Home for the Holidays

The host of a holiday dinner (Eddie Murphy) delivers a touching monologue offering thanks to his family members - including his wife (Maya Rudolph), his dad (Kenan Thompson), his son (Chris Redd), his daughter (Ego Nwodim), and his future son-in-law (Mikey Day) - for filling the season with love and cheer. However, the sketch cleverly cuts between the loving speech and flashbacks revealing the real, stressful moments from the past several days: occupied bathrooms, dishes burned in the oven, and family conflicts concerning the son-in-law's whiteness. The sketch juxtaposes the idealized vision of a peaceful family holiday with the messy reality that preceded it, capturing the universal experience of holiday family gatherings.

This sketch was part of Eddie Murphy's highly anticipated return to SNL as host after 35 years away from the show. The episode was the most-watched SNL episode of Season 45. Duration: 225 seconds (3:45). Views as of December 2019: 10,373,245.