Saturday Night Live (Season 29)
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Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a live American late-night television sketch comedy and variety show developed by Lorne Michaels and Dick Ebersol. The show premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the original title of NBC's Saturday Night.The show's sketches often parody contemporary American culture...

aired its twenty-ninth season during the 2003–04 television season on NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

. The twenty-ninth season began on October 4, 2003 and ended on May 15, 2004 with 20 episodes in all.

Before the start of the season Chris Kattan
Chris Kattan
Christopher Lee "Chris" Kattan is an American actor/comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live.-Early life:Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks, California. His father, Kip King, was an actor and voice actor who appeared on the series Reno 911! as Larrie Plum. His mother, Hajnalka E....

 and Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan
Tracy Morgan is an American comedian who is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and currently known for playing the role of Tracy Jordan on the NBC series 30 Rock.-Early life:...

 left the show and Dean Edwards
Dean Edwards
Dean Edwards is an American stand-up comedian, actor, singer, writer, voice artist, comedian, and musician whose trademark is a voice similar to Eddie Murphy....

 was fired. Despite Kattan and Morgan's departure, the two would made guest appearances in several episodes throughout the season.

Before the season started, Will Forte
Will Forte
Orville Willis Forte IV, better known as Will Forte , is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and writer best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2002–2010 and for starring in the SNL spin-off film MacGruber.-Early life:Forte was born in Alameda County, California, the son of...

, Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers
Seth Adam Meyers is an American actor and comedian. He currently serves as head writer for Saturday Night Live and hosts its news parody segment Weekend Update.-Early life:...

 and Jeff Richards
Jeff Richards (comedian)
Jeffrey Hanson "Jeff" Richards is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. Richards was the first actor to have been a cast member on both Saturday Night Live and MADtv...

 were all promoted to repertory status, while Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Anchorman and Cop Out...

 remained a featured player.

The show added two new black cast members: stand-up comedian Finesse Mitchell
Finesse Mitchell
Alfred Langston "Finesse" Mitchell is an American actor, author and stand-up comedian. From 2003-2006, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Mitchell has also appeared on such television shows as Showtime at the Apollo, BET's ComicView, Comedy Central Presents and NBC's Late Friday.-Life...

 and Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member of NBC's long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live...

, a former child star from the Nickelodeon comedy shows All That
All That
All That is an American live-action, sketch comedy-variety show that aired on the Nickelodeon cable television network featuring short comedic sketches and weekly musical guests. The theme song for All That was performed by TLC...

 and Kenan and Kel. With this season, Thompson becomes the first SNL cast member to be born after the show's premiere in 1975 (Thompson was born in 1978).

This season saw the first appearance of Justin Timberlake as an SNL host (while critics and SNL director Beth McCarthy-Miller
Beth McCarthy-Miller
Beth McCarthy or Beth McCarthy-Miller was the director of NBCs Saturday Night Live starting in 1995. She left SNL in 2006 at the end of season 31, replaced as director by Don Roy King...

 have praised Timberlake as a good host, he would not be popular with the show until his second appearance in season 32).

This is the final season for Jeff Richards (who quit mid-season over creative differences) and Jimmy Fallon
Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...

 (who decided to leave the show after the final episode).

This season also marked the debut of a brand new stage for the host's monologue and the musical guest performing stage. Instead of the wrought-iron fire escape motif with the blinking "ON AIR" light, the stages are now modeled after Grand Central Station (right down to the spherical clock).

Cast

Repertory players
  • Rachel Dratch
    Rachel Dratch
    Rachel Susan Dratch is an American comic actress best known for her roles as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1999 to 2006.-Early life:...

  • Jimmy Fallon
    Jimmy Fallon
    James Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American actor, comedian, singer, musician and television host. He currently hosts Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, a late-night talk show that airs Monday through Friday on NBC...

  • Tina Fey
    Tina Fey
    Elizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her work on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live , the NBC comedy series 30 Rock, and films such as Mean Girls and Baby Mama .Fey first broke into comedy as a featured player in the...

  • Will Forte
    Will Forte
    Orville Willis Forte IV, better known as Will Forte , is an American actor, voice actor, comedian and writer best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2002–2010 and for starring in the SNL spin-off film MacGruber.-Early life:Forte was born in Alameda County, California, the son of...

  • Darrell Hammond
    Darrell Hammond
    Darrell Hammond is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. He was a regular on Saturday Night Live from 1995 until 2009, the longest tenure of any cast member. Upon his departure, Hammond, at age 53, was the oldest cast member in the show's history...

  • Seth Meyers
    Seth Meyers
    Seth Adam Meyers is an American actor and comedian. He currently serves as head writer for Saturday Night Live and hosts its news parody segment Weekend Update.-Early life:...

  • Chris Parnell
    Chris Parnell
    Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell also voices Cyril Figgis on the FX animated comedy...

  • Amy Poehler
    Amy Poehler
    Amy Meredith Poehler is an American comedian, actress and voice actress. She was a cast member on the NBC television entertainment show Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film Mean Girls with Tina Fey, with whom she worked again in Baby Mama in 2008. She is...

  • Jeff Richards
    Jeff Richards (comedian)
    Jeffrey Hanson "Jeff" Richards is an American actor, stand-up comedian and impressionist. Richards was the first actor to have been a cast member on both Saturday Night Live and MADtv...

      (last episode: January 17, 2004)
  • Maya Rudolph
    Maya Rudolph
    Maya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress, comedienne and singer known for her comedic roles as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2000 to 2007, and for appearing in films such as Away We Go, Bridesmaids, Grown Ups, A Prairie Home Companion and MacGruber...

  • Horatio Sanz
    Horatio Sanz
    Horatio Sanz is a Chilean-born American actor and comedian best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998-2006. Sanz most recently starred alongside his former SNL castmate Chris Parnell in the Comedy Central series Big Lake.-Early life:Sanz, the youngest of three sons, was born in...



