May 17, 1997 Season 22 episode
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| Episode | 426 |
| Season Episode | 20 |
| Host | Jeff Goldblum |
| Musical Guest(s) | En Vogue |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Don't Let Go (Love)" |
| Previous Episode May 10, 1997 |
Next Episode September 27, 1997 (Season 23) |
The season finale of Season 22 and the 426th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on May 17, 1997. It was hosted by actor Jeff Goldblum, star of the animated film Zambezia, as well as the hit 1993 science fiction action-adventure film Jurassic Park and the 1997 sequel film The Lost World: Jurassic Park, with musical guest En Vogue. This is Goldblum's 2nd hosting stint and En Vogue's 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL.
This marked the final episode for cast member Mark McKinney (who joined the cast back in 1995), as he left the show, after 2½ years.
Cast[]
Repertory[]
- Jim Breuer
- Will Ferrell
- Ana Gasteyer
- Darrell Hammond
- Chris Kattan
- Norm Macdonald
- Mark McKinney (Final appearance)
- Tim Meadows
- Tracy Morgan
- Cheri Oteri
- Molly Shannon
Featured[]
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nightline Cold Open | Ted Kopel (Darrell Hammond) and his guests (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan and Mark McKinney) discuss whether machines will eventually come to dominate mankind. | |
| Opening Montage | This marked the final episode to use seasons 21-22 opening (which season 22 was a modified version of season 21), as well as Mark McKinney's final time being credited as a cast member. | |
| Monologue by Jeff Goldblum | Making his second hosting stint, Jeff Goldblum's opening monologue gets interrupted by cast member Jim Breuer, who does his dinosaur impressions because he wants to play a dinosaur in the next Jurassic Park movie, The Lost World. | |
| Big Brawn Feminine Napkins | Repeat from September 28, 1996. | |
| Mary Katherine Gallagher: Teacher's Last Day | Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) has perfect match in departing teacher Mr. Fabre (Jeff Goldblum). With Will Ferrell as Shawn Patrick Flanery, Ana Gasteyer as student and Cheri Oteri as Shelly Peterbuilt. | |
| Space, The Infinite Frontier | Harry Caray (Will Ferrell) & astrophysicist (Jeff Goldblum) | |
| Saturday TV Funhouse: Fun With Real Radio | “Fun With Real Audio” uncovers true meaning of “talk show trash”. | |
| Goth Talk | Circe (Molly Shannon) & Azrael (Chris Kattan) welcome dark musician Count Feedback (Jeff Goldblum) | |
| Weekend Update with Norm Macdonald | With guest Lenny the Lion (Colin Quinn). | |
| En Vouge performed "Don't Let Go (Love)" | ||
| Kennedy Kapers | Ted Kennedy (Will Ferrell) & relatives disgrace family name on game show | |
| Larry King's News & Views | Larry King (Norm Macdonald) further dispenses odd statements. | |
| Take This Job And Shove It! | Janet Blaum (Ana Gasteyer)’s ineffective invective dooms her attempt at unionization | |
| Vic Ocasek's Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp | Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp of Ric Ocasek (Jeff Goldblum)’s cousin Vic has has-beens. Final SNL sketch appearance of Mark McKinney as a cast member. | |
| Jerry "Steve" Dave | A man (Jeff Goldblum) interviews unduly-confident job applicant Jerry Steve Dave (Tim Meadows). | |
| Larry King's News & Views Part 2 | Larry King (Norm Macdonald) voices more personal thoughts. | |
| Goodnights | Jeff Goldblum thanked En Vouge are fabulous, the show is sweet to him, the cast and this is their summer vacation, and they finished the season. He also wishes everyone to have a great summer. |
Trivia[]
- This was Tim Herlihy's final episode as head writer. He would return to the show, the next season, as a co-producer, alongside Steve Higgins, while Adam McKay continued on, as the sole head writer of the show.
- This was also the final episode for writer Norm Hiscock (who previously joined the writing staff in 1994), as he would leave the show, after three seasons (Hiscock was one of the few writers who survived the 1995 cast/writers overhaul).
- Lastly, this also marked the last episode for Yoshiko Hirashige (who was a member of the Saturday Night Live Band since 1995), as she left after 2 years with the show.
| Preceded by: May 10, 1997 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: September 27, 1997 (Season 23) |