Episodes
| # | Host(s) | Musical guest(s) | Original airdate | |
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| 526 | 1 | Matt Damon | Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band | October 5, 2002 |
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Will Forte and Fred Armisen's first episode as cast members. Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band performed "Lonesome Day" and "You're Missing." Jim Cummings performed voiceover work in the "Smurfette Show" TV Funhouse sketch. |
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| 527 | 2 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Faith Hill | October 12, 2002 |
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Chris Parnell takes over as George W. Bush from Will Ferrell. Faith Hill performed "Cry" and "Free." |
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| 528 | 3 | John McCain | The White Stripes | October 19, 2002 |
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This episode contains a Meet the Press sketch where John McCain denies that he'll run for President of the United States in 2004 and 2008. Ironically, McCain was the Republican presidential candidate in 2008. The White Stripes performed "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground" and "We're Going to Be Friends." |
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| 529 | 4 | Eric McCormack | Jay-Z Lenny Kravitz & Beyoncé |
November 2, 2002 |
| Jay-Z and Lenny Kravitz performed "Guns & Roses" for the first performance. Jay-Z and Beyoncé performed "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" for the second performance. | ||||
| 530 | 5 | Nia Vardalos | Eve | November 9, 2002 |
| Eve performed "Gangsta Lovin" and "Satisfaction." | ||||
| 531 | 6 | Brittany Murphy | Nelly | November 16, 2002 |
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Nelly performed "Dilemma" (with Kelly Rowland) and "Hot in Herre." Cameos for this episode include former SNL cast members Garrett Morris, Rob Schneider, and Adam Sandler. |
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| 532 | 7 | Robert De Niro | Norah Jones | December 7, 2002 |
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Harvey Keitel makes a cameo appearance during the Versace sketch. Norah Jones performed "Don't Know Why" and "Come Away with Me." |
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| 533 | 8 | Al Gore | Phish | December 14, 2002 |
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Al Franken reprises his recurring character Stuart Smalley. Allison Janney, Bradley Whitford, John Spencer, Martin Sheen, and Richard Schiff make appearances in the filmed sketch, "Al Gore Goes on The West Wing Set". Phish performed "46 Days" and "Chalk Dust Torture." and appeared in the "Jarret's Room" sketch and TV Funhouse. |
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| 534 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | Avril Lavigne | January 11, 2003 |
| Avril Lavigne performed "I'm with You" and "Complicated." | ||||
| 535 | 10 | Ray Liotta | The Donnas | January 18, 2003 |
| The Donnas performed "Take It Off" and "Who Invited You." | ||||
| 536 | 11 | Matthew McConaughey | Dixie Chicks | February 8, 2003 |
| Dixie Chicks performed "Travelin' Soldier" and "Sin Wagon". | ||||
| 537 | 12 | Jennifer Garner | Beck | February 15, 2003 |
| Beck performed "Lost Cause" and "Guess I'm Doing Fine." During the credits, Beck and his band parody the "Clappin" commercial from earlier in the show. | ||||
| 538 | 13 | Christopher Walken | Foo Fighters | February 22, 2003 |
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Steve Martin, Will Ferrell, and Britney Spears make cameo appearances in the Weekend Update segment; Ferrell also appeared in a "Lov-ahs" sketch. Jim Carrey appeared during the Foo Fighters' second performance, using his leg as an air guitar on stage. Foo Fighters performed "All My Life" and "Times Like These." |
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| 539 | 14 | Queen Latifah | Ms. Dynamite | March 8, 2003 |
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Ms. Dynamite performed "Dy-Na-Mi-Tee." Former cast member Dan Aykroyd appears as Bob Dole in the cold opening. Voice artists Jeff Bergman and Tom Kenny provide voicework on the X-President's TV Funhouse. |
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| 540 | 15 | Salma Hayek | Christina Aguilera | March 15, 2003 |
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Christina Aguilera performed "Beautiful" and "Fighter." Edward Norton makes a cameo appearance in the monologue. |
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| 541 | 16 | Bernie Mac | Good Charlotte | April 5, 2003 |
| Good Charlotte performed "The Anthem" and "Lifestyles of the Rich & Famous". | ||||
| 542 | 17 | Ray Romano | Zwan | April 12, 2003 |
| Zwan performed "Lyric" and "Settle Down." | ||||
| 543 | 18 | Ashton Kutcher | 50 Cent | May 3, 2003 |
| 50 Cent performed "In Da Club" and "21 Questions." | ||||
| 544 | 19 | Adrien Brody | Sean Paul Wayne Wonder |
May 10, 2003 |
| Sean Paul performed "Get Busy." Wayne Wonder performed "No Letting Go." | ||||
| 545 | 20 | Dan Aykroyd | Beyoncé | May 17, 2003 |
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Dean Edwards, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan's final episode as cast members. As part of his monologue, Dan Aykroyd performs alongside John Belushi's brother, James Belushi, as a Blues Brothers-esque singing group called "The Dancing Refrigerators". Beyoncé performed "Crazy in Love" (with Jay-Z) and "Dangerously in Love." Former host John Goodman has cameo appearances in three sketches. Aykroyd brought in Tom Davis, one of the show's original writers, to help write this episode. |
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