The thirty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 25, 2010, and May 21, 2011.
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Season 36 | |
No. of episodes | 22 |
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Original network | NBC |
Original release | September 25, 2010 May 21, 2011 | –
Season chronology | |
Longtime announcer Don Pardo announced that he would pre-record his parts from his home in Arizona rather than perform live in New York City.[1]
Cast
editPrior to the start of the season, longtime cast member Will Forte left the show after a total of eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. Featured player Jenny Slate was let go from the show after one season.[2] Abby Elliott and Bobby Moynihan were both upgraded to repertory status, while Nasim Pedrad remained a featured player.
Following Forte and Slate's departures, the show hired four new cast members: ImprovOlympic alumni Vanessa Bayer and Paul Brittain, stand-up comic and impressionist Jay Pharoah, and comedic actor Taran Killam of The Groundlings.[3] Killam is the second cast member after Kenan Thompson to be a cast member on a Nickelodeon kids' sketch show (The Amanda Show) and the second cast member after Jeff Richards to be a cast member on MADtv.[4]
Cast roster
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Repertory players |
Featured players
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bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Writers
editIn August 2010, Michaels hired Second City Theater writers Tom Flanigan and Shelly Gossman.[5] Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel joined the staff as a writer, producer, and creative collaborator on several Digital Shorts. Heather Anne Campbell, a performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, was also added to the writing staff.[6] Sarah Schneider, a regular writer and performer for CollegeHumor, was a guest writer for the last five episodes of the season before joining full-time for season 37.[7]
Episodes
editNo. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share | |
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681 | 1 | Amy Poehler | Katy Perry | September 25, 2010 | 5.3/13 | |
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682 | 2 | Bryan Cranston | Kanye West | October 2, 2010 | 4.8/12 | |
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683 | 3 | Jane Lynch | Bruno Mars | October 9, 2010 | 4.8/12 | |
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684 | 4 | Emma Stone | Kings of Leon | October 23, 2010 | 4.5/11 | |
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685 | 5 | Jon Hamm | Rihanna | October 30, 2010 | 4.6/11 | |
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686 | 6 | Scarlett Johansson | Arcade Fire | November 13, 2010 | 4.7/12 | |
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687 | 7 | Anne Hathaway | Florence + the Machine | November 20, 2010 | 4.7/12 | |
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688 | 8 | Robert De Niro | Diddy-Dirty Money | December 4, 2010 | 5.0/12 | |
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689 | 9 | Paul Rudd | Paul McCartney | December 11, 2010 | 5.3/13 | |
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690 | 10 | Jeff Bridges | Eminem & Lil Wayne | December 18, 2010 | 4.9/12 | |
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691 | 11 | Jim Carrey | The Black Keys | January 8, 2011 | 7.8/18 | |
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692 | 12 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Cee Lo Green | January 15, 2011 | 5.1/12 | |
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693 | 13 | Jesse Eisenberg | Nicki Minaj | January 29, 2011 | 5.1/12 | |
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694 | 14 | Dana Carvey | Linkin Park | February 5, 2011 | 5.6/13 | |
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695 | 15 | Russell Brand | Chris Brown | February 12, 2011 | 5.0/12 | |
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696 | 16 | Miley Cyrus | The Strokes | March 5, 2011 | 5.4/13 | |
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697 | 17 | Zach Galifianakis | Jessie J | March 12, 2011 | 4.8/12 | |
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698 | 18 | Elton John | Elton John | April 2, 2011 | 5.0/12 | |
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699 | 19 | Helen Mirren | Foo Fighters | April 9, 2011 | 4.7/12 | |
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700 | 20 | Tina Fey | Ellie Goulding | May 7, 2011 | 5.3/15 | |
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701 | 21 | Ed Helms | Paul Simon | May 14, 2011 | 4.9/12 | |
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702 | 22 | Justin Timberlake | Lady Gaga | May 21, 2011 | 7.0/17 | |
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Specials
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"The Women of SNL" | November 1, 2010 | |
A collection of past and present sketches highlighting SNL's female cast members, shown as a parody of The Real Housewives reality series. Rachel Dratch, Nora Dunn, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Jan Hooks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Laraine Newman, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon and Kristen Wiig appeared in new material made exclusively for the special.[16] Andy Cohen made a cameo as the host the special. Originally this special was supposed to air in the previous season but was scrapped and replaced with a special about the history of Saturday Night Live in the 2000s. NBC re-aired the special on May 18, 2014. | ||
"Saturday Night Live Backstage" | February 20, 2011[19] | |
References
edit- ^ Ward, Coley (September 9, 2010). "Pardo to voice 'SNL' from Tucson". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (September 7, 2010). "'Saturday Night Live' Cast Adds Four and Loses One More". The New York Times. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Yelles, William (September 7, 2010). "'Saturday Night Live' Adds Four to Cast, Loses One". TheWrap. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ McGlynn, Katla (August 27, 2010). "New 'SNL' Buzz: Paul Brittain, Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer To Join Cast". HuffPost. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Second City's Tom Flanigan Hired By 'Saturday Night Live'". HuffPost. August 25, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- ^ "Meet two more new writers for SNL's 36th season: Heather Anne Campbell and Tom Flanigan". The Comic's Comic. August 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ Frucci, Adam (August 10, 2011). "CollegeHumor's Sarah Schneider Hired as a Writer at SNL". SplitSider. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
- ^ "SNL Transcripts: Jon Hamm: 10/30/10: Greetings from American America: Dog in Purse". SNL Transcripts. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Watch: Arcade Fire on "Saturday Night Live"". Pitchfork. November 14, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ "Watch: Arcade Fire return to SNL, bring friends". Consequence of Sound. November 14, 2010.
- ^ "Host Russell Brand and Musical Guest Chris Brown Make SNL Debuts on February 12". NBC. February 1, 2011. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
- ^ ""SNL" Roars Into March With Host Miley Cyrus and Musical Guest The Strokes on March 5". The Futon Critic. February 28, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ Seth Meyers [@sethmeyers] (March 12, 2011). "Many thanks to Bobby Moynihan and Christine Nangle for writing me into my first sketch in 2 years" (Tweet). Retrieved January 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Elton John: The Bitch Is Back". Saturday Night Live. NBC. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Primetime Emmy Award Database". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "The Women of SNL". TVSquad.com. October 7, 2010. Archived from the original on October 8, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ Gorman, Bill (May 16, 2010). "NBC Unveils 2010–11 Primetime Schedule". TV by The Numbers. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
- ^ "Toonces Is Back: OnStar Texting Cat Is The New Driving Cat". Jalopnik.com. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on September 16, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
- ^ "Saturday Night Live Backstage". The Futon Critic. December 16, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2011.