VIDEO 'SNL' Skits From Last Night: Austin Butler Hosts, Lizzo Covers Stevie Wonder, Cecily Strong Says Goodbye

"Saturday Night Live" returned for its seventh episode, with Austin Butler as host and Lizzo as the musical guest.

It was also long-time cast member Cecily Strong's last "SNL" episode. She announced she was leaving the show hours before the episode premiered.

Butler hosted as its sixth first-time host of this season. Butler recently played Elvis Presley in Baz Lurhmann's critically acclaimed film released. Butler was also a child star in several Disney Channel shows, such as Sebastian Kydd in "The Carrie Diaries," the prequel to "Sex and the City."

Here are some notable moments from the seventh episode of "Saturday Night Live" Season 48.

Cold Open

James Austin Johnson returned as Donald Trump for its cold open, mocking the ex-president's ridiculous $99 NFT cards, which were released this past week. Addressing the cards, which in reality appear to be a parody, seemed to have missed the comedic mark.

"You can also get them for free by just going online and looking at them maybe, I don't know," Johnson as Trump said in the sketch. "Maybe a screenshot, but we'd really prefer it if you sent the $99."

Mikey Day as Donald Trump Jr. and Strong, in her final cold open as an "SNL" regular, playing girlfriend Kimberly Guilfoyle, also appeared in the sketch.

"These cards are fantastic," Day said as Trump Jr. "And a steal. And I know what you are thinking: $99. You can get two grams for that!"

Monologue

Butler's monologue began with him making self-deprecating remarks about how many people say his voice has been deeper since he played Elvis this past summer.

Butler also referenced his late mother, Lori Anne Howell, who he said would watch "SNL" weekly with him as a child.

"I love my mom, some of my favorite memories from growing up were watching 'SNL' every week," and even though he had this "crippling shyness," he would always want to make her laugh. Being silly with her, he said, is "what broke me out of my shell" and inspired his drive to be an actor.

"Now, my mother is no longer with us, but I have been thinking about her a lot this week, just imagining how proud she would be that her son is now standing on this stage," Butler said, choking up.

"Any time you see me doing a funny voice or making a funny face, that is for you mom," he said.

The Funniest Sketch of the Night–– "A Christmas Epiphany"

The digital short was a parody of a classic Hollywood holiday film. The short featured Butler as a man in a Christmas crisis playing a Jimmy Stewart-type character in "It's A Wonderful Life."

The impressive film-noir style cinematography hilariously cut between Butler standing outside a family window longing for family, and the family inside confused why a man is staring at them through that window.

Weekend Update

Weekend Update hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che return for the news. Jost began by addressing Trump and three possible criminal charges of insurrection, obstruction of an official proceeding and conspiracy to defraud the federal government

At least he could, "lock down on the insanity plea," Jost said. He continued, "It is such a funny move to get into NFTs after the whole market has crashed."

Che then made an update about the current FTX scandal. "Sam Bankman-Fried was arrested on fraud charges, I guess while swimming in a t-shirt," Che joked.

Strong appeared in her final farewell as her longtime character Cathy Ann, "I'm here to say goodbye Michael because I'm going to prison." She then broke the character a few times while saying a heartfelt goodbye.

"I did it high, Che!" she sang, a sly reference to her earlier faux finale a couple of seasons ago when she sang Frank Sinatra's "My Way."

Strong, 38, originally joined the SNL roster in 2012, and became one of its longest-tenured female cast members. She received two Emmy nominations for outstanding supporting actress in the comedy series in 2020.

"I feel lucky that I got to have some of the best moments of my life with these people."

Lizzo appeared as the musical guest to replace the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, who had to drop out last minute due to guitarist Nick Zinner's battle with pneumonia.

Lizzo covered Stevie Wonder's "Someday at Christmas" in her second performance of the night, following a vocal rendition of "Break Up Twice" from her most recent album "Special."

"Saturday Night Live" has not announced a host or musical guest following their annual holiday break.