Saturday Night Live James Franco/Nicki Minaj (Season 40, Episode 8)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

James Franco/Nicki Minaj (Season 40, Episode 8)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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, Peter Pan Live!, Star Wars Teaser, Jingle Ballerz...See moreJames 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 Update: Kim Kardashian, Brain Space, Kid Mayor, and Porn Stars with James Franco and Seth Rogen. Written by anonymous See less

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Vanessa Bayer Lex Murphy / Brecky / Various Lex Murphy / Brecky / Various See fewer	Trainwreck (2015)
Aidy Bryant Tonkerbell / Various Tonkerbell / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Taran Killam Han Solo / Eminem / Darren Hayes / Caledon 'Cal' Hockley / Various Han Solo / Eminem / Darren Hayes / Caledon 'Cal' Hockley / Various See fewer	Why We're Killing Gunther (2017)
Kate McKinnon Wendy Darling / Justin Bieber / Kevin McCallister / Various Wendy Darling / Justin Bieber / Kevin McCallister / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (2016)
Bobby Moynihan Peter Dinello / Princess Leia / Anthony Crispino / Judge Lance Ito / Various Peter Dinello / Princess Leia / Anthony Crispino / Judge Lance Ito / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Jay Pharoah Lawrence Tatum / Kanye West / Will Smith / Various Lawrence Tatum / Kanye West / Will Smith / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Cecily Strong Allison Williams / Former Porn Star / Various Allison Williams / Former Porn Star / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Kenan Thompson Reverend Al Sharpton / Rick Ross / Various Reverend Al Sharpton / Rick Ross / Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Beck Bennett Michael Darling / Ashley Parker Angel / Various Michael Darling / Ashley Parker Angel / Various See fewer	Sing (2016)
Michael Che Self - Weekend Update Anchor Self - Weekend Update Anchor See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Pete Davidson KaTyler Smyth / Various KaTyler Smyth / Various See fewer	The King of Staten Island (2020)
Leslie Jones Relationship Expert / Various Relationship Expert / Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (2016)
Colin Jost Weekend Update Anchor Weekend Update Anchor See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Kyle Mooney John Darling / Chris Kirkpatrick / Various John Darling / Chris Kirkpatrick / Various See fewer	Zoolander 2 (2016)
Sasheer Zamata Rihanna / Various Rihanna / Various See fewer	Michelle Obama's Breaking Point (2009)
Nicki Minaj Self - Musical Guest / Beyoncé / Kim Kardashian / Nicki Minaj Self - Musical Guest / Beyoncé / Kim Kardashian / Nicki Minaj See fewer	The Other Woman (2014)
James Franco Self - Host / Christopher Walken / Luke Skywalker / Riff Raff / Tad Rankin / … See more Self - Host / Christopher Walken / Luke Skywalker / Riff Raff / Tad Rankin / Captain Jack Swallow / Various See fewer	Spring Breakers (2012)
Darrell Hammond Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Skylar Grey Self - Musical Guest (uncredited) Self - Musical Guest (uncredited) See fewer	Aquaman (2018)
Myles Humphus Bruce (uncredited) Bruce (uncredited) See fewer	The Penguin (2024)
Michael Patrick O'Brien Trevor (segment "Grow-a-Guy") (uncredited) Trevor (segment "Grow-a-Guy") (uncredited) See fewer	Booksmart (2019)
Seth Rogen Seth Rogen / James Franco (uncredited) Seth Rogen / James Franco (uncredited) See fewer	This Is the End (2013)
The Saturday Night Live Band Themselves (uncredited) Themselves (uncredited) See fewer	Live from New York! (2015)