first since February 16’s 50th anniversary show — brought a new 8-minute stand-up monologue in which he pondered whether Donald Trump may be confusing Greenland with Iceland and did a very niche bit about Ken Burns’ 1990 The Civil War documentary.
The evening also brought a fresh Please Don’t Destroy short, The Sound, which leveraged The Voice‘s chair turns to hilarious effect, a parody commercial for a medication called “CouplaBeers,” and a cold open that featured SNL alum Mike Myers playing Elon Musk. And Gillis wasn’t the only Season 49 guest who came back last night: Singer Tate McRae was Musical Guest for her second time, performing “Sports car” and “Dear god.”
Watch every sketch from Shane Gillis’s March 1 episode, and his monologue, below.
“Elon Musk cold open”
Weeks after his welcome appearance as “Coffee Talk”‘s Linda Richman on SNL50: The Anniversary Special, former cast member Mike Myers made a surprise cameo in the March 1 cold open. And he brought a killer impression of billionaire and Donald Trump right-hand Elon Trump with him.
Shane Gillis monologue
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“Winery Tour”
A man (Shane Gillis) introduces his girlfriend (Heidi Gardner) to his parents (Andrew Dismukes and Ashley Padilla) on a winery tour — but their quality time is derailed by her influencer aspirations.
“Mid-Day News 2”
A broadcast from a quartet of news anchors (Shane Gillis, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson, and Heidi Gardner) devolves into an unusual competition live on air.
“Dad’s House”
Mirroring a word-of-the-day children’s show format a la “Mister Robinson’s Neighborhood,” Gillis plays a divorced father welcoming an audience to “Dad’s House,” where he’s spending a weekend with his kids (Andrew Dismukes and Sarah Sherman).
“CouplaBeers”
“CouplaBeers is a revolutionary medicine that treats anxiety and depression fast. And within minutes of taking it, I’m back to my old self — and my confidence is through the roof,” Gillis says in the ad parody, though he admits one side effect: “the only thing you really remember after a while is to take it.”
“Please Don’t Destroy: The Sound”
Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy left the SNL offices to play a trio of musicians in this unique (chair) spin on The Voice.
“Wedding Interruption”
A couple (Devon Walker and Sarah Sherman) has their wedding objected to by the bride’s ex-boyfriend (Gillis).
“Doctor’s Visit”
Things get awkward when a patient (Shane Gillis) runs into an eighth grade classmate (Emil Wakim) — who’s now his doctor.
