Sat, Jan 21, 2006
Sketches include: Anderson Cooper 360, Peter Sarsgaard Monologue, Commercial Parody: Nelson Baby Toupees, Target Greatland, Pirate Convention, Carol!: Art Gallery, Young Chuck Norris: An SNL Digital Short, Cat Fancy Magazine, Weekend Update: Gore and Kerry, Weekend Update with guest Drew Barrymore, Gays in Space (opening performed by Will Forte), Fairmont Suites Inn (with technical gaffes), National Security Agency, Peter Sarsgaard's SARS Guards. The Strokes perform "Juicebox" and "You Only Live Once". Maya Rudolph absent on maternity leave.
Sat, Feb 4, 2006
Steve Martin's fourteenth time hosting. Maya Rudolph's first episode back from maternity leave. Paula Pell's return to the writing staff after her sitcom "Thick and Thin" is not picked up. Sketches include: The Sabotage of Baldwin: An SNL Digital Short, Steve Martin Monologue, Commercial Parody: A Teddy Bear Holding A Heart, Oprah with Stone Freeman, Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford, Hamas Victory Party, Close Talkers: An SNL Digital Short, Quick Zoom Theater, Weekend Update, Superbowl XL Rehersals, Lorne's Office, The Prince Show, State of the Galaxy 2145, Tangent: An SNL Digital Short, Surfers. Prince performs "A Woman Scorned" and "Beautiful Love (3121)" (featuring Tamar).
Sat, Mar 4, 2006
Natalie Portman hosts this episode and Fall Out Boy is the musical guest. The Cold Opening is a Message from President George W. Bush(Will Forte) who addresses the public on issues of secret White House activity and Vice-President Dick Cheney's(Darrell Hammond) hunting accident. Natalie Portman's Monologue consists of her tackling questions raised by "Star Wars" nerds in the audience. Repeat of Nelson Baby Toupees commercial from January 21, 2006, which spoofs Hair Club For Men commercials. Three over-psyched Jamba Juice employees (Portman, Seth Meyers, Horatio Sanz), have had so much of their own high-energy protein drinks, that they can't stop themselves from offering free boost supplements to their customers. Larry King(Fred Armisen) interviews a group of trans-gendered people who are in the middle of their sex change procedures. TransAmerica star Felicity Huffman(Kristen Wiig) is one of his guests. In the third installment of The Needlers, Dan(Meyers) and Sally Needler(Amy Poehler) seek help from a fertility doctor(Portman) so they can have a baby as an alternative to examining the issue of their troubled marriage. TV Funhouse celebrates a belated Black History moment; 24's Dennis Haysbert(Himself) shows clips from all-black kids' cartoons that failed to make an impact during the 1990's. Nuni Schoener(Portman) brings her college boyfriend Jeff(Jason Sudeikis) home to meet her parents, Nonny(Armisen) and Nunni(Maya Rudolph). Weekend Update with Tina Fey & Amy Poehler includes Donald Trump(Hammond) disguising himself as Martha Stewart in order to pump his own ego over their "Apprentice" feud, Olympic skater Sasha Cohen(Portman) attempting a second career as a comedienne, and Kenan Thompson introducing a new clothing line geared toward black men in drag. Former "Wake-Up Wakefield" co-host Sheldon(Rachel Dratch) has a Bar-Mitzvah, and watches his short-term ex-girlfriend(Portman) make out with his friend Jonah(Andy Samberg), while Megan (Rudolph) dreams of marrying Adam Levine. This SNL Digital Short is a Chris Parnell interview with Natalie Portman, who raps about a side of herself we've never seen before. Repeat of the Totally Rad Smoke Detector 3000 commercial from episode airing October 29, 2005. Fall Out Boy performs "Dance Dance" and "Sugar, We're Going Down."
Sat, Mar 11, 2006
Sketches include: Spring Break Cold Open, Matt Dillon Monologue, Prisonmates.net, Sportscenter, Doppelganger: An SNL Digital Short, Two A-Holes at a Travel Agency, How to Order Sushi Like a CEO, J.J. Casuals (repeat), Joplin: Alive Podcast, Weekend Update with guests Farad Nsar and Will Forte, TV Land Variety Vault: Vincent Price's Thanksgiving, Inner Harmony Relaxation Tape, Appalachian Emergency Room, DeCicco Brothers Unicornery. Arctic Monkeys perform "I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor" and "A Certain Romance".
