The twenty-ninth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 4, 2003, and May 15, 2004.
Before the start of the season, longtime cast members Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan departed the show on their own terms.[1]
This was the final season for both Jeff Richards (who quit mid-season, wanting to pursue other projects)[2] and Jimmy Fallon, had been a cast member since 1998, a total of 6 seasons, (who decided to leave the show after the final episode).[3]
Dave Matthews & Friends performs "Save Me" and "So Damn Lucky".
John McEnroe makes multiple appearances in this episode, including the monologue, the Billie Jean King sketch and Jock Talk. He also cameos in a short piece after the "British Nanny" sketch where he and Chris Parnell play tennis commentators analyzing Roddick's hosting.
Finesse Mitchell appears during the opening monologue as André 3000 of OutKast and explains he never left after the wrap party from the previous week's show.
Former cast member Tracy Morgan appears in the monologue as the young Al Sharpton, in a sketch about the three wise men getting pulled over, in a reprise of his recurring segment, Brian Fellow's Safari Planet, with Sharpton as Fellow's brother, and in a sketch about racial stereotypes in a 1930s film.
Clay Aiken performs "Invisible" and "The Way" and also appears as himself in the monologue and in the last sketch as a fictional relative named Tray Aiken.
Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan both cameo in a Season's Greetings from SNL musical number. Morgan also reprises his role as Brian Fellow, appears in the Good Times sketch and introduces Janet Jackson's first performance. Kattan also introduces Jackson's second performance.
Simon Cowell also cameos in the Season's Greetings sketch to criticize them before joining in himself. Simon was actually asked to host the show, but would only agree to do a guest appearance.
This episode features a short film about a bald boy named Harold, which was the basis for a film featuring the character.
Announcer Don Pardo appears in the Bloater Brother segment.
Because the show was running long, J-Kwon's second song was cut in order to make room for Jimmy Fallon's farewell sketch.
Jimmy Fallon's final episode as a cast member and as Weekend Update co-anchor.
Specialsedit
Title
Original air date
"The Best of Chris Kattan"
September 27, 2003 (2003-09-27)
Sketches included "The Roxbury Guys," "Mango," "Defense Attorney Suel," "The How Do You Say? Ah Yes, Show," "Mr. Peppers in the Lab," "Auditions for Bon Jovi," "America Undercover," "The Rialto Grande," "Goth Talk," "Sparks," "Oprah," "Larry King's Wedding Reception," "E! Impeachment Coverage," "Loaded-Musical Performance," "Emmy Awards Pre-Show," "Shopping at Home Network," "Siamese Twin Dates," and some "Weekend Update" clips.
"The Best of Tracy Morgan"
October 25, 2003 (2003-10-25)
Sketches include "Wong & Owen, Ex-Porn Stars," "Brian Fellow's Safari Planet," "Pimp Chat," "Woodrow," "The View," "Uncle Jemima's Down House Mash Liquor," "Tracy Confronts Garth," "Astronaut Jones," "Talkin' to the Stars," "Hardball," "Big Bernard," "At the Movies," "Christmas Eve Drinks," "Channel5 Late Night Movie," and a Weekend Update clips.
"The Best of Will Ferrell, Volume 2"
December 20, 2003 (2003-12-20)
A second compilation of sketches featuring Will Ferrell.
"The Best of Christopher Walken"
May 22, 2004 (2004-05-22)
Sketches include "The Continental" (on the TV airing, the "Continental" sketch that aired was the one from season 18; the DVD version also includes the one from season 25 and a dress rehearsal version of the one from season 28 shown picture-in-picture style under the title, "The Making of The Continental"), "Ed Glosser Trivial Psychic", "Rita Snowed In", "Behind the Music: Blue Oyster Cult", "Leon Loves Mango", "Hardball", "Pranksters", "The Bad Raft Captain" (DVD version only), "Colonel Angus" and "Christopher Walken at the 25th Anniversary Special". The DVD version includes two dress rehearsal sketches: "The Black Guardian Angel" (from season 25) and a movie trailer parody called Fonzie (from season 26).
