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Season 38 – Saturday Night Live

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Live from New York for more than four decades, celebrity hosts join an award-winning ensemble cast to perform comedic sketches, satirical news and digital shorts, alongside popular musical acts. Capturing the pop-culture zeitgeist, the show's sketches and segments often go viral the next day. Over the years, cast members have included Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Kate McKinnon, Seth Meyers, Eddie Murphy, Bill Murray, Mike Myers, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig, and many more, as well as recurring guests such as Alec Baldwin, Melissa McCarthy and Steve Martin. From executive producer Lorne Michaels, "SNL" is widely considered an American late-night institution and continues to earn critical praise.
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Logan Nicklaus Rolling Stone But most important were the cameras capturing the end of another era through the tears in the eyes of a cast that so clearly loved the time shared both backstage and onstage with Bill Hader and Fred Armisen. Sep 17, 2018 Full Review David Sims AV Club This is the second year in a row that SNL has had major goodbyes to address in its season finale (Kristen Wiig last time, Bill Hader and Fred Armisen here) and it's the second year in a row they've absolutely nailed it. Sep 13, 2018 Full Review Dennis Perkins AV Club Unfortunately, energy at the service of indifferent writing starts to look desperate, and much of the show that followed was a letdown, with Vaughn seeming to lose interest as things ground on. Sep 13, 2018 Full Review Read all reviews

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StephenPaul C LOL, the funniest 21 episodes ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Featuring musical guest Maroon 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/07/23 Full Review brian f The writing is terrible. Colin Jost is not funny. Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 05/03/20 Full Review Read all reviews
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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 15, 2012 Host Seth MacFarlane; Frank Ocean performs. Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 22, 2012 Host Joseph Gordon-Levitt; Mumford & Sons perform. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 6, 2012 Host Daniel Craig; Muse performs. Details Episode 4 Aired Oct 13, 2012 Host Christina Applegate; Passion Pit performs. Details Episode 5 Aired Oct 20, 2012 Bruno Mars hosts and performs. Details Episode 6 Aired Nov 3, 2012 Host Louis C.K.; Fun performs. Details Episode 7 Aired Nov 10, 2012 Anne Hathaway; Rihanna Host Anne Hathaway; Rihanna performs. Details Episode 8 Aired Nov 17, 2012 Jeremy Renner; Maroon 5 Host Jeremy Renner; Maroon 5 performs. Details Episode 9 Aired Dec 8, 2012 Host Jamie Foxx; Ne-Yo performs. Details Episode 10 Aired Dec 15, 2012 Host Martin Short; Paul McCartney performs. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 19, 2013 Host Jennifer Lawrence; The Lumineers perform. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 26, 2013 Host Adam Levine; Kendrick Lamar performs. Details Episode 13 Aired Feb 9, 2013 Host and musical guest Justin Bieber. Details Episode 14 Aired Feb 16, 2013 Host Christoph Waltz; Alabama Shakes perform. Details Episode 15 Aired Mar 2, 2013 Host Kevin Hart; Macklemore and Ryan Lewis perform. Details Episode 16 Aired Mar 9, 2013 Justin Timberlake hosts and performs. Details Episode 17 Aired Apr 6, 2013 Host Melissa McCarthy; Phoenix performs. Details Episode 18 Aired Apr 13, 2013 Host Vince Vaughn; Miguel performs. Details Episode 19 Aired May 4, 2013 Host Zach Galifianakis; Of Monsters and Men performs. Details Episode 20 Aired May 11, 2013 Host Kristen Wiig; Vampire Weekend performs. Details Episode 21 Aired May 18, 2013 Host Ben Affleck; Kanye West performs. Details

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Season Info

Network
NBC
Rating
TV-14
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 15, 2012
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