November 19, 2011 Season 37 episode
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| Episode | 709 |
| Season Episode | 7 |
| Host | Jason Segel |
| Musical Guest(s) | Florence and the Machine |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Shake It Out" "No Light, No Light" |
| Previous Episode November 12, 2011 |
Next Episode December 3, 2011 |
The 7th episode of Season 37 and the 709th episode of Saturday Night Live premiered on November 19, 2011. It was hosted by actor and comedian Jason Segel, star of the CBS hit sitcom How I Met Your Mother and the hit films Forgetting Sarah Marshall, I Love You, Man, Despicable Me, Bad Teacher and The Muppets and the musical guest was Florence and the Machine, who performed "Shake It Out" and "No Light, No Light". Jason Segel made his only hosting stint, and this is also Florence and the Machine's 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL.
Jason Segel's goodnights speech is "Ladies and gentlemen, thanks to Florence + The Machine! [ he hugs Florence ] To The Muppets — to The Muppets! To Paul Rudd! To Governor Jon Huntsman! [ he hugs Huntsman ] And to my family, who couldn’t be here tonight! This is for you. I love you guys! Good night!"
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Abby Elliott
- Bill Hader
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Andy Samberg
- Jason Sudeikis
- Kenan Thompson
- Kristen Wiig
Featured Players[]
- Cameos by The Muppets, Paul Rudd, and Governor Jon Huntsman
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Mitt Romney Raw & Unleashed Cold Opening | Mitt Romney (Jason Sudeikis) tries desperately to prove that he can be less boring than he appears to be. | |
| Monologue by Jason Segel | Jason Segel sings about the unbelievable thrill of hosting “Saturday Night Live” with backing vocals from his disgruntled group of Muppet co-stars. | |
| Red Flag | Rerun from September 24, 2011. | |
| Kelly Auditions | Following Regis Philbin’s retirement, Kelly Ripa (Nasim Pedrad) auditions various celebrities in search of a new co-star. | |
| Kemper-Pedic Me Time Mattress | Pete Kemper (Jason Segel) promotes his patented Keper Pedic Me Time Mattress, which allows him to perform masturbatory actions in bed without disturbing his wife’s (Vanessa Bayer) sleep. | |
| Affectionate Family: Thanksgiving | The affectionate Vogelcheck Family (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel) greet more newcomers with open arms and wet, sloppy kisses at Christmas time. | |
| Florence and the Machine performed "Shake It Out" | ||
| Weekend Update with Seth Meyers | Gov. Jon Huntsman comments on how his campaign for the Republican presidential nominee is going, especially in New Hampshire. Seth Meyers and Kermit the Frog ask “Really!?!” in regards to pizza being declared a vegetable for the sake of school the lunch program. | |
| Retirement Party | Mr. Gurst’s (Fred Armisen) retirement party is marred by Secretary Janelle Mumrot’s (Kristen Wiig) inability to find something to say and Louis’ (Jason Segel) drunken plot to spill well-known company secrets. | |
| A New Jack Thanksgiving | Medium Richard (Bobby Moynihan) promotes a collection of New Jack holiday classics that he’s almost positive never went out of style. | |
| SNL Digital Short - Seducing Women Through Chess | An 80’s-era Instructor (Andy Samberg) does a poor job demonstrating the art of “Seducing Women Through Chess”. | |
| Andre the Giant Gets an Ice Cream | Andre the Giant (Jason Segel) has a tough time choosing an ice cream flavor. | |
| Florence and the Machine performed "No Light, No Light" | ||
| The Blue Jean Committee | Members of the Blue Jean Committee (Fred Armisen, Jason Segel, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson) are local western Massachusetts boys about to go national, but still wow the crowd at the local bar with their hit “Massachusetts Afternoon”. | |
| Goodnights | Jason Segel thanked Florence and the Machine, the Muppets, Paul Rudd, Governor Jon Huntsman, and his family that he loved them. |
Notes/Trivia[]
- Florence Welch, the lead singer of Florence and the Machine, also appeared as Flow Diggity Flow Doubt in the "A New Jack Thanksgiving" sketch and as one of the patrons in the "The Blue Jean Committee" sketch.
- "I Can't Believe I'm Hosting," the song Jason Segel performed in the opening monologue, was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics.
- Jim Henson's The Muppets - Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire), Miss Piggy (Eric Jacobson), Rowlf the Dog (Bill Barretta), Fozzie Bear (Jacobson), Gonzo the Great (Dave Goelz), Scooter (David Rudman), Camilla the Chicken (Matt Vogel) and Statler and Waldorf (Whitmire and Goelz, respectively) appeared in the opening monologue. Additionally, Kermit the Frog appeared on the Weekend Update segment and Rowlf and Gonzo appeared in the "The Blue Jean Committee" sketch.
- Olivia Wilde appeared in the SNL Digital Short: Seducing Women Through Chess.
| Preceded by: November 12, 2011 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 3, 2011 |