Saturday Night Live Guests May 9, 2026
Guests
Matt Damon and Noah Kahan
The May 9, 2026 episode of Saturday Night Live featured Matt Damon and Noah Kahan.
Episode clips
Matt Damon
Matt Damon hosts Saturday Night Live, promotes The Odyssey and jokes about his infrequent hosting and Mother’s Day. Across the episode he appears in sketches about diagnostic cat litter, auctioneer spouses, drunken Washington officials, an overeager substitute teacher, Godzilla and self-defeating tough guys.
A married couple argue in rapid-fire auctioneer cadence after the husband comes home late, only for their neighbor to begin bidding for the wife. The husband joins the auction, wins her back and declares her priceless before the couple resumes bickering at top speed.
Brett Kavanaugh, Pete Hegseth and Kash Patel gather at a Washington bar, drink Patel’s personalized whiskey and boast about their conduct in government. Their macho celebration brings up leaked military plans, constitutional rights and Trump before devolving into a drunken singalong.
Matt Damon returns to host Saturday Night Live for only the third time in 30 years and promotes The Odyssey, which he says reaches theaters in July. He also jokes about hosting on Mother’s Day, the cast members whose mothers skipped the show and Marcello Hernández’s mother appearing in the audience.
A substitute teacher gives a wildly enthusiastic farewell, trying to make his unresponsive students dance while performing increasingly awkward moves. The class finally flees, and the teacher reveals that one mortified student is his son before continuing the routine.
Military officials prepare for a giant creature approaching California, but their briefing repeatedly stalls because the admiral sprays everyone when he speaks and keeps demanding new drinks. The distracted team finally identifies Godzilla just as the monster arrives.
Men at a bar compete to tell stories proving how tough they are, yet every boast ends with the storyteller admitting he was beaten or humiliated. The final tale involves obeying kidnappers by keeping a filthy quarter in his mouth, which the others insist on inspecting.
Other episode clips
A commercial touts Tidy Care Crystals, color-changing cat litter that turns blue when it detects human urine and triggers accusations throughout a family. After each relative denies responsibility, the ad quietly reveals that the same color can also indicate a dog used the box.
Colin Jost and Michael Che joke about Marco Rubio’s Vatican visit, newly released UFO files, Trump’s Iran comments and Kash Patel’s personalized whiskey. Tucker Carlson rants about Met Gala fashion, two kamikaze dolphins discuss their military mission and Jane Wickline performs a song defending her habit of arriving 40 minutes late with an ice-cream cone.
FAQ
- Who were the guests on Saturday Night Live on May 9, 2026?
- Matt Damon and Noah Kahan were the guests on this episode.
- When did this episode air?
- May 9, 2026.