Saturday Night Live es un show televisivo nocturno estadounidense, emitido en vivo, que revolucionó la televisión en los años 70 con su combinación de sketches, comedia, variedad, actores, músicos, e invitados especiales. Ha sido una cantera generadora de talentos muy fuerte de varios guinistas, actores, escritores, productores y cantantes. Creado por Lorne Michaels y desarrollado por Dick Ebersol, el programa fue estrenado por la cadena de televisión NBC. Durante más de 30 años, el programa ha presentado personajes locos, situaciones humorísticamente extrañas, parodias de los presidentes y políticos de turno, sarcásticas burlas a celebridades contemporáneas de la música y del cine, y shows musicales en vivo. Su reparto se compone de miembros repertorios, también conocidos como The Not Ready for Prime-Time Players (el nombre del reparto original del programa, que viene a significar «La Compañía No Apta para las Horas de Máxima Audiencia»), y nuevos miembros quienes se conocen como The Featured Players («La Compañía Destacada»).
Steve Carell/Kanye West (Episodio 1) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-10-01
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Live from New York, it's... Will Forte!
Sketches include "Bush Addresses the Nation," "MorganStanley," "The JetBlue Crisis," "Anderson Cooper 360," "The Couple That Should Be Divorced," "Girls Gone Wild Katrina," "Kanye Backstage," "The Lundford Twins Variety Hour," "Fun With Real Audio" (cartoon), and "Debbie Downer."
Kanye West performed "Gold Digger" and "Heard 'Em Say" featuring Adam Levine.
Jon Heder/Ashlee Simpson (Episodio 2) 6.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-10-08
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Sketches include "George W. Bush and Harriet Miers," "Taco Town," "Caitlin's Science Fair," "Werewolf Date," "The Misadventures of Tom Delay and Bill Frist," "Showbiz Grande Explosion!," "Wilson Brothers Funeral Home," "Hubbard Systems," "Operator Date," and "The Black Eyed Peas."
Ashlee Simpson performed "Catch Me When I Fall" and "Boyfriend."
Catherine Zeta-Jones / Franz Ferdinand (Episodio 3) 6.5
Fecha de emisión: 2005-10-22
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond!
Sketches include "Bush's Spontaneous Chat," "Butt Cancer Treatment Center," "Newsnight with Aaron Brown," "Dancers Party," "The Italians," "Access Hollywood," "Creighton Boys School," "Glen and Gina's Wedding," "MorganStanley," and "The Scheinwalds."
Franz Ferdinand performed "Do You Want To" and "Take Me Out."
Lance Armstrong/Sheryl Crow (Episodio 4) 6.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-10-29
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond!
Sketches include "The Libby Indictment," "Celebrity Ironman," "RAD 3000," "Indigo Girls Harmonies," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Sheryl's Song," "Days of Our Lives," "Carol!," and "Giddy Henchman."
Sheryl Crow performed "Good is Good" and "Strong Enough."
Jason Lee/Foo Fighters (Episodio 5) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-11-12
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Live from New York, it's... Will Forte!
Sketches include "Hardball," "JJ Casuals," "Good Morning Meth," "The Falconer," "Thomas & Dobbins," "The Soaking Wet Killer," "Refurbishments," "Butt Pregnancy," "Stachin'," "McNutly & Sons," and "American Tasar."
Foo Fighters performed "DOA" and "Best of You."
Eva Longoria/Korn (Episodio 6) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-11-19
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Fox News Special Report: Bush in China, Eva Longoria Monologue, Totally Rad Smoke Detector 3000 (repeat), The Spammies, Deep House Dish, Morgan Stanley (repeat), The Needlers: College Reunion, Variety Vault: Vincent Price Thanksgiving, Weekend Update featuring guests Jean Schmidt and Steve Jobs, Desperate Housewives Vanity Fair Shoot, Trapped in the Closet II, The Engelhard Five, Firmium. Korn performs "Twisted Transistor" and "Freak on a Leash". Maya Rudolph absent for maternity leave.
Dane Cook/James Blunt (Episodio 7) 5.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-12-03
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Sketches include: Tree Re-Lighting Special, Dane Cook Monologue, School Announcements, Taco Town (repeat), The Long Ride Home: The Jay Feely Story, Wool Sweater, Lettuce: An SNL Digital Short, Target Greatland, Weekend Update with guests Rachel Dratch and Michael Irvin, The Coma, Fight Back with Victor Ramos, Morgan Stanley (repeat). James Blunt performs "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover". Maya Rudolph is absent on maternity leave.
Alec Baldwin/Shakira (Episodio 8) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-12-10
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Saddam in Prison, Alec Baldwin's 12th Monologue, Commercial Parody: Tylenol BM, TV Funhouse: Celebrity Mugshot Poker, O'Reilly Factor, Carol Goes Bowling, Glengarry Glen Christmas.
Jack Black/Neil Young (Episodio 9) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 2005-12-17
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: "A Holiday Message from the Vice President," "Stuart Little Mouse Removal Kit," "Sbarro," "Appalachian Emergency Room," "Christmastime for the Jews" (cartoon), "Channel 5 Photo Shoot," "Lazy Sunday" (film), "A Very Downer Christmas," "Space War 2148," "Two A-Holes Buying a Christmas Tree," and "Spelling Bee." Neil Young performed "It's a Dream" and "He Was The King."
