‘SNL’: Matt Damon hosts, returns as Brett Kavanaugh, and Noah Kahan performs. Watch all the best moments.

Matt Damon brought a bit of Boston to the Big Apple for his latest turn hosting “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, with Vermont crooner Noah Kahan adding to the New England vibes as the episode’s musical guest.

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The evening’s cold open kicked off with Damon once again playing Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, joining “SNL” cast member Colin Jost as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and comedian Aziz Ansari as FBI Director Kash Patel for a round of drinks at a Washington D.C. tavern.

“Order. I find in favor of six Bud Lights and three shots of Jame-O,” Damon said as Kavanaugh while joining Jost’s Hegseth at the bar. The pair chat about their recent accomplishments (Jost’s Hegseth touts starting a war, while Damon’s Kavanaugh quips about ending abortion rights), with Ansari’s Patel later entering the scene (with his own branded bourbon) to take the party to another level.

Damon’s Kavanaugh goes on to tell his new pals “something top secret.”

“We’re gonna let Trump do a third term,” Damon said as Kavanaugh, causing Jost’s Hegseth and Ansari’s Patel to scream with excitement. As the bartender, played by Kenan Thompson, tells the trio that it’s time for last call, the political figures and other bar patrons then break out singing the boozy lyrics of Chumbawamba’s “Tubthumping” as the skit ends.

Damon’s opening monologue was short and sweet, offering a flattering “personal message” to the moms out there just in time for Mother’s Day, while also promoting his upcoming role in “The Odyssey.”

Other highlights from the episode included Damon playing a Navy admiral in a “Godzilla” movie, a charming husband in a mom-themed rom-com trailer, and a concerned dad in a cat litter commercial.

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Later in the episode, he portrayed an awkward teacher who tries to win over his students by dancing, and in another skit, wore a cowboy hat and mustache while playing a fast-talking auctioneer in a crumbling marriage to another auctioneer.

No stranger to Studio 8H, Damon’s latest “SNL” appearance marked his third time hosting the show, which he previously hosted in 2002 and 2018. The Cambridge native has made quite a few cameos over the years as well, including his first time playing Kavanaugh in 2018, and most recently, in 2024, during a sketch about Kristen Wiig’s induction into the show’s “Five-Timers Club” where he suggested he deserved the ceremonial jacket because his two hosting efforts were so good.

Meanwhile, the new episode was Kahan’s second time serving as a musical guest, having previously appeared on the show in 2023. Kahan played a pair of tunes on Saturday, performing “The Great Divide,” the titular track off of his new album, as well as “Doors.”

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