Episodes
| # | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original airdate | |
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| 506 | 1 | Reese Witherspoon | Paul Simon Alicia Keys |
September 29, 2001 |
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The episode premiered less than three weeks following the terrorist attacks of September 11. New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani, along with members of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) appear in the cold opening to encourage New York and Saturday Night Live to carry on in the face of adversity. When asked by Lorne Michaels "Can we be funny?", Giuliani replied "Why start now?" In addition to appearances by Giuliani and the FDNY, Paul Simon played "The Boxer" during the cold opening. Amy Poehler, Dean Edwards, Jeff Richards and Seth Meyer's first episode as cast members. Alicia Keys performed "Fallin'" and "A Woman's Worth." |
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| 507 | 2 | Seann William Scott | Sum 41 | October 6, 2001 |
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Former cast member Chevy Chase makes a cameo on the Weekend Update sketch as the Land Shark, who eats Tina Fey, and says "Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow," the sign-off used by both Chase and Fey during their tenures on Weekend Update. Sum41 performed "Fat Lip" and "In Too Deep." |
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| 508 | 3 | Drew Barrymore | Macy Gray | October 13, 2001 |
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Former cast member Colin Quinn, introduced by Tina Fey as the "New Yorkiest New Yorker I know," appears on Weekend Update to give his NYC-centric take on current events. Macy Gray performed "Sexual Revolution" and "Sweet Baby." |
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| 509 | 4 | John Goodman | Ja Rule | November 3, 2001 |
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Former cast member Dan Aykroyd reprises his recurring character, Leonard Pinth-Garnell, for the sketch "Bad Conceptual Theater." Ja Rule & Ashanti performed "Always on Time" for the first performance. Ja Rule & Case performed "Livin' It Up" for the second performance. |
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| 510 | 5 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Ryan Adams | November 10, 2001 |
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Ryan Adams performed "New York, New York." Matt Damon makes a cameo appearance as himself in the Mango sketch. |
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| 511 | 6 | Billy Bob Thornton | Creed | November 17, 2001 |
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Creed performed "My Sacrifice" and "Bullets." Ashton Kutcher makes a cameo appearance during the monologue. |
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| 512 | 7 | Derek Jeter | Shakira Bubba Sparxxx |
December 1, 2001 |
| Shakira performed "Whenever, Wherever" for the first performance. Bubba Sparxxx performed "Ugly" and "Lovely" for the second performance. | ||||
| 513 | 8 | Hugh Jackman | Mick Jagger | December 8, 2001 |
| Mick Jagger performed "God Gave Me Everything" and "Visions of Paradise." | ||||
| 514 | 9 | Ellen DeGeneres | No Doubt | December 15, 2001 |
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No Doubt performed "Hey Baby" and "Hella Good." Chris Parnell makes a vocal cameo appearance as Tom Brokaw during the "Narrator Who Ruined Christmas" cartoon. |
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| 515 | 10 | Josh Hartnett | Pink | January 12, 2002 |
| Pink performed "Get The Party Started" and "Don't Let Me Get Me." | ||||
| 516 | 11 | Jack Black | The Strokes | January 19, 2002 |
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The Strokes performed "Last Nite" and "Hard to Explain." During his monologue Jack Black plays a song with his Tenacious D bandmate, Kyle Gass. |
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| 517 | 12 | Britney Spears | Britney Spears | February 2, 2002 |
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Britney Spears performed "I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" and "Boys." Former cast member Dan Aykroyd cameos in the Mormon skiers cold opening sketch and Jimmy Fallon's Leather Man sketch. Justin Timberlake makes a cameo appearance during Spears' monologue. |
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| 518 | 13 | Jonny Moseley | Outkast | March 2, 2002 |
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OutKast performed "Whole World" and "Ms. Jackson." Chris Parnell rejoins the cast after being fired at the end of last season for budgetary reasons. |
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| 519 | 14 | Jon Stewart | India.Arie | March 9, 2002 |
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India.Arie performed "Video" and "Ready For Love." Mike Judge appears in the TV Funhouse "Fun With Real Audio" cartoon, providing the voices for Beavis and Butt-head. |
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| 520 | 15 | Ian McKellen | Kylie Minogue | March 16, 2002 |
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Kylie Minogue performed "Can't Get You Out of My Head" and "In Your Eyes." This episode won an Emmy for writing, the show's first since 1989. |
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| 521 | 16 | Cameron Diaz | Jimmy Eat World | April 6, 2002 |
| Jimmy Eat World performed "The Middle" and "Sweetness." | ||||
| 522 | 17 | Dwayne Johnson | Andrew W.K. | April 13, 2002 |
| Andrew W.K. performed "Party Hard" and "I Get Wet." | ||||
| 523 | 18 | Alec Baldwin | P.O.D. | April 20, 2002 |
| P.O.D. performed "Youth of the Nation" and "Alive." | ||||
| 524 | 19 | Kirsten Dunst | Eminem | May 11, 2002 |
| Eminem performed "Without Me." | ||||
| 525 | 20 | Winona Ryder | Moby | May 18, 2002 |
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Moby performed "We Are All Made of Stars" and "South Side," and appeared in a Mango sketch parodying Winona Ryder's shoplifting incident. Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer's final episode as cast members. Alex Trebek appears in the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch, alongside Ferrell's portrayal of him. During Weekend Update, Neil Diamond appears alongside Ferrell's portrayal of him. |
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