Saturday Night Live season 18

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Saturday Night Live aired its eighteenth season during the 1992-1993 television season on NBC. Dana Carvey left mid-season. Newer actors such as David Spade, Chris Farley, and Adam Sandler became fan favorites. This season was also home to one of SNL's most infamous moments: Sinead O'Connor tearing Pope John Paul II's photo at the end of her second performance on the episode hosted by Tim Robbins. The eighteenth season began on September 26, 1992, and ended on May 15, 1993.

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[edit] Cast

[edit] Repertory cast members

[edit] Featured cast members

[edit] Episodes

Episode # Air Date Host(s) Musical Guest(s) Remarks
327 (18.1) September 26, 1992 Nicolas Cage Bobby Brown
328 (18.2) October 3, 1992 Tim Robbins Sinead O'Connor
  • At the end of her second song, "War", Sinéad O'Connor held up a picture of Pope John Paul II, exclaimed, "Fight the real enemy", and tore the picture to pieces. Subsequent airings have included the rehearsal taping of the song where Sinéad pulls out a picture of a starving African child before leaving the stage.
  • Tim Robbins, who was raised Roman Catholic, did not thank O'Connor during the goodbyes/end credits.
  • Robbins' partner, Susan Sarandon was thanked by Robbins in the end credits. She was seen in the audience holding their son, Miles Guthrie.
329 (18.3) October 10, 1992 Joe Pesci Spin Doctors
  • During his monologue, Pesci displays the photo of Pope John Paul II that Sinead O'Connor had infamously destroyed during the previous week's episode, now taped back together.
  • Pesci's frequent collaborators, Robert de Niro and Martin Scorsese, appear in the closing sketch.
330 (18.4) October 24, 1992 Christopher Walken Arrested Development
  • Jan Hooks cameos as Sinead O'Connor in two sketches.
331 (18.5) October 31, 1992 Catherine O'Hara 10,000 Maniacs
332 (18.6) November 14, 1992 Michael Keaton Morrissey
  • Morrissey performed "Glamorous Glue" and "Suedehead."
333 (18.7) November 21, 1992 Sinbad Sade
334 (18.8) December 5, 1992 Tom Arnold Neil Young
335 (18.9) December 12, 1992 Glenn Close The Black Crowes
  • Jon Lovitz cameos during Weekend Update.
  • The Black Crowes played "Sometimes Salvation" and "Non-Fiction"
336 (18.10) January 9, 1993 Danny DeVito Bon Jovi
337 (18.11) January 16, 1993 Harvey Keitel Madonna
  • During Madonna's second performance, she imitates Sinead O'Connor's actions from early in the season by ripping a photo and yelling "Fight the real enemy". The photo Madonna used, however, was of Joey Buttafuoco.
338 (18.12) February 6, 1993 Luke Perry Mick Jagger
  • Dana Carvey's final episode as a cast member.
339 (18.13) February 13, 1993 Alec Baldwin Paul McCartney
340 (18.14) February 20, 1993 Bill Murray Sting
341 (18.15) March 13, 1993 John Goodman Mary J. Blige
342 (18.16) March 20, 1993 Miranda Richardson Soul Asylum
343 (18.17) April 10, 1993 Jason Alexander Peter Gabriel
344 (18.18) April 17, 1993 Kristie Alley Lenny Kravitz
345 (18.19) May 8, 1993 Christina Applegate Midnight Oil
  • This episode is notable for featuring the first ever Matt Foley, Motivational Speaker sketch.
346 (18.20) May 15, 1993 Kevin Kline Willie Nelson

Paul Simon
  • David Letterman was originally booked to host this episode, but pulled out due to his much-publicised problems with NBC.
  • Chris Rock and Rob Smigel's final episode as cast members.
Preceded by
Season 17		 Saturday Night Live
Season 18		 Succeeded by
Season 19