December 18, 2010 Season 36 episode
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Episode | 690 |
Season Episode | 10 |
Host | Jeff Bridges |
Musical Guest(s) | Eminem Lil Wayne |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"No Love" "Won't Back Down" "6'7" |
Previous Episode December 11, 2010 |
Next Episode January 8, 2011 |
The 690th episode and 10th episode of Saturday Night Live's 36th season premiered on December 18, 2010, hosted by actor Jeff Bridges, star of the hit films Tron: Legacy, Surf's Up, Arlington Road, Starman, The Contender, True Grit, Fabulous Baker Boys, The Fisher King, The Big Lebowski, Hell or High Water and Tron, with rappers Eminem and Lil Wayne as the musical guests. This is Jeff Bridges' 2nd time as host, and he made his much-anticipated return after 27 years, 3 months, and 22 days. He last hosted SNL back on the February 26, 1983 episode, with his elder brother and fellow actor Beau Bridges, the fourteenth episode of SNL's 8th season, with musical guest Randy Newman.
This is also the fifth and second musical guest stints for Eminem and Lil Wayne, respectively, thus making him the former a five-time musical guest on SNL.
Jeff Bridges' goodnights speech is the following: "Thanks to Eminem, Lil Wayne, Cookie Monster! Rest in Peace, Captain Beefheart! Happy Birthday, Brandon! Here comes a great day! Lorne and the “Saturday Night Live” crew and cast, thanks for making" — [cut off]
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Abby Elliott
- Bill Hader
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
- Cameo by Sesame Street's Cookie Monster
- Filmed cameos by Akon, Jessica Alba, Blake Lively and John McEnroe
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title | Image | Summary |
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Christmas Eve in Washington D.C. Cold Opening | {{[1]}} | Frosty the Snowman (Kenan Thompson) envisions Democrats dreaming about better headlines in 2011. |
Monologue by Jeff Bridges | Actor Jeff Bridges explains how he’s different than The Dude from “The Big Lebowski”, then sings “Silver Bells” with Cookie Monster from Sesame Street, as he returned to host SNL for the second time and his first appearance in 27 years. | |
A Message from Mark Zuckerberg/Julian Assange | {{[2]}} | Now released from prison, Julian Assange (Bill Hader) interrupts a message from Mark Zuckerberg (Andy Samberg) to state that he should have been chosen as Time Magazine’s Person of the Year. |
The Miley Cyrus Show | {{[3]}} | Miley Cyrus (Vanessa Bayer) has a pretty cool time interviewing fellow drug user Nick Nolte (Jeff Bridges). |
SNL Digital Short: I Just Had Sex | {{[4]}} | Akon and The Lonely Island (Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer) just had sex with a couple of girls (Blake Lively, Jessica Alba) and need to shout it from the rooftops in this "SNL Digital Short." |
Larry King Live | Larry King’s (Fred Armisen) final broadcast features guests Jermaine Jackson (Kenan Thompson), The Judds (Kristen Wiig, Abby Elliott), and Dog the Bounty Hunter (Jeff Bridges). | |
Underground Rock: Crunkmas Karnival! | {{[5]}} | DJ Super Soak (Jason Sudeikis) and Lil Blaster (Nasim Pedrad) promote the under-underground Christmas rock festival that features Joanna Kern. |
Eminem and Lil Wayne performs "No Love" | ||
Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | {{[6]}} {{[7]}} {{[8]}} |
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele (Kenan Thompson) is hip to running for a second term. Brad Pitt (Taran Killam) delivers the weather forecast as Angelina Jolie (Abby Elliott) delivers another adopted baby. Seth Meyers’ favorite trio of commentators, former governor David Paterson (Fred Armisen), Stefon (Bill Hader) and Snooki (Bobby Moynihan), perform a Christmas classic. |
TCM: This, You Call a Wonderful Life?! | {{[9]}} | Ben Mankiewicz (Bill Hader) presents clips of the earlier, Jew-heavy version of “It’s a Wonderful Life”. |
Jeff'd | {{[10]}} | Jeff Bridges presents clips of lame practical jokes he’s played on other celebrities. |
Eminem and Lil Wayne performs a medley of "Won't Back Down" and "6'7" | ||
Tunstall General Store | {{[11]}} | At an Old West general store, the shopkeeper (Bill Hader) reluctantly allows his cousin (Kristen Wiig) and her “special” friend (Jeff Bridges) to wrap customers gifts in ostentatious packaging for the Christmas holidays. |
A Holiday Message from The Kardashians | {{[12]}} | Kim (Nasim Pedrad), Kourtney (Vanessa Bayer) and Khloe Kardashian (Abby Elliott) wish all their viewers a happy holiday. |
Goodnights |
Preceded by: December 11, 2010 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 8, 2011 |