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Saturday Night Live
Season 36
The title card for the thirty-sixth season of Saturday Night Live.
No. of episodes22
Release
Original network NBC
Original releaseSeptember 25, 2010 (2010-09-25) –
May 21, 2011 (2011-05-21)
Season chronology
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season 37
List of episodes

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

Prior to the start of the season, longtime cast member 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 both upgraded to repertory status, while Nasim Pedrad remained a featured player.

Following Forte and Slate's departures, the show hired four new cast members: ImprovOlympic alumni Vanessa Bayer and Paul Brittain, stand-up comic and 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

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § season 36

In August 2010, Michaels hired Second City Theater writers Tom Flanigan and Shelly Gossman. [2] Portlandia co-creator Jonathan Krisel joined the staff as a writer, producer, and creative collaborator on several Digital Shorts. Heather Anne Campbell, a performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre in Los Angeles, was also added to the writing staff. [3] 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. [4]

Episodes

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes
No.
overall		 No. in
season		HostMusical guest(s)Original air dateRatings/
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6811 Amy Poehler Katy PerrySeptember 25, 20105.3/13

6822 Bryan Cranston Kanye WestOctober 2, 20104.8/12

6833 Jane Lynch Bruno MarsOctober 9, 20104.8/12

6844 Emma Stone Kings of LeonOctober 23, 20104.5/11

6855 Jon Hamm RihannaOctober 30, 20104.6/11

6866 Scarlett Johansson Arcade FireNovember 13, 20104.7/12

6877 Anne Hathaway Florence + the MachineNovember 20, 20104.7/12

6888 Robert De Niro Diddy-Dirty MoneyDecember 4, 20105.0/12

6899 Paul Rudd Paul McCartneyDecember 11, 20105.3/13

69010 Jeff Bridges Eminem & Lil WayneDecember 18, 20104.9/12

69111 Jim Carrey The Black KeysJanuary 8, 20117.8/18

69212 Gwyneth Paltrow Cee Lo GreenJanuary 15, 20115.1/12

69313 Jesse Eisenberg Nicki MinajJanuary 29, 20115.1/12

69414 Dana Carvey Linkin ParkFebruary 5, 20115.6/13

69515 Russell Brand Chris BrownFebruary 12, 20115.0/12

69616 Miley Cyrus The StrokesMarch 5, 20115.4/13

69717 Zach Galifianakis Jessie JMarch 12, 20114.8/12

69818 Elton JohnElton JohnApril 2, 20115.0/12

  • Elton John and Leon Russell perform "Hey Ahab" and "Monkey Suit", as well as a post-show encore performance of " The Bitch Is Back", [10] though only John is credited as the official musical guest.
  • Will Forte appears in the "ESPN Classic" sketch, reprising his role as Greg Stink.
  • Tom Hanks appears in the "ESPN Classic" sketch, as Michael Caine in the "Knights of the Realm" sketch, and in the SNL Digital Short. Hanks also introduces John and Russell's first performance.
  • Carmelo Anthony appears in the "ESPN Classic" sketch, the SNL Digital Short and introduces John and Russell's second performance.
  • Jake Gyllenhaal appears on Weekend Update.
69919 Helen Mirren Foo FightersApril 9, 20114.7/12

70020 Tina Fey Ellie GouldingMay 7, 20115.3/15

70121 Ed Helms Paul SimonMay 14, 20114.9/12

70222 Justin Timberlake Lady GagaMay 21, 20117.0/17

Specials

TitleOriginal air date
"The Women of SNL"November 1, 2010

A collection of past and present sketches highlighting SNL's female cast members, shown as a parody of The Real Housewives reality series.

Rachel Dratch, Nora Dunn, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Jan Hooks, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Laraine Newman, Cheri Oteri, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Molly Shannon and Kristen Wiig appeared in new material made exclusively for the special. [12]

Andy Cohen made a cameo during the special.

Originally this special was supposed to air in the previous season but was scrapped and replaced with a special about the history of Saturday Night Live in the 2000s. NBC re-aired the special on May 18, 2014.
"Saturday Night Live Backstage"February 20, 2011 [15]

A documentary showing the creation of a typical Saturday Night Live episode.

Originally a special celebrating the 35th anniversary of the show was planned but was scrapped and replaced with this special instead. [13] [14]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Second City's Tom Flanigan Hired By 'Saturday Night Live'". HuffPost. August 25, 2010. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
  3. ^ "Meet two more new writers for SNL's 36th season: Heather Anne Campbell and Tom Flanigan". The Comic's Comic. August 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 27, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  4. ^ Frucci, Adam (August 10, 2011). "CollegeHumor's Sarah Schneider Hired as a Writer at SNL". SplitSider. Archived from the original on May 14, 2012. Retrieved October 5, 2011.
  5. ^ "Watch: Arcade Fire on "Saturday Night Live"". Pitchfork. November 14, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  6. ^ "Watch: Arcade Fire return to SNL, bring friends « Consequence of Sound". Consequence.net. November 14, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  7. ^ "Host Russell Brand and Musical Guest Chris Brown Make SNL Debuts on February 12". NBC. February 1, 2011. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012.
  8. ^ ""SNL" Roars Into March With Host Miley Cyrus and Musical Guest The Strokes on March 5". Thefutoncritic.com. February 28, 2011. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  9. ^ Seth Meyers [@sethmeyers] (March 13, 2011). "Many thanks to Bobby Moynihan and Christine Nangle for writing me into my first sketch in 2 years" ( Tweet). Retrieved January 10, 2022 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Elton John: The Bitch Is Back". Saturday Night Live. NBC.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  11. ^ "Primetime Emmy Award Database". Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. Retrieved November 3, 2012.
  12. ^ "The Women of SNL". Tvsquad.com. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  13. ^ Gorman, Bill (May 16, 2010). "NBC Unveils 2010–11 Primetime Schedule". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
  14. ^ "Toonces Is Back: OnStar Texting Cat Is The New Driving Cat". Jalopnik.com. September 15, 2010. Archived from the original on September 16, 2010. Retrieved June 15, 2011.
  15. ^ "Saturday Night Live Backstage". Thefutoncritic.com. Retrieved March 27, 2011.
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