Saturday Night Live - Season 26

Saturday Night Live - Season 26

Season 26

Saturday Night Live aired its twenty-sixth season during the 2000–2001 television season on NBC. 20 episodes were produced. The season began on October 7, 2000 and ended on May 19, 2001. Before the start of the season Cheri Oteri, Colin Quinn, and Tim Meadows left the show. With the three of them gone, the show added two new castmembers. SNL head writer Tina Fey and Second City comedian Jerry Minor joined the cast as featured players at the start of the season. Fey had been a writer on the show since 1997 and began as the show's head writer in 1999. Rachel Dratch and Maya Rudolph remained featured players. This would be Molly Shannon's final season on the show, leaving mid-season. Chris Parnell and Jerry Minor were both let go after this season ended. However, Chris Parnell would be re-hired midway through the next season. Michaels would later admit he made a mistake in firing Parnell from the cast and wanted him back. With Colin Quinn's seat on Weekend Update empty, executive producer Lorne Michaels decided to have two anchors just as SNL had had in the 1970s. Jimmy Fallon and head writer Tina Fey were brought up to anchor the segment together. Because of Fey's head writer status she would appear rarely out of Weekend Update.
Network
Episodes20
DatesOct 7, 2000 - May 19, 2001
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Episodes

Rob Lowe / Eminem
Season 26Episode 190 min

Rob Lowe / Eminem

Live From New York, it's...Chris Parnell Sketches include The First Presidential Debate, Corn Chip Nails, Backstage SNL: Rob Lowe Meets Ralph Nader, Scooby Doo and Shaggy on Court TV, Monday Night Football, Blind Date At The Airport, Dream Team 2000, Chris Kattan Olympic Profile, and Dateline. Eminem performed Stan (with Dido) and The Real Slim Shady.
Oct 7, 2000
Kate Hudson / Radiohead
Season 26Episode 290 min

Kate Hudson / Radiohead

Kate Hudson hosts and Radiohead performs.

Oct 14, 2000
Dana Carvey / The Wallflowers
Season 26Episode 390 min

Dana Carvey / The Wallflowers

Dana Carvey hosts and The Wallflowers perform.

Oct 21, 2000
Charlize Theron / Paul Simon
Season 26Episode 490 min

Charlize Theron / Paul Simon

Live From New York, it's...Will Ferrell Sketches include: "A Glimpse of our Possible Future: George W. Bush", "TRL", "A Glimpse of our Possible Future: Al Gore and Bill Clinton", "Goth Talk: The Blair Witch Tour", "TV Funhouse: The All-New Adventures of Mr. T", "Joe DiMaggio and Marilyn Monroe On 'The Seven Year Itch'", "Sex Therapy With Mr. Peepers", "A Glimpse of our Possible Future: Ralph Nader", "The DeMarco Brothers Audition For Paul Simon", "Robert Goulet's Rap Album", and "The Perverted Spanish Singers" Paul Simon performs: "Hurricane Eye" and "Old"
Nov 4, 2000
Calista Flockhart / Ricky Martin
Season 26Episode 590 min

Calista Flockhart / Ricky Martin

S26E05 (11/11/2000) was originally mis-identified as Presidential Bash (S00E36, air date 11/3/2000)
Nov 11, 2000
Tom Green / David Gray
Season 26Episode 690 min

Tom Green / David Gray

Sketches include ""Decision 2000,"" ""Bald Eagles,"" ""Rap Street,"" ""Lorne and Tom in a Tub,"" ""Hardball,"" ""Dog Show,"" ""Oprah,"" ""Story Tellers,"" ""TV Funhouse: Sex and the Country"", ""Rock Around the Clock,"" and ""Tom and Drew's Wedding."" The NBC rerun replaces the ""Sex and the Country"" TV Funhouse with the one from the Charlize Theron episode where Mr. T lands a job doing a tampon commercial.
Nov 18, 2000
Val Kilmer / U2
Season 26Episode 790 min

Val Kilmer / U2

Val Kilmer hosts with musical guest U2.

Dec 9, 2000
Lucy Liu / Jay-Z
Season 26Episode 890 min

Lucy Liu / Jay-Z

Lucy Liu hosts, and Jay-Z performs.

