Season 31 poster

Season 31

(2005)

Overview

Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-first season in the 2005-06 television season on NBC. The season began on October 1, 2005, and ended on May 20, 2006, with 19 episodes in all. The season was cut one episode short due to the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. A 30th anniversary special for the show was planned, but the plan was scrapped due to budget cuts. Before the start of the season, featured player Rob Riggle was let go from the show. Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson were both promoted to r…

Cast

Kenan Thompson as Self - Various Characters
Kenan Thompson

as Self - Various Characters

Kristen Wiig as Self - Various Characters
Kristen Wiig

as Self - Various Characters

Amy Poehler as Self - Various Characters
Amy Poehler

as Self - Various Characters

Seth Meyers as Self - Various Characters
Seth Meyers

as Self - Various Characters

Will Forte as Self - Various Characters
Will Forte

as Self - Various Characters

Maya Rudolph as Self - Various Characters
Maya Rudolph

as Self - Various Characters

Darrell Hammond as Self - Various Characters
Darrell Hammond

as Self - Various Characters

Chris Parnell as Self - Various Characters
Chris Parnell

as Self - Various Characters

Horatio Sanz as Self - Various Characters
Horatio Sanz

as Self - Various Characters

Rachel Dratch as Self - Various Characters
Rachel Dratch

as Self - Various Characters

Finesse Mitchell as Self - Various Characters
Finesse Mitchell

as Self - Various Characters

Bill Hader as Self - Various Characters
Bill Hader

as Self - Various Characters

Andy Samberg as Self - Various Characters
Andy Samberg

as Self - Various Characters

Jason Sudeikis as Self - Various Characters
Jason Sudeikis

as Self - Various Characters

Fred Armisen as Self - Various Characters
Fred Armisen

as Self - Various Characters

Tina Fey as Self - Various Characters
Tina Fey

as Self - Various Characters

Episodes

Steve Carell/Kanye West poster

Steve Carell/Kanye West 7.0

October 1, 2005

Live from New York, it's... Will Forte! Sketches include "Bush Addresses the Nation," "MorganStanley," "The JetBlue Cr…

Jon Heder/Ashlee Simpson poster

Jon Heder/Ashlee Simpson 6.0

October 8, 2005

Sketches include "George W. Bush and Harriet Miers," "Taco Town," "Caitlin's Science Fair," "Werewolf Date," "The Misad…

Catherine Zeta-Jones / Franz Ferdinand poster

Catherine Zeta-Jones / Franz Ferdinand 6.5

October 22, 2005

Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "Bush's Spontaneous Chat," "Butt Cancer Treatment Center…

Lance Armstrong/Sheryl Crow poster

Lance Armstrong/Sheryl Crow 6.0

October 29, 2005

Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "The Libby Indictment," "Celebrity Ironman," "RAD 3000,"…

Jason Lee/Foo Fighters poster

Jason Lee/Foo Fighters 7.0

November 12, 2005

Live from New York, it's... Will Forte! Sketches include "Hardball," "JJ Casuals," "Good Morning Meth," "The Falconer,…

Eva Longoria/Korn poster

Eva Longoria/Korn 7.0

November 19, 2005

Live from New York, it's... Will Forte! Sketches include "Hardball," "JJ Casuals," "Good Morning Meth," "The Falconer,…

Dane Cook/James Blunt poster

Dane Cook/James Blunt 5.0

December 3, 2005

Live from New York, it's... the entire cast of SNL! (more or less) Sketches include "The Tree Re-Lighting," "West Bedfo…

Alec Baldwin/Shakira poster

Alec Baldwin/Shakira 7.0

December 10, 2005

Live from New York, it's... Alec Baldwin! Sketches include "Saddam's Cell," "Tylenol BM," "Face Transplant," "The O'Rei…

Jack Black/Neil Young poster

Jack Black/Neil Young 8.0

December 17, 2005

Live from New York, it's... Will Forte! Sketches include "A Holiday Message from the Vice President," "Stuart Little Mo…

Scarlett Johanson/Death Cab for Cutie poster

Scarlett Johanson/Death Cab for Cutie 7.5

January 14, 2006

Live from New York, it's... the voice of Robert Smigel! Sketches include "The 700 Gang" (cartoon), "Taco Town," "Deep H…

Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes poster

Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes 5.0

January 21, 2006

Live from New York, it's... Seth Meyers! Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Target Grea…

Steve Martin/Prince poster

Steve Martin/Prince 8.0

February 4, 2006

Filmed in New York, it's... Steve Martin! Sketches include "The Sabotage of Baldwin" (film), "Teddy Bear Holding a Hear…

Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy poster

Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy 6.0

March 4, 2006

Sketches include "Bush Responds to Criticism," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Jamba Juice," "Larry King Live," "The Couple T…

Matt Dillon/Arctic Monkeys poster

Matt Dillon/Arctic Monkeys 7.0

March 11, 2006

Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "Bush Responds to Criticism," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "…

Antonio Banderas/Mary J. Blige poster

Antonio Banderas/Mary J. Blige 6.0

April 8, 2006

Live from New York (for the 600th time), its... Seth Meyers! Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "Basic Instinct 2…

Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam poster

Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam 6.0

April 15, 2006

Live from New York, it's... Lindsay Lohan! Sketches include "The Situation Room," "Neutrogena Coin Slot," "Deep House D…

Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers poster

Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers 6.5

May 6, 2006

Live from New York, its... Will Forte! Sketches include "Bill Frist's Gas Plan," "Wheel of Fortune," "Kaitlin and the …

Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon poster

Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon 6.0

May 13, 2006

Live from New York, its... Al Gore! Sketches include "Parallel Universe Address from President Gore", "Techpack", "Horn…

Kevin Spacey/Nelly Furtado poster

Kevin Spacey/Nelly Furtado 8.0

May 20, 2006

Live from New York, its... Rachel Dratch! Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "A-holes at a Crime Scene," "Oprah's …