Scarlett Johanson/Death Cab for Cutie (Episodio 10) 7.3
Fecha de emisión: 2006-01-14
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Live from New York, it's... the voice of Robert Smigel! Sketches include "The 700 Gang" (cartoon), "Taco Town," "Deep House Dish," "Smorgabord," "Darwin" (cartoon), "Mike and Toni's Chandelier Galaxy," "Live Duluth," "My Super Sweet 16," "Once in a Lifetime Jewelers," "The Kuril-Khamchatka Trench," and "Mr. Willoughby." Death Cab for Cutie performed "Soul Meets Body" and "Crooked Teeth."
Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes (Episodio 11) 5.0
Fecha de emisión: 2006-01-21
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Target Greatland," "National Pirate Convention," "Carol!," "Young Chuck Norris" (film), "Cat Fancy," "Gays in Space," "Fairmount Suites Inn," "NSA Wiretap," and "Peter Sarsgaard's SARS-guards."
The Strokes performed "Juicebox" and "You Only Live Once."
Steve Martin/Prince (Episodio 12) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 2006-02-04
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Filmed in New York, it's... Steve Martin! Sketches include "The Sabotage of Baldwin" (film), "Teddy Bear Holding a Heart," "Oprah," "Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford," "Hamas Party," "Close Talkers" (film), "Quick Zoom Theater," "Super Bowl XL Rehearsals," "Backstage: Steve, Alec and Lorne," "The Prince Show," "State of the Galaxy 2145," "The Tangent" (film), "Surfer Club," and "Naturally Crafting." Prince performed "Fury (A Woman Scorned)" and "Beautiful Loved, and Blessed" featuring Tamar.
Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy (Episodio 13) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 2006-03-04
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Sketches include "Bush Responds to Criticism," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Jamba Juice," "Larry King Live," "The Couple That Should Be Divorced," "Belated Black History Moment" (cartoon), "Art Dealers and the College Boyfriend," "Sheldon's Bar Mitzvah," "The Real Natalie" Digital Short, and "RAD 3000."
Fall Out Boy performed "Dance Dance" and "Sugar, We're Going Down."
Matt Dillon/Arctic Monkeys (Episodio 14) 7.0
Fecha de emisión: 2006-03-11
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond!
Sketches include "Bush Responds to Criticism," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Jamba Juice," "Larry King Live," "The Couple That Should Be Divorced," "Belated Black History Moment" (cartoon), "Art Dealers and the College Boyfriend," "Sheldon's Bar Mitzvah," "The Real Natalie" (film), and "RAD 3000."
Fall Out Boy performed "Dance Dance" and "Sugar, We're Going Down."
Antonio Banderas/Mary J. Blige (Episodio 15) 6.0
Fecha de emisión: 2006-04-08
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Live from New York (for the 600th time) Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "Basic Instinct 2: Return of the Beaver," "Deal or No Deal," "Automated-Phone Lady," "Besos y Lagrimas," "13th Annual Women's Basketball Coaches Fashion Awards," "Zorro's Body Double," "Rascals' Karoake," "Immigrants Backstage," and "Wine Snobs."
Mary J. Blige performs "Be Without You" and "Enough Crying.
Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam (Episodio 16) 6.0
Fecha de emisión: 2006-04-15
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Live from New York, it's... Lindsay Lohan! Sketches include "The Situation Room," "Neutrogena Coin Slot," "Deep House Dish," "Journey to the Disney Vaults" (cartoon), "The O'Reilly Factor," "Le Rendezvous," "Laser Cats!" (film), "Debbie Downer," "Officemates' Night Out," and "Atlantic City Fever." Pearl Jam performed "World Wide Suicide" and "Severed Hand."
Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers (Episodio 17) 6.5
Fecha de emisión: 2006-05-06
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Sketches include "Bill Frist's Gas Plan," "Wheel of Fortune," "Kaitlin and the Iguana," "Ariell & Ephraim" (film), "Ma!," "Claremont Yoga Center," "Colin's Place," and "Country Club Tennis."
Red Hot Chili Peppers performed "Dani California" and "Give It Away."
Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon (Episodio 18) 6.0
Fecha de emisión: 2006-05-13
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Former cast member Julia Louis-Dreyfus' first time hosting, promoting "The New Adventures of Old Christine". Sketches include: Parallel Universe Address from President Gore Cold Open, Julia Louis-Dreyfus Monologue (with guests Jason Alexander and Jerry Seinfeld), Tech Pack, Bum Attention, The Morning Show, MySpace Class, Weekend Update: Debate between Al Gore and Amy Poelher, Weekend Update with guests Wolfgang Fey, Finesse Mitchell and David Blaine, Charades Game Show, Unsolved Mysteries, Bullhorn: An SNL Digital Short. Paul Simon performs "How Can You Live in a Northeast Town" and "Outrageous".
Kevin Spacey/Nelly Furtado (Episodio 19) 8.0
Fecha de emisión: 2006-05-20
Duración: 67 min
Sinopsis: Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "A-holes at a Crime Scene," "Oprah's Legends Ball," "Carol!," "Fun with Real Audio" (cartoon), "Kevin and Andy Backstage," "The Falconer," "Andy Walking" (film), "Lord Phillip Sarc," and "I Do Not Agree With Many of This Administration's Policies." Nelly Furtado performs "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland) and "Maneater."
