January 15, 2011 Season 36 episode
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| Episode | 692 |
| Season Episode | 12 |
| Host | Gwyneth Paltrow |
| Musical Guest(s) | Cee Lo Green |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Forget You" "Bright Lights Bigger City" |
| Previous Episode January 8, 2011 |
Next Episode January 29, 2011 |
The 12th episode of Season 36 and the 692nd episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on January 15, 2011. It was hosted by actress Gwyneth Paltrow with soul singer Cee Lo Green as her musical guest. This is Gwyneth Paltrow's 3rd time hosting and her first appearance in over a decade. This is also Cee Lo Green's 2nd time as musical guest, and his solo musical guest debut on SNL.
She last hosted SNL on the November 10, 2001 episode, the fifth episode of SNL's 27th season, with musical guest Ryan Adams, a rock singer-songwriter.
Gwyneth Paltrow's goodnights speech is "I had the best time ever, Thanks to Cee Lo Green, Paul Reubens, Anderson Cooper, this incredible cast, have a good night, we love you." (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Abby Elliott
- Bill Hader
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Fox News Embracing Civility Cold Open | Greta Van Susteren (Kristen Wiig) and fellow Republican pundits make a slight effort to put aside heated rhetoric while discussing politic viewpoints that differ from their own, until they’re baited by James Carville (Bill Hader) and Rachel Maddow (Abby Elliott). | |
| Monologue by Gwyneth Paltrow | Fancying herself a country music enthusiast after starring in “Country Strong”, actress Gwyneth Paltrow makes a half-assed effort to join Kenny Rogers (Jason Sudeikis) for a duet of “Islands in the Stream”, as she returned to host SNL for the third time and her first appearance in over a decade with Dolly Parton (Kristen Wiig) and musical guest Cee Lo Green.|Fancying herself a country music enthusiast after starring in “Country Strong”, actress Gwyneth Paltrow makes a half-assed effort to join Kenny Rogers (Jason Sudeikis) for a duet of “Islands in the Stream”, as she returned to host SNL for the third time and her first appearance in over a decade with Dolly Parton (Kristen Wiig) and musical guest Cee Lo Green. | |
| NBC Commercial | NBC’s latest round of midseason replacements are crime-dramas focused on obscure pieces of clothing. | |
| Secret Word | Emcee Lyle Round (Bill Hader) is frustrated when celebrity panelists Mindy Grayson (Kristen Wiig) and Titsy Bismark Dublinson (Gwyneth Paltrow) are unable to grasp the concept of the game without sacrificing their huge egos. Also Features Kenan Thompson and Taran Killam as the contestants. | |
| SNL Digital Short: Andy and Pee-Wee's Night Out | Andy Samberg meets Pee Wee Herman in a bar, goes a wild drinking spree, beats Anderson Cooper with a chair, and is then put to an intervention by their friends for being a bad influence on one another. Also Features Fred Armisen, Kenan Thompson and Kristen Wiig. | |
| Bar Mitzvah | Jacob (Vanessa Bayer) thanks people for attending his rockin’ Bar Mitzvah, which features Jewish-inspired performances from Taylor Swift (Gwyneth Paltrow), Jay-Z (Jay Pharoah), Alicia Keys (Nasim Pedrad), Katy Perry (Abby Elliott), and Cee Lo Green. | |
| Record Meeting | Cee Lo Green’s record manager (Gwyneth Paltrow) espouses near-obscenities in her quest to lift the FCC’s censoring of his profanely-titled hit single and discusses how they are going to let him play while singing the F-word in his song, "Forget You" (which in reality, is "F*ck You"). Then she introduces the musical guest, Cee Lo Green. Also Features Jason Sudeikis as Keith, Andy Samberg as Larry, and Paul Brittian as Rodney. | |
| Cee Lo Green performs "Forget You" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | During “Weekend Update’s Constitution Corner”, Seth Meyers swears the founding fathers would rethink the right to bear arms if they saw the guns of today. Rent Is Too Damn High spokesman Jimmy McMillan (Kenan Thompson) announces his candidacy for the 2012 Republican Party nomination. Vanessa Bayer catches up with Golden Globe nominees at the pre-show party. Garth (Fred Armisen) and Kat (Kristen Wiig) and their songwriter (Gwyneth Paltrow) perform a Christmas trio. | |
| Globe Theatre: False History | At the Globe Theater in 1594, Shakespearean actors (Taran Killam, Gwyneth Paltrow) perform previews of upcoming plays for a disgruntled crowd. Also Features Fred Armisen and Bobby Moynihan as the actors, Kenan Thompson, Andy Samberg, Kristen Wiig, Vanessa Bayer and Jay Pharoah as audience members. | |
| The Fresh Prince of Bel Air 20th Anniversary Collection | Will Smith (Jay Pharoah) presents lost episodes of “Fresh Prince of Bel Air” to celebrate the show’s 20th anniversary. Also Features Gwyneth Paltrow as police officer and Kenan Thompson as Alfonso Ribero. | |
| ESPN Deportes | Spanish sports anchors Ramon Zaragoza (Paul Brittain) and Sofia Cortez (Gwyneth Paltrow) use Americanized accents to recite American phrases. Also Features Fred Armisen as Esteban, Taran Killam as Paco, Bobby Moynihan as the clown, Nasim Pedrad as the girl and Jay Pharoah as Kevin Garnett. | |
| Cee Lo Green performs "Bright Lights Bigger City" | ||
| Parker/Spitzer Auditions | Eliot Spitzer (Bill Hader) auditions new co-hosts after the departure of Katherine Parker. Also Features Gwyneth Paltrow as Heidi Klum, Fred Armisen as David Paterson, Taran Killam as Skip and Nasim Pedrad as Christiane Amanpour. | |
| Goodnights | Gwyneth Paltrow had the best time ever and thanked to Cee Lo Green, Paul Reubens, Anderson Cooper and the incredible cast. |
| Preceded by: January 8, 2011 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 29, 2011 |