Sat, Apr 8, 2006
Sketches include: Anderson Cooper 360, Antonio Banderas Monologue, Basic Instinct 2, Deal Or No Deal, Operator Date, Besos Y Lagrimas, The 13th Annual Women's Basketball Coaches' Fashion Awards, Weekend Update with guests Dan Rather, Finesse Mitchell, Chad Michael Murray and Chris Kattan, Zorro, Karaoke, The Plan, Wine Enthusiasts. Mary J. Blige performs "Be Without You" and "Enough Crying". Maya Rudolph does not appear.
Sat, Apr 15, 2006
Lindsay Lohan's third time hosting. Sketches include: The Situation Room Cold Open: White House Staff Shake-ups, Lindsay Lohan Monologue, Commercial Parody: Neutrogena Coin Slot Cream, Deep House Dish, TV Funhouse: Journey to the Disney Vault, The O'Reilly Factor, Le Rendezvous: Chocolate Vesuvius, Laser Cats: An SNL Digital Short, Weekend Update with guests Stormy Windbreaker and Taylor Hicks, Debbie Downer: Bachelorette Party, Introvert's First Night Out, Turner Classic Movie Archives: Atlantic City Fever. Pearl Jam performs "World Wide Suicide" and "Severed Hand". Maya Rudolph and Horatio Sanz do not appear.
Sat, May 6, 2006
Tom Hanks' eighth time hosting. Sketches include: Bill Frist's Gas Plan, Tom Hanks Monologue, Wheel of Fortune, Kaitlin: Eli's Iguana, My Testicles: An SNL Digital Short, Universal Theme Park, Weekend Update with guest Rosie O'Donnell, Weekend Update: Debate between Drs. Gunther and Patrick Kelly, Yoga Partner, C-Span After Dark: Colin's Place, Tennis Partners. Red Hot Chili Peppers perform "Dani California" and "Give It Away"
Sat, May 13, 2006
Former cast member Julia Louis-Dreyfus' first time hosting, promoting "The New Adventures of Old Christine". Sketches include: Parallel Universe Address from President Gore Cold Open, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Monologue (with guests Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld), Tech Pack, Bum Attention, The Morning Show, MySpace Class, Weekend Update: Debate between Al Gore and Amy Poelher, Weekend Update with guests Wolfgang Fey, Finesse Mitchell and David Blaine, Charades Game Show, Unsolved Mysteries, Bullhorn: An SNL Digital Short. Paul Simon performs "How Can You Live in a Northeast Town" and "Outrageous".
Sat, May 20, 2006
Kevin Spacey's second time hosting. Sketches include: Anderson Cooper 360, Kevin Spacey monologue, Two A-Holes at a Crime Scene, Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball Special, Carol!, TV Funhouse: All-New Presidential Outtakes, Andy and Kevin: Usual Suspects, Weekend Update with guests Taylor Hicks and Whitney Houston, The Falconer: Time Traveling, Andy Walking: An SNL Digital Short, Legends of History: Phillip Sarc, Neil Young's 'I Do Not Agree With Many of This Administration's Policies'. Nelly Furtado with Timbaland performs "Promiscuous" and "Maneater".
Sat, Sep 30, 2006
Monologue: Dane Cook's monologue deals with lying, suicide and car accidents. Cubicle Fight: An SNL Digital Short. Cubicle dwellers fight to the death. (Dane Cook, Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis). Pacino: Al Pacino (Bill Hader) checks his bank balance. New Update Anchor: Brian Williams was not told that he did not get the Update anchor job and has an awkward moment with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers. Waterboys: Will Forte and Dane Cook are water bottle distributors who have not been making their deliveries. (Note: edited episode.)
