Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-eighth season during the 2012–2013 television season on NBC. The season officially began on September 15, 2012, with host Seth MacFarlane and musical guest Frank Ocean. The season came to a close on May 18, 2013 with host Ben Affleck and musical guest Kanye West.
Prior to the start of the season, many cast changes occurred. Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig, both cast members since 2005, decided not to return following the end of the previous season. As well, prior to the start of the season, Abby Elliott, who had been a cast member since 2008, was let go after four seasons on the show. Vanessa Bayer, Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah were upgraded to repertory status.
To fill the void, the show hired three new cast members: Chicago improvisers Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson, and Cecily Strong as the replacements. According to the official press release, "Bryant trained at the iO Chicago, Annoyance Theatre and she was also part of the ensemble that performed on the Second City E.T.C Stage. Robinson also trained at the The Second City, he performed on their Mainstage and was also part of their National Touring Company. Like Robinson, Strong has also performed as part of the National Touring Company and trained at the iO Theater".
Release Date
Sep 15, 2012
Episodes
21 episodes
CAST
Vanessa Bayer
Self - Various Characters
Aidy Bryant
Self - Various Characters
Kenan Thompson
Self - Various Characters
Kate McKinnon
Self - Various Characters
EPISODES
1
Seth MacFarlane with Frank Ocean
Sep 15, 2012
2
Joseph Gordon-Levitt with Mumford & Sons
Sep 22, 2012
3
Daniel Craig with Muse
Oct 6, 2012
4
Christina Applegate with Passion Pit
Oct 13, 2012
5
Bruno Mars
Oct 20, 2012
6
Louis C.K. with fun.
Nov 3, 2012
7
Anne Hathaway with Rihanna
Nov 10, 2012
8
Jeremy Renner with Maroon 5
Nov 17, 2012
9
Jamie Foxx with Ne-Yo
Dec 8, 2012
10
Martin Short with Paul McCartney
Dec 15, 2012
11
Jennifer Lawrence with The Lumineers
Jan 19, 2013
12
Adam Levine with Kendrick Lamar
Jan 26, 2013
13
Justin Bieber
Feb 9, 2013
14
Christoph Waltz with Alabama Shakes
Feb 16, 2013
15
Kevin Hart with Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Mar 2, 2013
16
Justin Timberlake
Mar 9, 2013
17
Melissa McCarthy with Phoenix
Apr 6, 2013
18
Vince Vaughn with Miguel
Apr 13, 2013
19
Zach Galifianakis with Of Monsters and Men
May 4, 2013
20
Kristen Wiig with Vampire Weekend
May 11, 2013
21
Ben Affleck with Kanye West
May 18, 2013
Details
Language
English
Country
Production
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Metadata
TMDB ID
59626