May 6, 2006 Season 31 episode
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| Episode | 602 |
| Season Episode | 17 |
| Host | Tom Hanks |
| Musical Guest(s) | Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Dani California" "Give It Away" |
| Previous Episode April 15, 2006 |
Next Episode May 13, 2006 |
The 602nd episode and 17th episode of Saturday Night Live's 31st season premiered on May 6, 2006, hosted by the actor Tom Hanks and the musical guest was Red Hot Chili Peppers, the legendary rock band, who performed "Dani California" and "Give It Away". This is Tom Hanks' 8th time as host and the second musical guest appearance on SNL for the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
Hanks last hosted SNL was the Season 22 premiere on September 28, 1996, with musical guests Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, the legendary rock band.
The Red Hot Chili Peppers previously made their musical guest debut on February 22, 1992, the fourteenth episode of Season 17, hosted by actress and comedian Roseanne Arnold, star of ABC's hit sitcom Roseanne and her then-husband, comedian and actor Tom Arnold.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Rachel Dratch
- Tina Fey
- Will Forte
- Darrell Hammond
- Seth Meyers
- Finesse Mitchell
- Chris Parnell
- Amy Poehler
- Maya Rudolph
- Horatio Sanz
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
Sketches and Music Performances[]
- The Gas Plan (Cold Opening)
- Wheel of Fortune (Gameshow)
- Kaitlin & Rick
- SNL Digital Short - My Testicles
- Universal Theme Park
- Claremont Yoga Center
- Colin's Place (Show)
- Tennis Players
Cast[]
- The Gas Plan Cold Open
- Tom Hanks as Bill Frist
- Will Forte as George W. Bush
- Darrell Hammond as Dick Cheney
- Finesse Mitchell as Chester
- Opening Monologue by Tom Hanks
- Tom Hanks
- Fred Armisen as Father Gregory Sante
- Liz Cackowski as Audience Member
- Rachel Dratch as Flying Nun
- Bill Hader as Albino Monk
- Darrell Hammond as Pope Benedict XVI
- Chris Parnell as Reverend
- Jason Sudeikis
- Bryan Tucker as Audience Member
- Wheel of Fortune
- Tom Hanks as Pat Sajak
- Fred Armisen as Kenny
- Tina Fey as Vanna White
- Amy Poehler as Donna
- Kristen Wiig as Marjorie
- Kaitlin & Rick
- Tom Hanks as Eli
- Amy Poehler as Kaitlin
- Horatio Sanz as Rick
- SNL Digital Short - My Testicles
- Tom Hanks as Efrim
- James Anderson as Keytar Player
- Fred Armisen as Model
- Liz Cackowski as Model
- Will Forte as Guy
- Chris Parnell as Guy
- Amy Poehler as Model
- Maya Rudolph as Model
- Andy Samberg as Ariel
- Jorma Taccone as Model
- Kenan Thompson as Guy
- Universal Theme Park
- Tom Hanks as Paul
- Fred Armisen as Son
- Rachel Dratch as Ma
- Red Hot Chili Peppers performed "Dani California"
- Weekend Update
- Tina Fey
- Amy Poehler
- Horatio Sanz as Rosie O'Donnell
- Fred Armisen as Dr. Gunther Kelly
- Will Forte as Dr. Patrick Kelly
- Claremont Yoga Center
- Tom Hanks as Teddy
- Liz Cackowski as Student
- Rachel Dratch as Laura
- Amy Poehler as Instructor
- Maya Rudolph as Student
- Andy Samberg as Student
- Kristen Wiig as Student
- Colin's Place
- Tom Hanks as David Vernon
- Finesse Mitchell as Michael Powell
- Maya Rudolph as Condoleezza Rice
- Kenan Thompson as Colin Powell
- Kristen Wiig as announcer (voice only)
- Red Hot Chili Peppers performed "Give It Away"
- Tennis Players
- Tom Hanks as Richard
- Will Forte as Douglas
- Bill Hader as Toby
- Chris Parnell as Skip
- Goodnights: Tom Hanks thanked Anthony, Flea, John and Chad, the true men, the Red Hot Chili Peppers, the cast and crew that he loved them, and they all loved him.
Trivia[]
- Maya Rudolph and Horatio Sanz return with this episode.
- Seth Meyers does not appear until the goodnights.
- This is the 6th appearance of Kaitlin & Rick, it is also the final appearance of Rick.
- This is the 4th appearance of The Kelly Brothers.
| Preceded by: April 15, 2006 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: May 13, 2006 |