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Saturday Night Live
Season 29
The title card for the twenty-ninth season of Saturday Night Live.
No. of episodes20
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseOctober 4, 2003 (2003-10-04) –
May 15, 2004 (2004-05-15)
Season chronology
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List of episodes

The twenty-ninth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 4, 2003, and May 15, 2004.

Cast

Before the start of the season, longtime cast members Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan departed the show on their own terms.[1]

This was the final season for both Jeff Richards (who quit mid-season, wanting to pursue other projects)[2] and Jimmy Fallon, had been a cast member since 1998, a total of 6 seasons, (who decided to leave the show after the final episode).[3]

Cast

bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § season 29

Future cast member Jason Sudeikis is hired as a writer this season.

Episodes

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Host(s)Musical guest(s)Original air date
5461Jack BlackJohn MayerOctober 4, 2003 (2003-10-04)
5472Justin TimberlakeJustin TimberlakeOctober 11, 2003 (2003-10-11)
5483Halle BerryBritney SpearsOctober 18, 2003 (2003-10-18)
5494Kelly RipaOutkastNovember 1, 2003 (2003-11-01)
5505Andy RoddickDave Matthews & FriendsNovember 8, 2003 (2003-11-08)
5516Alec BaldwinMissy ElliottNovember 15, 2003 (2003-11-15)
5527Al SharptonPinkDecember 6, 2003 (2003-12-06)
5538Elijah WoodJetDecember 13, 2003 (2003-12-13)
5549Jennifer AnistonThe Black Eyed PeasJanuary 10, 2004 (2004-01-10)
55510Jessica Simpson
Nick Lachey		G-UnitJanuary 17, 2004 (2004-01-17)
55611Megan MullallyClay AikenFebruary 7, 2004 (2004-02-07)
55712Drew BarrymoreKelisFebruary 14, 2004 (2004-02-14)
55813Christina AguileraMaroon 5February 21, 2004 (2004-02-21)
55914Colin FirthNorah JonesMarch 6, 2004 (2004-03-06)
56015Ben AffleckN*E*R*DMarch 13, 2004 (2004-03-13)
56116Donald TrumpToots & the Maytals featuring Ben Harper, Jack Johnson, Bootsy Collins, and The RootsApril 3, 2004 (2004-04-03)
56217Janet JacksonJanet JacksonApril 10, 2004 (2004-04-10)
56318Lindsay LohanUsherMay 1, 2004 (2004-05-01)
56419Snoop DoggAvril LavigneMay 8, 2004 (2004-05-08)
56520Mary-Kate and Ashley OlsenJ-KwonMay 15, 2004 (2004-05-15)

Specials

TitleOriginal air date
"The Best of Chris Kattan"September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)
"The Best of Tracy Morgan"October 25, 2003 (2003-10-25)
"The Best of Will Ferrell, Volume 2"December 20, 2003 (2003-12-20)
"The Best of Christopher Walken"May 22, 2004 (2004-05-22)

References

  1. ^ Susman, Gary (May 8, 2003). "Chris Kattan is leaving SNL". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  2. ^ Ganahl, Jane (July 19, 2004). "After 'SNL,' Jeff Richards is moving on to movies. First came public access". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
  3. ^ "Jimmy Fallon signs off from 'Saturday Night Live'". Today. NBC News. May 18, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
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