January 21, 2006 Season 31 episode
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| Episode | 596 |
| Season Episode | 11 |
| Host | Peter Sarsgaard |
| Musical Guest(s) | The Strokes |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Juicebox" "You Only Live Once" |
| Previous Episode January 14, 2006 |
Next Episode February 4, 2006 |
The 596th episode and the 11th episode of Season 31 of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actor Peter Sarsgaard and the musical guest was The Strokes, who performed "Juicebox" and "You Only Live Once". It premiered on January 21, 2006. This was Peter Sarsgaard's only time hosting and the 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL for The Strokes.
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[]
† Credited, but did not appear
- Cameo by Drew Barrymore
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Videotaped Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Opening montage | During the opening credits, announcer Don Pardo accidentally begins to say "featuring Bill" while Kenan Thompson's name is on the screen, he barely corrects himself in time and misses his cues for the rest of the cast members and the musical guest. | |
| Target | 
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Target Lady (Kristen Wiig)’s manager (Peter Sarsgaard) lets customers wait while he’s on break. |
| Weekend Update with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler | 
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Osama bin Laden truce would require Amy Poehler and Tina Fey to read the news in burqas; losing to George W. Bush has left Al Gore (Darrell Hammond) & John Kerry (Seth Meyers) bitter; droopy-breasted Drew Barrymore shames Tina and Amy for catty comments. |
Trivia[]
- Maya Rudolph does not appear in this episode because she was on maternity leave, she is still credited, however, she would return to the show, with the next episode.
- Drew Barrymore made a guest appearance during Weekend Update to poke fun at her braless and allegedly sagging breasts at the Golden Globe Awards the week before this episode aired.
- The Cat Fancy Magazine sketch spoofs Peter Sarsgaard's performance in the 2003 film "Shattered Glass".
- This is the 2nd appearance of the Target Lady.
- This is the 3rd appearance of Carol.
- This is the 3rd and final appearance of Gays In Space.
| Preceded by: January 14, 2006 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 4, 2006 |