March 10, 2001 Season 26 episode
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| Episode | 499 |
| Season Episode | 14 |
| Host | Conan O'Brien |
| Musical Guest(s) | Don Henley |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Everything Is Different Now" "The Heart of the Matter" |
| Previous Episode February 24, 2001 |
Next Episode March 17, 2001 |
The 14th episode of Season 26 and the 499th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by former SNL writer, comedian, producer and actor Conan O'Brien, the host of Late Night and Conan with Don Henley, a former member of the Eagles, as the musical guest. It premiered on March 10, 2001. This is Conan O'Brien only time hosting, and Don Henley's 2nd musical guest stint on SNL.
Don Henley previously made his musical guest debut on October 28, 1989, the fourth episode of Season 15, with actor James Woods as the host.
Conan O’Brien's goodnights speech is "That was amazingly fun, everyone should get to do that. My thanks to: Don Henley, Ben Affleck, Max Weinberg, Becky Weinberg, the amazing cast and crew, Lorne Michaels. Thank you so much. Good night, everybody!." (Cheers & Applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Jimmy Fallon
- Will Ferrell
- Ana Gasteyer
- Darrell Hammond
- Chris Kattan
- Tracy Morgan
- Chris Parnell
- Horatio Sanz
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by Ben Affleck, longtime drummer of Bruce Springsteen and The E-Street Band and bandleader on Late Night, Max Weinberg and his wife Becky Weinberg
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| A Message from the President of the United States | President George W. Bush (Will Ferrell) Bush announces his new worry-free attitude. | |
| Monologue by Conan O'Brien | Returning to SNL to host for the first time, former writer and Late Night host Conan O’Brien shows clips of his writer’s cameo appearances from the 80’s, then takes Tracy Morgan and a paramedic (Scott Wainio) downstairs for a tour of his talk show Late Night studio. | |
| Subshack | If you’re losing weight too fast, take a walk with Jared Fogel (Jimmy Fallon) to Subshack to put the pounds back on. | |
| Boston Teens: Cumberland Farms | With a little help from Eric Pearson (Conan O’Brien) and a fake moustache, Sully (Jimmy Fallon) and Denise (Rachel Dratch) score some beer. | |
| Moleculo | Superhero Moleculo (Conan O’Brien) gives himself away by repeating his catchphrase while assuming his mild-mannered disguise. | |
| Napster Testimony | Not only is Right Said Fred (Conan O’Brien) seeking copyright protection, but he would also like a little something to eat. | |
| Don Henley performing "Everything Is Different Now" | ||
| Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey | ||
| Taint-less Ted | A doctor (Conan O’Brien) informs patient Ted Brown (Horatio Sanz) that he’s lost his “taint”. | |
| Saturday TV Funhouse: Find the Black People at the Knick Game | Rob Smigel invites viewers to “Find the Black People at the Knicks Game.” | |
| VH! Diva-thon | Diva Deandra Wells (Ana Gasteyer) causes a ruckus among the members of her back-up band. | |
| Democratic National Committee (I) | Marc Rich (Chris Kattan) discusses his financial woes. | |
| Don Henley performing "The Heart of the Matter" | ||
| Sports Century | Early 20th Century boxer James “The Gentlemen Masher” Corcoran (Conan O’Brien) excelled at his sport until he agreed to spar with black competitors. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Don Henley, Ben Affleck, Max Weinberg, Becky Weinberg, the amazing cast and crew, Lorne Michaels and everyone are all thanked by Conan O'Brien for having him back home. |
Trivia[]
- With this episode, Frank Sebastiano (who previously wrote for the show from 1995 to 1998) returned as a full-time staff writer, after more than 2½ years away from the show.
Trivia/Notes[]
- This also marked the first episode to have former SNL writers returned to host the show.
| Preceded by: February 24, 2001 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: March 17, 2001 |