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Season 38: Episode 12![]()
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12l: Adam Levine / Kendrick Lamar
Adam Levine’s Monologue
…..Adam Levine
…..Andy Samberg
…..Cameron Diaz
…..Jerry Seinfeld
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Announcer: Ladies and gentlemen — Adam Levine!
Adam Levine: Thank you very much! WOW! What a tremendous honor — [ a woman in the audience Whoos ] Thank you! Wow! What a tremendous honor to be here hosting “Satuday Night Live”. I’ve been here with my band Maroon 5 before, but this time it is JUST me! And because, like all successful singers, I knew it would only be a matter of time before I would overreach and try acting. Also, I’ve been a coch on “The Voice” for the last two years. So, uh — [ the audience cheers wildly ] So, tonight, I just hope you don’t judge me too harshly.
[ a whooshing sounds, as a “Voice” chair spins around to reveal Andy Samberg in a smoking jacket and pipe ]
Andy Samberg: Fat chance, loser!
Adam Levine: Samberg! What are you doing here?
Andy Samberg: I could ask myself the same question.
Adam Levine: What?
Andy Samberg: That was, as they say, a joke. And it’s literally one of TENS of jokes I could teach you — if you join my team.
Adam Levine: Wait a second… Andy, you want to coach me?
Andy Samberg: That’s right. Yuo need my wisdom. After all, I was in over a hundred Digital Shorts, as well as three live sketches. And I’ve dealt with my fair share of singers-turned-actors — Timberlake, whatever…
Adam Levine: Yeah, we get it, we get it… whatever.
Andy Samberg: The point is: Let me coach you. We have so much in common: We’ve both slept with between two and and five-hundred women… and we both have angelic singing voices. [ singing ” ” ] “This! Voice! Is as good as yours! Oh, yeah!” [ the audience applauds ] I rest my case.
Adam Levine: Don’t clap for that; that was terrible singing. Well, I — you know, I guess, Andy, if you think you can help —
[ a whooshing sounds, as a “Voice” chair spins around to reveal Cameron Diaz in vintage wear ]
Cameron Diaz: Not… so… fast.
[ the audience cheers wildly ]
Adam Levine: Cameron! Cameron!
Cameron Diaz: [ whooping it up ] Yayyyyyyy!! Oh, yeah! I’m the Aguilera of the group, I’m high-energy, I love everything, and I never put my hands down!
Adam Levine: Wait… so… Cameron, you want to coach me?
Cameron Diaz: That’s right, Adam. And if you want to succeed in comedy, you have to check your pride at the door. You have to be willing to fall down, you have to be willing to shake your butt. You have to be willing to take a handful of Ben Stiller’s spooch, and put it right in your hair, and spike it up like a mohawk!
Adam Levine: R-really?
Andy Samberg: Hey, we’ve all done it, so…
Cameron Diaz: Wait, when did you do it?
Andy Samberg: [ smiling nervously ] Ah, I was just saying stuff!
Cameron Diaz: Adam, listen — I have hosted before. So, trust me, the first thing that you should do as a host… is take off your shirt.
Adam Levine: Whaaaatt?!
Cameron Diaz: Your shirt! Just take it off!
Adam Levine: Whoa, whoa, wait a second. When you hosted, did you take your shirt off?
Cameron Diaz: Listen… what happens off-camera is not important. The important thing is: Lose the shirt.
Andy Samberg: I would… Yes. I would also suggest losing the shirt — from a “comedy” standpoint. [ he pulls up a bottle of lotion and squirts his left hand ]
Adam Levine: Guys… guys… Everyone, calm down — epecially Samberg. Calm down. I’m NOT taking my shirt off.
[ a whooshing sounds, as a “Voice” chair spins around to reveal Jerry Seinfeld ]
Jerry Seinfeld: That’s right! He’s NOT taking his shirt off!
Adam Levine: Jerry Seinfeld! Wow!
Jerry Seinfeld: [ with bite ] Hellooooo, Adam.
Adam Levine: Wait… wait a minute. You… want to help me… host?
Jerry Seinfeld: That’s right, Adam! I should be your coach! I get you — Appealing, not as Jewish as your name… I know that tacket inside and out! I spent NINE years on THIS netowrk threading that needle. And I had to work HARD at it. I didn’t have an “interesting” look — like some people! [ he glares at Samberg and Diaz ]
Cameron Diaz: Wait… “Interesting”?
Andy Samberg: That’s fair for me. That’s fair.
Jerry Seinfeld: So, please, Adam… When it comes to your coemdy, be smart, be clever, be one step ahead of the audience! THAT’S where you use your Jewishness. You never rub their nose about how you’re one step ahead of them — and that goes for ALL Jews, by the way. So, please, whatever you do, DON’T take your shirt off!
[ by now, Levine has done just that, and the women in the audience are beside themselves ]
Adam Levine: Thank you! Thank you! That’s GREAT advice! Great advice, Jerry, thank you. We’ve got a great show for you guys tonight! Kendrick Lamar is here! So stick around, and we’ll be right back!













Summary: Super Bowl commentators James Brown (Kenan Thompson), Dan Marino (Jason Sudeikis), Bill Cowher (Tim Robinson) and Shannon Sharpe (Jay Pharoah) try to fill the awkward silence when the power suddenly goes out at the Superdome.
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Summary: Stuart (Fred Armisen) dates Devin’s (Bill Hader) estranged wife (Cecily Strong), showcases canyon paintings, and counsels a runaway teen (Justin Bieber) among overexaggerated valley accents and driving directions within every conservation.
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Summary: Billy Zuccarelli (Justin Bieber) woos Angie (Cecily Strong) in the style of the world’s worst “Grease” spoof.
Summary: Now an adult, Miley Cyrus (Vanessa Bayer) attempts a more mature style to her talk show as she gabs with Justin Bieber fan Pete DeFalco (Justin Bieber).
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Summary: Justin Bieber arrogantly offers a video guide to how he treats the ladies on Valentine’s, with a little over-the-top crudemess from a guy known as Taco (Bobby Moynihan).
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Summary: Triumph Cruise directors (Jason Sudeikis, Cecily Strong) try to keep passengers calm with onboard entertainment as the situation deteriorates around them.
Summary: Despite being from Austria, Christoph Waltz endures German stereotype gags, then sings the Austrian favorite “Smile, Damn You, Smile!”
Summary: Game show format examines the empty lives of its host (Christoph Waltz) and contestants (Kenan Thompson, Bill Hader, Aidy Bryant).
Summary: Spokesman (Jason Sudeikis) gives retiring Pope Benedict XVI (Christoph Waltz) the kind of financial advice he needs to survive on a fixed income.
Summary: At a party, Tiffy (Nasim Pedrad) always comes in late to the conversations of her social peers.
Summary: In a new movie by Quentin Tarantino, Jesus (Christoph Waltz) rises from the dead and conquers his enemies with a deadly sword.
Summary: Couple (Cecily Strong, Taran Killam) enjoys the romantic soul stylings of the JaMarcus Brothers Marcus (Kenan Thompson) and Darnell (Jay Pharoah), but cringe at the inexperienced stylings of their adopted white brother Englebert (Christoph Waltz).
Summary: Sen. Marco Rubio (Taran Killam) explains his awkward water grab while rebutting President Obama’s State of the Union Address. Russian native Olya Povlatsky (Kate McKinnon) comments on the meteorite that exploded over Russia this week. ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith (Jay Pharoah) screams his comments about the turbulent season for the L.A. Lakers.
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Summary: Jillian Chizz (Christina Applegate).





