Saturday Night Live (season 26)
| Saturday Night Live (season 26) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 20 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 7, 2000 – May 19, 2001 |
The twenty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 7, 2000, and May 19, 2001.
This season featured satire of the 2000 U.S presidential election, including the Republican and Democratic primaries, the campaigns of Vice President Gore, Texas Governor George W. Bush, and Ralph Nader, the Florida election recount, and the Bush v. Gore case that came before the U.S. Supreme Court.
Cast
Changes and notes
Before the start of the season, Cheri Oteri, Colin Quinn, and Tim Meadows left the show. With the three of them gone, the show added two new cast members. SNL head writer Tina Fey and Second City comedian Jerry Minor joined the cast as featured players at the start of the season. Fey had been a writer on the show since 1997 and began as the show's head writer in 1999. Rachel Dratch and Maya Rudolph remained featured players.
This would be Molly Shannon's final season on the show, leaving mid-season. Minor was let go after the season ended.
Chris Parnell was fired at the end of this season, but then rehired midway through the next season. Executive producer Lorne Michaels would later admit he made a mistake in firing Parnell from the cast and wanted him back.[1]
With Colin Quinn's seat on "Weekend Update" empty, executive producer Lorne Michaels decided to have two anchors just as the segment had used in the 1970s. Jimmy Fallon and head writer Tina Fey were picked to anchor the segment together. Because of Fey's head writer status, she would appear rarely out of "Weekend Update".
Cast roster
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bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor
Writers
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date |
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| 486 | 1 | Rob Lowe | Eminem | October 7, 2000 |
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| 487 | 2 | Kate Hudson | Radiohead | October 14, 2000 |
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Nomar Garciaparra appears as himself during a Sully and Denise sketch. Radiohead performs "The National Anthem" and "Idioteque." | ||||
| 488 | 3 | Dana Carvey | The Wallflowers | October 21, 2000 |
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Robert De Niro appears as himself during Weekend Update to discuss Jimmy Fallon's negative review of Meet the Parents from the previous episode. The Wallflowers performs "Sleepwalker" and "Hand Me Down." Baha Men makes a surprise appearance and performs "Who Let the Dogs Out?". | ||||
| 489 | 4 | Charlize Theron | Paul Simon | November 4, 2000 |
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Paul Simon performs "Hurricane Eye" and "Old." SNL writer and stand up Hugh Fink appears as himself on Weekend Update in a commentary on Judaism and Joe Lieberman. | ||||
| 490 | 5 | Calista Flockhart | Ricky Martin | November 11, 2000 |
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Ricky Martin performs "She Bangs" and "Loaded." Chris Kattan impersonates Ricky Martin right before the real Ricky Martin performs the song "Loaded" (from Martin's album Sound Loaded). Giovanni Hidalgo performs percussion during Ricky Martin's musical performances. | ||||
| 491 | 6 | Tom Green | David Gray | November 18, 2000 |
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Drew Barrymore is in the audience and mentioned in the monologue by Tom Green, who said he would like to marry her during the show. Barrymore agrees but changes her mind 5 minutes before the live ceremony was to take place. Tom Green brought in his own writers for this episode, which didn't please the cast.[2] David Gray performs "Babylon." | ||||
| 492 | 7 | Val Kilmer | U2 | December 9, 2000 |
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U2 performs "Beautiful Day" and "Elevation." The previous day marked the 20th anniversary of John Lennon's assassination; Bono paid tribute to Lennon by singing a verse of "All You Need Is Love" over the end of "Beautiful Day." The Director, Associate Directors, and Stage Managers who worked on this episode won a Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement. | ||||
| 493 | 8 | Lucy Liu | Jay-Z | December 16, 2000 |
| Jay-Z performs "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" and "Is That Your Chick," and cameos in the Robert Goulet Rap Album sketch. In that sketch, Jay-Z mutters the word, "Shit!" when the ashes of his cigar fall off. | ||||
| 494 | 9 | Charlie Sheen | Nelly Furtado | January 13, 2001 |
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Nelly Furtado performs "I'm Like a Bird." Charlie Sheen reprises his role as Ricky Vaughn from the Major League films in the NFL Pregame Sketch | ||||
| 495 | 10 | Mena Suvari | Lenny Kravitz | January 20, 2001 |
