The twenty-seventh season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 29, 2001 and May 18, 2002.
Eighteen days before the season started, the September 11 terrorist attacks took place in New York. The season premiere (hosted by Reese Witherspoon) went on as scheduled, with a special cold open featuring Rudy Giuliani, the Mayor of New York City at the time, along with firefighters from the FDNY and police officers from the NYPD, declaring that despite the terrorist attack, New York City will run as normal and Saturday Night Live will go on as planned (with Lorne Michaels asking Giuliani "Can we be funny?" and Giuliani replying "Why start now?").
Three weeks into the season the show faced another scare when anthrax was found in the GE Building (from where the show is broadcast).[1] The scare caused most of the cast and crew, as well as that week's guest host Drew Barrymore, to evacuate the building.
Before the start of the season, longtime cast member Molly Shannon, who had been on the show for seven seasons since 1995, departed midway through the previous season on her own terms,[2] and featured player Jerry Minor[3] and longtime cast member Chris Parnell were both let go from the show after the finale. However, Parnell was hired back to the show mid-season in the episode hosted by Jonny Moseley,[4][5] becoming the second cast member to be hired back to the show after being fired, the first person being Jim Belushi in 1983.
Being the first episode to air following the 9/11 attacks, 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 replies "Why start now?"[11] In addition to appearances by Giuliani and the FDNY, Paul Simon plays "The Boxer" during the cold open.
Former cast member Chevy Chase made a cameo on Weekend Update as the Land Shark. Chase ends the segment by saying "Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow," the sign-off used by both Chase and Fey during their tenures on Weekend Update.
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.
Former cast member Dan Aykroyd appears during the "Hudson Valley Community Circuit" sketch, during Weekend Update, reprising his role as Elwood Blues, and during the "Bad Conceptual Theater" sketch, reprising his role as Leonard Pinth-Garnell.
Dan Aykroyd, who co-starred with Spears in the film Crossroads (released a few weeks after this episode) appears during the Mormon skiers cold-open, the "Leather Man" sketch, and introduces Spears' second performance.
Justin Timberlake appears during the opening monologue and introduces Spears' first performance.
To commemorate the 20th anniversary of John's death, Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey host this retrospective of some of his greatest sketches on SNL. Dan Aykroyd makes a cameo appearance in this special.
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^Graham, Mark (January 14, 2010). "Archer's Chris Parnell Talks Well-Endowed Cartoon Characters, Being Fired From SNL Twice". Vulture. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
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January 01, 1970
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The twenty seventh season of Saturday Night Live an American sketch comedy series originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 29 2001 and May 18 2002 Saturday Night LiveSeason 27No of episodes20ReleaseOriginal networkNBCOriginal releaseSeptember 29 2001 2001 09 29 May 18 2002 2002 05 18 Season chronology Previousseason 26Next season 28List of episodes Eighteen days before the season started the September 11 terrorist attacks took place in New York The season premiere hosted by Reese Witherspoon went on as scheduled with a special cold open featuring Rudy Giuliani the Mayor of New York City at the time along with firefighters from the FDNY and police officers from the NYPD declaring that despite the terrorist attack New York City will run as normal and Saturday Night Live will go on as planned with Lorne Michaels asking Giuliani Can we be funny and Giuliani replying Why start now Three weeks into the season the show faced another scare when anthrax was found in the GE Building from where the show is broadcast 1 The scare caused most of the cast and crew as well as that week s guest host Drew Barrymore to evacuate the building Contents 1 Cast 2 Writers 3 Episodes 4 Special 5 ReferencesCast editBefore the start of