Featured players
  • Fred Armisen
    Fred Armisen
    Fred Armisen is an American actor, comedian and musician best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live, and portraying off-color foreigners in various comedy films such as EuroTrip, Anchorman and Cop Out...

  • Finesse Mitchell
    Finesse Mitchell
    Alfred Langston "Finesse" Mitchell is an American actor, author and stand-up comedian. From 2003-2006, he was a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Mitchell has also appeared on such television shows as Showtime at the Apollo, BET's ComicView, Comedy Central Presents and NBC's Late Friday.-Life...

  • Kenan Thompson
    Kenan Thompson
    Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member of NBC's long-running sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live...


bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Specials

Special Name Original Air Date Notes
The Best of Chris Kattan September 27, 2003
  • Sketchs included: "The Roxbury Guys," "Mango," "Defense Attorney Suel," "The How Do You Say? Ah Yes, Show," "Mr. Peppers in the Lab," "Auditions for Bon Jovi," "America Undercover," "The Rialto Grande," "Goth Talk," "Sparks," "Oprah," "Larry King's Wedding Reception," "E! Impeachment Coverage," "Loaded-Musical Performance," "Emmy Awards Pre-Show," "Shopping at Home Network," "Siamese Twin Dates," and some "Weekend Update" clips.
The Best of Tracy Morgan October 25, 2003
  • Sketchs include: "Wong & Owen, Ex-Porn Stars," "Brian Fellow's Safari Planet," "Pimp Chat," "Woodrow," "The View," "Uncle Jemima's Down House Mash Liquor," "Tracy Confronts Garth," "Astronaut Jones," "Talkin' to the Stars," "Hardball," "Big Bernard," "At the Movies," "Christmas Eve Drinks," "Channel 5 Late Night Movie," and a Weekend Update clips.
  • The Best of Will Ferrell, Volume 2 December 20, 2003
  • Ferrell becomes the first cast member to have two best ofs.
  • The Best of Christopher Walken May 22, 2004
  • Walken becomes the second frequent host and non-cast member to get his own "Best of" special, following in the footsteps of Steve Martin.
  • Sketches include: "The Continental" (on the TV airing, it was the sketch from 1992; the DVD version has the "Continental" sketch from 1992, the one from 2000, and a dress rehearsal version of the one from 2003), "Ed Glosser Trivial Psychic", "Rita Snowed In", "Behind the Music: Blue Oyster Cult", "Leon Loves Mango", "Hardball","Pranksters", "The Bad Raft Captain" (DVD version only), "Colonel Angus" and "Christopher Walken at the 25th Anniversary Special". The DVD version includes two dress rehearsal sketches: "The Black Guardian Angel" and a movie trailer parody called Fonzie.

  • Episodes

    Episode # Air Date Host(s) Musical Guest(s) Remarks
    546 (29.1) October 4, 2003 Jack Black
    Jack Black
    Jack Black , is an American actor and musician, notably of Tenacious D.Jack Black may also refer to:* Jack Black , late 19th - early 20th Century author and hobo* Jack Black , drummer for 1970s UK punk band The Boys...

    John Mayer
    John Mayer
    John Clayton Mayer is an American pop rock and blues rock musician, singer-songwriter, recording artist, and music producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut and raised in Fairfield, Connecticut, he attended Berklee College of Music in Boston. He moved to Atlanta in 1997, where he refined his...

    • John Mayer performed "Bigger Than My Body
      Bigger Than My Body
      "Bigger Than My Body" is the first single released by John Mayer from his second album Heavier Things. As a B-side, the single contained a cover of Radiohead's "Kid A" and a new original song that was not included on Heavier Things, "Tracing"...

      " and "Clarity
      Clarity (song)
      "Clarity" is a song by John Mayer, sparsely arranged with piano and drums provided, in part, by The Roots drummer Questlove. It was the second single from Mayer's 2003 album Heavier Things. The song's meaning is not immediately clear...

      ."
    • The last sketch about telemarketers singing about their glory days ending is cut off abruptly due to the show running too long.
    • Will Ferrell
      Will Ferrell
      John William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, impressionist, actor, and writer. Ferrell first established himself in the late 1990s as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Talladega...

      's cameo appearance in the monologue received so much applause that it extended the length of the monologue by an additional 45 seconds.
    • Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson's first episode as cast members.
    • Kyle Gass
      Kyle Gass
      Kyle Richard Gass , also known as KG or Kage, is an American rock musician, singer-songwriter and actor. He is a member of the bands Tenacious D and Trainwreck. In Tenacious D , Gass plays lead guitar and sings backup vocals, and also plays the role of Black's comic foil in most of their comedy...

       and Tyler James Williams
      Tyler James Williams
      Tyler James Williams is an American teen actor and voice actor. He is most recognizable for having played the title character of the Chris Rock-inspired sitcom Everybody Hates Chris.-Life and career:...

       made a cameo in this episode.
    547 (29.2) October 11, 2003 Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...

  • Justin Timberlake
    Justin Timberlake
    Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...

     performed "Rock Your Body
    Rock Your Body
    "Rock Your Body" is the third single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified. The song features Vanessa Marquez. She was at that time to Star Trak Entertainment....

    ", "Señorita
    Señorita (song)
    "Señorita" is a song by American singer-songwriter Justin Timberlake from his solo debut album Justified . It was released on September 2, 2003 by Jive Records as the fourth single from the album. The song was co-written by Timberlake, and The Neptunes' Pharell Williams and Chad Hugo...

    " and "Cry Me a River
    Cry Me a River (Justin Timberlake song)
    "Cry Me a River" is the second single from Justin Timberlake's solo debut album Justified. Released on December 17, 2002, the single, which features guest vocals and production by Timbaland & Scott Storch, won Timberlake a Grammy Award for "Best Male Pop Vocal Performance" in 2004.-Background...