Referencesedit
^Susman, Gary (May 8, 2003). "Chris Kattan is leaving SNL". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
^Ganahl, Jane (July 19, 2004). "After 'SNL,' Jeff Richards is moving on to movies. First came public access". SFGate. San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
^"Jimmy Fallon signs off from 'Saturday Night Live'". Today. NBC News. May 18, 2004. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
December 07, 2023
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The twenty ninth season of Saturday Night Live an American sketch comedy series originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 4 2003 and May 15 2004 Saturday Night LiveSeason 29Country of originUnited StatesNo of episodes20ReleaseOriginal networkNBCOriginal releaseOctober 4 2003 2003 10 04 May 15 2004 2004 05 15 Season chronology Previousseason 28Next season 30List of episodes Contents 1 Cast 1 1 Cast 2 Writers 3 Episodes 4 Specials 5 ReferencesCast editBefore the start of the season longtime cast members Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan departed the show on their own terms 1 This was the final season for both Jeff Richards who quit mid season wanting to pursue other projects 2 and Jimmy Fallon had been a cast member since 1998 a total of 6 seasons who decided to leave the show after the final episode 3 Cast edit Repertory players Rachel Dratch Jimmy Fallon Tina Fey Will Forte Darrell Hammond Seth Meyers Chris Parnell Amy Poehler Jeff Richards final episode January 17 2004 Maya Rudolph Horatio Sanz Featured players Fred Armisen Finesse Mitchell Kenan Thompsonbold denotes Weekend Update anchorWriters editMain article List of Saturday Night Live writers season 29 Future cast member Jason Sudeikis is hired as a writer this season Episodes editMain article List of Saturday Night Live episodes No overallNo inseasonHost s Musical guest s Original air date5461Jack BlackJohn MayerOctober 4 2003 2003 10 04 John Mayer performs Bigger Than My Body and Clarity Will Ferrell makes a cameo appearance in the monologue Kyle Gass and Tyler James Williams made a cameo in this episode Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson s first episode as cast members 5472Justin TimberlakeJustin TimberlakeOctober 11 2003 2003 10 11 Justin Timberlake performs Rock Your Body Senorita and Cry Me a River First appearance of The Barry Gibb Talk Show sketch Steve Higgins appears in the opening monologue and introduces Timberlake s first musical performance Jimmy Fallon introduces Timberlake s second musical performance Maya Rudolph introduces Timberlake s third musical performance Carl Weathers cameos in a short sketch announcing his candidacy as governor of any state parodying his Predator co stars Jesse Ventura and Arnold Schwarzenegger s successful campaign for governor as well as the numerous celebrities running for governor in the 2003 California recall election 5483Halle BerryBritney SpearsOctober 18 2003 2003 10 18 Britney Spears performs Me Against the Music and Everytime and appears in the opening monologue George Wendt makes an appearance to reprise his character on Weekend Update as Bob Swerski 5494Kelly RipaOutkastNovember 1 2003 2003 11 01 OutKast performs Hey Ya and The Way You Move Darrell Hammond takes over as George W Bush replacing Chris Parnell Chris Kattan returns to appear as Michael Gelman in the Live with Regis and Kelly sketch Writer and future cast member Jason Sudeikis makes an on air appearance in the monologue Writers Paula Pell J B Smoove and Jim Downey also appear in the monologue 5505Andy RoddickDave Matthews amp FriendsNovember 8 2003 2003 11 08 Dave Matthews amp Friends performs Save Me and So Damn Lucky John McEnroe makes multiple appearances in this episode including the monologue the Billie Jean King sketch and Jock Talk He also cameos in a short piece after the British Nanny sketch where he and Chris Parnell play tennis commentators analyzing Roddick s hosting Finesse Mitchell appears during the opening monologue as Andre 3000 of OutKast and explains he never left after the wrap party from the previous week s show 5516Alec BaldwinMissy ElliottNovember 15 2003 2003 11 15 Missy Elliott performs Pass That Dutch and Work It Former cast member Mike Myers appears in the monologue to plug the film The Cat in the Hat which co starred Alec Baldwin 5527Al SharptonPinkDecember 6 2003 2003 12 06 Pink performs Trouble and God Is a DJ Paris Hilton appears on Weekend Update Former cast member Tracy Morgan appears in the monologue as the young Al Sharpton in a sketch about the three wise men getting pulled over in a reprise of his recurring segment Brian Fellow s Safari Planet with Sharpton as Fellow s brother and in a sketch about racial stereotypes in a 1930s film Johnnie Cochran appears in the audience during the Michael Jackson on a Roller Coaster sketch 5538Elijah WoodJetDecember 13 2003 2003 12 13 Jet performs Are You Gonna Be My Girl and Look What You ve Done Chris Kattan appears in the monologue as Gollum and reprises his role as Buddy Mills in Rialto Grande 5549Jennifer AnistonThe Black Eyed PeasJanuary 10 2004 2004 01 10 The Black Eyed Peas performs Where is the Love and Hey Mama Former writer and cast member Al Franken appears in a filmed cameo during Weekend