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Saturday Night Live 34

2008-09-13 | Comedy,News | 22 episodes
Overview
The thirty-fourth season of the variety series Saturday Night Live began airing in 2008 and concluded in 2009 on NBC. This season of Saturday Night Live consisted of 22 episodes, in an attempt to compensate for episodes lost during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. This made it the longest season since the show's second season. The season began on September 13, 2008 on NBC, with Olympic swimming gold medalist Michael Phelps as host and Tina Fey appearing as Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin, alongside Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton, and rapper Lil Wayne as the musical guest. The show scored its highest-rated premiere since September 2001 and is the second most-watched SNL ever. The season premiere date of September 13 was earlier than the premiere date for previous seasons, which typically have started during the final weekend of September or in early October. However, a month later, the show drew its highest ratings in over 14 years when the real Sarah Palin appeared. SNL had 17 million viewers during its first half-hour. Before the start of the season the cast remained mostly unchanged except for the addition of Bobby Moynihan. Moynihan came to SNL as a performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater; in season 33, Moynihan and Wilson were among the group of Upright Citizens Brigade performers SNL auditioned mid-season while the show was looking for a new cast member to join after the writers' strike in early 2008. Moynihan did not make the cut in his season 33 audition, but instead ended up being invited back for another audition shortly before this season started. Wilson remained a featured player.

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Episode

Michael Phelps/Lil Wayne (2008)

Live from New York, it's... Tina Fey and Amy Poehler! Sketches include "A Non-Partisan Message from Governor Palin and Senator Clinton," "Quiz Bowl," "Jar Glove," "Swim Team Pep Talk," "Stacia and Cousin Craig," "The Charles Barkley Show," "T-Mobile," "Space Olympics 3022" (Digital Short), "Mark Payne," and "The Michael Phelps Diet." Lil' Wayne performed "Got Money" (featuring Mack Maine) and "Lollipop."

Michael Phelps/Lil Wayne poster

James Franco/Kings of Leon (2008)

Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "McCain Voiceovers," "The Cougar Den," "Agent 420," "Simpson Jury Selection," "Murray Hill" (Digital Short), "The Looker," "New York Times Reporters," "Of Mice and Men," "Yankee Stadium Stories" (film), and "James and Willam Dafoe." Kings of Leon performed "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody."

James Franco/Kings of Leon poster

Anna Faris/Duffy (2008)

Live from New York, it's... Tina Fey! Sketches include "Sarah Palin Interview," "New Friends," "The First Presidential Debate," "Rowboat Date," "Scores," "Deep House Dish," "Googie Rene's Slightly Stained Wedding Dress Basement," and "Superior Ex-Boyfriend." Duffy performed "Mercy" and "Stepping Stone."

Anna Faris/Duffy poster

Anne Hathaway/The Killers (2008)

Sketches include "The Vice Presidential Debate," "The Lawrence Welk Show," "The Wall Street Bailout," "Nightclub Flirting," "Extreme Activities Competition" (Digital Short), "Mary Poppins," "Sioux City News 3," "Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals," "Pretending To Be Gay," and "The Less Provocactive Songs of Katy Perry." The Killers performed "Human" and "Spaceman."

Anne Hathaway/The Killers poster

Josh Brolin/Adele (2008)

Live from New York, it's... Gov. Sarah Palin! Sketches include "Palin on Palin," "MacGruber" (three parts), "Sue and the Engagement," "The Suze Orman Show," "Mark and Andy Backstage," "I'm No Angel," "Fart Face," "Narc School," "ReadiTrade.com," "New York Underground" (film), and "Fall Foliage." Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder."

Josh Brolin/Adele poster

Cast

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profile image of Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson Self - Various Characters
profile image of Bobby Moynihan
Bobby Moynihan Self - Various Characters
profile image of Kristen Wiig
Kristen Wiig Self - Various Characters
profile image of Seth Meyers
Seth Meyers Self - Various Characters
profile image of Will Forte
Will Forte Self - Various Characters
profile image of Darrell Hammond
Darrell Hammond Self - Various Characters
profile image of Bill Hader
Bill Hader Self - Various Characters
profile image of Andy Samberg
Andy Samberg Self - Various Characters
profile image of Jason Sudeikis
Jason Sudeikis Self - Various Characters
profile image of Abby Elliott
Abby Elliott Self - Various Characters
profile image of Fred Armisen
Fred Armisen Self - Various Characters
profile image of Casey Wilson
Casey Wilson Self - Various Characters
profile image of Michaela Watkins
Michaela Watkins Self - Various Characters

Featured Crew

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Lorne Michaels Executive Producer

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