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| Saturday Night Live Season 35 : |
| Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-fifth season during the 2009–2010 television season on NBC. This season began on September 26 2009 and ended on May 15 2010. A total of 22 episodes were broadcast during the show's eight-month-long season which included a two-week break in February due to the 2010 Winter Olympics. The season was accompanied by three prime-time episodes of Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday and three prime-time SNL clip shows. Prior to the start of the season many cast changes occurred. Darrell Hammond the last cast member from the 1990s left the show after a record 14 seasons in the cast. Featured players Michaela Watkins and Casey Wilson were both let go from the show before the start of the season. To fill their absence the show brought in two new featured players Nasim Pedrad and Jenny Slate. Abby Elliott and Bobby Moynihan continued as featured players. A notable moment of the season was when an internet campaign was created to get actress Betty White to host an episode of the show. The campaign was started in early 2010 on Facebook and the group was called Betty White to Host SNL! The campaign was successful and White became the oldest person ever to host the show. For White's episode Lorne Michaels brought back former cast members Rachel Dratch Tina Fey Ana Gasteyer Amy Poehler Maya Rudolph and Molly Shannon. The episode garnered its highest ratings in over a year. with a rating of 5.8 in the 18–49 rating demographic and with 12.1 million viewers overall. |
| Episode 1 - [Megan Fox U2] |
| Details : Live from New York it's... Fred Armisen! Sketches include Gadhafi's Second Speech Bladdivon Flight Attendants Russian Brides SWAT Commander (Digital Short) Grady Wilson's Burning Up The Bedsheets Live Lounge Biker Chick Chat Megan's Roommate (Digital Short) and Your Mom Talks to Megan Fox While You Get Ready. U2 performed Breathe Moment of Surrender and Ultraviolet (Light My Way). |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Megan Fox as Host | Brian Austin Green as Bumblebee (uncredited) | Nasim Pedrad as Herself - Various Characters | Drew Beasley as Will Forte's Son (uncredited) | Hannibal Buress as Airplane Passenger (uncredited) | Natalie Gal as Girlfriend (uncredited) | Zachary Lindberg as Teenage Boy at Sleepover Caller (uncredited) | John Lutz as Airplane Passenger (uncredited) | Christine Nangle as Airplane Passenger (uncredited) | Peter Austin Noto as Various Characters (uncredited) | Joe Ovbey as Man in Bathroom (uncredited) | Ryan Perez as Airplane Passenger (uncredited) | Madisyn Shipman as Will Forte's Son (uncredited) | Emily Spivey as Women Who Want to be Murdered Caller (uncredited) | The Edge as Himself - U2 (uncredited) | Bryan H. Tucker as Murderer (uncredited) | Robyn Young as Tap Dancer (uncredited) | Bono as Himself - Musical Guest | Don Pardo as Himself - Announcer (voice) | |
| Air Date : Sep. 26, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
| Episode 2 - [Ryan Reynolds Lady Gaga] |
| Details : Live from New York it's... Fred Armisen! Sketches include Obama's Checklist Mostly Garbage Dog Food Celebrity Family Feud Throw It On The Ground (Digital Short) Mike's Fountainry Deep House Dish So You Commited a Crime... And You Think You Can Dance? International Masterworks and Bubble Dresses Backstage. Lady Gaga performed Paparazzi and a medley of LoveGame Bad Romance and Poker Face. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Elijah Wood as Host | Darrell Hammond as Himself - Various Characters | Lady Gaga as Herself - Musical Guest | Lorne Michaels | |
| Air Date : Oct. 03, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 3 - [Drew Barrymore Regina Spektor] |
| Details : Live from New York it's... Fred Armisen! Sketches include Obama's Nobel Gilly and Gigli Celebrity Ghost Stories University of Westfield La Rivista Della Televisione Tampax to the Max Ladies' Billards 1991 Cooking Al Fresco with Fran and Phil Larry King Live Brenda and Sean (Digital Short) and Debbie Turner Book Signing. Regina Spektor performed Eet and The Calculation. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Justin Long | |
| Air Date : Oct. 10, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 4 - [Gerard Butler Shakira] |
