January 10, 1998 Season 23 episode
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| Episode | 436 |
| Season Episode | 10 |
| Host | Samuel L. Jackson |
| Musical Guest(s) | Ben Folds Five |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Brick" |
| Previous Episode December 13, 1997 |
Next Episode January 17, 1998 |
The tenth episode of Season 23 and the 436th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on January 10, 1998, hosted by the legendary actor Samuel L. Jackson with musical guest Ben Folds Five, an alternative rock trio. This is the only musical guest appearance for Ben Folds Five, as well as the only hosting stint on SNL for Samuel L. Jackson.
This is Colin Quinn's first episode as Weekend Update anchor.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Jim Breuer
- Will Ferrell
- Ana Gasteyer
- Darrell Hammond
- Chris Kattan
- Norm Macdonald
- Tim Meadows
- Tracy Morgan
- Cheri Oteri
- Colin Quinn
- Molly Shannon
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Budget Surplus Cold Open | Bill Clinton (Darrell Hammond) plans to make a kick-ass movie with budget surplus. | |
| Samuel L. Jackson Monologue | Samuel L. Jackson shares his blaxploitation-themed New Year’s resolutions. | |
| Lemon Glow | Rerun from October 18, 1997. | |
| Publishers Clearing House Giveaway | Publishers Clearing House visits the ghetto to award prize to a man (Samuel L. Jackson). | |
| Quentin Tarantino: Profile | Quentin Tarantino (Norm Macdonald) presents unsuccessful Pulp Fiction screen tests. Norm also plays Burt Reynolds in this sketch, and this is his only appearance on the show this week, and the first appearance since getting fired from Update. | |
| Jazzterpieces | Jazzterpieces documents the rocky career of musical couple (Samuel L. Jackson, Ana Gasteyer). | |
| Judge Judy | Personal trainer (Samuel L. Jackson) sues former customer (Ana Gasteyer). Also stars Cheri Oteri as Judge Judy and Tracy Morgan as baliff Byrd. | |
| TV Funhouse | “George Clooney” by Robert Smigel- Speed Racer George Clooney dodges press. | |
| Weekend Update with Colin Quinn |  |
Colin Quinn's first episode on Weekend Update. Includes a very infamous opening spiel from Colin about a new bartender, and how it turns out to be an analogy for him replacing Norm. Harry Caray (Will Ferrell) explores the implications of cloning hot dogs. Darrell Hammond does the announcements during Quinn's tenure on Update (and Hammond would start announcing for Update once again, starting in 2014). |
| Ben Folds Five Performed "Brick" | ||
| Titanic | Fifth-class passengers (Samuel L. Jackson, Tracy Morgan) wait to be evacuated from Titanic. | |
| Mango | Mango enthralls an otherwise-heterosexual hard-core criminal (Samuel L. Jackson). | |
| The Learning Annex | The Learning Annex can help you become a joyful, germ-free fake preacher. | |
| Poolside Lovin' | Dad’s death leaves a guy (Chris Kattan) not in the mood to “get it on”. | |
| The Weston Collection | Reran from earlier in the season on November 15, 1997. | |
| Goodnights |
| Preceded by: December 13, 1997 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 17, 1998 |