Saturday Night Live (season 34) - Episodes

Tina Fey appeared as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler appeared as Hillary Clinton in A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton.

William Shatner, Michael Phelps' mother Debbie and Jared Fogle make cameo appearances.

Lil Wayne performed "Got Money" and "Lollipop."

Bobby Moynihan's first episode as a cast member.

At the end of the episode, before the goodnights, a dedication screen was put up for producer/agent Bernie Brillstein, who died a month before this episode aired. Brillstein helped in getting Saturday Night Live picked up as a TV series.

Cameron Diaz makes a guest appearance, reprising her role as Kiki Deamore in the recurring sketch "The Cougar Den".

Gossip Girl's Blake Lively made a cameo appearance in the SNL Digital Short.

Tina Fey returned as Gov. Sarah Palin in the cold open being interviewed by Katie Couric, played by Amy Poehler.

Chris Parnell makes a guest appearance in a debate sketch as Jim Lehrer.

Queen Latifah appeared as Gwen Ifill and Tina Fey returned as Sarah Palin in a parody of the Vice Presidential Debate.

The Killers performed "Human" and "Spaceman."

An edited version of the sketch parodying the economic bailout was posted on NBC.com, removing references to Herbert and Marion Sandler's (played by Darrell Hammond and Casey Wilson, respectively) corrupt activities and removing the graphic labeling the couple as "people who should be shot." Lorne Michaels admitted he did not know the Sandlers were a real couple, and that he believed they were simply characters written for the sketch.

Tina Fey returned again as Sarah Palin, and was joined by Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and the real Sarah Palin making guest appearances in the cold opening. Wahlberg also appeared in a brief sketch making amends with Andy Samberg, referring to a sketch from the previous episode. Sarah Palin also appeared on Weekend Update.

Oliver Stone makes a cameo in the opening monologue, impersonating George W. Bush.

Adele performed "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder".

Coldplay performed "Viva La Vida", "Lost!", "Yellow", and "Lovers in Japan" which was cut off.

Co-stars Elisabeth Moss and John Slattery appeared in the "Ad Agency" sketch as their Mad Men characters Peggy Olson and Roger Sterling, respectively.

Amy Poehler did not appear due to giving birth hours before this episode aired.

John and Cindy McCain appeared as themselves and Tina Fey made an appearance as Sarah Palin in the cold opening. The episode aired only three days before the 2008 presidential election. This was the last time Fey impersonated Palin as a guest on the show, although she would resume the character on the episodes she hosted in the two next seasons. McCain also appeared in Weekend Update.

David Cook performed "Light On" and "Declaration."

Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins' first episode as cast members.

Beyoncé Knowles performed "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies", and appeared in a sketch about a music video of the latter.

Amy Poehler returned as Hillary Clinton in the cold opening and co-anchored Weekend Update with Seth Meyers after four weeks of being absent due to the birth of her son, Archie.

T.I. performed "Whatever You Like" and "Swing Ya Rag" with Swizz Beatz.

Amy Poehler's final episode as a castmember.

Maya Rudolph returned to perform in a "Bronx Beat" sketch with Amy Poehler.

Kanye West performed "Love Lockdown" and a medley including "Heartless" and "Pinocchio Story."

Liza Minnelli appeared in a sketch.

Taylor Swift appeared in a sketch as Annie, and performed "Love Story" and "Forever & Always".

Jason Mraz performed "I'm Yours" and "Lucky" with Colbie Caillat.

During the original broadcast Richard Dean Anderson who played MacGyver on the TV series reprised his role in three MacGruber Pepsi ads as a helper to MacGruber.

James Lipton makes a cameo during the monologue.

TV on the Radio performed "Golden Age" and "Dancing Choose".

The Lonely Island and T-Pain premiered "I'm on a Boat" from the Lonely Island's Incredibad album in the SNL Digital Short.

Former castmember Dan Aykroyd appeared as John Boehner in the cold opening.

Jack McBrayer makes a guest appearance in the opening monologue.

Cameron Diaz once again reprises her role as Kiki Deamore in the recurring sketch "The Cougar Den".

The Jonas Brothers performed "Tonight" and "Video Girl". They also appeared in a sketch and an SNL Digital Short.

Richard Dean Anderson returned as MacGyver for three more MacGruber shorts.

Ray LaMontagne performed "You Are the Best Thing" and "Trouble".

Kelly Clarkson performed "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "I Do Not Hook Up".

Tina Fey and John Cena made cameo appearances in the cold open.

Phoenix performed "Lisztomania," "1901" and "Too Young", which was cut off.

Seth Rogen reprised his impression of Rowlf the Dog from his first appearance on SNL.

Susan Sarandon and Patricia Clarkson made guest appearances during the Digital Short.

Ciara performed "Love Sex Magic" with Justin Timberlake and "Never Ever".

Jessica Biel introduced "Love Sex Magic."

Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy cameoed on Weekend Update in a commentary on Star Trek.

Jimmy Fallon reprised his role as Barry Gibb for another installment of "The Barry Gibb Talk Show".

Darrell Hammond, Michaela Watkins, and Casey Wilson's final episode as castmembers.

Green Day performed "Know Your Enemy", "21 Guns" and, in a cut performance, "East Jesus Nowhere", during which Will Ferrell played cowbell. The band also appeared in Goodnight Saigon.

Tom Hanks played himself in Celebrity Jeopardy!, and in "Goodnight Saigon".

Norm Macdonald appeared in Celebrity Jeopardy! as Burt Reynolds, and in "Goodnight Saigon."

Amy Poehler returned to co-anchor Weekend Update, and she accompanied Will Ferrell on a triangle for "Goodnight Saigon".

Maya Rudolph reprised her character Glenda Goodwin in the funeral sketch and sang with Will Ferrell for "Goodnight Saigon."

Paul Rudd, Artie Lange, Elisabeth Moss, and Anne Hathaway also appeared in "Goodnight Saigon".