| Details : Live from New York it's... Dwayne Johnson! Sketches include The Return of 'The Rock' Obama Fuquay Satin's Grand Hoochie Skank Rose Game Time with Randy and Greg Beauty and the Beast 300 What's Up With That? Trina at the Ad Agency and Daveheart. Shakira performed She Wolf and Did It Again. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Shakira | Dwayne Johnson | James Franco | |
| Air Date : Oct. 17, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★ |
| Episode 5 - [Taylor Swift] |
| Details : Live from New York it's... Kristen Wiig! Sketches include Fox News Election Coverage Carter n' Sons BBQ The View Firelight (Digital Short) Hollywood Dish Teens Raising Awareness About Awful Parent Drivers Penelope at the Wedding Scared Straight Best Friends and Bunny Business. Taylor Swift performed You Belong To Me and Untouchable. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Amy Poehler as Herself - Various Characters | |
| Air Date : Nov. 07, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 6 - [January Jones Black Eyed Peas] |
| Details : Live from New York it's... Jason Sudeikis! Sketches include Biden's in Control Today Rear Window WIIX A Lady's Guide To Throwing a Party (film) Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde Toilet Encounters (Digital Short) and Cloud Watching. The Black Eyed Peas performed I Gotta Feeling Meet Me Halfway and Boom Boom Pow. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Brie Larson | Darrell Hammond as Himself - Various Characters | |
| Air Date : Nov. 14, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★ |
| Episode 7 - [Joseph Gordon-Levitt Dave Matthews Band] |
| Details : Live from New York it's... Nasim Pedrad and Will Forte! Sketches include Obama and Hu Jintao Movie Trailer Re-Cut: Palin 2012 Secret Word A Girl Like Reba (Digital Short) The Mellow Show What's Up With That? Thanksgiving Dinner Woman To Woman and Say Anything. The Dave Matthews Band performed You and Me and Shake Me Like a Monkey. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Mindy Kaling | Al Gore | Dave Matthews as Musical Guest | |
| Air Date : Nov. 21, 2009 | Rating ➦ ★★★★★★★★ |
| Episode 8 - [Blake Lively Rihanna] |
| Details : Live from New York it's... Fred Armisen Bobby Moynihan and Kristen Wiig! Sketches include Obama and the Salahis Carter 'n Sons Vagisil Superstars of Bowling Tournament 1989 The Situation Room Shy Ronnie (Digital Short) Gossip Girl: Staten Island 10th Annual Kickspit Underground Rock Festival Virginaca Hastings at Barney's UPS (two parts) Late Night with Chris Hansen and NASA Recruitment Office. Rihanna performed Russian Roulette and Hard (featuring Young Jeezy). |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Rihanna as Musical Guest | |
| Air Date : Dec. 05, 2009 |
| Episode 9 - [Taylor Lautner Bon Jovi] |
| Details : Sketches include Gov. Sanford Sen. Ensign and Sen. Edwards Rose Bowl Shoot Sue and the Baby A Message from the PGA Tour (three parts) Middle School Jingle Jam Twilight Science Partners Yogurt Shop Flirting and Doorbells and More. Bon Jovi performed Superman Tonight and When We Were Beautiful. |
| Air Date : Dec. 12, 2009 |
| Episode 10 - [James Franco Muse] |
| Details : Live from New York it's... Fred Armisen and Kristen Wiig! Sketches include The Lawrence Welk Show What Up With That? The Kissing Vogelczeks The Tizzle Wizzle Show (Digital Short) The Manuel Ortiz Show Sigma Lambda Omega Vincent Price Christmas Special Tree Love Christmas Gift Meeting and Mark Wahlberg Talks to Christmas Animals. Muse performed Uprising and Starlight. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jack McBrayer | Mike Tyson | |
| Air Date : Dec. 19, 2009 |
| Episode 11 - [Charles Barkley Alicia Keys] |
| Details : Former basketball star Charles Barkley comes back (after a 17-year gap) to host the first new episode of 2010; Alicia Keys (who last appeared on the first episode of season 27 with host Reese Witherspoon) comes back to perform Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart and Empire State of Mind. Sketches include The Situation Room Thomas Peepers Insurance Reel Quotes MacGruber (three-part sketch) Shana at the Ski Retreat Inside the NBA Weekend Update with James Carville Nicolas Cage and Governor David Paterson The Haney Project Digital Short: Alicia Keys' Booty Call Scared Straight and Barkley's Bank. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : John Lutz | |
| Air Date : Jan. 09, 2010 |
| Episode 12 - [Sigourney Weaver The Ting Tings] |