    ."
  • This episode premiered on the 28th anniversary of SNLs first episode.
  • Reruns of this episode on NBC
    NBC
    The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...

     and E!
    E!
    E! Entertainment Television is an American basic cable and satellite television network, owned by NBCUniversal. It features entertainment-related programming, reality television, feature films and occasionally series and specials unrelated to the entertainment industry.E! has an audience reach of...

     redub Maya Rudolph's singing the Christina Aguilera
    Christina Aguilera
    Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

     song "Beautiful
    Beautiful (Christina Aguilera song)
    "Beautiful" is a song written by Linda Perry and recorded by American singer Christina Aguilera for Aguilera's fourth studio album, Stripped...

    " with unintelligible vocalizing during the "Punk'd: Barely Legal" fake commercial.
  • The NBC rerun of this episode cuts Justin Timberlake's second performance and replaces it with the TV Funhouse
    TV Funhouse
    Saturday TV Funhouse is the title of a recurring skit on NBC's Saturday Night Live featuring cartoons created by longtime SNL writer Robert Smigel as well as a short-lived spinoff series TV Funhouse that ran on Comedy Central...

     from the Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D. episode and the "Fear Factor Junior" fake commercial from the Donald Trump
    Donald Trump
    Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

    /Toots & the Maytals
    Toots & the Maytals
    Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music...

     episode.
  • Carl Weathers (who hosted SNL in its 13th season
    Saturday Night Live (Season 13)
    Saturday Night Live aired its thirteenth season during the 1987-1988 television season on NBC. Season 13 started on October 17, 1987 and ended on February 27, 1988.Before the start of the season few changes happened...

    ) cameos in a short sketch announcing his candidacy as governor of any state, parodying his Predator
    Predator (film)
    Predator is a 1987 American science fiction action film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Carl Weathers, Jesse Ventura, and Kevin Peter Hall. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox....

     co-stars Jesse Ventura
    Jesse Ventura
    James George Janos , better known as Jesse Ventura, is an American politician, the 38th Governor of Minnesota from 1999 to 2003, Navy UDT veteran, former SEAL reservist, actor, and former radio and television talk show host...

     and Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Schwarzenegger
    Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger is an Austrian-American former professional bodybuilder, actor, businessman, investor, and politician. Schwarzenegger served as the 38th Governor of California from 2003 until 2011....

    's successful campaign for governor, as well as the numerous celebrities running for governor in the 2003 California recall election.
  • Timberlake would host again in a season 32 Christmas episode, cameo in three season 34 episodes, host for a third in the 34th season, for which he would win a 2009 Emmy Award for Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, cameo on the first episode of the 36th season and host for a fourth time on the last episode of the same season.
  • 548 (29.3) October 18, 2003 Halle Berry
    Halle Berry
    Halle Berry is an American actress and a former fashion model. Berry received an Emmy, Golden Globe, SAG, and an NAACP Image Award for Introducing Dorothy Dandridge and won an Academy Award for Best Actress and was nominated for a BAFTA Award in 2001 for her performance in Monster's Ball, becoming...

    Britney Spears
    Britney Spears
    Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

  • Britney Spears performed "Me Against the Music
    Me Against the Music
    "Me Against the Music" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her fourth album, In the Zone, featuring American recording artist Madonna. It was released on October 20, 2003 as the lead single from the album by Jive Records. After bonding with Spears during a night in New York...

    " and "Everytime
    Everytime
    "Everytime" is a song by American recording artist Britney Spears from her fourth album, In the Zone. It was released on May 17, 2004, by Jive Records as the third single from the album. After Spears ended her relationship with pop singer Justin Timberlake, she made friends with her backing...

    ."
  • 549 (29.4) November 1, 2003 Kelly Ripa
    Kelly Ripa
    Kelly Ripa is an American actress and television host. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of talk show Live with Regis and Kelly, along with Regis Philbin and now solo host of Live! With Kelly...

    Outkast
    OutKast
    Outkast is an American hip hop duo based in East Point, Georgia, consisting of Atlanta native André "André 3000" Benjamin and Savannah, Georgia-born Antwan "Big Boi" Patton. They were originally known as Two Shades Deep but later changed the group's name to OutKast...

  • OutKast performed "Hey Ya!
    Hey Ya!
    "Hey Ya!" is a song written and produced by André 3000 for his 2003 album The Love Below, part of the hip hop duo OutKast's double album Speakerboxxx/The Love Below. The song takes influence from funk and rock music...

    " and "The Way You Move
    The Way You Move
    "The Way You Move" is a 2003 number-one single recorded by Big Boi of the hip-hop duo OutKast, released by LaFace Records. The song features OutKast mentor Sleepy Brown on guest vocals...

    ."
  • Darrell Hammond takes over as George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
    George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

    , replacing Chris Parnell. However, Hammond will only play Bush once more before being replaced by Will Forte later this season.
  • Chris Kattan
    Chris Kattan
    Christopher Lee "Chris" Kattan is an American actor/comedian, best known for his work on Saturday Night Live.-Early life:Kattan was born in Sherman Oaks, California. His father, Kip King, was an actor and voice actor who appeared on the series Reno 911! as Larrie Plum. His mother, Hajnalka E....

     returns to appear as Michael Gelman
    Michael Gelman
    Michael Seth Gelman is the executive producer of Live with Kelly . He also occasionally takes small roles on television, appearing in two episodes of Kelly Ripa's ABC sitcom Hope and Faith.Gelman grew up in the Chicago suburb of Highland Park, Illinois...

     in the Live with Regis and Kelly
    Live with Regis and Kelly
    Live! with Kelly is a syndicated American television morning talk show, hosted by Kelly Ripa. The show has aired since 1983 in New York City and 1988 nationwide. Tony Pigg has been the show's announcer since its inception...

     sketch.
  • Kenan Thompson does not appear in this episode.
  • 550 (29.5) November 8, 2003 Andy Roddick
    Andy Roddick
    Andrew Stephen "Andy" Roddick is an American professional tennis player and a former World No. 1. He is currently the second highest-ranked American player, behind Mardy Fish....

