Saturday Night Live Guests October 17, 2026
Guests
Jalen Brunson and KATSEYE
The October 17, 2026 episode of Saturday Night Live featured Jalen Brunson and KATSEYE.
Episode clips
Jalen Brunson
Jalen Brunson makes his SNL hosting debut across a monologue and sketches that send him through offices, schools, an airport, a support group, and other comic settings.
Jalen Brunson delivers an SNL monologue about his basketball career and life in New York before joining the show’s sketches.
In “Office MVP,” Jalen Brunson plays an employee whose basketball skills turn an ordinary office into a competitive arena.
In “North High,” Jalen Brunson appears in a high-school sports sketch about rivalry, scouting, and the pressure to reach the pros.
In “Airport Massage Chairs,” Jalen Brunson plays a traveler dealing with an absurd airport situation while trying to reach his father in the hospital.
In “Parent-Teacher Conference,” Jalen Brunson plays a parent meeting with a teacher as the conversation about his child becomes increasingly strange.
“Shark Tank: Respectables” parodies the business show as contestants pitch an outrageous company to the investors, with Jalen Brunson among the participants.
In “Old Friend,” Jalen Brunson plays a basketball star dealing with reporters, a new contract, and an old acquaintance who complicates the moment.
“Men’s Support Group” places Jalen Brunson in a group where the participants admit their personal problems in an exaggerated support-session setting.
In “Young Rell’s Crew,” Jalen Brunson appears in a music-industry sketch centered on a rising rapper and the people around his breakout song.
KATSEYE
KATSEYE performs “Animal” live on Saturday Night Live.
KATSEYE performs “Hootie Frutti” live on Saturday Night Live.
Other episode clips
SNL’s cold open imagines Donald Trump and Zohran Mamdani meeting as Mamdani prepares to take office in New York.
Weekend Update covers a survey finding that 20 percent of Gen Z has never had sex, along with other current news and jokes.
Tucker Carlson reviews the summer’s blockbuster films in a Weekend Update segment that satirizes conservative reactions to Hollywood hits.
Weekend Update examines Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei’s warnings about artificial intelligence and the risks posed by increasingly capable AI systems.
Weekend Update jokes about Trump picking up China’s president at the airport and Netanyahu addressing the United Nations.
SNL’s Dream Academy sketch satirizes the search for the next breakout girl group after KATSEYE’s first season.
FAQ
- Who were the guests on Saturday Night Live on Oct 17, 2026?
- Jalen Brunson and KATSEYE were the guests on this episode. The episode originally aired on Sep 26, 2026.
- When did this episode air?
- This was a rerun broadcast on Oct 17, 2026. The episode originally aired on Sep 26, 2026.