Sat, Oct 7, 2006
Nancy Grace: Nancy Grace (Amy Poehler) grills guests on their part in the Mark Foley internet scandal (Jaime Pressly, Andy Samberg, Kenan Thompson). Around the Town: Kristen Wiig is a local news reporter who is way too interested in the woman she's interviewing (Jaime Pressly) (Jason Sudeikis). New York Minute: An SNL Digital Short. Fred Armisen and Amy Poehler are Martin Scorsese and Rosie Perez reminiscing about old New York. Weekend Update: Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers are the anchors. Guests are Peter O'Toole complaining that Mark Foley gives alcoholics a bad name, and NBC's answer to Ugly Betty, Fugly Betsy (Fred Armisen). Jogger: Andy Samberg is an out of breath jogger from the 80's. (Note: edited episode.)
Sat, Oct 21, 2006
Sketches include a Brit Hume interview with President Bush, John's musical monologue with Will Ferrell as James Lipton, John as a racist employee at Colonial Williamsburg, a parody of "House of Carters", 2 A-holes meeting a personal trainer and John (in a speedo) teaching Will Forte (also in a speedo) the fundamentals of swimming. Special Report with Brit Hume (Darrell Hammond, Will Forte), Monologue (John C. Reilly, Will Ferrell), Colonial Williamsburg (John C. Reilly, Jason Sudeikis), Swim Instructor (John C. Reilly, Will Forte), A-Holes Workout (John C. Reilly, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig), Weekend Update (including Kenan as Flavor Flav) (Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler), Crying (John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig), Oreo Cookies #1 (John C. Reilly, Andy Samberg), House of Carters Promo (Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Kenan Thompson), Harpoon Man: An SNL Digital Short (John C. Reilly, Andy Samberg), Oreo Cookies #2 (John C. Reilly, Kenan Thompson), Bearshark (John C. Reilly, Maya Rudolph, Jason Sudeikis), Oreo Cookies #3 (John C. Reilly, Jason Sudeikis). (Note: edited episode.)
Sat, Oct 28, 2006
Sketches include an address by Kazakhstan Minister of Tourism Borat Sagdiyev (Sacha Baron Cohen), a parody of the paranormal investigation show "Most Haunted", a protest song by Hugh Laurie, and a "Hardball" on the midterm elections. Borat Cold Open (Lorne Michaels, Sacha Baron Cohen), Monologue (Hugh Laurie), Most Haunted (Hugh Laurie, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen), TV Funhouse: GOP Ads, Advance Man (Hugh Laurie, Kristen Wiig), Hardball (Darrell Hammond, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis), Hugh's Protest Song (Hugh Laurie), Beck - "Nausea", Weekend Update (Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers) (featuring Will as Tim Calhoun and Fred and Bill as gay NJ guys), Modern Medicine (Hugh Laurie, Kenan Thompson, Will Forte, Maya Rudolph), Frankenstein's Castle (Hugh Laurie, Bill Hader, Jason Sudeikis, Maya Rudolph), Job Interview (Hugh Laurie, Amy Poehler, Fred Armisen). (Note: edited episode.)
Sat, Nov 11, 2006
Sketches include a monologue featuring Alec's "30 Rock" costars Tina Fey and Tracy Morgan, Alec and Steve Martin battling over who has hosted SNL the most times (with appearances by Martin Short and Paul McCartney) and "The Tony Bennett Show" with a surprise appearance by the real Tony Bennett. Pelosi Cold Open (Kristen Wiig, Will Forte, Fred Armisen), Alec Monologue (Alec Baldwin, Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan), E-Z Date (Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson), Britney Divorce (Amy Poehler, Jason Sudeikis), Saddam Meeting (Alec Baldwin, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader), G*****l Herpes (Alec Baldwin, Amy Poehler), Backstage at the Platinum Club (Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, Martin Short, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Paul Mccartney), TV Funhouse: Kobayashi (Takeru Kobayashi), Weekend Update (Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson, Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg), The Tony Bennett Show (Alec Baldwin, Andy Samberg, Tony Bennett), Bossa Nova Bar (Alec Baldwin, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Andy Samberg, Amy Poehler, Jason Sudeikis), Jogger from 1992 (Andy Samberg). (Note: edited episode.)