    Dave Matthews
    Dave Matthews
    David John "Dave" Matthews is a South African–born American musician and occasional actor, best known as the lead vocalist, songwriter, and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band...

  • John McEnroe
    John McEnroe
    John Patrick McEnroe, Jr. is a former world no. 1 professional tennis player from the United States. During his career, he won seven Grand Slam singles titles , nine Grand Slam men's doubles titles, and one Grand Slam mixed doubles title...

     makes multiple appearances in this episode, including the monologue, the Billie Jean King
    Billie Jean King
    Billie Jean King is a former professional tennis player from the United States. She won 12 Grand Slam singles titles, 16 Grand Slam women's doubles titles, and 11 Grand Slam mixed doubles titles. King has been an advocate against sexism in sports and society...

     sketch and Jock Talk. He also cameos in a short piece after the "British Nanny" sketch where he and Chris Parnell play tennis commentators analyzing Roddick's hosting. They were supposed to return later on in the show but the piece was cut for time.
  • Dave Matthews & Friends performed "Save Me" and "So Damn Lucky."
  • This was the public debut of Dave Matthews' solo project Dave Matthews & Friends, which toured extensively in the winter of 2003. The band included Trey Anastasio
    Trey Anastasio
    Trey Anastasio is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band Phish...

    , who had previously performed on SNL with Kid Rock
    Kid Rock
    Robert James "Bob" Ritchie , known by his stage name Kid Rock, is an American singer-songwriter, musician and rapper with five Grammy Awards nominations...

     and his own band Phish
    Phish
    Phish is an American rock band noted for its musical improvisation, extended jams, and exploration of music across genres. Formed at the University of Vermont in 1983 , the band's four members – Trey Anastasio , Mike Gordon , Jon Fishman , and Page McConnell Phish is an American rock band...

    .
  • 551 (29.6) November 15, 2003 Alec Baldwin
    Alec Baldwin
    Alexander Rae "Alec" Baldwin III is an American actor who has appeared on film, stage, and television.Baldwin first gained recognition through television for his work in the soap opera Knots Landing in the role of Joshua Rush. He was a cast member for two seasons before his character was killed off...

    Missy Elliott
    Missy Elliott
    Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...

  • Missy Elliott performed "Pass That Dutch
    Pass That Dutch
    "Pass That Dutch" is the first single from Missy Elliott's album This Is Not A Test! The single reached No. 27 on the Billboard Hot 100 on October 21, 2003.The song contains samples of "Magic Mountain" by War and "Potholes in My Lawn" by De La Soul....

    " and "Work It
    Work It
    "Work It" is a hip hop song written by American rapper/singer Missy Elliott and her producer Tim "Timbaland" Mosley for Elliott's critically acclaimed fourth studio album Under Construction . The song's musical style, and production by Timbaland, were heavily inspired by Old school hip hop from the...

    ."
  • Former cast member Mike Myers
    Mike Myers (actor)
    Michael John "Mike" Myers is a Canadian actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer of British parentage...

     appears in the monologue to plug the film The Cat In The Hat
    The Cat in the Hat (film)
    The Cat in the Hat is a 2003 American slapstick comedy film loosely based on the 1957 book of the same name by Dr. Seuss. It was produced by Brian Grazer and directed by Bo Welch, and stars Mike Myers in the title role of the Cat in the Hat, and Dakota Fanning as Sally...

    , which co-starred Baldwin.
  • 552 (29.7) December 6, 2003 Al Sharpton
    Al Sharpton
    Alfred Charles "Al" Sharpton, Jr. is an American Baptist minister, civil rights activist, and television/radio talk show host. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the U.S. presidential election...

    Pink
    Pink (singer)
    Alecia Beth Moore , better known by her stage name Pink , is an American singer-songwriter, musician and actress....

  • Pink performed "Trouble" and "God Is a DJ"
  • Many NBC affiliates (particularly in Iowa) did not air this episode due to fear of breaking equal time laws (Al Sharpton was a presidential candidate at the time), and aired either three half-hour infomercials or the SNL special "The Best of Steve Martin
    Steve Martin
    Stephen Glenn "Steve" Martin is an American actor, comedian, writer, playwright, producer, musician and composer....

    " in its place. It finally aired on all NBC affiliates on July 31, 2004. This gave fodder for a Weekend Update segment entitled "Tina and Jimmy Making Fun of Cities That Aren't Showing SNL Tonight".
  • Paris Hilton
    Paris Hilton
    Paris Whitney Hilton is an American businesswoman, heiress, and socialite. She is a great-granddaughter of Conrad Hilton . Hilton is known for her controversial participation in a sex tape in 2003, and appearance on the television series The Simple Life alongside fellow socialite and childhood...

    , who would later host a season 30 episode, appears on Weekend Update.
  • Former cast member Tracy Morgan
    Tracy Morgan
    Tracy Morgan is an American comedian who is best known for his eight seasons as a cast member on Saturday Night Live and currently known for playing the role of Tracy Jordan on the NBC series 30 Rock.-Early life:...

     appears in the monologue as the young Al Sharpton, in a sketch about the three wise men
    Biblical Magi
    The Magi Greek: μάγοι, magoi), also referred to as the Wise Men, Kings, Astrologers, or Kings from the East, were a group of distinguished foreigners who were said to have visited Jesus after his birth, bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh...

     getting pulled over, in a reprise of his recurring segment, Brian Fellow's Safari Planet, with Sharpton as Fellow's brother, and in a sketch about racial stereotypes in a 1930s film.
  • Johnny Cochran appears in the audience during the "Michael Jackson
    Michael Jackson
    Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

     on a Roller Coaster" sketch.
  • 553 (29.8) December 13, 2003 Elijah Wood
    Elijah Wood
    Elijah Jordan Wood is an American actor. He made his film debut with a minor part in Back to the Future Part II , then landed a succession of larger roles that made him a critically acclaimed child actor by age 9. He is best known for his high-profile role as Frodo Baggins in Peter Jackson's...