| Details : Sigourney Weaver comes back to host SNL after a 24-year gap between appearances (her first appearance was the 12th season premiere in 1986). Indie rock band The Ting Tings perform That's Not My Name and Shut Up and Let Me Go. Sketches include Larry King Live Grady Wilson's Fifty and Freaky Summer's Eve Lady Stars of Darts Championship 1988 Digital Short: James Cameron's Laser Cats 5 Disco Booty Junction Weekend Update with Larry the Goose and Meryl Streep Avatar Riley Sigourney Weaver's Internet Addiction and Fire and Rice. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : James Cameron | Darrell Hammond as Himself - Various Characters | Lorne Michaels | |
| Air Date : Jan. 16, 2010 |
| Episode 13 - [Jon Hamm Michael Bublé] |
| Details : Sketches include State of the Union Cold Open Jon Hamm Monologue 1920s Party an SNL digital short: The Curse New Senator Sports Show Hamm and Buble Closet Organizer Court Stenographer Bar and Barnes And Noble. |
| Air Date : Jan. 30, 2010 |
| Episode 14 - [Ashton Kutcher Them Crooked Vultures] |
| Details : Actor Ashton Kutcher hosts; Them Crooked Vultures perform Mind Eraser No Chaser and New Fang. Sketches include On the Record w Greta Van Susteren Gertrude's Will The View Cialis for Threeways Commercial Roman Slave Boy Weekend Update with guests Liam (a teenager who just woke up) Eliot Spitzer Jean K. Jean and Garth and Kat What Is Burn Notice? Access Hollywood's Oscar Coverage An Even-Tempered Apology from Rahm Emanuel and Wedding Band. |
| Air Date : Feb. 06, 2010 |
| Episode 15 - [Jennifer Lopez] |
| Details : Actress musician Jennifer Lopez hosts and performs Pieces and Starting Over. Sketches include A Message from Quincy Jones Gyne-Lotrimin Ladies World Cup of Curling Digital Short: Flags of the World Hollywood Dish Interview Telemundo's Olympic Games Coverage Undercover Celebrity Boss Weekend Update with guests Bobby Moynihan and Gov. David Paterson Besos y Lagrimas Office Romance Smash Mouth Car Horns and More and Closet Organizer. |
| Air Date : Feb. 27, 2010 |
| Episode 16 - [Zach Galifianakis Vampire Weekend] |
| Details : Actor Zach Galifianakis hosts; Vampire Weekend performs Cousins and Giving Up the Gun. Sketches include Health Care Reform The Vogelchecks Bidet Zach Drops by the Set Today Weekend Update with guests Mo'Nique and Will Forte What Up with That? The Situation Room and Pageant Talk. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Frank Rich | Paul Rudd | |
| Air Date : Mar. 06, 2010 |
| Episode 17 - [Jude Law Pearl Jam] |
| Details : Actor Jude Law hosts; Pearl Jam performs Just Breathe and Unthought Known. Sketches include Eric Massa's Exit Interview Ford Commercial Secret Word Broadview Security Seville Digital Short: Boombox Weekend Update with guests Whoopi Goldberg and Jerry Seinfeld The Twilight Zone Hamlet Auditions Kickspit Underground Rock Festival Court Stenographer and Talk Show with Ravish. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Jerry Seinfeld as Himself - Host | |
| Air Date : Mar. 13, 2010 |
| Episode 18 - [Tina Fey Justin Bieber] |
| Details : Sketches include Obama Census Cold Open Brownie Husband Masters Sarah Palin Network Teacher Weekend Update featuring Jason Sudeikis as the devil Women's News with Tina Fey Ruff Rugged and Roker School Dance and Lolene. |
| Air Date : Apr. 10, 2010 |
| Episode 19 - [Ryan Phillippe Keha] |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Kesha Rose Sebert as Herself | |
| Air Date : Apr. 17, 2010 |
| Episode 20 - [Gabourey Sidibe Mgmt] |
| Details : Actress Gabourey Sidibe hosts; MGMT performs Flash Delirium and Brian Eno. Sketches include A Message from the President of the United States The Suze Orman Show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Mrs. Johnson Digital Short: Cherry Battle I Did It in My Style Weekend Update with guests Judy Grimes Stefon and John Mulaney Public Employee of the Year Awards Alarm Clocks and More and Hamilton. |
| Air Date : Apr. 24, 2010 |
| Episode 21 - [Betty White Jay-Z] |
| Details : Sketches include Lawrence Welk Cold Open Betty White Monologue NPR The Manuel Ortiz Show Gingey Weekend Update featuring Molly Shannon as Sally O'Malley and Betty White as Dottie Donigan Scared Straight and Census 2010. |
| Guest Cast and Crew : Director : Don Roy King | |
| Air Date : May. 08, 2010 |
| Episode 22 - [Alec Baldwin Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers] |
| Details : Sketches include BP Oil Spill Cold Open Alec Baldwin Commencement Monologue an SNL digital short: Great Day Arizona Evenings Swim Team Awards Grady Wilson Timecrowave Some Big Shot and Snipers. |
| Air Date : May. 15, 2010 |