Update 55510Jessica SimpsonNick LacheyG UnitJanuary 17 2004 2004 01 17 G Unit performs Stunt 101 and Wanna Get to Know You the latter featuring a cameo by R amp B singer Joe Jeff Richards final episode as a cast member 55611Megan MullallyClay AikenFebruary 7 2004 2004 02 07 Clay Aiken performs Invisible and The Way and also appears as himself in the monologue and in the last sketch as a fictional relative named Tray Aiken Mullally s husband Nick Offerman makes a cameo appearance during the Golden Globes sketch Announcer Don Pardo mistakenly reads Chris Kattan s name over cast member Chris Parnell s graphic during the opening titles 55712Drew BarrymoreKelisFebruary 14 2004 2004 02 14 Kelis performs Milkshake and Trick Me Will Forte plays George W Bush for the first time replacing Darrell Hammond Writer Scott Wainio appears in a brief filmed sketch where he interviews people without using a microphone 55813Christina AguileraMaroon 5February 21 2004 2004 02 21 Maroon 5 performs This Love and Harder to Breathe Lorne Michaels appears during the monologue 55914Colin FirthNorah JonesMarch 6 2004 2004 03 06 Norah Jones performs Sunrise and What Am I to You Ana Gasteyer makes a cameo appearance in the cold opening as Martha Stewart 56015Ben AffleckN E R DMarch 13 2004 2004 03 13 N E R D performs She Wants to Move and Maybe Kelly Ripa appears in a filmed commercial parody about tourism in Bangkok 56116Donald TrumpToots amp the Maytals featuring Ben Harper Jack Johnson Bootsy Collins and The RootsApril 3 2004 2004 04 03 Toots amp the Maytals perform Pressure Drop with Ben Harper and Jack Johnson and Funky Kingston with The Roots and Bootsy Collins Future cast member Rob Riggle appears as an extra in a filmed commercial parody for Fear Factor Jr Carolyn Kepcher and George H Ross from The Apprentice make cameo appearances in the cold opening as does SNL producer Lorne Michaels 56217Janet JacksonJanet JacksonApril 10 2004 2004 04 10 Janet Jackson performs All Nite Don t Stop and Strawberry Bounce Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan both cameo in a Season s Greetings from SNL musical number Morgan also reprises his role as Brian Fellow appears in the Good Times sketch and introduces Janet Jackson s first performance Kattan also introduces Jackson s second performance Simon Cowell also cameos in the Season s Greetings sketch to criticize them before joining in himself Simon was actually asked to host the show but would only agree to do a guest appearance 56318Lindsay LohanUsherMay 1 2004 2004 05 01 Usher performs Yeah and Burn The former song features a cameo appearance by Ludacris Rachel Dratch makes her first appearance as Debbie Downer 56419Snoop DoggAvril LavigneMay 8 2004 2004 05 08 Avril Lavigne performs Don t Tell Me and My Happy Ending 56520Mary Kate and Ashley OlsenJ KwonMay 15 2004 2004 05 15 J Kwon performs Tipsy This episode features a short film about a bald boy named Harold which was the basis for a film featuring the character Announcer Don Pardo appears in the Bloater Brother segment Because the show was running long J Kwon s second song was cut in order to make room for Jimmy Fallon s farewell sketch Jimmy Fallon s final episode as a cast member and as Weekend Update co anchor Specials editTitleOriginal air date The Best of Chris Kattan September 27 2003 2003 09 27 Sketches included The Roxbury Guys Mango Defense Attorney Suel The How Do You Say Ah Yes Show Mr Peppers in the Lab Auditions for Bon Jovi America Undercover The Rialto Grande Goth Talk Sparks Oprah Larry King s Wedding Reception E Impeachment Coverage Loaded Musical Performance Emmy Awards Pre Show Shopping at Home Network Siamese Twin Dates and some Weekend Update clips The Best of Tracy Morgan October 25 2003 2003 10 25 Sketches include Wong amp Owen Ex Porn Stars Brian Fellow s Safari Planet Pimp Chat Woodrow The View Uncle Jemima s Down House Mash Liquor Tracy Confronts Garth Astronaut Jones Talkin to the Stars Hardball Big Bernard At the Movies Christmas Eve Drinks Channel 5 Late Night Movie and a Weekend Update clips The Best of Will Ferrell Volume 2 December 20 2003 2003 12 20 A second compilation of sketches featuring Will Ferrell The Best of Christopher Walken May 22 2004 2004 05 22 Sketches include The Continental on the TV airing the Continental sketch that aired was the one from season 18 the DVD version also includes the one from season 25 and a dress rehearsal version of the one from season 28 shown picture in picture style under the title The Making of The Continental Ed Glosser Trivial Psychic Rita Snowed In Behind the Music Blue Oyster Cult Leon Loves Mango Hardball Pranksters The Bad Raft Captain DVD version only Colonel Angus and Christopher Walken at the 25th Anniversary Special The DVD version includes two dress rehearsal sketches The Black Guardian Angel from season 25 and a movie trailer parody called Fonzie from season 26 References edit Susman Gary May 8 2003 Chris Kattan is leaving SNL Entertainment Weekly Retrieved April 11 2015 Ganahl Jane July 19 2004 After SNL Jeff Richards is moving on to movies First came public access SFGate San Francisco Chronicle Retrieved April 11 2015 Jimmy Fallon signs off from Saturday Night Live Today NBC News May 18 2004 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