    Jet
    Jet (band)
    Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively...

  • Jet performed "Are You Gonna Be My Girl
    Are You Gonna Be My Girl
    "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is a song by the Australian rock band Jet, featured on their 2003 album Get Born. It was the first single from the album, released in 2003 in Australia and the UK, and in 2004 in the United States. Written by Nic Cester & Cameron Muncey, the song is often cited for ...

    " and "Look What You've Done
    Look What You've Done
    "Look What You've Done" is the third single by the Australian rock band Jet, from their 2003 album Get Born.-History:The single was released in 2004 worldwide, and in 2005 in the US...

    ."
  • Chris Kattan appears in the monologue as Gollum
    Gollum
    Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He was introduced in the author's fantasy novel The Hobbit, and became an important supporting character in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings....

     and reprised his role as Buddy Mills in Rialto Grande.
  • 554 (29.9) January 10, 2004 Jennifer Aniston
    Jennifer Aniston
    Jennifer Joanna Aniston is an American actress, film director, and producer, best known for her role as Rachel Green on the television sitcom Friends, a role which earned her an Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award.Aniston has also enjoyed a successful film career,...

    The Black Eyed Peas
    The Black Eyed Peas
    The Black Eyed Peas are an American pop group , formed in Los Angeles, California, in 1995. The group includes rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo, and singer Fergie. Since the release of their third album Elephunk in 2003, the group has sold an estimated 56 million records worldwide...

  • Black Eyed Peas performed "Where is the Love?
    Where Is the Love?
    "Where Is the Love?" is a song recorded by the American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas for their third album, Elephunk. It is the band's first record to feature Fergie. The song features vocals from Justin Timberlake, although he is not officially credited on the single release.The single was...

    " and "Hey Mama
    Hey Mama (Black Eyed Peas song)
    "Hey Mama" is a song by the American hip hop band The Black Eyed Peas. It reached #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The 2004 single is the third one taken from their 2003 album Elephunk.- Song information :...

    ."
  • Former writer and cast member Al Franken
    Al Franken
    Alan Stuart "Al" Franken is the junior United States Senator from Minnesota. He is a member of the Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, which affiliates with the national Democratic Party....

     appears in a filmed cameo during Weekend Update.
  • 555 (29.10) January 17, 2004 Jessica Simpson
    Jessica Simpson
    Jessica Ann Simpson is an American recording artist, actress, television personality, and fashion designer whose rise to fame began in 1999. Since that time, Simpson has achieved many recording milestones, starred in several television shows, movies, and commercials, launched a line of hair and...

     and Nick Lachey
    Nick Lachey
    Nicholas Scott "Nick" Lachey is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and television personality. Lachey rose to fame as a member of the boy band 98 Degrees. He later starred in the reality television series Newlyweds: Nick and Jessica with his then-wife, Jessica Simpson. He has released...

    G Unit
  • G Unit performed "Stunt 101
    Stunt 101
    "Stunt 101" is the debut single from G-Unit's debut album, Beg for Mercy. The song was produced by Denaun Porter. It reached #13 in the U.S. and #25 in the UK...

    " and "Wanna Get to Know You
    Wanna Get to Know You
    "Wanna Get to Know You" is the title of a song recorded by G-Unit. It was released in January 2004 as the fourth single from their 2003 debut album, Beg For Mercy.-Background:...

    ," the latter of which featured a cameo by R&B singer Joe
    Joe (singer)
    Joseph Lewis Thomas , usually credited simply as Joe, is an American R&B singer and record producer.-Early life:Joe is a native of Cuthbert, Georgia and later moved to Opelika, Alabama. The son of two preachers, Joe spent much time in church singing, playing guitar, and even directing the choir...

  • Jeff Richards' final episode as a cast member.
  • Former SNL writer James Eagan wrote Nick and Jessica's campy variety monologue. He would go on to write their primetime variety special and Christmas special.
  • 556 (29.11) February 7, 2004 Megan Mullally
    Megan Mullally
    Megan Mullally is an American actress and singer.After working in the theatre in Chicago, Mullally moved to Los Angeles in 1985 and began to appear in supporting roles in film and television productions. She made her Broadway debut in Grease in 1994 and she has since appeared in several Broadway...

    Clay Aiken
    Clay Aiken
    Clayton Holmes "Clay" Aiken is an American singer, songwriter, actor, producer and author who began his rise to fame on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003. RCA Records offered him a recording contract, and his multi-platinum debut album Measure of a Man was released...

  • Clay Aiken performed "Invisible" and "The Way
    The Way/Solitaire
    "The Way"/"Solitaire" is the second commercial double A-side CD single by Clay Aiken released on March 16, 2004, on the RCA label.In the summer of 2004, "Solitaire" replaced "This is the Night" as the bonus track on new versions of Aiken's Measure of a Man.The Way was featured in Scooby Doo 2:...

    " and also appeared as himself in the monologue and in the last sketch as a fictional relative named Tray Aiken.
  • During the opening titles, Don Pardo
    Don Pardo
    Dominick George "Don" Pardo is an American radio and television announcer. He is best known as the voice of the long-running late night sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live....

     accidentally announces Chris Parnell
    Chris Parnell
    Thomas Christopher "Chris" Parnell is an American comic actor best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998–2006 and currently for his recurring role as Dr. Leo Spaceman on NBC's Emmy Award-winning comedy series 30 Rock. Parnell also voices Cyril Figgis on the FX animated comedy...

