Saturday Night Live season 36
| Saturday Night Live (season 36) | |
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| Season 36 | |
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| No. of episodes | 22 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 25, 2010 – May 21, 2011 |
| Season chronology | |
The thirty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 25, 2010, and May 21, 2011.
This season also debuted a new animated feature voiced by former SNL cast members, 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.[1]
Cast
Prior to the start of the season, many cast changes occurred. Will Forte, who had been with the show since 2002 (a total of 8 seasons), 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 improvisers Vanessa Bayer and Paul Brittain from ImprovOlympic; stand-up comic/impressionist Jay Pharoah; and comedic actor Taran Killam of The Groundlings, who, like Jeff Richards was a former cast member on SNL's rival sketch show, Mad TV (Killam was the show's youngest cast member at 19 years old).[4]
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bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Writers
In August 2010, Michaels hired Second City Theater writers Tom Flanigan and Shelly Gossman.[5] Heather Anne Campbell, a performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, was also added to the writing staff.[6] Sarah Schneider, a regular writer and performer for CollegeHumor, was a guest writer for the last five episodes of the season before joining full-time for season 37.[7]
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
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| 681 | 1 | Amy Poehler | Katy Perry | September 25, 2010 | 5.3/13 |
| 682 | 2 | Bryan Cranston | Kanye West | October 2, 2010 | 4.8/12 |
| 683 | 3 | Jane Lynch | Bruno Mars | October 9, 2010 | 4.8/12 |
| 684 | 4 | Emma Stone | Kings of Leon | October 23, 2010 | 4.5/11 |
| 685 | 5 | Jon Hamm | Rihanna | October 30, 2010 | 4.6/11 |
| 686 | 6 | Scarlett Johansson | Arcade Fire | November 13, 2010 | 4.7/12 |
| 687 | 7 | Anne Hathaway | Florence + the Machine | November 20, 2010 | 4.7/12 |
| 688 | 8 | Robert De Niro | Diddy-Dirty Money | December 4, 2010 | 5.0/12 |
| 689 | 9 | Paul Rudd | Paul McCartney | December 11, 2010 | 5.3/13 |
| 690 | 10 | Jeff Bridges | Eminem and Lil Wayne | December 18, 2010 | 4.9/12 |
| 691 | 11 | Jim Carrey | The Black Keys | January 8, 2011 | 7.8/18 |
| 692 | 12 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Cee Lo Green | January 15, 2011 | 5.1/12 |
| 693 | 13 | Jesse Eisenberg | Nicki Minaj | January 29, 2011 | 5.1/12 |
| 694 | 14 | Dana Carvey | Linkin Park | February 5, 2011 | 5.6/13 |
| 695 | 15 | Russell Brand | Chris Brown | February 12, 2011 | 5.0/12 |
| 696 | 16 | Miley Cyrus | The Strokes | March 5, 2011 | 5.4/13 |
| 697 | 17 | Zach Galifianakis | Jessie J | March 12, 2011 | 4.8/12 |
| 698 | 18 | Elton John | Elton John and Leon Russell | April 2, 2011 | 5.0/12 |
| 699 | 19 | Helen Mirren | Foo Fighters | April 9, 2011 | 4.7/12 |
| 700 | 20 | Tina Fey | Ellie Goulding | May 7, 2011 | 5.3/15 |
| 701 | 21 | Ed Helms | Paul Simon | May 14, 2011 | 4.9/12 |
| 702 | 22 | Justin Timberlake | Lady Gaga | May 21, 2011 | 7.0/17 |
Specials
| Title | Original air date |
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| "The Women of SNL" | November 1, 2010 |
| "Saturday Night Live Backstage" | February 20, 2011[8] |
References
- ^ Ward, Coley (September 9, 2010). "Pardo to voice 'SNL' from Tucson". The Arizona Daily Star. Tucson, Arizona. Archived from the original on September 28, 2010.
- ^ Barrett, Annie (2010-08-26). "Will Forte Leaving SNL". Popwatch.ew.com. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ "Jenny Slate Leaving SNL". Popeater.com. 2010-09-07. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (2010-09-07). "Four New Cast Members". The New York Times. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ "Second City's Tom Flanigan Hired By 'Saturday Night Live'". Huffington Post. 2010-08-25.
- ^ "Meet two more new writers for SNL's 36th season: Heather Anne Campbell and Tom Flanigan". The Comic's Comic. 2010-08-29. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-03-27.
- ^ Frucci, Adam (August 10, 2011). "CollegeHumor's Sarah Schneider Hired as a Writer at SNL". SplitSider.
- ^ "Saturday Night Live Backstage". Thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved 2011-03-27.