Saturday Night Live/Season Thirty-Five
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| Season Thirty-Five Saturday Night Live | |
| Season Premiere | September 26, 2009 |
| Season Finale | May 2010 |
| Episode Count | |
| Previous | Next N/A |
| Season 35 is the current season of Saturday Night Live. Content may change as new information and details become available. |
Season Thirty-Five (2008–2009) of Saturday Night Live premiered on September 26, 2009.
The popularity of last year's Weekend Update Thursday primetime specials led NBC to order another run of the 30 minute satirical specials starring Seth Meyers and departed cast member Amy Poehler as the hosts. As many as 13 episodes may be aired, with the first starting Thursday, September 17. Four straight live Saturday shows began airing on September 26, 2009.
This season saw the departure of veteran cast member Darrell Hammond, who had been a cast member in the series since 1995, as well as the firing of two featured players, Casey Wilson and Michaela Watkins for undisclosed reasons. Wilson and Watkins were replaced with two new featured players, Nasim Pedrad and Jenny Slate. Slate made waves on her first appearance in the first episode of the season by accidentally uttering an obscenity in a sketch where the characters are constantly using variations of "friggin" and "frickin." Although early speculation linked Slate's slip-up with the Charles Rocket incident, after which Rocket was fired, the network issued a statement saying that Slate would not be fired and would continue on as a cast member.
[edit] Cast
Main Cast:
- Fred Armisen
- Will Forte
- Bill Hader
- Seth Meyers (Weekend Update anchor)
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featuring:
[edit] Episodes
| # | # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| SP33 | — | SNL Weekend Update Thursday 2009 (1) | September 17, 2009 |
| SP34 | — | SNL Weekend Update Thursday 2009 (2) | September 24, 2009 |
| 662 | 1 | Megan Fox/U2 | September 26, 2009 |
| SP35 | — | SNL Weekend Update Thursday 2009 (3) | October 1, 2009 |
| 663 | 2 | Ryan Reynolds/Lady Gaga | October 3, 2009 |
| 664 | 3 | Drew Barrymore/Regina Spektor | October 10, 2009 |
| 665 | 4 | Gerald Butler/Shakira | October 17, 2009 |
| 666 | 5 | Taylor Swift | November 7, 2009 |
| 667 | 6 | January Jones/Black Eyed Peas | November 14, 2009 |
| 668 | 7 | Joseph Gordon-Levitt/Dave Matthews Band | November 21, 2009 |
| 669 | 8 | Blake Lively/Rhianna | December 5, 2009 |
| 670 | 9 | Jon Bon Jovi/Bon Jovi | December 12, 2009 |
| 671 | 10 | Derek Jeter/Jay-Z | December 19, 2009 |
