Saturday Night Live's Top 10 Episodes of the 2000s
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- DirectorDon Roy KingAkiva SchafferStarsFred ArmisenWill ForteBill HaderJustin 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."
- 1975– 1h 30mTV-148.1 (154)TV EpisodeDirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerJames SignorelliStarsJimmy FallonWill FerrellAna GasteyerHome of the iconic "More Cowbell" sketch with Will Ferrell as Gene.
- DirectorDon Roy KingJorma TacconeStarsFred ArmisenWill ForteBill HaderJosh Brolin hosts to promote 'W'. Sketches include: Palin Press Conference (with Tina Fey, Sarah Palin and Alec Baldwin cameos), Josh Brolin Monologue (with Oliver Stone cameo), MacGruber, Sue: Surprise Proposal, MacGruber II, The Suze Orman Show, Wahlberg's Confrontation (with Mark Wahlberg cameo), I'm No Angel, MacGruber III, Weekend Update with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers, Weekend Update: Tim Calhoun, Weekend Update: Jean K Jean, Weekend Update: Amy's Sarah Palin Rap (with Sarah Palin cameo), Fartface, Narc School, ReadiTrade.com, New York Underground, Fall Foliage. Adele performs "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder".
- DirectorDon Roy KingAkiva SchafferStarsFred ArmisenWill ForteBill HaderSketches include: Vice Presidential Debate (with Queen Latifah and Tina Fey cameos), Anne Hathaway Monologue, The Lawrence Welk Show, Bailout Press Conference, Guest House, An SNL Digital Short: Extreme Activities Competition, Weekend Update with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers, Weekend Update: Orville Willis Forte IV, Mary Poppins, Sioux City News 3, Mark Wahlberg Talks To Animals, I'm Not Gay, The Less Provocative Songs Of Katy Perry. The Killers perform "Human" and "Spaceman".
- DirectorDon Roy KingStarsFred ArmisenWill ForteBill HaderCheck out selected sketches from an all-new SNL this week featuring host Jon Hamm, star of AMC's hit show "Mad Men." Hamm received critical acclaim for his portrayal of 1960s advertising executive Don Draper, including the 2008 Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series.
- DirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerDavid H. BrooksAkiva SchafferStarsFred ArmisenRachel DratchTina FeyJack Black Monologue, Blown, TV Funhouse: Christmastime for the Jews, Lazy Sunday: An SNL Digital Short, Two A-Holes Buy a Tree, Spelling Bee.
- DirectorDon Roy KingStarsFred ArmisenWill ForteBill HaderSNL Alumni Will Ferrell's second time hosting. Darrell Hammond, Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson's last episode. Sketches include: Cheney in Makeup, Will Ferrell Monologue, Wade Blasingame: Attorney-At-Law (repeat), The Lawrence Welk Show, Celebrity Jeopardy (featuring Tom Hanks and Norm MacDonald), Inside the NBA, Weekend Update with Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler (featuring Amy Poehler), Weekend Update: Really!?. with Seth and Amy, Weekend Update: Harry Caray on Manny Ramirez, Funeral Remembrances (featuring Maya Rudolph), Goodnight, Saigon (with Green Day, Tom Hanks, Norm MacDonald, Amy Poelher, Maya Rudolph, Paul Rudd, Artie Lange, Elisabeth Moss and Anne Hathaway cameos). Green Day performs "Know Your Enemy" and "21 Guns".
- 1975– 1h 30mTV-147.9 (232)TV EpisodeDirectorDon Roy KingJames SignorelliRobert MarianettiStarsFred ArmisenWill ForteBill HaderSketches include an SNL Digital Short showing Peyton teaching football to kids and Peyton as an actor in the film "300". Bush Gonzales Cold Open (Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen), Peyton Monologue (Peyton Manning, Archie Manning, Eli Manning, Olivia Manning), An SNL Digital Short: United Way (Peyton Manning), Bronx Beat (Peyton Manning, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph), Penelope at a Housewarming Party (Peyton Manning, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Bill Hader), TV Funhouse: Maraka, Weekend Update (Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler featuring Will Forte as Senator Tim Calhoun), 300 Shoot (Peyton Manning, Fred Armisen, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson, Will Forte), On the Porch (Peyton Manning, Kristen Wiig), Commercial Parody: Meatloaf Lovers (Peyton Manning), Commercial Parody: Nike Pick-Ups (Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Will Forte, Kenan Thompson). (Note: edited episode.)
- 1975– 1h 30mTV-147.3 (139)TV EpisodeDirectorDon Roy KingStarsFred ArmisenWill ForteBill HaderSketches 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.)
- DirectorBeth McCarthy-MillerAkiva SchafferStarsFred ArmisenRachel DratchTina FeySteve 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).