March 14, 1998 Season 23 episode
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| Episode | 442 |
| Season Episode | 16 |
| Host | Julianne Moore |
| Musical Guest(s) | Backstreet Boys |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"As Long as You Love Me" |
| Previous Episode March 7, 1998 |
Next Episode April 4, 1998 |
The sixteenth episode of Season 23 and the 442nd episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on March 14, 1998, hosted by actress Julianne Moore, star of the hit films Short Cuts, Todd Haynes' Safe, Nine Months, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Boogie Nights, The End of the Affair, Far from Heaven, The Hours, The Big Lebowski, Magnolia, Hannibal, Children of Men, A Single Man, The Kids Are All Right, Crazy, Stupid, Love, Maps to the Stars, the HBO film Game Change, Still Alice, The Hunger Games film series (2014–2015) and the spy film Kingsman: The Golden Circle and Haynes' drama May December, with musical guest Backstreet Boys, a vocal group. Backstreet Boys' musical guest debut on SNL was made, and this was Julianne Moore's only time hosting.
This marked the final credited episode for longtime cast member Norm Macdonald (a cast member since 1993), as he left the show after five years.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Jim Breuer
- Will Ferrell
- Ana Gasteyer
- Darrell Hammond
- Chris Kattan
- Norm Macdonald (Final Appearance)
- Tim Meadows
- Tracy Morgan
- Cheri Oteri
- Colin Quinn
- Molly Shannon
Sketches[]
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 Cold Open | As President Bill Clinton (Darrell Hammond) comments on the Starr Report, Kenneth Starr (Will Ferrell) interrupts the sketch to issue a subpoena to Darrell Hammond. | |
| Opening Montage | Norm Macdonald's final time being credited as an SNL cast member. | |
| Monologue by Julianne Moore | Gloria Stewart (Cheri Oteri) re-enacts the “Titanic” finale so she can one-up her fellow Oscar nominee, Julianne Moore, as she hosted SNL for the only time. | |
| The Delicious Dish | Sorghum expert Audrey Kay (Julianne Moore) reveals that her farm compound is a front for an evil cult to Margaret Jo McCullen (Ana Gasteyer) and Teri Rialto (Molly Shannon). | |
| The Ladies' Man | ||
| Band Shot | Kenneth Starr (Will Ferrell) interrupts SNL Band to haul off Lenny Pickett. As Don Pardo announcement next week’s rebroadcast, Starr (Ferrell) can be heard entering the booth and issuing Pardo a subpoena. | |
| Barbara Walters Oscar Special | Matt Damon (Jim Breuer) & Ben Affleck (Chris Kattan). This marked the final SNL sketch appearance of Norm Macdonald as a cast member (who reprised his role as Burt Reynolds). | |
| The Lost Deep Thoughts | ||
| Weekend Update With Colin Quinn | Colin Quinn performs Weekend Update alone, with no guests' commentators. | |
| Backstreey Boys performs "As Long as You Love Me" | ||
| Pretty Living | ||
| Heineken | ||
| Terrence Maddox: Life Model | ||
| Saturday Tv Funhouse: Conspiracy Theory Rock! | ||
| Good Morning with Liza! | ||
| The Golords | ||
| Shirtless Bible Salesman | Shirtless salesmen (Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows) have no luck selling a unit to a housewife (Julianne Moore). | |
| Goodnights | Julianne Moore thanked the Backstreet Boys and the incredible cast. |
| Preceded by: March 7, 1998 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: April 4, 1998 |