January 13, 1996 Season 21 episode
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Episode | 10 |
Season Episode | 10 |
Host | Christopher Walken |
Musical Guest(s) | Joan Osborne |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"One Of Us" |
Previous Episode December 16, 1995 |
Next Episode January 20, 1996 |
The 396th episode and 10th episode of Saturday Night Live's 21st season premiered on January 13, 1996, hosted by the actor, dancer and singer Christopher Walken, with singer, songwriter and musician Joan Osborne as the musical guest. This is Christopher Walken's 3rd time as host, as well as the only musical guest stint on SNL for Joan Osborne.
Christopher WaIken's goodnights speech is "I want to thank John – Joan – Osborne. And my special guests, uh, Governor.. Pataki. And.. Mayor Guiliani". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Jim Breuer
- Will Ferrell
- Darrell Hammond
- David Koechner
- Norm Macdonald
- Mark McKinney†
- Tim Meadows
- Cheri Oteri
- Molly Shannon
- David Spade
- Nancy Walls
† Credited, but did not appear
Cameos by Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title | Image | Summary |
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The Blizzard of '96 Cold Opening | Mayor Rudolph Giuliani & Governor George Pataki apologize for the low quality of tonight’s show, due to the past week’s blizzard and the cast’s efforts to assist with snow removal instead of rehearsing. | |
Christopher Walken's Monologue | Returning to host SNL for the third time, actor Christopher Walken sings about snow with the Snowdiggers (Molly Shannon, Cheri Oteri, Nancy Walls). | |
Rita Delvecchio: Winter | Rita Delvecchio (Cheri Oteri) tries to get her neighbor, Vic (Christopher Walken), to clear up her walk with his snowblower. | |
The Continental | The Continental (Christopher Walken) fails again with an unintended female visitor to his elegant bachelor pad. | |
Joan Osborne performed "One Of Us" | ||
Weekend Update with Norm Macdonald | With guests, Jim Breuer, demonstrating how his stomach reacts to various alcoholic beverages and Rev. Jesse Jackson (Darrell Hammond) draws a comparison between civil rights and laughter. | |
Connie Stinson Talk Show | Talk show host Connie Stinson (Christopher Walken) fuels the wrath of his guests (Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon and Nancy Walls) by putting their feelings into his own man-spirited words. Also Features Jim Breuer and David Koechner as audience members. | |
Mary Katherine Gallagher: Guidance Counselor | Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) indulges in a daydream about dancing with her guidance counselor (Christopher Walken). | |
Spade in America | Christopher Walken mans the desk so David Spade can deliver a live outdoor remote at the scene of the blizzard, but technical problems result in David Spade never realizing he’s on the air as he makes fun of Christopher Walken and the cast of “Saturday Night Live.” | |
The Execution | While manning the switch, Gerald “T-Bone” Tibbins (David Koechner) tortures a death row inmate (Christopher Walken) in his last minutes on Earth. | |
Goodnights | Christopher Walken thanked Joan Osborne, and special guests, Governor Pataki and Mayor Guiliani. |
Preceded by: December 16, 1995 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 20, 1996 |