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Saturday Night Live Season 36
Saturday Night Live Season 36
Season 36
	File:Saturday Night Live Title Card.png The Saturday Night Live title card as seen in the opening credits of the 36th season.
No. of episodes	22
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Original network	NBC
Original release	September 25th, 2010
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The thirty-sixth season of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live is currently in production. The season began on September 25, 2010, with former cast member Amy Poehler serving as host and Katy Perry as the musical guest.^[1] The season will come to a close in May 2011.

Will Forte, who had been with the show since 2002 with a total of 8 seasons under his belt, announced on August 26, 2010 that he would be leaving the show.^[2] Featured player Jenny Slate was let go from the show after only one season.^[3] Abby Elliott and Bobby Moynihan were promoted to repertory status, becoming the first featured players to be promoted since 2006.

The show hired four new cast members: Chicago improv comedians Vanessa Bayer and Paul Brittain; stand-up comic/impressionist Jay Pharoah; and comedic actor Taran Killam of The Groundlings. Killam is now the second actor to have been a cast member on both MADtv and SNL, the first being Jeff Richards who joined SNL in 2001.^[4]

This season would also debut a new animated feature voiced by former SNL alumni, called "Greetings from American America", created by former SNL head writer Fred Wolf.

Long-time announcer Don Pardo announced that he would pre-record his parts from his home in Arizona rather than performing live in New York City.^[5]

Cast

Repertory players

Featured players

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor only

Writers

In August 2010, Michaels hired Second City Theater writers Tom Flanigan and Shelly Gossman.^[6] Heather Anne Campbell, a performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, was also added to the writing staff.^[7]

Listings

September 25, 2010 Amy Poehler/Katy Perry (36.1,live)
October 2, 2010 Bryan Cranston/Kanye West (36.2,live)
October 9, 2010 Jane Lynch/Bruno Mars (36.3,live)
October 16, 2010 Amy Poehler/Katy Perry (36.1,repeat)
October 23, 2010 Emma Stone/Kings of Leon (36.4,live)
October 30, 2010 Jon Hamm/Rihanna(36.5,live)
November 6, 2010 Jane Lynch/Bruno Mars (36.3,repeat)
November 13, 2010 Scarlett Johansson/Arcade Fire (36.6,live)
November 20, 2010 Anne Hathaway/Florence and the Machine (36.7,live)
November 27, 2010 Bryan Cranston/Kanye West (36.2,repeat)
December 4, 2010 Robert De Niro/Diddy-Dirty Money (36.8,live)
December 11, 2010 Paul Rudd/Paul McCartney (36.9,live)
December 18, 2010 Jeff Bridges/Eminem and Lil Wayne (36.10,live)^[8]
December 25, 2010 Emma Stone/Kings of Leon (36.4,repeat)^[8]
January 1, 2011 Jon Hamm/Rihanna (36.5,repeat)^[8]
January 8, 2011 Jim Carrey/The Black Keys (36.11,live)^[9]
January 15, 2011 Seth Green/Gorillaz (36.12,live)
January 22, 2011 Betty White/Jay-Z (35.21,repeat)

]]/Keri Hilson (36.13,live)

Primetime airings

November 1, 2010: 9:00 The Women of SNL (S.1, new)
December 21, 2010: 9:00 SNL Presents: A Very Gilly Christmas (repeat)
February 20, 2011: 8:00 Saturday Night Live Backstage (S.2, new) ^[10]

Specials

Special	Original Air Date	Notes
The Women of SNL	November 1, 2010	Rachel Dratch, Nora Dunn, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Jan Hooks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Laraine Newman, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon and Kristen Wiig appeared in new material made exclusively for the special.^[11] Andy Cohen made a cameo during the special. Originally this special was supposed to air in the previous season, but was scrapped and replaced with a special about the history of Saturday Night Live in the 2000s.
Saturday Night Live Backstage	February 20, 2011^[12]	Originally a special celebrating the 35th anniversary of the show was planned but was scrapped and replaced with this special instead.^[13]^[14]

