January 7, 2012 Season 37 episode
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| Episode | 713 |
| Season Episode | 11 |
| Host | Charles Barkley |
| Musical Guest(s) | Kelly Clarkson |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" "Mr. Know It All" |
| Previous Episode December 17, 2011 |
Next Episode January 14, 2012 |
The 11th episode of Season 37 and the 713th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on January 7, 2012, hosted by longtime former NBA basketball player Charles Barkley and the musical guest was the American Idol Season 1 winner, Kelly Clarkson, who performed "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" and "Mr. Know It All". This is the 3rd time hosting for Charles Barkley and the 3rd musical guest stint for Kelly Clarkson on SNL.
Charles Barkley previously hosted SNL on the following dates: On September 25, 1993, the Season 19 premiere, with musical guests Nirvana, and on January 9, 2010, the eleventh episode of SNL's 35th season, (which he returned to host SNL for the 2nd time and his first appearance in 16 years, 3 months and 5 days), with musical guest Alicia Keys.
Kelly Clarkson previously made her 2nd musical guest appearances on SNL on the following dates: On February 12, 2005, the twelfth episode of SNL's 30th season, hosted by actor Jason Bateman, star of Netflix's hit crime drama series Ozark and on March 14, 2009, the eighteenth episode of SNL's 34th season, hosted by longtime former cast member Tracy Morgan.
Charles Barkley's goodnights speech is "Hey, I want to thank Kelly Clarkson - she was fantastic. Hey, it's been my honor and pleasure. I want to thank everybody here at "Saturday Night Live" for working their butt off. But I want to give a shoutout to these guys, cause you guys have no idea how hard they work. And to do this every week, they must be crazy! Thank God, Hey - give them a shoutout, please! Happy New Year!". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Abby Elliott
- Bill Hader
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- 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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| A Message from Rick Santorum Cold Opening | Rick Santorum (Andy Samberg) vows to bravely campaign in every county in the USA. | |
| Monologue by Charles Barkley | Returned to host SNL for the third time, longtime former NBA basketball player Sir Charles Barkley is not afraid to be the pitch man for companies that generally target women. | |
| Chantix | A woman (Kristen Wiig) wants to quit smoking, but the side effects of Chantix are worse than her nicotine addiction. | |
| Inside The NBA | Ernie Johnson Jr. (Bill Hader) tries to maintain basketball commentary among practical jokers Charles Barkley (Kenan Thompson), Kenny Smith (Jay Pharoah) and Shaquille O’Neal (Charles Barkley). | |
| White People Problems | Charles Barkley investigates the minor dilemmas of white people, as relayed to him through black service workers. | |
| ESPN Bowl Madness | An announcer (Andy Samberg) promotes upcoming bowl games with zany and unexpected sponsors. | |
| Joann's Announcement | Joann (Charles Barkley) breaks it to her friends and boyfriend Chad (Paul Brittain) that she’s a lesbian who must spread her wings and fly. | |
| Charles Barkley Post Game Translator App | Turn the app on while watching post-game interviews, and Charles Barkley will translate the athlete/coach mumbo-jumbo into its simplest layman's terms. | |
| Kelly Clarkson performed "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | With guests, Michele Bachmann (Kristen Wiig) comments on her recent withdrawal for the Republican nomination for president. Political satirist Nicholas Fehn (Fred Armisen) can’t quite make his point while reviewing recent headlines and Drunk Uncle (Bobby Moynihan) attempts to give his New Year’s resolutions. | |
| Lord Wyndemere | Lord Cecil Wyndemere (Paul Brittain) joins the guys (Charles Barkley, Jason Sudeikis, Bobby Moynihan, and Andy Samberg) to watch the game. | |
| The 17th Annual Adult Video Awards | Ron Jeremy (Bobby Moynihan) and Crystal Butt (Abby Elliott) present an “In Memoriam” montage of porno actors and crew members who died during the past year. | |
| SNL Digital Short: Convoluted Jerry | Convoluted Jerry (Andy Samberg) performs contradictory selections from "Convoluted Jerry: The Songs Album". | |
| Kelly Clarkson performed "Mr. Know It All" | ||
| The Mayan Calendar | After two chiefs (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader) finish work on a new Mayan calendar, everyone has criticisms and suggestions to improve it. | |
| Goodbyes and Closing Credits | Charles Barkley thanked Kelly Clarkson and everybody here at Saturday Night Live for working their butt off, and gives a shoutout to these guys, they have idea how hard they work, it's such an honor to hosting the show for the third time and wishes everyone a "Happy New Year". |
Notes/Trivia[]
- This episode was also delayed due to the Lions-Saints football game, making it the second time that an episode of SNL, hosted by Charles Barkley has been delayed due to a sports game (the first time being in 2010 during the show's 35th season).
- SNL Headliners Charles Barkley / Kelly Clarkson are the 18th, as well as the 25th pair to kick off a New Year as the Returning Host and Musical Guest.
| Preceded by: December 17, 2011 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: January 14, 2012 |