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Outgoing U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno makes a special appearance in the "Janet Reno's Dance Party" sketch where she confronts the "Janet Reno" portrayed by Will Ferrell. Lenny Kravitz performs "Again" and "Mr. Cab Driver," and appears in two live sketches as himself; one as holding auditions for Kyle and Sean DeMarco (Chris Kattan and Chris Parnell) and another going through airport security. | ||||
| 496 | 11 | Jennifer Lopez | Jennifer Lopez | February 10, 2001 |
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Jennifer Lopez performs "Play" and "Love Don't Cost a Thing." Tom Hanks makes a guest appearance during Weekend Update. | ||||
| 497 | 12 | Sean Hayes | Shaggy | February 17, 2001 |
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Shaggy performs "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel." Molly Shannon's final episode as a cast member. | ||||
| 498 | 13 | Katie Holmes | Dave Matthews Band | February 24, 2001 |
| Dave Matthews Band performs "I Did It" and "The Space Between." | ||||
| 499 | 14 | Conan O'Brien | Don Henley | March 10, 2001 |
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Max Weinberg, the drummer on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Weinberg's wife Becky appear in O'Brien's opening monologue. Ben Affleck appears at the end of the "Boston Teens at the Liquor Store" sketch. Don Henley performs "Everything Is Different Now" and "The Heart of the Matter." | ||||
| 500 | 15 | Julia Stiles | Aerosmith | March 17, 2001 |
| Aerosmith performs "Jaded" and "Big Ten Inch Record." | ||||
| 501 | 16 | Alec Baldwin | Coldplay | April 7, 2001 |
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Coldplay performs "Yellow" and "Don't Panic." David Spade makes a cameo appearance on Weekend Update to plug his movie Joe Dirt. Co-star Kid Rock also makes an appearance and does a few "Hollywood Minute" jokes. | ||||
| 502 | 17 | Renée Zellweger | Eve & Gwen Stefani | April 14, 2001 |
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Eve and Gwen Stefani (who isn't credited for her appearance) performs "Let Me Blow Ya Mind" for the first performance. Eve performs "Who's That Girl?" for the second performance. Molly Shannon makes an appearance. | ||||
| 503 | 18 | Pierce Brosnan | Destiny's Child | May 5, 2001 |
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Destiny's Child performs "Survivor" and "Emotion," and also appears in a sketch as former members of "Gemini's Twin", a recurring parody of the group. Julia Stiles made a cameo appearance in the cold opening, as George W. Bush's daughter, Jenna. | ||||
| 504 | 19 | Lara Flynn Boyle | Bon Jovi | May 12, 2001 |
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Bon Jovi performs "It's My Life" and "You Give Love a Bad Name." Lou Reed makes an appearance on Weekend Update. | ||||
| 505 | 20 | Christopher Walken | Weezer | May 19, 2001 |
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Specials
| Title | Original air date | |
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| "2000 Presidential Bash" | November 3, 2000 | |
| The special included election material from this year and years past. Rachel Dratch, Will Ferrell and Darrell Hammond hosted the special while doing a number of different impressions. This special also featured cameo appearances from George W. Bush, Al Gore, Jesse Ventura, George H.W. Bush, Barbara Bush and Dana Carvey. | ||
| "Thursday Night Live (1)" | February 1, 2001 | |
| "The Culps' Mandatory Drug Awareness Assembly" sketch from this episode was included in the prime-time special "SNL Mother's Day Special 2001" as well as the clip show "The Best of Will Ferrell." | ||
| "Thursday Night Live (2)" | February 8, 2001 | |
| "The Best of Molly Shannon" | March 20, 2001 | |
| The special included material featuring Molly Shannon during her stint on the show. Sketches include "Mary Katherine Gallagher," "Leg Up," "The Courtney Love Show," "Pretty Living," "Delicious Dish," "Rockettes Auditions," "Monica Lewinsky in Congress," "Fanatic" (film), "Blind Date At The Airport," "Veronica and Co.," "Dame Elizabeth Taylor," and "Jeannie Darcy." | ||
| "Mother's Day Special 2001" | May 13, 2001 | |
| The first SNL Mother's Day special since 1993, the episode featured the cast and their mothers talking about their favorite sketches aired on the show. Sketches included "Behind the Music: Rock & Roll Heaven", "TRL: Gemini's Twin", "Mango vs. J.Lo", "The Weakest Link" and more. This special contained a special tribute to singer-songwriter Minnie Riperton, who was the mother of cast member Maya Rudolph. | ||
The Ladies Man film
Based on Leon Phelps' popular sketches, The Ladies Man film was released on October 13, 2000. The film's star Tim Meadows left Saturday Night Live at the end of the previous season but returned to promote the film in the first episode of this season. The movie was panned by critics and flopped at the box office.
See also
References
- ↑ Graham, Mark (January 14, 2010). "Archer’s Chris Parnell Talks Well-Endowed Cartoon Characters, Being Fired From SNL Twice". Vulture. Retrieved April 12, 2015.
- ↑ Live From New York, The Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live.