Saturday Night Live (season 36)
| The title card for the thirty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live. | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 25, 2010 – May 21, 2011 |
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 perform live in New York City.[1]
Cast
Before the start of the season, Will Forte left the show after a total of eight seasons from 2002 to 2010. Featured player Jenny Slate was let go from the show after one season. Abby Elliott and Bobby Moynihan were upgraded to repertory status while Nasim Pedrad remained a featured player.
The show hired four new cast members: improvisers Vanessa Bayer and Paul Brittain from ImprovOlympic, stand-up comic/impressionist Jay Pharoah, and comedic actor Taran Killam of The Groundlings. Killam is the second cast member after Kenan Thompson to be a cast member on a Nickelodeon kids' sketch show (The Amanda Show) and the second cast member after Jeff Richards to be a cast member on MADtv.[2]
Cast roster
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Repertory players |
Featured players |
bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Writers
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In August 2010, Michaels hired Second City Theater writers Tom Flanigan and Shelly Gossman.[3] Heather Anne Campbell, a performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, was also added to the writing staff.[4] 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.[5]
Episodes
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| No. overall |
No. in season |
Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | Ratings/ Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 & 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 | 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 |
|---|---|
| "The Women of SNL" | November 1, 2010 |
| "Saturday Night Live Backstage" | February 20, 2011[6] |
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