Saturday Night Live had its thirtieth season on the 2004-2005 television season on NBC. The thirtieth season began on October 2, 2004 and ended on May 21, 2005 with 20 episodes in all.
Before the start of this season, Jimmy Fallon left the show. In the wake of his departure, Fred Armisen was promoted to repertory status, while Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson remained feature players.
New cast members this season include Rob Riggle, an improv comedian and U.S. Marine. This would be Riggle's only season on the show. In addition, SNL writer Jason Sudeikis joined the cast as a featured player for the last three episodes of the season.
With Fallon gone, Amy Poehler became Tina Fey's co-anchor on Weekend Update, making Fey and Poehler the first two-woman anchor team.
This season was also notable for Ashlee Simpson's infamous lip-syncing gaffe during her second performance. This season was also home to many sketches focused on the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, but, unlike the 2000 election, there was little to no media coverage about the sketches.
Release Date
Oct 2, 2004
Episodes
20 episodes
CAST
Kenan Thompson
Self - Various Characters
Amy Poehler
Self - Various Characters
Seth Meyers
Self - Various Characters
Will Forte
Self - Various Characters
EPISODES
1
Ben Affleck/Nelly
Oct 2, 2004
2
Queen Latifah
Oct 9, 2004
3
Jude Law/Ashlee Simpson
Oct 23, 2004
4
Kate Winslet/Eminem
Oct 30, 2004
5
Liam Neeson/Modest Mouse
Nov 13, 2004
6
Luke Wilson/U2
Nov 20, 2004
7
Colin Farrell/Scissor Sisters
Dec 11, 2004
8
Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child
Dec 18, 2004
9
Topher Grace/The Killers
Jan 15, 2005
10
Paul Giamatti/Ludacris & Sum 41
Jan 22, 2005
11
Paris Hilton/Keane
Feb 5, 2005
12
Jason Bateman/Kelly Clarkson
Feb 12, 2005
13
Hilary Swank/50 Cent
Feb 19, 2005
14
David Spade/Jack Johnson
Mar 12, 2005
15
Ashton Kutcher/Gwen Stefani
Mar 19, 2005
16
Cameron Diaz/Green Day
Apr 9, 2005
17
Tom Brady/Beck
Apr 16, 2005
18
Johnny Knoxville/System of a Down
May 7, 2005
19
Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age
May 14, 2005
20
Lindsay Lohan/Coldplay
May 21, 2005
Details
Language
English
Country
Production
Network
Metadata
TMDB ID
59617