    's name as "Chris Kattan". He then corrects himself before Parnell's title credit goes off-screen.
  • Mullally's husband, Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman
    Nick Offerman is an American actor best known for his role as Ron Swanson in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. He is also a skilled woodworker.-Early life and career:...

    , makes a cameo appearance during the Golden Globes sketch.
  • 557 (29.12) February 14, 2004 Drew Barrymore
    Drew Barrymore
    Drew Blyth Barrymore is an American actress, film director, screenwriter, producer and model. She is a member of the Barrymore family of American actors and granddaughter of John Barrymore. She first appeared in an advertisement when she was 11 months old. Barrymore made her film debut in Altered...

    Kelis
    Kelis
    Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...

  • Kelis performed "Milkshake
    Milkshake (song)
    "Milkshake" is a song by American recording artist Kelis and the lead single from her third studio album, Tasty. The song was released in the United States on August 25, 2003, by Star Trak and Arista Records, and internationally on November 24. It was written and produced by The Neptunes, a duo...

    " and "Trick Me
    Trick Me
    "Trick Me" is a song by American recording artist Kelis. It was released as the second single from her third studio album, Tasty in April 2004. It was not released in the United States as her American label, Arista, folded after the release of Tasty, and she was transferred to Jive. In Europe, she...

    ."
  • Among the sketches cut from dress rehearsal included a sketch about the art of bartending with Drew Barrymore playing the bartender, a sketch in which all the girls dress up as flowers and sing, and a commercial about smoked sausages cooked by Firestarter
    Firestarter (film)
    Firestarter is a 1984 science fiction thriller film based on the novel of the same name by Stephen King. The plot concerns a young girl who develops pyrokinesis and the secret government agency which seeks to control her. The film was directed by Mark L. Lester, and stars Drew Barrymore and David...

     (the character from Drew's early film career). This commercial was cut after dress rehearsal but would later show up on air in 2007 during Drew Barrymore's next hosting appearance.
  • Will Forte plays George W. Bush
    George W. Bush
    George Walker Bush is an American politician who served as the 43rd President of the United States, from 2001 to 2009. Before that, he was the 46th Governor of Texas, having served from 1995 to 2000....

     for the first time.
  • Writer Scott Wainio appears in a brief filmed sketch where he interviews people without using a microphone.
  • 558 (29.13) February 21, 2004 Christina Aguilera
    Christina Aguilera
    Christina María Aguilera is an American recording artist and actress. Aguilera first appeared on national television in 1990 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The Mickey Mouse Club from 1993–1994...

    Maroon 5
    Maroon 5
    Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album...

  • Maroon 5 performed "This Love" and "Harder to Breathe
    Harder to Breathe
    "Harder to Breathe" is a song by the American rock band Maroon 5. The song was written by frontman Adam Levine for the band's debut album Songs About Jane ....

    ."
  • SNL creator and producer Lorne Michaels
    Lorne Michaels
    Lorne Michaels, CM is a Canadian-American television producer, writer, and comedian best known for creating and producing Saturday Night Live and producing the various film and TV projects that spun off from it.-Early life:...

     appears during the monologue.
  • 559 (29.14) March 6, 2004 Colin Firth
    Colin Firth
    SirColin Andrew Firth, CBE is a British film, television, and theatre actor. Firth gained wide public attention in the 1990s for his portrayal of Mr. Darcy in the 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice...

    Norah Jones
    Norah Jones
    Norah Jones is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actress.In 2002, she launched her solo music career with the release of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album Come Away With Me, which was certified a diamond album in 2002, selling over 20 million copies...

  • Norah Jones performed "Sunrise
    Sunrise (Norah Jones song)
    "Sunrise" is the first single of Norah Jones' multi-platinum album Feels like Home. It reached #4 in Canada and #30 in the United Kingdom. The single was certified gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. The song won Best Female Pop Vocal Performance at the 2005 Grammy Awards. In the same...

    " and "What Am I to You?
    What Am I to You?
    "What Am I to You?" is the second single from Feels like Home from Norah Jones.The song is featured on the Brazilian soap opera "Começar de Novo".-Song information:The song is a country song and is the second track on her album...

    ."
  • Ana Gasteyer
    Ana Gasteyer
    Ana Kristina Gasteyer is an American actress of stage, film, and television. She is best known for her comedic roles when she was a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1996 to 2002.-Early life:...

     makes a cameo appearance in the cold opening as Martha Stewart. In dress rehearsal, Amy Poehler played her role.
  • NBC never reran this episode.
  • 560 (29.15) March 13, 2004 Ben Affleck
    Ben Affleck
    Benjamin Géza Affleck-Boldt , better known as Ben Affleck, is an American actor, film director, writer, and producer. He became known with his performances in Kevin Smith's films such as Mallrats and Chasing Amy...

    N.E.R.D.
  • N.E.R.D. performed "She Wants to Move
    She Wants to Move
    "She Wants to Move" is a single by hip hop and rock group N*E*R*D from their album Fly or Die. It was written by Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo....

    " and "Maybe
    Maybe (N.E.R.D song)
    "Maybe" is a single from N*E*R*D's album Fly or Die and was only released in the UK, where it reached #24. It has since been released in America after 2004. The song was featured in an iPod commercial which also promoted the song...

    ."
  • Kelly Ripa appears in a filmed commercial parody about tourism in Bangkok
    Bangkok
    Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

    .
  • 561 (29.16) April 3, 2004 Donald Trump
    Donald Trump
    Donald John Trump, Sr. is an American business magnate, television personality and author. He is the chairman and president of The Trump Organization and the founder of Trump Entertainment Resorts. Trump's extravagant lifestyle, outspoken manner and role on the NBC reality show The Apprentice have...

