Louis C.K. with Rihanna Louis C.K. returns as host for the third time while Rihanna makes her fifth appearance as musical guest. Sketches include Summertime Cold Open, Louis C.K. Monologue, Police Lineup, This Is How I Talk, Wood PSA and The Shoemaker & the Elves. Details Casts Videos Galleries Posters Season Lists Title Louis C.K. with Rihanna Genres Comedy News Release Date 2015-05-16 Episode Runtime 01 Hours 07 Minutes Season Number 40 Episode Number 21 Production Companies Broadway Video, NBC Studios, Universal Television, NBC Universal Television, SNL Studios Michael Che... Self - Various Characters... Beck Bennett... Self - Various Characters... Vanessa Bayer... Self - Various Characters... Aidy Bryant... Self - Various Characters... Colin Jost... Self - Various Characters... Kenan Thompson... Self - Various Characters... Pete Davidson... Self - Various Characters... Leslie Jones... Self - Various Characters... Kate McKinnon... Self - Various Characters... Bobby Moynihan... Self - Various Characters... Kyle Mooney... Self - Various Characters... Cecily Strong... Self - Various Characters... Sasheer Zamata... Self - Various Characters... Taran Killam... Self - Various Characters... Jay Pharoah... Self - Various Characters... Maya Rudolph Transforms into Kamala Harris - SNL (Trailer) Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph Transform into Joe Biden and Kamala Harris - SNL (Teaser) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (3000x1687) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (2000x1125) Original Size (3840x2160) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (1280x720) Original Size (1920x1080) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (1280x1920) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (1000x1500) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (2000x3000) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (1440x2160) Original Size (680x1000) Original Size (1000x1500) Season 1 24 Episode(s) 1975-10-11 Season 2 22 Episode(s) 1976-09-18 Season 3 20 Episode(s) 1977-09-24 Season 4 20 Episode(s) 1978-10-07 Season 5 20 Episode(s) 1979-10-13 Season 6 13 Episode(s) 1980-11-15 Season 7 20 Episode(s) 1981-10-03 Season 8 20 Episode(s) 1982-09-25 Season 9 19 Episode(s) 1983-10-08 Season 10 17 Episode(s) 1984-10-06 Season 11 18 Episode(s) 1985-11-09 Season 12 20 Episode(s) 1986-10-11 Season 13 13 Episode(s) 1987-10-17 Season 14 20 Episode(s) 1988-10-08 Season 15 20 Episode(s) 1989-09-30 Season 16 20 Episode(s) 1990-09-29 Season 17 20 Episode(s) 1991-09-28 Season 18 20 Episode(s) 1992-09-28 Season 19 20 Episode(s) 1993-09-25 Season 20 20 Episode(s) 1994-09-24 Season 21 20 Episode(s) 1995-09-30 Season 22 20 Episode(s) 1996-09-28 Season 23 20 Episode(s) 1997-09-27 Season 24 19 Episode(s) 1998-09-26 Season 25 20 Episode(s) 1999-10-02 Season 26 20 Episode(s) 2000-10-07 Season 27 20 Episode(s) 2001-09-29 Season 28 20 Episode(s) 2002-10-05 Season 29 20 Episode(s) 2003-10-04 Season 30 20 Episode(s) 2004-10-02 Season 31 19 Episode(s) 2005-10-01 Season 32 20 Episode(s) 2006-09-30 Season 33 12 Episode(s) 2007-09-29 Season 34 22 Episode(s) 2008-09-13 Season 35 22 Episode(s) 2009-09-26 Season 36 22 Episode(s) 2010-09-25 Season 37 22 Episode(s) 2011-09-24 Season 38 21 Episode(s) 2012-09-15 Season 39 21 Episode(s) 2013-09-28 Season 40 21 Episode(s) 2014-09-27 Season 41 21 Episode(s) 2015-10-03 Season 42 21 Episode(s) 2016-10-01 Season 43 23 Episode(s) 2017-09-30 Season 44 21 Episode(s) 2018-09-29 Season 45 18 Episode(s) 2019-09-28 Season 46 20 Episode(s) 2020-10-03 Season 47 21 Episode(s) 2021-10-02 Season 48 18 Episode(s) 2022-09-30 Season 49 20 Episode(s) 2023-10-14