Episodes

Episode Number	Date	Host	Musical Guest	Notes
681 (36.1)	September 25, 2010	Amy Poehler	Katy Perry	Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam, and Jay Pharoah's first episode as cast members. Katy Perry performed "California Gurls" and "Teenage Dream", and appeared in the Bronx Beat sketch and the SNL Digital Short. Poehler is the fourth female former cast member of SNL to return as a host.^[15] Justin Timberlake, Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, and Tina Fey made cameo appearances in the opening monologue. Timberlake also appeared in the "Actor II Actor" sketch. Peter Sarsgaard appeared in the Digital Short. Maya Rudolph returned to portray her "Bronx Beat" character Jodi Dietz. New York Governor David Paterson appeared in Weekend Update alongside Fred Armisen's portrayal of Paterson. Ratings for the premiere were up 15% from the previous season.^[16]
682 (36.2)	October 2, 2010	Bryan Cranston	Kanye West	Kanye West performed "Power" and "Runaway", Pusha T performed with him on the second song. Morgan Freeman and Ernest Borgnine made cameo appearances in the sketch "What Up With That." Helen Mirren appeared in the Digital Short.
683 (36.3)	October 9, 2010	Jane Lynch	Bruno Mars	Bruno Mars performed "Just the Way You Are" and a medley of the songs "Nothin' on You" and "Grenade".
684 (36.4)	October 23, 2010	Emma Stone	Kings of Leon	Kings of Leon performed "Radioactive" and "Pyro". SNL writer John Mulaney appeared on a Weekend Update segment called "I Love It". The song "Ta douleur" by Camille was played during the "Les jeunes de Paris" sketch.
685 (36.5)	October 30, 2010	Jon Hamm	Rihanna	Rihanna performed "What's My Name?" and "Only Girl (In the World)" and appeared in the Digital Short. The episode's final segment featured David Spade as the voice of a chihuahua in an animated short by former SNL writer Fred Wolf.
686 (36.6)	November 13, 2010	Scarlett Johansson	Arcade Fire	Arcade Fire performed "We Used to Wait" and "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)" and appeared in the Digital Short. Owen Pallett played violin during both of Arcade Fire's performances.^[17] Yeah Yeah Yeahs guitarist Nick Zinner played the synthesizer during Arcade Fire's second performance.^[18]
687 (36.7)	November 20, 2010	Anne Hathaway	Florence and the Machine	Florence and the Machine performed "Dog Days Are Over" and "You Got the Love".
688 (36.8)	December 4, 2010	Robert De Niro	Diddy-Dirty Money	Diddy-Dirty Money performed "Coming Home" and "Ass on the Floor". Diddy also appeared in the "Blizzard Man" sketch. Swizz Beatz performed with Diddy-Dirty Money for their second song. Robin Williams made a cameo in "What Up With That". Ben Stiller made cameos in the "Movie Fan" and "It's a Living" sketches. The episode's final segment featured Dana Carvey as the voice of a hippie in an animated short by former SNL writer Fred Wolf.
689 (36.9)	December 11, 2010	Paul Rudd	Paul McCartney	Paul McCartney performed "Jet", "Band on the Run", a medley of "A Day in the Life" and "Give Peace a Chance", and as an encore, "Get Back", replacing the extended good-byes. He appeared in the opening monologue, SNL Digital Short, and Weekend Update. Mario Batali appeared in the Digital Short.
690 (36.10)	December 18, 2010	Jeff Bridges	Eminem and Lil Wayne	Eminem performed "No Love" with Lil Wayne and "Won't Back Down." Lil Wayne performed "6 Foot 7 Foot" David Rudman played Cookie Monster in the opening monologue. Cookie Monster started his own campaign on Facebook, similar to that of Betty White, to audition for SNL the month before, though he did not get the part. Akon, John McEnroe, Blake Lively, and Jessica Alba appeared in the SNL Digital Short. With this episode, Jeff Bridges surpasses Sigourney Weaver's record for longest gap between hosting appearances (Weaver's gap was 24 years between her first appearance in 1986 and her second appearance in 2010^[19]; Bridges has a 27-year gap between his first appearance in 1983 and his second appearance in 2010).^[20]
691 (36.11)	January 8, 2011	Jim Carrey	The Black Keys	Confirmed on air.
692 (36.12)	January 15, 2011
693 (36.13)	January 22, 2011

References

[1] "'Saturday Night Live' Premieres September 25 With SNL Alum Amy Poehler & Chart-Topping Musical Guest Katy Perry". NBC.com. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2010-09-07.

[2] Will Forte Leaving SNL

[3] Jenny Slate Leaving SNL

[4] Four New Cast Members

[5] California Chronicle | Story not found

[huff-6] Huffington Post article: "Second City's Tom Flanigan Hired By Saturday Night Live."

[7] Another New Writer

[Futon-8] ttp://thefutoncritic.com/showatch.aspx?id=saturday_night_live&view=listings SNL listings

[9] ttp://www.nbc.com/news/2010/12/17/snl-kicks-off-the-new-year-with-jim-carrey-and-the-black-keys/]

[10] ttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/11/16/exclusive-nbc-books-35th-anniversary-snl-special-for-february-20-483104/8979/

[11] The Women of SNL

[12] Saturday Night Live Backstage

[13] NBC Unveils 2010-11 Primetime Schedule

[14] 35th Anniversary Special

[15] Poehler Returns to SNL

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[17] Pitchfork: Watch: Arcade Fire on "Saturday Night Live"

[18] Watch: Arcade Fire return to SNL, bring friends « Consequence of Sound

[19] Sigourney Weaver's Hosting Gap

[20] Bridges' Hosting Gap

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