    Toots & the Maytals
    Toots & the Maytals
    Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are a Jamaican musical group and one of the best known ska and reggae vocal groups. According to Sandra Brennan at Allmusic, "The Maytals were key figures in reggae music...

  • Toots & the Maytals performed "Love Gonna Walk Out on Me" with Ben Harper
    Ben Harper
    Benjamin Chase "Ben" Harper is an American singer-songwriter and musician. Harper plays an eclectic mix of blues, folk, soul, reggae and rock music and is known for his guitar-playing skills, vocals, live performances and activism. Harper's fan base spans several continents...

     and Jack Johnson
    Jack Johnson (musician)
    Jack Johnson was born May 18, 1975 is an American folk rock singer-songwriter, surfer and musician known for his work in the soft rock and acoustic genres. In 2001, he achieved commercial success after the release of his debut album, Brushfire Fairytales. He has since released four more albums, a...

     and "Funky Kingston" with The Roots
    The Roots
    The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter and Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes live instrumentals...

     and Bootsy Collins
    Bootsy Collins
    William Earl "Bootsy" Collins is an American funk bassist, singer, and songwriter.Rising to prominence with James Brown in the late 1960s, and with Parliament-Funkadelic in the '70s, Collins's driving bass guitar and humorous vocals established him as one of the leading names in funk...

    .
  • Future cast member Rob Riggle
    Rob Riggle
    Robert Allen "Rob" Riggle, Jr. is an American actor, comedian and United States Marine Corps officer. He is best known for his work as a correspondent on Comedy Central's The Daily Show from 2006–2008, as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2004–2005, and for his comedic roles in films such...

     appears as an extra in a filmed commercial parody for "Fear Factor
    Fear Factor
    Fear Factor is an American stunt/dare reality game show. The original Dutch version was called Now or Neverland. When Endemol USA and NBC adapted it to the American market in 2001, they changed the name to Fear Factor. The show pits contestants against each other in a variety of stunts for a...

    , Jr."
  • George H. Ross
    George H. Ross
    George H. Ross is Executive Vice President and Senior Counsel of the Trump Organization. He is perhaps best known as one of Donald Trump's two advisors on the NBC reality television program The Apprentice; Carolyn Kepcher was the other...

     and Carolyn Kepcher
    Carolyn Kepcher
    Carolyn Kepcher is an American businesswoman, perhaps best known for her regular appearances on the NBC television program The Apprentice. She was formerly the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, and General Manager for the Trump National Golf Club...

     (from The Apprentice
    The Apprentice (U.S. TV series)
    The Apprentice is an American reality television show hosted by real estate magnate, businessman and television personality Donald Trump, created by Mark Burnett and broadcast on NBC...

    ) make cameo appearances in the cold opening, as does SNL producer Lorne Michaels.
  • In the beginning of the Weekend Update
    Weekend Update
    Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch that comments on and parodies current events. It is the show's longest running recurring sketch, having been on since the show's first broadcast, and is typically presented in the middle of the show immediately after the first musical performance...

     segment, the anchors say it's "Weekend Trumpdate"
  • 562 (29.17) April 10, 2004 Janet Jackson
    Janet Jackson
    Janet Damita Jo Jackson is an American recording artist and actress. Known for a series of sonically innovative, socially conscious and sexually provocative records, as well as elaborate stage shows, television and film roles, she has been a prominent figure in popular culture for over 25 years...

  • Janet Jackson performed "All Nite (Don't Stop)" and "Strawberry Bounce,"
  • SNL writer J.B. Smoove appears in the parody of the 1970s sitcom, Good Times
    Good Times
    Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer...

     as Jimmie "J.J." Walker.
  • Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan both cameo in a Season's Greetings from SNL musical number. Simon Cowell
    Simon Cowell
    Simon Phillip Cowell is an English A&R executive, television producer, entrepreneur, and television personality. He is known in the United Kingdom and United States for his role as a talent judge on TV shows such as Pop Idol, The X Factor, Britain's Got Talent and American Idol...

     also cameos to criticize them before joining in himself. Morgan also reprised his role as Brian Fellow and appeared in the Good Times
    Good Times
    Good Times is an American sitcom that originally aired from February 8, 1974, until August 1, 1979, on the CBS television network. It was created by Eric Monte and Michael Evans, and developed by Norman Lear, the series' primary executive producer...

     sketch.
  • 563 (29.18) May 1, 2004 Lindsay Lohan
    Lindsay Lohan
    Lindsay Lohan is an American actress, pop singer and model. She began her career as a child fashion model before making her motion picture debut in Disney's 1998 remake of The Parent Trap at the age of 11...

    Usher
    Usher (entertainer)
    Usher Terry Raymond IV , who performs under the mononym Usher, is an American singer-songwriter, and actor. He is considered around the world to be the reigning King of R&B. Usher rose to fame in the late 1990s with the release of his second album My Way, which spawned his first Billboard Hot 100...

  • Usher performed "Yeah!
    Yeah! (Usher song)
    "Yeah!" is a song by American singer Usher, released on 3 February 2004 as the lead single from his hit fourth studio album Confessions. The song was written by Lil Jon, Sean Garrett, Patrick J. Que Smith, Ludacris, Robert McDowell, and LRoc. It was produced by Lil Jon, who combined crunk and R&B...

    " and "Burn
    Burn (Usher song)
    "Burn" is a song by American R&B singer Usher, which he wrote with American songwriters Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox. The song was produced by Dupri and Cox for Usher's fourth studio album, Confessions...

    ". The former song featured a cameo appearance by Ludacris
    Ludacris
    Christopher Brian Bridges , better known by his stage name Ludacris, is an American rapper and actor. Along with his manager, Chaka Zulu, Ludacris is the co-founder of Disturbing tha Peace, an imprint distributed by Def Jam Recordings...

