December 6, 2008 Season 34 episode
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| Episode | 646 |
| Season Episode | 10 |
| Host | John Malkovich |
| Musical Guest(s) | T.I. |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Whatever You Like" "Swing Ya Rag" |
| Previous Episode November 22, 2008 |
Next Episode December 13, 2008 |
The 10th episode of Season 34 and the 646th episode of Saturday Night Live, which premiered on December 6, 2008. It was hosted by actor John Malkovich, star of the hit films In the Line of Fire, Rounders and The Changeling, making his first appearance in 15 years. The musical guest is the rapper T.I. as who was accompanied in the second musical selection by Swizz Beatz. Malkovich last hosted SNL on October 23, 1993, the fourth episode of SNL's 19th season, with musical guest Billy Joel. This was the only musical guest appearance for T.I. and this is the 3rd time as host on SNL for John Malkovich, as well as his first appearance in 15 years.
Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Molly Sims, and Justin Timberlake made cameo appearances in one of this episode's Digital Shorts, entitled "Jizz in My Pants".
The episode was also documented in James Franco's documentary entitled Saturday Night, showing a typical week for the cast and crew at Saturday Night Live.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Will Forte
- Bill Hader
- Darrell Hammond
- Seth Meyers
- Amy Poehler
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis†
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
† Credited, but did not appear
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| A Message from the Secretary of State Designate | First appearance of Amy Poehler since October 18, 2008. | |
| Monologue by John Malkovich | For this Christmas episode of SNL, actor John Malkovich reads 'Twas the Night Before Christmas to a group of kids, and gets real as he offers his own dark and cynical commentary on the story, as he returned to host SNL for the third time and his first appearance in 15 years. | |
| Gas Right | Bruce Johnson (Fred Armisen), the inventor of Breathe-Right, has stayed up late to create a sequel product that controls the flow of farts between one’s butt cheeks. | |
| Shana | off-putting traits of mostly-sexy Shana (KRW) disenchant her co-workers (WF, AS, KT, and CW). | |
| Cool Obama | unretributive Barack Obama (FRA) keeps it cool regarding political rivals | |
| La Rivista Della Televisione | Vinny (Bill Hader) talks to John Malkovich. | |
| SNL Digital Short - Virgania Horsen's Pony Express | Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) points out just how cool he is. | |
| Twins (Calculator) | All twin brothers Aiden (John Malkovich) and Paul (Fred Armisen) want for Christmas is a calculator. | |
| T.I. performs "Whatever You Like" | ||
| Weekend Update with Amy Poehler & Seth Meyers | Amy Poehler returns to Weekend Update. With guests Plaxico Burress (Kenan Thompson) and Boy George (Fred Armisen). | |
| The Lost Works of Judy Blume | Awkward teenager Gertie (John Malkovich) harbors a secret she hopes won’t be revealed at a slumber party. | |
| An SNL Digital Short Digital Short - "Jizz in My Pants" | Andy Samberg sings about “Jizz In My Pants”. | |
| T.I. & Swizz Beatz performs "Swing Ya Rag" | ||
| J'accuzzi | John Malkovich stars in a version of “Dangerous Liasions” that is set in a jacuzzi. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | John Malkovich thanked T.I., this cast and crew here, who make this the greatest gig in show business and all of them. |
Trivia[]
- John Malkovich also becomes a third-time SNL host this season.
| Preceded by: November 22, 2008 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 13, 2008 |