December 5, 2009

December 5, 2009  Season 35 episode
Episode	8
Season Episode	666
Host	Blake Lively
Musical Guest(s)	Rihanna
Song(s) performed by  Musical Guest(s)	"Russian Roulette" "Hard"

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Next Episode December 12, 2009

The 8th episode of Season 35 and the 666th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on December 5, 2009, hosted by actress Blake Lively, with musical guest Rihanna, a singer and songwriter. This was Blake Lively’s hosting debut, as well as her 2nd appearance and the musical guest debut on SNL for Rihanna.

Cast

Repertory Players

• Fred Armisen
• Will Forte
• Bill Hader
• Seth Meyers
• Andy Samberg
• Jason Sudeikis
• Kenan Thompson
• Kristen Wiig

Featured Players

• Abby Elliott
• Bobby Moynihan
• Nasim Pedrad
• Jenny Slate

Sketches and Musical Performances

 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title	Image	Summary
White House Crashers Cold Opening		While President Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) delivers a speech in Allentown, Pennsylvania, Tareq (Bobby Moynihan) and Michaele Salahi (Kristen Wiig) pose for pictures in the background.
Monologue by Blake Lively		Hosting for her first time and making her second appearance, actress Blake Lively sings Christmas carols with Muppets Animal (Bill Hader), Gonzo (Bobby Moynihan), Beaker (Kristen Wiig), Fozzie Bear (Jason Sudeikis), Swedish Chef (Andy Samber), Zoot (Fred Armisen), and Janice (Jenny Slate).
Carter N’ Sons BBQ		Repeat from November 7, 2009.
ESPN Classic: Vagisil Superstars of Bowling Tournament 1989		Commentators Pete Twinkle (Jason Sudeikis) and Greg Stink (Will Forte) keep the veginal cream sponsorship flowing in lieu of focusing on bowling match between Donna Saint Louis (Kristen Wiig) and Michelle Rayburn-Gene (Blake Lively).
The Situation Room		Tiger Woods (Kenan Thompson) apologizes for his transgressions, while his wife (Blake Lively) repeatedly beats him up off-camera.
SNL Digital Short: Shy Ronnie		Rihanna and Shy Ronnie (Andy Samberg) sing to a classroom full of children, but Shy Ronnie's quiet voice ruins the performance and causes Rihanna to leave just long enough for Ronnie to raise his voice and drop some knowledge.
Gossip Girl: Staten Island		It’s a whole other world for Chandelier Martini (Blake Lively) and the gang on the other side of the ferry.
Kickspit Underground Rock Festival		DJ Super Soak (Jason Sudeikis) and Lil Blaster (Nasim Pedrad) promote the under-underground rock festival that features viruses, pitchforks and the late Ass Dan.
Rihanna Performs "Russian Roulette"
Weekend Update With Seth Meyers		With guests, Bill Cosby (Kenan Thompson) mumbledly-jumbledly explains his new hip-hop album and Brittany Murphy (Abby Elliott) wanders behind the desk with the mistaken belief that she’s hosting tonight’s show.
Skirt Shopping		Virginiaca Hastings (Kenan Thompson) takes her stepdaughter (Blake Lively) skirt shopping.
UPS Part 1		Andy Azula (Bill Hader) declares that he’s a man in a lady’s wig and UPS’s gift to the world.
Late Night with Chris Hansen		Having captured his share of online predators, Chris Hansen (Bill Hader) now surprises unsuspecting celebrity guests on the set of his own late night talk show.
UPS Part 2		Andy Azula (Bill Hader) plans on making more commercials for UPS, and having sex with stick figure ladies.
Rihanna with Young Jeezy Performs "Hard"
Potato Chip Thief		Mr. Aymong (Jason Sudeikis) applies for a job as a NASA scientist, but blows his chances when he swipes one of Mr. Greenblatt’s (Will Forte) 35 potato chips and lies about it.
Goodnights		Blake Lively thanked Rihanna, Young Jeezy, the wonderful cast, Lorne Michaels, and Steve for getting out of work this week to be here.

Trivia

• A clip from the Weekend Update skit featuring Abby Elliott as Brittany Murphy was used in the TV mini-series What Happened, Brittany Murphy?. Murphy died on December 20, 2009, just 15 days after the episode aired.

Preceded by: November 21, 2009

Saturday Night Live episode

Followed by: December 12, 2009