Saturday Night Live/Season Thirty-Four
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| Season Thirty-Four Saturday Night Live | |
| Season Premiere | September 13, 2008 |
| Season Finale | |
| Episode Count | 22 |
| Previous | Next N/A |
| Season 34 is an upcoming season of Saturday Night Live. Content may change as the season premiere date approaches and more information becomes available. |
Season Thirty-Four (2008–2009) of Saturday Night Live will premiere on September 13, 2008.
Also planned for the season are three half-hour specials entitled Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday, as laid out by NBC's 52-week program strategy revealed on April 2, 2008. The specials will essentially extend Weekend Update to thirty minutes and focus on political satire timed to the presidential election. They will air on the three consecutive Thursdays prior to the November 4 election.
In addition to the specials, the season will premiere two weeks earlier than usual, allowing them to squeeze in two extra regular episodes before the election. As a result, the season will have 22 total episodes—the most since the second season. The extra episodes together with the Thursday night specials will give this season more new content than any season save the first.
All cast members from the previous season are expected to return, at least initially. Current Weekend Update co-anchor Amy Poehler has announced that she will leave the show after the cessation of the presidential campaign season (or the birth of her baby whichever comes first) in order to star in a sitcom helmed by The Office (USA) creator Greg Daniels which may or may not be the announced Untitled The Office Spinoff.
[edit] Cast
Main Cast:
- Fred Armisen
- Will Forte
- Bill Hader
- Darrell Hammond
- Seth Meyers (Weekend Update anchor)
- Amy Poehler (Weekend Update anchor, leaving in late 2008)
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featuring:
[edit] Episodes
| # | # | Title | Airdate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 640 | 1 | TBA | September 13, 2008 |
| 641 | 2 | TBA | September 20, 2008 |
| 642 | 3 | TBA | September 27, 2008 |
| 643 | 4 | TBA | October 4, 2008 |
| SP26 | — | SNL Weekend Update Thursday (1) | October 9, 2008 |
| SP27 | — | SNL Weekend Update Thursday (2) | October 16, 2008 |
| 644 | 5 | TBA | October 18, 2008 |
| SP28 | — | SNL Weekend Update Thursday (3) | October 23, 2008 |
| 645 | 6 | TBA | October 25, 2008 |
| 646 | 7 | TBA | November 1, 2008 |
| SP29 | — | Saturday Night Live Presidential Bash 2008 | November 3, 2008 |
