Nate, Brad, and Ben break down Melissa McCarthy’s sixth time hosting Saturday Night Live, the December 6, 2025 holiday‑kickoff episode from Season 51. We go sketch‑by‑sketch through the episode, talking about favorite sketches, standout performances, and Weekend Update thoughts.
In this episode, we cover:
The political cold open with Pete Hegseth and Sleepy Trump
Melissa’s mouth‑horn holiday monologue
Free Sample – goat cheese, misread signals, and Jeremy Culhane as the straight man
UPS Driver – A clever Ring‑camera sketch
A Helping Hand – the Hallmark‑style pre‑tape that goes completely off the rails
Weekend Update – Jost & Che, Ben Marshall’s vacation redhead, and Sarah Sherman’s wild, drunk raccoon segment
Moms's Truth or Dare, Andrew Dismukes’s Sunday supper meltdown, and the weird and fun pretapes like Cousin Planet
We wrap up with our Sketch of the Night, cast‑only MVP pick, and where this episode ranks among Melissa McCarthy’s SNL outings.
If you’re watching every week or just catching the highlights on YouTube, we want to hear from you: what did YOU think of this episode of Saturday Night Live?
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