May 20, 2006 Season 31 episode
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| Episode | 604 |
| Season Episode | 19 |
| Host | Kevin Spacey |
| Musical Guest(s) | Nelly Furtado |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Promiscuous" and "Maneater" |
| Previous Episode May 13, 2006 |
Next Episode September 30, 2006 (Season 32) |
The 604th episode, 19th episode and the Season 31 finale of Saturday Night Live premiered on May 20, 2006, hosted by actor Kevin Spacey, with Canadian singer Nelly Furtado as the musical guest, who performed "Promiscuous" and "Maneater". Timbaland joined Furtado for the first performance. This is Kevin Spacey's 2nd hosting stint, and his first appearance in 9 years and 4 months. This is also Nelly Furtado's 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL.
This marked the final episode to feature long-time cast members: Rachel Dratch (a cast member since 1999), who left the show after seven years, Tina Fey (a cast member since 2000; head writer since 1999; and overall writer since 1997), who left the show after six years as a cast member; seven years as head writer; and nine years overall with the show (which is also her final episode as a Weekend Update anchor), Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz (both cast members since 1998), who were both fired from the show after eight years, due to budget cuts; as well as Finesse Mitchell (who was hired back in 2003), after just three years, as he too, was let go, due to budget cuts.
Kevin Spacey's goodnight speech is "My thanks to Nelly Furtado and Timberland. Thanks to all of you. Go see “Superman”! See you in London! Have a great summer! Good night, everyone!". (Cheers and applause)
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Rachel Dratch (Final Appearance)
- Tina Fey (Final Appearance)
- Will Forte
- Darrell Hammond
- Seth Meyers
- Finesse Mitchell (Last Appearance)
- Chris Parnell (Final Appearance)
- Amy Poehler
- Maya Rudolph
- Horatio Sanz (Final Appearance)
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
- Musical cameo appearance by Timbaland.
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson Cooper 360 Cold Opening | Anderson Cooper (Seth Meyers) discusses the Mexican border patrol issue with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (Darrell Hammond) and a glad-not-to-be-in-Iraq National Guard soldier (Kenan Thompson), as well as the New England floods with an irate housewife (Rachel Dratch). | |
| Opening Montage | This marked the final episode to use the seasons 30-31 opening, and the final time being credits for Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz, and Finesse Mitchell as SNL cast members. | |
| Kevin Spacey's Monologue | Returning to host SNL for the second time and his first appearance in 9 years and 4 months, actor Kevin Spacey vamps it up for an over-the-top “American Idol” demonstration. | |
| Two A-Holes at a Crime Scene | .The Two A-Holes (Jason Sudeikis, Kristin Wiig) make for poor witnesses at the crime scene of a stolen vehicle. | |
| Oprah Winfrey's Legends Ball Special | Oprah Winfrey (Maya Rudolph) hosts an all-star salute dedicated to the many, many African-American women who have inspired her life. | |
| Carol | Jim (Jason Sudeikis) and Amanda (Amy Poehler) set up his dad (Kevin Spacey) with Carol (Horatio Sanz). | |
| TV Funhouse | “Fun With Real Audio” by Robert Smigel - administration claims produce spit-takes. Rob Smigel’s latest cartoon shows off a collection of “All-New Presidential Outtakes,” which features everyone from the Speaker of the House to a deer performing a spit take whenever President George W. Bush delivers a speech. | |
| Andy's Excuse | Andy Samberg snows Kevin Spacey with a Keyser Soze-worthy yarn to explain why he was late. | |
| Nelly Furtado and Timbaland performed “Promiscuous” | ||
| Weekend Update with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler | “American Idol” contender Taylor Hicks (Jason Sudeikis) comes knocking on the Update door. After a clip from her first Weekend Update, Tina Fey delivers her second Women’s News commentary and projects new predictions for Britney Spears. Whitney Houston (Maya Rudolph) rounds up a group of SNL recurring characters (Fred Armisen, Horatio Sanz, and Rachel Dratch) to celebrate Tina Fey’s 180th show. This marked the final appearance of Tina Fey as an SNL cast member and Weekend Update anchor. | |
| The Falconer: Time Travel | Complications abound when Ken “The Falconer” Mortimer (Will Forte) is visited by his future self (Kevin Spacey) in an attempt to prevent Donald from being shot by a hunter (Maya Rudolph). When the mission fails, they bungle their way further and further back in time with a growing army of their former selves for a series of near-misses at saving Donald’s life. This marked the final sketch appearances of Finesse Mitchell and Horatio Sanz as SNL cast members. | |
| SNL Digital Short: Andy Walking | Andy Samberg belittles correct man-on-the-street quiz responses. | |
| Legends of Sarcasm | A profile of Phillip Sarc (Kevin Spacey), the man who heralded the Dawn of Sarcasm. This marked the final sketch appearance of Chris Parnell as an SNL cast member. | |
| Nelly Furtado performed “Maneater” | ||
| I Do Not Agree with Any of this Administration's Policies | Neil Young’s (Kevin Spacey) latest album subtlety expresses his opposition for the Bush administration. This marked the final sketch appearance of Rachel Dratch as an SNL cast member. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Kevin Spacey thanked Nelly Furtado and Timberland and all of them. He reminded everyone to go see “Superman” and see them in London. He even wishes them to have a great summer. Also the cast and everyone says goodbye to Rachel, Tina, Horatio, Chris and Finesse, since this is their final SNL show. |
Trivia[]
- During Weekend Update, Amy Poehler says that this is Tina Fey's 180th episode and that she's been on the show for nine years. Neither of these statements are exactly true. Tina has been a writer for nine years but only a cast member for six and she's only written 176 episodes not 180, moreover she's only been a cast member for 117 episodes.
- Timbaland joins Furtado for her performance of "Promiscuous".
- This is the 3rd appearance of the Two A-Holes.
- This is the 4th and final appearance of Carol.
- This is the 9th and final appearance of The Falconer.
- This also marked the final episode for longtime director Beth McCarthy-Miller (who had been the show's director since 1995) who left after this episode, after 11 years, in part, because she was the cause for the show's clumsy transition to HD.
- Due to the departures of Fey, Dratch, Parnell, Sanz, and Mitchell, and since the cast was smaller next season, as well as going into a slightly different direction with Weekend Update, as well as getting a new director heading into the next season, this is the final episode of the fifth generation of Saturday Night Live after six years.
- This also even marked the final episode for longtime writers Frank Sebastiano, T. Sean Shannon, J.B. Smoove, and Liz Cackowski.
- Sebastiano (who has overall been writing on-and-off for the show since 1995; initially writing there from 1995-1998, and had returned to write for the show since 2001), left the show after 8½ accumulative years.
- Shannon (who had written on the show since 1998), departed after eight years on the show.
- Smoove (who joined the writing staff back in 2003), departed after just three years.
- Lastly, Cackowski (who joined the writing staff back in 2004), departed after 2½ years.
- It is currently unknown if any of them were let go due to the budget cuts.
| Preceded by: May 13, 2006 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: September 30, 2006 (Season 32) |