the season longtime cast member Molly Shannon who had been on the show for seven seasons since 1995 departed midway through the previous season on her own terms 2 and featured player Jerry Minor 3 and longtime cast member Chris Parnell were both let go from the show after the finale However Parnell was hired back to the show mid season in the episode hosted by Jonny Moseley 4 5 becoming the second cast member to be hired back to the show after being fired the first person being Jim Belushi in 1983 Four new cast members were hired to the show this season stand up comic Dean Edwards Chicago improviser Seth Meyers Amy Poehler of the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe 6 7 and stand up comic impressionist Jeff Richards who was previously a cast member on the rival sketch show MADtv 8 Rachel Dratch Tina Fey and Maya Rudolph were all upgraded to repertory status at the beginning of the season and Poehler was promoted to repertory status mid season Will Ferrell was absent from a number of episodes because he was filming Old School This would also be the final season for both Ferrell 9 and Ana Gasteyer 10 Repertory players Rachel Dratch Jimmy Fallon Will Ferrell Tina Fey Ana Gasteyer Darrell Hammond Chris Kattan Tracy Morgan Chris Parnell first episode back March 2 2002 Amy Poehler upgraded to repertory status January 12 2002 Maya Rudolph Horatio Sanz Featured players Dean Edwards Seth Meyers Jeff Richards bold denotes Weekend Update anchorWriters editMain article List of Saturday Night Live writers season 27Episodes editMain article List of Saturday Night Live episodes No overallNo inseasonHostMusical guest s Original air date5061Reese WitherspoonAlicia KeysSeptember 29 2001 2001 09 29 Alicia Keys performs Fallin and A Woman s Worth Being the first episode to air following the 9 11 attacks 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 replies Why start now 11 In addition to appearances by Giuliani and the FDNY Paul Simon plays The Boxer during the cold open Dean Edwards Seth Meyers Amy Poehler and Jeff Richards s first episode as cast members 12 5072Seann William ScottSum 41October 6 2001 2001 10 06 Sum 41 performs Fat Lip and In Too Deep Former cast member Chevy Chase made a cameo on Weekend Update as the Land Shark Chase ends the segment by saying Goodnight and have a pleasant tomorrow the sign off used by both Chase and Fey during their tenures on Weekend Update 5083Drew BarrymoreMacy GrayOctober 13 2001 2001 10 13 Macy Gray performs Sexual Revolution and Sweet Baby Tom Green appears during the opening monologue 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 John Popper performs with the Saturday Night Live Band during this episode 5094John GoodmanJa RuleNovember 3 2001 2001 11 03 Ja Rule performs Always on Time with Ashanti and Livin It Up with Case Former cast member Dan Aykroyd appears during the Hudson Valley Community Circuit sketch during Weekend Update reprising his role as Elwood Blues and during the Bad Conceptual Theater sketch reprising his role as Leonard Pinth Garnell 5105Gwyneth PaltrowRyan AdamsNovember 10 2001 2001 11 10 Ryan Adams performs New York New York Matt Damon appears during the Mango sketch Dr John performs with the Saturday Night Live Band during this episode 5116Billy Bob ThorntonCreedNovember 17 2001 2001 11 17 Creed performs My Sacrifice and Bullets Ashton Kutcher appears during the monologue 5127Derek JeterBubba SparxxxShakiraDecember 1 2001 2001 12 01 Shakira performs Whenever Wherever Bubba Sparxxx performs Ugly and Lovely David Cone and David Wells appear during the Yankee Wives sketch Clips from the season 2 episode featuring musical guest George Harrison are shown after Weekend Update commemorating his death earlier in the week 5138Hugh JackmanMick JaggerDecember 8 2001 2001 12 08 Mick Jagger performs God Gave Me Everything and Visions of Paradise and appears during the Dressing Room sketch and the Versace sketch 5149Ellen DeGeneresNo DoubtDecember 15 2001 2001 12 15 No Doubt performs Hey Baby and Hella Good Rudy Giuliani appears during Weekend Update Chris Parnell makes a vocal cameo appearance as Tom Brokaw during the Narrator Who Ruined Christmas cartoon 51510Josh HartnettPinkJanuary 12 2002 2002 01 12 Pink performs Get The Party Started and Don t Let Me Get Me and appears during the Shout Out Show sketch Amy Poehler is promoted from featured player to repertory