Dec 16, 2000
Charlie Sheen / Nelly Furtado
Season 26Episode 990 min

Charlie Sheen / Nelly Furtado

Sketches include ""Dick Cheney,"" ""Iron Chef,"" ""Eric Dickerson's NFL Pre-Game Special,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Patsy March,"" ""Giving Birth to a Grown Man,"" ""T.G.I. Friday's Obnoxious Waiter,"" and ""Charlie and Fleisy.""
Jan 13, 2001
Mena Suvari / Lenny Kravitz
Season 26Episode 1090 min

Mena Suvari / Lenny Kravitz

Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Airport Metal Detector,"" ""Janet Reno's Dance Party, ""Rap Street,"" ""Veronica & Co.,"" and ""The DeMarco Brothers.""
Jan 20, 2001
Jennifer Lopez
Season 26Episode 1190 min

Jennifer Lopez

Sketches include ""Will Ferrell and Jennifer Lopez,"" ""Mango,"" ""Gemini's Twin,"" ""Fly Girls,"" ""Good Morning Bronx,"" ""Jeanie Darcy,"" and ""Lana Thornberry.""
Feb 10, 2001
Sean Hayes / Shaggy
Season 26Episode 1290 min

Sean Hayes / Shaggy

Sean Hayes hosts with musical guest Shaggy.

Feb 17, 2001
Katie Holmes / Dave Matthews Band
Season 26Episode 1390 min

Katie Holmes / Dave Matthews Band

Sketches include ""The Clinton Family,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" ""Drew Barrymore and Tom Green,"" ""Lovers,"" ""Jarret's Room,"" ""Tough as Nails,"" and ""Cruise Ship Lovers.""
Feb 24, 2001
Conan O'Brien / Don Henley
Season 26Episode 1490 min

Conan O'Brien / Don Henley

Conan O'Brien hosts with musical guest Don Henley.

Mar 10, 2001
Julia Stiles / Aerosmith
Season 26Episode 1590 min

Julia Stiles / Aerosmith

Sketches include ""Martha Stewart Living,"" ""Wake Up Wakefield,"" ""Post Office Security,"" ""Suel Forrester,"" ""Foreign Cleaning Ladies,"" ""Amateur Night,"" and ""Der Lachlen Berrherscht.""
Mar 17, 2001
Alec Baldwin / Coldplay
Season 26Episode 1690 min

Alec Baldwin / Coldplay

Sketches include ""George W. Bush,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""Military Soldier,"" ""Inside the Actor's Studio,"" ""Robert Goulet,"" ""Democrats.""
Apr 7, 2001
Renee Zellweger / Eve
Season 26Episode 1790 min

Renee Zellweger / Eve

Sketches include ""The Culps,"" ""Jerry Maguire 2,"" ""Hardball,"" ""A Wedding Story,"" ""Blind Date,"" and ""Crazy Doctor.""
Apr 14, 2001
Pierce Brosnan / Destiny's Child
Season 26Episode 1890 min

Pierce Brosnan / Destiny's Child

Sketches include ""George W. Bush,"" ""Gemini's Twin,"" ""The Weakest Link,"" ""Jeffrey's,"" ""Psycho Boss,"" ""The West Wing,"" ""The Soldiers of World War II,"" and ""Paradise Lounge.""
May 5, 2001
Lara Flynn Boyle / Bon Jovi
Season 26Episode 1990 min

Lara Flynn Boyle / Bon Jovi

Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include ""A Message From Mayor Giuliani,"" ""Leon Loves Mango,"" ""Hardball,"" ""The Continental,"" ""Porch Lovers,"" ""Dirty Centaur Job Interview,"" ""TV Funhouse: The Anatominals/Lorne Michaels and The Devil"", ""Memorial Day Song"", and ""Badger Up The Boss's Butt"" Weezer performs: ""Hash Pipe"" and ""Island on the Sun""
May 12, 2001
Christopher Walken / Weezer
Season 26Episode 2090 min

Christopher Walken / Weezer

Christopher Walken hosts with musical guest Weezer.

May 19, 2001

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