Saturday Night Live season 28
Season of television series
Saturday Night Live | |
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Season 28 | |
No. of episodes | 20 |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Original release | October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) – May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17) |
Season chronology | |
← Previous season 27 Next → season 29 | |
List of episodes |
The twenty-eighth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 5, 2002 and May 17, 2003.
Cast
Fred Armisen and Will Forte were brought on as featured players in the wake of Will Ferrell's and Ana Gasteyer's departures in the previous season.[1]
This season was also the final for Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan.[2][3] Dean Edwards did not return the following year.[4]
Cast roster
Repertory players
- Rachel Dratch
- Jimmy Fallon
- Tina Fey
- Darrell Hammond
- Chris Kattan
- Tracy Morgan
- Chris Parnell
- Amy Poehler
- Maya Rudolph
- Horatio Sanz
Featured players
- Fred Armisen
- Dean Edwards
- Will Forte
- Seth Meyers
- Jeff Richards
Bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Writers
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Host | Musical guest(s) | Original air date | |
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526 | 1 | Matt Damon | Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band | October 5, 2002 (2002-10-05) | |
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527 | 2 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Faith Hill | October 12, 2002 (2002-10-12) | |
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528 | 3 | John McCain | The White Stripes | October 19, 2002 (2002-10-19) | |
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529 | 4 | Eric McCormack | Jay-Z | November 2, 2002 (2002-11-02) | |
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530 | 5 | Nia Vardalos | Eve | November 9, 2002 (2002-11-09) | |
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531 | 6 | Brittany Murphy | Nelly | November 16, 2002 (2002-11-16) | |
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532 | 7 | Robert De Niro | Norah Jones | December 7, 2002 (2002-12-07) | |
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533 | 8 | Al Gore | Phish | December 14, 2002 (2002-12-14) | |
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534 | 9 | Jeff Gordon | Avril Lavigne | January 11, 2003 (2003-01-11) | |
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535 | 10 | Ray Liotta | The Donnas | January 18, 2003 (2003-01-18) | |
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536 | 11 | Matthew McConaughey | Dixie Chicks | February 8, 2003 (2003-02-08) | |
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537 | 12 | Jennifer Garner | Beck | February 15, 2003 (2003-02-15) | |
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538 | 13 | Christopher Walken | Foo Fighters | February 22, 2003 (2003-02-22) | |
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539 | 14 | Queen Latifah | Ms. Dynamite | March 8, 2003 (2003-03-08) | |
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540 | 15 | Salma Hayek | Christina Aguilera | March 15, 2003 (2003-03-15) | |
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541 | 16 | Bernie Mac | Good Charlotte | April 5, 2003 (2003-04-05) | |
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542 | 17 | Ray Romano | Zwan | April 12, 2003 (2003-04-12) | |
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543 | 18 | Ashton Kutcher | 50 Cent | May 3, 2003 (2003-05-03) | |
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544 | 19 | Adrien Brody | Sean Paul Wayne Wonder | May 10, 2003 (2003-05-10) | |
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545 | 20 | Dan Aykroyd | Beyoncé | May 17, 2003 (2003-05-17) | |
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Specials
Title | Original air date | |
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"The Best of Will Ferrell" | September 28, 2002 (2002-09-28) | |
Sketches include: "Alta Dena Mandatory Drug Assembly", "Cow Bell", "Dissin' Your Dog", "Spartan Cheerleaders", "The Coconuts Bangers Ball: It's A Rap!", "Celebrity Jeopardy", "Inside The Actors Studio", "Space, The Infinite Frontier with Harry Caray", "Luvahs at the Welshly Arm Motel", "Roxbury Guys", "The Replacement Nude Model", "Tension Dinner" and "Jacob Silj". | ||
"SNL Christmas 2002" | December 17, 2002 (2002-12-17) | |
Holiday-themed sketches from past episodes are aired. Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey host. | ||
Weekend Update Halftime Special | January 26, 2003 (2003-01-26) | |
References
- ^ "Armisen, Forte to join 'Saturday Night Live' cast". Middleboro Daily News. Associated Press. October 4, 2002. p. 2-A. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Susman, Gary (May 8, 2003). "Chris Kattan is leaving SNL". EW.com. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ Rowland, Marijike (October 4, 2002). "Tracy Morgan moves from 'SNL' to sitcom". Modesto Bee. p. D14 – via The Vindicator.
- ^ Wright, Megh (March 26, 2013). "Saturday Night's Children: Dean Edwards (2001-2003)". Vulture. Retrieved April 19, 2024.
- ^ "Phish Plays Saturday Night Live On December 14". Phish. November 14, 2002. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ Davis, Tom (2009). Thirty-nine Years of Short-term Memory Loss. Grove Press. p. 173. ISBN 978-0-8021-1880-6.
When Dan Aykroyd hosted the show in 2003, he brought me along. It was great fun writing and getting stuff on again; it was a terrific show.
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- Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1979)
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- A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
- Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
- The Waterboy (1998)
- Superstar (1999)
- The Ladies Man (2000)
- A Mighty Wind (2003)
- Harold (2008)
- MacGruber (2010)
- 15th Anniversary (1989)
- 25th Anniversary (1999)
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