Sat, Nov 18, 2006
Sketches include Ludacris' monologue featuring a visit from his childhood friend Rickdiculous (Kenan Thompson), a marriage counselor that preaches bitchslapping your spouse and an Update commenter, John Mark Karr (Bill Hader), confessing to the OJ Simpson murders among others. Bush Cold Open (Jason Sudeikis), Ludacris Monologue (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Kenan Thompson), Bitchslap & Hawkins (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Maya Rudolph, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader), The O'Reilly Factor: Ludacris (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Darrell Hammond, Kenan Thompson), Ludacris' Clothing Line (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler, Jason Sudeikis), Blizzard Man (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig, Kenan Thompson), Weekend Update (featuring Jason Sudeikis as Bobby Knight, Bill Hader as John Mark Karr and Maya Rudolph as a teen magazine editor) (Seth Meyers, Amy Poeher), Pool Watch (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Maya Rudolph, Kenan Thompson, Fred Armisen), Hair Transplant (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis), Lesbian Cruise (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Kristen Wiig), Why (Chris "Ludacris" Bridges, Darrell Hammond). (Note: edited episode.)
Sat, Dec 2, 2006
Sketches include Matthew Fox's monologue with a visit from Michael Richards (Bill Hader), Nancy Grace, Deep House Dish and Matthew Fox trapped on an elevator ride with fans of "Lost". Bush / Maliki Cold Open (Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig, Kenan Thompson), Matthew Fox Monologue (Matthew Fox, Bill Hader), Salemart (Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig), Nancy Grace Live (Matthew Fox, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson), Deep House Dish (Matthew Fox, Kenan Thompson, Andy Samberg, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler), Elevator (Matthew Fox, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson, Andy Samberg), Weekend Update (Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph), Home on the Range (Matthew Fox, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph), The Mayans (Matthew Fox, Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader). (Note: edited episode.)
Sat, Dec 9, 2006
Sketches include Annette Bening's monologue with an appearance by Alec Baldwin, a parody trailer of "Mel Gibson's Apocalypto", two A-holes in a live nativity scene, and on Weekend Update, Will Forte sings a song about gay marriage. Bush Iraq Study Group Cold Open (Jason Sudeikis), Annette Bening's Monologue (Annette Bening, Alec Baldwin, Kristen Wiig, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph), Apocalypto, Morning Show (Annette Bening, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Amy Poehler), TV Funhouse: Diddy Kiddies, Poetry Class (Annette Bening, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader), A-holes - Nativity (Annette Bening, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig), An SNL Digital Short: Pep Talk (Matthew Fox, Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler, Andy Samberg, Kenan Thompson, Will Forte), Buyer Beware (Kenan Thompson, Maya Rudolph), Weekend Update (featuring Al Gore (Darrell Hammond), Gloria Patrick (Kristen Wiig) and a song about gay marriage by Will Forte and Fred Armisen) (Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler), Valtrex (Alec Baldwin, Amy Poehler), Second Night Out (Annette Bening, Will Forte, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader), Lawyer Ad (Annette Bening, Bill Hader). (Note: edited episode.)
Top-rated
Sat, Dec 16, 2006
Justin Timberlake is the host and musical guest; in the cold opening, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Kristin Wiig harmonize about the illicit boyfriend they have in Santa Claus; in the opening monologue, Justin sings the Christmas Song with Alvin (Bill Hader) and the Chipmunks (Fred Armisen, Andy Samberg); Holiday charity representatives (Timberlake and Will Forte) square off against each other; a stock boy at Target (Timberlake) fills in for Target Lady (Wiig); Samberg and Timberlake sing "Dick in a Box"; Sandra Day O'Connor (Wiig), Thomas Friedman (Armisen) and former President Jimmy Carter (Darrell Hammond) appear on The Barry Gibb (Jimmy Fallon) show; emotional saps try to restrain their emotions on the game show "Dry Eyes"; Mrs. Hastings (Kenan Thompson) is called in after her stepdaughter (Timberlake) coverts the role of an elf in a school play; Nancy Grace (Poehler) gives her seasons' greetings to the stripper in the Duke University scandal; Timberlake performs "My Love" and "What Goes Around."