Saturday Night Live Season 52 Episode 2 photos and clips feature host Dakota Johnson and musical guest Turnstile. The October 3 episode marks Johnson’s third time hosting SNL and the band’s first appearance as musical guest.
Johnson returns to Studio 8H as her new film Verity arrives in theaters. For more on the film, read Seat42F’s Verity review. Turnstile joins her for the episode’s musical performances, while the SNL cast brings the week’s sketches and Weekend Update to the stage.
Saturday Night Live airs Saturdays at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC, with episodes available on Peacock. The next new episode is scheduled for Saturday, October 10, with host Shane Gillis and musical guest Rosalía.
Watch Saturday Night Live Clips: Dakota Johnson and Turnstile
Watch the clips from Johnson and Turnstile’s episode below, beginning with the official pre-show promo featuring Johnson and cast member Ben Marshall.
Republican Midterm Ads Cold Open – SNL
Dakota Johnson Monologue – SNL
Press Your Luck – SNL
Hospital Gossip – SNL
Guns for Women – SNL
Mean, Scary Girlfriend – SNL
Turnstile: BIRDS (Live) – SNL
Throne of the Dragonborn – SNL
Weekend Update: Trump’s Claims About His White House Ballroom, Hegseth’s New U.S. Military Standards
Weekend Update: Legend of Zelda’s Link and Grand Theft Auto’s Jason on Their Competing Video Games
Weekend Update: Shark Sighting in Flooded NJ Street – SNL
Weekend Update: Kam Patterson Gives His Thoughts on the Glee Reboot – SNL
Weekend Update: Matchmaker Debbie Mush Gives Michael Che Dating Advice – SNL
Turnstile: I CARE/DULL Medley (Live) – SNL
Get Ready with Me – SNL
Saturday Night Live Season 52 Episode 2 Photos
Browse NBC’s photos of Dakota Johnson, Turnstile and the SNL cast from the October 3 episode below.
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Host Dakota Johnson (center) with musical guest Turnstile during Promos on Thursday, October 1, 2026 — (Photo by: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Host Dakota Johnson and Ashley Padilla during Promos on Tuesday, September 29, 2026 — (Photo by: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Host Dakota Johnson during the monologue on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo By Rosalind O’ Connor/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Dakota Johnson and Ben Marshall during the “Throne of the Dragonborn” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Kenan Thompson during the “Throne of the Dragonborn” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Dakota Johnson, Ben Marshall, and Kenan Thompson during the “Throne of the Dragonborn” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Anchor Michael Che and Sarah Sherman as Debbie Mush during Weekend Update on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Anchor Michael Che and Kam Patterson during Weekend Update on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Dakota Johnson and Ben Marshall during the “Throne of the Dragonborn” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Mikey Day as Link, Marcello Hernández as Jason from GTA VI, and anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che during Weekend Update on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che during Weekend Update on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Jane Wickline, Sarah Sherman, and Veronika Slowikowska during the “Get Ready With Me” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Grace Reiter during the “Get Ready With Me” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Jane Wickline, Sarah Sherman, and Veronika Slowikowska during the “Get Ready With Me” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) James Austin Johnson, Jane Wickline, Sarah Sherman, and Veronika Slowikowska during the “Get Ready With Me” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Saidah Belo-Osagie during the “Get Ready With Me” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Andrew Dismukes during the “Amazing Tales of Truth: Hospitals” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Andrew Dismukes and Ashley Padilla as political aid during the “Midterm Ads Cold Open” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Mikey Day as Mitch McConnell during the “Midterm Ads Cold Open” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Andrew Dismukes and Ashley Padilla as political aid, and Marcello Hernández as Marco Rubio during the “Midterm Ads Cold Open” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Colin Jost as Pete Hegseth during the “Midterm Ads Cold Open” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Marcello Hernández as Marco Rubio during the “Midterm Ads Cold Open” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: James Austin Johnson as Donald Trump during the “Midterm Ads Cold Open” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Andrew Dismukes and Ashley Padilla as political aid, Mikey Day as Mitch McConnell, and Jeremy Culhane as JD Vance during the “Midterm Ads Cold Open” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Host Dakota Johnson and special guest Taylor Swift during the monologue on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Host Dakota Johnson and special guest Taylor Swift during the monologue on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Marcello Hernández, Kenan Thompson, Ashley Padilla and Dakota Johnson during the Press Your Luck sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Dakota Johnson, and Jeremy Culhane during the “Gossip” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Ashley Padilla and Dakota Johnson during the Press Your Luck sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Kenan Thompson, and Ashley Padilla during the Press Your Luck sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Marcello Hernández, Kenan Thompson, and Ashley Padilla during the Press Your Luck sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla, Dakota Johnson, Jeremy Culhane, and Kenan Thompson during the “Gossip” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Musical guest Turnstile performs “Birds” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Musical guest Turnstile performs “I Care/Dull” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Musical guest Turnstile performs “I Care/Dull” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Dakota Johnson during the “Guns for Women” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Cayden Reich/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Jeremy Culhane and Kenan Thompson during the “Gossip” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Marcello Hernández, Kenan Thompson, and Ashley Padilla during the “Press Your Luck” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Musical guest Turnstile and host Dakota Johnson during Goodnights & Credits on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Mikey Day as Link, Marcello Hernández as Jason from GTA VI, and anchor Colin Jost during Weekend Update on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Marcello Hernández as Marco Rubio during the “Midterm Ads Cold Open” on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: Dakota Johnson during the “Girlfriend Commercial” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Mikey Gulcicek/NBC)SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1906 — Pictured: (l-r) Sarah Sherman and Dakota Johnson during the “Guns for Women” sketch on Saturday, October 3, 2026 — (Photo by: Cayden Reich/NBC)
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