December 17, 2005 Season 31 episode
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| Episode | 594 |
| Season Episode | 9 |
| Host | Jack Black |
| Musical Guest(s) | Neil Young |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"It's A Dream" "He Was The King" |
| Previous Episode December 10, 2005 |
Next Episode January 14, 2006 |
The 594th episode and 9th episode of Saturday Night Live's 31st season premiered on December 17, 2005, hosted by comedian and actor Jack Black and the musical guest was Neil Young, a Canadian and American singer, songwriter and musician, who performed "It's A Dream" and "He Was the King", and also appeared in the Appalachian Emergency Room sketch as the druggie son. This is Jack Black's 3rd time hosting and his 4th appearance on the show and Neil Young's 4th musical guest appearance on SNL.
Jack Black's goodnights speech is "Hey Thanks to Neil Young, Johnny Knoxville, Tracy Morgan and My Main Man, Kyle Gass, My Parents, All Four of You Guys, I Love All, Happy Hanukkah and a Merry Christmas". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Rachel Dratch
- Tina Fey
- Will Forte
- Darrell Hammond
- Seth Meyers
- Finesse Mitchell
- Chris Parnell
- Amy Poehler
- Maya Rudolph
- Horatio Sanz
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
Sketches and Music Performances[]
- Santa Cheney (Cold Opening)
- Stuart Little Mouse Removal Kit (Commercial)
- The Wind
- Appalachian Emergency Room (Show)
- Christmastime for the Jews (A Cartoon By Robert Smigel)
- Channel 5 Photo Shoot
- SNL Digital Short- Lazy Sunday
- Debbie Downer
- Deserted Moon
- Two A-Holes
- Spelling Bee
Cast[]
- Santa Cheney
- Rachel Dratch as Girl
- Will Forte as George W. Bush
- Darrell Hammond as Dick Cheney
- Amy Poehler as Girl
- Andy Samberg as Boy
- Opening Monologue
- Returning to host SNL for the third time, comedian and actor Jack Black sings a song that director Peter Jackson rejected for inclusion in the new "King Kong" remake.
- Stuart Little Mouse Removal Kit
- Chris Parnell as Spokesperson
- Jason Sudeikis as Husband
- Kristen Wiig as Wife
- Modeled after the movie, homeowners can get rid of unwanted mice by leaving cheese, tracks and an exploding race car aimed out the front door.
- The Wind
- Jack Black as Patron
- Fred Armisen as Patron
- Rachel Dratch as Patron
- Chris Parnell as Patron
- Amy Poehler as Patron
- Kenan Thompson as Patron
- Appalachian Emergency Room
- Jack Black as Sandy Joey Juggerson
- Neil Young as Druggie Son
- Johnny Knoxville
- Bill Hader as Tiny Nations
- Darrell Hammond as Percy Bo Dance
- Seth Meyers as Nerod
- Chris Parnell as Tyler
- Amy Poehler as Netti Bo Dance and as the announcer
- Jason Sudeikis as Otis Peaks
- More hijinks with the Appalachian Emergency Room crowd, just in time for Christmas. This time, Tyler gets himself stuck in a watermelon, and Johnny Knixville purposefully staples a two-by-four to his genitals.
- Saturday TV Funhouse: Christmastime for the Jews
- Darlene Love (voice only)
- Robert Smigel's spoof of 1960's animated holiday specials, Darlene Love delivers a Claymation chorus of "Christmastime for the Jews".
- Band Shot
- Darlene Love performed "I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas"
- Channel 5 Photo Shoot
- Jack Black as Chet
- Chris Parnell as Topper
- Amy Poehler as Anchor
- Jason Sudeikis as Marcus
- Kenan Thompson as J.J.
- SNL Digital Short- Lazy Sunday
- Chris Parnell
- Andy Samberg
- Two cast members Chris Parnell and Andy Samberg take to the streets of New York to perform a rap song about snacking and watching "The Chronicles of Narnia" on a Lazy Sunday.
- Neil Young performed "It's A Dream"
- Weekend Update
- Tina Fey
- Amy Poehler
- Kenan Thompson as Joseph Lepani
- Tracy Morgan as Charles Lepani
- Debbie Downer
- Jack Black as Santa Claus
- Rachel Dratch as Debbie Downer
- Steve Higgins as theme song singer (voice only)
- Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch) meets Santa Claus (Jack Black) on Christmas Ever, 1978, after he comes sliding down the chimney, then sits on Saint Nicholas' tap and manages to depress even the jolliest man who ever lived.
- Deserted Moon
- Jack Black as Steve
- Andy Samberg as Glirk
- Two A-Holes: Buying a Christmas Tree
- Jack Black as Salesman
- Finesse Mitchell as Salesman
- Chris Parnell as the announcer (voice only)
- Jason Sudeikis as Male A-Hole
- Kristen Wiig as Female A-Hole
- Two A-Holes (Jason Sudeikis and Kristen Wiig) behave like jerks while shopping for a Christmas tree just before closing time.
- Spelling Bee
- Jack Black
- Kyle Gass
- Rachel Dratch as Contestant
- Will Forte as Daniel Strong
- Chris Parnell as Moderator
- A young Jack Black (Will Forte) stumbles on the "Business", and attempts to spell it with way too many letters. Jack Black and Kyle Gass summarize the experience with a song.
- Neil Young performed "He Was The King"
- Goodnights: Jack Black thanked Neil Young, Johnny Knoxville, longtime former cast member Tracy Morgan, his Tenacious D partner Kyle Gass, his parents he loved them all and wishes everyone "Happy Hanukkah" and "Merry Christmas".
Trivia[]
- Maya Rudolph and Horatio Sanz do not appear in this episode, Rudolph is absent because she was on maternity leave while Sanz was absent for an unspecified reason, they both are still credited however.
- Johnny Knoxville, Darlene Love and Black's Tenacious D partner Kyle Gass all make cameo appearances in this episode. Knoxville appears during the Appalachian Emergency Room sketch, Love lends her vocals to the Saturday TV Funhouse cartoon Christmastime for the Jews and also performs "White Christmas" with the Saturday Night Live Band and Gass appeared during the spelling bee sketch.
- Former longtime SNL cast member Tracy Morgan makes a guest appearance during Weekend Update.
- This is the episode that features the SNL Digital Short Lazy Sunday which soon after this episode's airing became an internet phenomenon and brought popularity to Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island.
- This is the 6th appearance of Appalachian Emergency Room.
- This is the 6th appearance of Debbie Downer.
- This is the 1st appearance of the Two A-Holes.
| Preceded by: December 10, 2005 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 14, 2006 |