February 7, 2004

February 7, 2004 Season 29 episode


Episode	556
Season Episode	11
Host	Megan Mullally
Musical Guest(s)	Clay Aiken
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"Invisible" "The Way"

Previous Episode
January 17, 2004

Next Episode
February 14, 2004

The 11th episode of Season 29 and the 556th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actress and comedian Megan Mullally, star of the NBC's hit comedy series Will & Grace with musical guest Clay Aiken, a singer-songwriter and musician. It premiered on February 7, 2004. Megan Mullally made her only hosting stint, thus making her the third and final cast member from Will & Grace to host, and this was also Clay Aiken's only musical guest appearance on SNL.

Megan Mullally's goodnights speech is "Thank you to Clay Aiken! And everybody at "SNL" - the whole cast, the crew, everybody! It was so much! Thank you very much!" (Cheers and applause)

Cast[]

Repertory Players[]

Featured Players[]

Cameo by Nick Offerman

Sketches and Musical Performances[]

Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
Nightline Cold Open		Ted Koppell (Darrell Hammond) bypasses important issues to talk about Janet Jackson’s exposed breast at the Super Bowl.
Opening Montage		Jeff Richards removes from the opening montage following the previous episode. Don Pardo accidentally introduces Chris Parnell as Chris Kattan, then quickly corrects himself. Pardo also introduces Maya Rudolph as Maria.
Megan Mullally's Monologue		Despite being surrounded by an all-gay chorus (Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon, Will Forte, Darrell Hammond, Seth Meyers, Finesse Mitchell, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Kenan Thompson), Megan Mullally tries to show she’s about much more than her loyal gay following, as she hosted for the only time.
Celebrity Poker Showdown		Celebrities like Carrot Top (Seth Meyers) and Kevin Pollack (Jimmy Fallon) make poker excruciating to watch. With Megan Mullally as Tammy Faye Bakker, Chris Parnell as Phil Gordon, and Horatio Sanz as Gene Shalit.
Huggies Thong		Less padding, but not as effective as regular diapers. Repeat from October 4, 2003 (the previous season premiere episode).
Mama's Boy		A grown man (Seth Meyers) lives like a child again when he visits his mom’s (Megan Mullally) house, much to the discomfort of his girlfriend (Amy Poehler).
Golden Globe Awards		Megan Mullally makes faces from the audience as Sharon Stone (Amy Poehler) presents an award.
Oprah		The studio audience (Megan Mullally, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler) goes nuts when Oprah (Maya Rudolph) gives lavish gifts away.
Black History Cab		A cabdriver (Megan Mullally) makes a big deal about welcoming black people (Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson) into her cab.
Clay Aiken performs "Invisible"
Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey		With guests, Indian comic Billy Smith (Fred Armisen) tells more lost-in-translation jokes. Ready for her exit from “20/20”, and Barbara Walters (Rachel Dratch) interviews herself.
The Wizard of Oz		Not only has Dorothy (Amy Poehler) killed the Bad Witch, but some innocent Munchkins (Megan Mullally, Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Will Forte, Seth Meyers, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Kenan Thompson) as well. With Maya Rudolph as Glenda the Good Witch. Darrell Hammond appears as himself as well.
Zinger vs. Slam		Scientists Dave “Zing” Clinger (Seth Meyers) verbally spars with ex-girlfriend Debbie “Slam” Slamowski (Megan Mullally). With Rachel Dratch and Chris Parnell as scientists.
Clay Aiken performs "The Way"
Grammys		Leon Warwick (Kenan Thompson) and Connie Raitt (Megan Mullally) try to enter the Grammy Awards ceremony. With Chris Parnell as Eddie and Amy Poehler as Vickie.
Goodnights		Megan Mullally thanks Clay Aiken! And everybody at SNL – the whole cast, the crew, and the audience, it was so much fun.

Trivia[]

This is the first episode for John Lutz and Liz Cackowski as writers.

Preceded by: January 17, 2004	Saturday Night Live episode	Followed by: February 14, 2004