Saturday Night Live Adam Driver/Kanye West (Season 44, Episode 1)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

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Saturday Night Live

Adam Driver/Kanye West (Season 44, Episode 1)

TV-14

TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Hosted by actor Adam Driver with musical guest rapper Kanye West.

Head writers

Michael Che | Colin Jost (co-writer) | Kent Sublette (co-writer)

Directors

Don Roy King | Paul Briganti (segments: 80's Party)

Writers

Michael Che | Colin Jost (co-writer) | Kent Sublette (co-writer) | James Anderson & 24 more

Producers

Tom Broecker | Erin Doyle | Steve Higgins | Erik Kenward | Lindsay Shookus

Editors

Daniel Garcia | Ryan McIlraith (co-editor) (co-editor, segment "A New Kyle") | Sean McIlraith (segments: A New Kyle) | Jason Watkins

Production Designers

Joe DeTullio (as N. Joseph DeTullio) | Eugene Lee | Andrea Purcigliotti (Film Unit Production Designer) | Keith Raywood (as Keith Ian Raywood) & 2 more

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Edit Released

Updated Sep 29, 2018

Release date

Sep 29, 2018 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 95 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 139 wins & 631 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
38 cast members

Name	Known for
Beck Bennett Various Various See fewer	Sing (2016)
Aidy Bryant Various Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Michael Che Self - Weekend Update Anchor Self - Weekend Update Anchor See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Pete Davidson Various Various See fewer	The King of Staten Island (2020)
Mikey Day Various Various See fewer	Terminator: Termination (2012)
Leslie Jones Various Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (2016)
Colin Jost Weekend Update Anchor Weekend Update Anchor See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Kate McKinnon Various Various See fewer	Ghostbusters (2016)
Alex Moffat Various Various See fewer	Holidate (2020)
Kyle Mooney Various Various See fewer	Y2K (2024)
Cecily Strong Various Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Kenan Thompson Various Various See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Melissa Villaseñor Various Various See fewer	Hubie Halloween (2020)
Heidi Gardner Various Various See fewer	Hustle (2022)
Ego Nwodim Various Various See fewer	Singularity (I) (2017)
Chris Redd Various Various See fewer	Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping (2016)
Ye Self - Musical Guest (as Kanye West) Self - Musical Guest (as Kanye West) See fewer	The Great Gatsby (2013)
Adam Driver Self - Host Self - Host See fewer	Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
Darrell Hammond Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice) See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Stacey Alyse Cohen Suzanne Matan - Blonde Friend Kavanaugh (Damon) (uncredited) Suzanne Matan - Blonde Friend Kavanaugh (Damon) (uncredited) See fewer	The Greatest Showman (2017)
Kid Cudi Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	The Harder They Fall (2021)
Matt Damon Brett Kavanaugh (uncredited) Brett Kavanaugh (uncredited) See fewer	Good Will Hunting (1997)
Rachel Dratch Sen. Amy Klobuchar (uncredited) Sen. Amy Klobuchar (uncredited) See fewer	Just Go with It (2011)
John Druzba Neo-Confederate (uncredited) Neo-Confederate (uncredited) See fewer	Walls (III) (2020)
Adele Givens Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	The Players Club (1998)
Sean Grady 80's Party Skit: Party Goer (uncredited) 80's Party Skit: Party Goer (uncredited) See fewer	BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Sam Greenspan Frat Guy (uncredited) Frat Guy (uncredited) See fewer	Star Trek: Captain Pike (2016)
Melody Krell Lindsey Graham Aide (uncredited) Lindsey Graham Aide (uncredited) See fewer	The Irishman (2019)
Claudette Lalí Medieval Woman (uncredited) Medieval Woman (uncredited) See fewer	Bonds of Redemption
Lorne Michaels Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Lil Pump Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Deadpool 2 (2018)
The Saturday Night Live Band Themselves (uncredited) Themselves (uncredited) See fewer	Live from New York! (2015)
070 Shake Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Scream (I) (2022)
Sarah Swift Mrs. Kavanaugh (uncredited) Mrs. Kavanaugh (uncredited) See fewer	Love in A Bottle (2024)
Teyana Taylor Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	A Thousand and One (2023)
Wendy Williams Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited) See fewer	Think Like a Man (2012)
Alex Xenos Cold Open--Republican (uncredited) Cold Open--Republican (uncredited) See fewer	Reign Supreme (2020)
Bowen Yang Self - Writer (uncredited) Self - Writer (uncredited) See fewer	High Maintenance (2016)