Season 34 poster

Season 34

(2008)

Overview

The thirty-fourth season of the variety series Saturday Night Live began airing in 2008 and concluded in 2009 on NBC. This season of Saturday Night Live consisted of 22 episodes, in an attempt to compensate for episodes lost during the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike. This made it the longest season since the show's second season. The season began on September 13, 2008 on NBC, with Olympic swimming gold medalist Michael Phelps as host and Tina Fey appearing as Republican vice preside…

Cast

Kenan Thompson as Self - Various Characters
Kenan Thompson

as Self - Various Characters

Bobby Moynihan as Self - Various Characters
Bobby Moynihan

as Self - Various Characters

Kristen Wiig as Self - Various Characters
Kristen Wiig

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

Darrell Hammond as Self - Various Characters
Darrell Hammond

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

Abby Elliott as Self - Various Characters
Abby Elliott

as Self - Various Characters

Fred Armisen as Self - Various Characters
Fred Armisen

as Self - Various Characters

Casey Wilson as Self - Various Characters
Casey Wilson

as Self - Various Characters

Michaela Watkins as Self - Various Characters
Michaela Watkins

as Self - Various Characters

Episodes

Michael Phelps/Lil Wayne poster

Michael Phelps/Lil Wayne 5.5

September 13, 2008

Live from New York, it's... Tina Fey and Amy Poehler! Sketches include "A Non-Partisan Message from Governor Palin and…

James Franco/Kings of Leon poster

James Franco/Kings of Leon 7.5

September 20, 2008

Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "McCain Voiceovers," "The Cougar Den," "Agent 420," "Simp…

Anna Faris/Duffy poster

Anna Faris/Duffy 7.5

September 27, 2008

Live from New York, it's... Tina Fey! Sketches include "Sarah Palin Interview," "New Friends," "The First Presidential…

Anne Hathaway/The Killers poster

Anne Hathaway/The Killers 7.3

October 4, 2008

Sketches include "The Vice Presidential Debate," "The Lawrence Welk Show," "The Wall Street Bailout," "Nightclub Flirti…

Josh Brolin/Adele poster

Josh Brolin/Adele 7.0

October 18, 2008

Live from New York, it's... Gov. Sarah Palin! Sketches include "Palin on Palin," "MacGruber" (three parts), "Sue and th…

Jon Hamm/Coldplay poster

Jon Hamm/Coldplay 7.7

October 25, 2008

Jon Hamm/Coldplay is the sixth episode of the thirty-fourth season of Saturday Night Live. It originally aired on Octob…

Ben Affleck/David Cook poster

Ben Affleck/David Cook 7.0

November 1, 2008

Ben Affleck Hosts, special guest John McCain, and your musical guest is Dave Cook.

Paul Rudd/Beyonce poster

Paul Rudd/Beyonce 8.0

November 15, 2008

Live from New York, it's... Jason Sudeikis! Sketches include "Vice President-elect Joe Biden," "Sproingo," "Kissing Fam…

Tim McGraw/Ludacris/T-Pain poster

Tim McGraw/Ludacris/T-Pain 5.0

November 22, 2008

Live from New York, it's... Fred Armisen! Sketches include "The Big Three Automakers," "Clear Rite," "Dateline NBC," "…

John Malkovich/T.I. poster

John Malkovich/T.I. 7.0

December 6, 2008

Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond and Amy Poehler! Sketches include "Secretary Clinton," "Gas Right," "Sexy …

Hugh Laurie/Kanye West poster

Hugh Laurie/Kanye West 6.5

December 13, 2008

Live from New York, it's... Jason Sudeikis! Sketches include "Blagojevich Testimony," "Bronx Beat," "Sarcastic Christm…

Neil Patrick Harris/Taylor Swift poster

Neil Patrick Harris/Taylor Swift 7.0

January 10, 2009

Actor Neil Patrick Harris hosts; Taylor Swift performs "Love Story" and "Forever & Always." Sketches include "The Rach…

Rosario Dawson/Fleet Foxes poster

Rosario Dawson/Fleet Foxes 7.0

January 17, 2009

Actress Rosario Dawson hosts; Fleet Foxes perform "Mykonos" and "Blue Ridge Mountains." Sketches include "Vice Preside…

Steve Martin/Jason Mraz poster

Steve Martin/Jason Mraz 7.0

January 31, 2009

Bradley Cooper/TV on the Radio poster

Bradley Cooper/TV on the Radio 7.0

February 7, 2009

Alec Baldwin/Jonas Brothers poster

Alec Baldwin/Jonas Brothers 8.0

February 14, 2009

Actor Alec Baldwin hosts; Jonas Brothers perform "Tonight" and "Video Girl." Sketches include "Republican Congressiona…

Dwayne Johnson/Ray LaMontagne poster

Dwayne Johnson/Ray LaMontagne 7.5

March 7, 2009

Sketches include "1-800-IDEAS?," "MacGruber" (three parts), "The Rock Obama," "Activia Testimonials," "Hawaiians," "Gam…

Tracy Morgan/Kelly Clarkson poster

Tracy Morgan/Kelly Clarkson 6.0

March 14, 2009

Seth Rogen/Phoenix poster

Seth Rogen/Phoenix 0.0

April 4, 2009

Zac Efron/Yeah Yeah Yeahs poster

Zac Efron/Yeah Yeah Yeahs 8.0

April 11, 2009

Justin Timberlake/Ciara poster

Justin Timberlake/Ciara 8.0

May 9, 2009

Will Ferrell/Green Day poster

Will Ferrell/Green Day 6.2

May 16, 2009

Host Will Ferrell; Green Day performs; Norm Macdonald, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Tom Hanks, Anne Hathaway and Paul Rud…