The longtime friend of “S.N.L.” made his first appearance on the show since an involuntary manslaughter case against him was dismissed. Michael Keaton was the host.

Billie Eilish also returns to Studio 8H as musical guest. Hey, Coneheads — it’s SNL50 in Review: the anniversary season recap. A decade ago, SNL was celebrating its 40th anniversary, and one of that season’s high watermarks was Michael Keaton’s triumphant return to host after a two-decade absence.

Day and Gardner were reprising their roles from last season's "ShopTV Christmas" sketch in which host Adam Driver played a chocolatier who creates phallic candy Santas. Before that, Day was joined by Cecily Strong in a 2022 version with host Jerrod Carmichael as a dollmaker whose creation has rainbow pubic hair.