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 January 9, 1999
 Season 24 episode
 Episode 456
 Season Episode 10
 Host Bill Paxton
 Musical Guest(s) Beck
 Song(s) performed by
 Musical Guest(s)
"Nobody's Fault but My Own"
"Tropicalia"
Previous Episode
December 12, 1998
Next Episode
January 16, 1999

The 10th episode of Season 24 and the 456th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actor and comedian Bill Paxton with musical guest Beck. This is the only hosting appearance for Bill Paxton on SNL and the 2nd musical guest stint for Beck. It premiered on January 9, 1999.

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Cameos by Debbie Matenopoulos and James Cameron

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 Cold Open   Sketch   Pre-recorded   Weekend Update   Music Performance   Other 

Title Image Summary
Mac's Bar Cold Open   Newt Gingrich (Chris Parnell) & Bob Livingston (Will Ferrell) ask “What the hell happened?”.
Opening Montage   Announcer Don Pardo noticeably sounds very sick. SNL would later fix this in reruns by replacing Pardo’s announcements with ones where he sounds like his normal self.
Monologue by Bill Paxton   After prattling on about his close friendship with Sissy Spacek, the cast and crew douse Bill Paxton in pig’s blood, as he makes his only hosting appearance.
The View   Fired co-host Debbie Matenopoulos makes an eloquent exit.
The Culps at O'Hare   Marty (Will Ferrell) and Bobbi Mohan-Culp) (Ana Gasteyer) perform a medley while trapped by a blizzard at O’Hare Airport.
Titanic

Titanic director’s cut has shake down of Rose (Cheri Oteri); Titanic director James Cameron cameos.
Behind the Music: Fat Albert   Fall of Fat Albert (Tracy Morgan) & The Junkyard Gang (Tim Meadows) chronicled. Musical guest Beck appears in the sketch.
Weekend Update with Colin Quinn Colin Quinn comments on the degeneration of discourse in the Clinton scandal. Elizabeth Dole (Ana Gasteyer) resigned so she & Bob can party like it’s 1999.
Beck performed "Nobody's Fault but My Own"
Newsforce   MSNBC program is cluttered by on-screen information overload.
KFC Shredders Rerun from October 3, 1998.
Which Over Night Delivery Service?   Overnight-delivery couriers UPS (Jimmy Fallon), Federal Express (Bill Paxton), and U.S. Postal Service (Chris Parnell) vie for (Ana Gasteyer)’s business via sexy dance moves.
Fantastic Voyage   tiny scientists (Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Bill Paxton, Tim Meadows) like hanging out in president’s penis.
Beck performed "Tropicalia"
Extreme Hunting with Ted Nugent   Ted Nugent (Bill Paxton) welcomes Prince (Chris Kattan) and shoots him.
Goodnights   Bill Paxton thanked Beck, Debbie Matenopoulous and James Cameron.

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Preceded by:
December 12, 1998
Saturday Night Live episode Followed by:
January 16, 1999