player in this episode Will Ferrell is absent for this episode 51611Jack BlackThe StrokesJanuary 19 2002 2002 01 19 The Strokes performs Last Nite and Hard to Explain Black s Tenacious D bandmate Kyle Gass appears during the opening monologue and during Weekend Update 51712Britney SpearsBritney SpearsFebruary 2 2002 2002 02 02 Britney Spears performs I m Not a Girl Not Yet a Woman and Boys Dan Aykroyd who co starred with Spears in the film Crossroads released a few weeks after this episode appears during the Mormon skiers cold open the Leather Man sketch and introduces Spears second performance Justin Timberlake appears during the opening monologue and introduces Spears first performance 51813Jonny MoseleyOutkastMarch 2 2002 2002 03 02 OutKast performs The Whole World with Killer Mike and Ms Jackson Rip Taylor appears during the Super Buzzers sketch Chris Parnell rejoins the cast after having been laid off at the end of last season for budgetary reasons 51914Jon StewartIndia ArieMarch 9 2002 2002 03 09 India Arie performs Video and Ready For Love George Plimpton appears during the pre recorded Cheese Game commercial Mike Judge appears in the TV Funhouse Fun With Real Audio cartoon providing the voices for Beavis and Butt Head Will Ferrell is absent for this episode 52015Ian McKellenKylie MinogueMarch 16 2002 2002 03 16 Kylie Minogue performs Can t Get You Out of My Head and In Your Eyes and appears during the Versace Oscar Party sketch This episode won an Emmy for writing the show s first since 1989 Will Ferrell is absent for this episode 52116Cameron DiazJimmy Eat WorldApril 6 2002 2002 04 06 Jimmy Eat World performs The Middle and Sweetness 52217The RockAndrew W K April 13 2002 2002 04 13 Andrew W K performs Party Hard and I Get Wet 52318Alec BaldwinP O D April 20 2002 2002 04 20 P O D performs Youth of the Nation and Alive 52419Kirsten DunstEminemMay 11 2002 2002 05 11 Eminem performs Without Me with Proof The two also appear during the Audition sketch David Spade and Jared Fogle perform voice roles in the Bambi 2002 cartoon 52520Winona RyderMobyMay 18 2002 2002 05 18 Moby performs We Are All Made of Stars and South Side and appears in a Mango sketch parodying Ryder s shoplifting incident Alex Trebek appears in the Celebrity Jeopardy sketch alongside Ferrell s portrayal of him and cancels the Final Jeopardy Neil Diamond appears during Weekend Update alongside Ferrell s portrayal of him Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer s final episode as cast members Special editTitleOriginal air date SNL Remembers John Belushi March 11 2002 2002 03 11 To commemorate the 20th anniversary of John s death Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey host this retrospective of some of his greatest sketches on SNL Dan Aykroyd makes a cameo appearance in this special References edit SNL Goes on Despite Anthrax Scare ABC News October 15 2001 Retrieved April 23 2024 Shannon to Exit SNL People Archived from the original on March 2 2011 Retrieved April 23 2024 Wright Megh September 25 2012 Saturday Night s Children Jerry Minor 2000 2001 Vulture Retrieved April 23 2024 Graham Mark January 14 2010 Archer s Chris Parnell Talks Well Endowed Cartoon Characters Being Fired From SNL Twice Vulture Retrieved April 23 2024 Rawden Jessica February 19 2015 How Chris Parnell Got Un fired From Saturday Night Live CinemaBlend Archived from the original on February 23 2015 Retrieved April 23 2024 Logan Lizzie Fox Jesse David March 1 2021 The History of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler s Best Friendship Vulture Retrieved April 23 2024 Poehler Toledo Blade March 25 2007 p 9G Retrieved April 23 2024 Sean Hayes to the rescue In other people news Sarasota Herald Tribune August 16 2001 p 2A Bark Ed May 9 2002 Will Ferrell announces end of Saturday Night Live stint Sun Journal Knight Ridder Newspapers p C8 Retrieved April 23 2024 Ana Gasteyer leaves Saturday Night Live EW com August 21 2002 Retrieved April 23 2024 Boedeker Hal October 1 2001 Snl Falters After Moving Tribute Orlando Sentinel Archived from the original on June 15 2011 Huff Richard September 5 2001 Witherspoon on SNL New York Daily News Archived from the original on June 20 2023 Retrieved June 3 2016 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saturday Night Live season 27 amp oldid 1220355040, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
