With 22 nominations, SNL Season 42 tied for the most Emmy Nominations in 2017 and the most Emmy Nominations SNL has ever received in a single season.
Emmy Nominations: Variety Sketch Series Supporting Actor in a Comedy: Alec Baldwin Supporting Actress in a Comedy: Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Vanessa Bayer Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: Kristen Wiig, Melissa McCarthy Guest Actor in a Comedy Series: Dave Chappelle, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Hanks Directing for a Variety Series: Don Roy King Writing for a Variety Series Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Series
The new Bachelorette, Rachel Lindsay (Sasheer Zamata), meets her suitors (Chris Pine, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Alex Moffat, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson).
Watch our favorite sketches from Season 41 (aired October 3, 2015 – May 21, 2016) of SNL featuring guests like Drake, Ryan Gosling, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and more!
Donald Trump (Taran Killam) and his wife, Melania (Cecily Strong), clear up some of the misconceptions about him, like that he hates women and immigrants.