According to a Vanity Fair interview with Lindsay Lohan in 2006, cast-members Tina Fey and Amy Poehler confronted Lohan, who had been rumored to suffer from bulimia for some time, about her weight and her gaunt stature when she hosted the show. Lohan said when seeing herself on the broadcast, she realized she had a problem.
During Weekend Update, Rachel Dratch wears the same wig playing Chris Cox-Sanz as she did when she played Loretta in the Key Party sketch in Colin Farrell/Scissor Sisters (2004).
In the Appalachian Emergency Room sketch, Lindsay Lohan wears the same cheerleader outfit worn by Paris Hilton during the Merv the Perv sketch performed in Paris Hilton/Keane (2005).