    .
  • Lohan was originally supposed to host the April 3 show to coincide with the movie Mean Girls
    Mean Girls
    Mean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy-drama film directed by Mark Waters. The screenplay was written by Tina Fey and is based in part on the non-fiction book Queen Bees and Wannabes by Rosalind Wiseman, which describes how female high school social cliques operate and the effect they can have...

    , but when the movie was pushed back a month, so was her hosting appearance.
  • A mishap occurred in the sketch where Billy Joel
    Billy Joel
    William Martin "Billy" Joel is an American musician and pianist, singer-songwriter, and classical composer. Since releasing his first hit song, "Piano Man", in 1973, Joel has become the sixth best-selling recording artist and the third best-selling solo artist in the United States, according to...

    , (played by Horatio Sanz
    Horatio Sanz
    Horatio Sanz is a Chilean-born American actor and comedian best known as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1998-2006. Sanz most recently starred alongside his former SNL castmate Chris Parnell in the Comedy Central series Big Lake.-Early life:Sanz, the youngest of three sons, was born in...

    , drove the girls to a party. The car was supposed to hit various things on the way to the party, and it did. However, when a mailbox landed on top of the car's hood, it did not slide off, blocking the view of the inside of the car. This forced Horatio climb out the driver's window and push the mailbox off the hood, revealing all the girls (and Horatio) breaking character.
  • This was the episode that Rachel Dratch
    Rachel Dratch
    Rachel Susan Dratch is an American comic actress best known for her roles as a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1999 to 2006.-Early life:...

     made her first appearance as Debbie Downer
    Debbie Downer
    Debbie Downer is a name of a fictional Saturday Night Live character which debuted in 2004, and who was portrayed by Rachel Dratch. In Debbie's first appearance, she is given the last name Matousek....

    , during the skit, the cast members and Lohan broke character after the "wah-wah's" and Dratch messing up her lines.
  • 564 (29.19) May 8, 2004 Snoop Dogg
    Snoop Dogg
    Calvin Cordozar Broadus, Jr. , better known by his stage name Snoop Dogg, is an American rapper, record producer, and actor. Snoop is best known as a rapper in the West Coast hip hop scene, and for being one of Dr. Dre's most notable protégés. Snoop Dogg was a Crip gang member while in high school...

    Avril Lavigne
    Avril Lavigne
    Avril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter. She was born in Belleville, Ontario, but spent most of her youth in the small town of Napanee. By the age of 15, she had appeared on stage with Shania Twain; by 16, she had signed a two-album recording contract with Arista Records worth more...

  • Avril Lavigne performed "Don't Tell Me
    Don't Tell Me (Avril Lavigne song)
    "Don't Tell Me" is a song by Canadian recording artist Avril Lavigne. It is the first single from her second studio album, Under My Skin. "Don't Tell Me" was written by Lavigne and Evan Taubenfeld...

    " and "My Happy Ending
    My Happy Ending
    "My Happy Ending" is a song written and produced by Avril Lavigne and Butch Walker, and engineered by Russ T. Cobb for Lavigne's second album, Under My Skin . It was released as the album's second internationally released single in 2004 and became Lavigne's fourth most successful single. It peaked...

    ."
  • Snoop Dogg was a replacement for Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jake Gyllenhaal
    Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at age ten...

     (he was booked to promote the movie The Day After Tomorrow
    The Day After Tomorrow
    The Day After Tomorrow is a 2004 American science-fiction disaster film that depicts the catastrophic effects of global warming in a series of extreme weather events that usher in global cooling which leads to a new ice age. The film did well at the box office, grossing $542,771,772 internationally...

    ), who backed out at the last minute. Gyllenhaal eventually hosted for the first time in season 32.
  • 565 (29.20) May 15, 2004 Mary-Kate Olsen
    Mary-Kate Olsen
    Mary-Kate Olsen is an American actress, producer, author and fashion designer. She made her career debut in 1987 alongside her twin sister Ashley Olsen in the television series Full House...


    Ashley Olsen
    Ashley Olsen
    Ashley Fuller Olsen is an American actress, fashion designer, producer, and author. She co-founded luxury fashion brand The Row and the more affordable line Olsenboye with her twin sister Mary-Kate Olsen and started her own fashion company called Elizabeth and James...

    J-Kwon
    J-Kwon
    Jerrell Jones, better known by his stage name J-Kwon, is an American rapper from St. Louis best known for his 2004 hit single "Tipsy".-Biography:...

    • J-Kwon performed "Tipsy."
    • The Olsen Twins missed their own prom so they could host SNL.
    • The Olsen twins are the third pairing of sibling celebrities to host SNL (the first were Dick
      Dick Smothers
      Richard Remick "Dick" Smothers is an American actor, comedian, composer and musician. He is best known for being half of the musical comedy team, the Smothers Brothers, with his older brother Tom.-Life and career:...

       and Tommy Smothers; the second were Jeff
      Jeff Bridges
      Jeffrey Leon "Jeff" Bridges is an American actor and musician. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role as Otis "Bad" Blake in the 2009 film Crazy Heart....

       and Beau Bridges
      Beau Bridges
      Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III is an American actor and director.- Early life :Bridges was born in Los Angeles, the son of actor Lloyd Bridges and his college sweetheart, Dorothy Bridges . He was nicknamed "Beau" by his mother and father after Ashley Wilkes's son in Gone with the Wind, the book...

      , though neither pair are twins).
    • This episode features a short film about a bald boy named Harold, which was the basis for a film
      Harold (film)
      Harold is a 2008 American comedy film, co-written by Greg Fields and T. Sean Shannon, starring Spencer Breslin, Cuba Gooding Jr., Nikki Blonsky, Ally Sheedy and Stella Maeve. The film is T. Sean Shannon's first full-length feature and is partially adapted from his earlier short film, which itself...

      featuring the character.
    • Jimmy Fallon's final episode as a cast member. J-Kwon's second performance was cut so there would be time to air Fallon's farewell sketch.
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