January 31, 2009 Season 34 episode
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Episode | 650 |
Season Episode | 14 |
Host | Steve Martin |
Musical Guest(s) | Jason Mraz |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"I'm Yours" "Late for School" "Lucky" |
Previous Episode January 17, 2009 |
Next Episode February 7, 2009 |
The fourteenth episode of Season 34 of Saturday Night Live premièred its 650th episode on January 31, 2009. Steve Martin returned to hosted SNL for the 15th time. The musical guest was Jason Mraz. For this episode, cameos included Michael Daves, Craig Eastman, Britney Haas, Skip Ward and Colbie Caillat. This is also the musical guest debut on SNL for Jason Mraz.
This episode marks the last time Martin would host SNL until Season 48, though he would continue to make cameos and served as de facto host for Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special in 2015.
Martin would return to host SNL for the 16th time on December 10, 2022, the eighth episode and Holidays episode of Season 48, along with his longtime friend and fellow comedian Martin Short, which he would co-host for the second time, sharing hosting duties with Short, with musical guest Brandi Carlile.
Steve Martin's goodnights speech is "We hoped you enjoyed the show. Thanks to Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat. My band: Britney Haas, Craig Eastman, Skip Ward, and Michael Daves. We had a great time, thank you very much!." (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Will Forte
- Bill Hader
- Darrell Hammond
- Seth Meyers
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Title | Image | Summary |
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Obama Cold Open | President Barack Obama (Fred Armisen) recalls the sweeter moments of Inauguration Day while struggling to discuss the economy and thwart an interruption from Joe Biden (Jason Sudeikis). | |
Monologue by Steve Martin | Returning to host SNL for the fifteenth time, comic actor Steve Martin jokes about how he is able to stay connected with the average man. | |
Pampers | The organic-enriched diaper that is eco-friendly and delicious. | |
Neil and Jean: Glenn and their first Super Bowl | Introverts Neil (Will Forte), Jean (Kristen Wiig), and Glenn (Steve Martin) venture into a sports bar to join in the Super Bowl viewing festivities. | |
SNL Digital Short: Laser Cats 4 Ever | Using Steve Martin as their pawn, Andy Samberg and Bill Hader force Lorne Michaels to watch their presentation of “Laser Cats 4Ever”. | |
Issues | Clarence Jurnegan (Kenan Thompson) tries to help his guests overcome the outward issues he thinks are bothering them. | |
Bernie Madoff Invites | Confirmed to house arrest, Bernard Madoff (Fred Armisen) makes a series of calls to his buddies on the outside. | |
Steve and the Ladies | As with the female cast members through the years before them, Casey wilson, Kristen Wiig, Mikaela Watson, and Abby Elliott cannot hide their fleeting attraction to Steve Martin. | |
Jason Mraz performs "I'm Yours" | ||
Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Impeached Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich (Jason Sudeikis) lashes out upon his critics. Angelina Jolie (Abby Elliott) appears from out of nowhere, with greedy intentions, after Seth Meyers reads a story about the woman who gave birth to octuplets. Gov. David Paterson (Fred Armisen) makes crass comments about upstate New York while explaining his selection for Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat replacement. | |
Make-Up Counter | As Thomas (Steve Martin) tends to a customer (Casey Wilson), his anoying wife (Kristen Wiig) repeatedly calls his name and reminds him that they are married. | |
Steve Martin performs "Late for Schools" | ||
NFL Films: Forefathers of the Game - The Gun | ESPN Classic profiles heat-packing 1930’s football champion Billy “The Gun” Van Goff (Steve Martin). | |
Jason Mraz performs "Lucky" with Colbie Caillat | ||
Goodnights and Closing Credits | Steve Martin thanks Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat, and his band: Britney Haas, Craig Eastman, Skip Ward, and Michael Daves and everyone else, they had a great time. |
Trivia[]
- This also marked the first time since 1978 that Martin had performed music on the SNL stage.
- During the original broadcast Richard Dean Anderson, who played MacGyver on the TV series, reprised his role in three MacGruber Pepsi ads as a helper to MacGruber.
- This episode premiered on Bobby Moynihan's 32nd birthday.
- Steve Martin becomes a fifteenth-time SNL host this season!
- (January 31, 2009) Steve Martin / Jason Mraz episode featured the eighth largest age gap in SNL history between an individual Host and Musical Guest.
Preceded by: January 17, 2009 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: February 7, 2009 |