March 14, 2009 Season 34 episode
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| Episode | 654 |
| Season Episode | 18 |
| Host | Tracy Morgan |
| Musical Guest(s) | Kelly Clarkson |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"My Life Would Suck Without You" and "I Do Not Hook Up" |
| Previous Episode March 7, 2009 |
Next Episode April 4, 2009 |
The 654th episode and 18th episode of Saturday Night Live's 34th season premiered on March 14, 2009, hosted by longtime former cast member Tracy Morgan, star of NBC's hit comedy series 30 Rock with musical guest Kelly Clarkson, who performed "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "I Do Not Hook Up". This was the first hosting appearance that Morgan made on SNL, as well as the 2nd time as musical guest on SNL for Kelly Clarkson.
The goodnights speech for Tracy Morgan is "Thanks to Kelly Clarkson... Tina Fey... John Cena... Lorne Michaels, Marci Klein, Alec Baldwin... my wife! Tanisha... my grandmother Kiwani.... everybody in the audience... our president! I love you! [continues to ramble more names, as the credits begin to roll] Bradley! My man Sharkey! Thank the cast - I love this cast! And my babies! Thank you, y'all! Love you, thanks.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Will Forte
- Bill Hader
- Darrell Hammond
- Seth Meyers
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by Tina Fey, John Cena and Alec Baldwin
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Tracy Returns Cold Open | Tracy Morgan returns to Saturday Night Live to host and he is ready to coldcock anyone who gets in his way. Cameos by another longtime former cast member and Morgan's 30 Rock co-star Tina Fey and John Cena. | |
| Monologue by Tracy Morgan | Longtime former cast member Tracy Morgan returns to Saturday Night Live to host for the first time and he accuses the media of making his exploits sound more ghetto than they are in reality. | |
| Chewable Pampers | The organic-enriched diaper that is eco-friendly and delicious. | |
| Brian Fellow's Safari Planet | Brian Fellow (Tracy Morgan) welcomes a cow and a red-tailed hawk. | |
| The View | Whoopi Goldberg (Kenan Thompson), Elisabeth Hasselbeck (Kristen Wiig), Joy Behar (Fred Armisen), Sherri Sheperd (Tracy Morgan) and Barbara Walters (Michaela Watkins) are in Orlando at Disney Studios. | |
| Scared Straight | Two ex-convicts (Kenan Thompson, Tracy Morgan) attempt to scare a group of teens (Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Bobby Moynihan) caught for underage drinking. The criminal stories the ex-convicts tell are stolen from popular films. | |
| Dateline | Keith Morrison (Bill Hader) further revels in the misery of his interview subjects. | |
| Astronaut Jones | Astronaut Jones (Tracy Morgan) encounter a transvestite alien (Andy Samberg) in outer space. | |
| Kelly Clarkson Performed "My Life Would Suck Without You" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | With guests, John Malkovich (Bill Hader) tries to contain his anger after getting swindled by Benard Madoff's Ponizi scheme, Tracy Morgan briefly ask "Really?!?" and Barbie (Kristen Wiig) celebrates her 50th birthday by trying to down a drink without the benefit of elbows. | |
| Big Love | Bill (Jason Sudeikis) introduces his Mormon wives (Kristen Wiig, Abby Elliott, Casey Wilson) to fourth wife Fantasia Divine (Tracy Morgan). | |
| SNL Digital Short: Party Guys | Bill Hader and Andy Samberg point out the odd sorts they spot at a lame party. With Fred Armisen, Abby Elliott, Bobby Moynihan and Casey Wilson as guests, Jason Sudeikis as Batman and Kenan Thompson as Mr. Personality. | |
| Suppressex | Dr. Ricky Lamayne (Tracy Morgan) advertises a pill that suppresses untimely erections. | |
| High IQ | Braniac contestants (Jason Sudeikis, Darrell Hammond, Michaela Watkins) are distracted from working out their final answer by crazy sideshow theatrics of the host’s (Tracy Morgan) acquaintances. | |
| Kelly Clarkson performed "I Do Not Hook Up" | ||
| Family Flix | While discussing his new} film "Rocket Dog", Percy T. Douglas (Tracy Morgan) reveals the ending and a carnage count of dogs and actors who appeared in film. | |
| Gas Right | Repeat from December 6, 2008. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Kelly Clarkson, Tina Fey, John Cena, Lorne Michaels, Marci Klein, Alec Baldwin, Morgan's wife Tanisha, his grandmother Kiwani, everybody in the audience, their president, Bradley, Sharkey, the cast and Morgan's babies are all thanked by Tracy Morgan for having him back home and he loved them. |
| Preceded by: March 7, 2009 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: April 4, 2009 |