November 23, 1996 Season 22 episode
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| Episode | 413 |
| Season Episode | 7 |
| Host | Phil Hartman |
| Musical Guest(s) | Bush |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Swallowed" "Insect Kin" |
| Previous Episode November 16, 1996 |
Next Episode December 7, 1996 |
The 7th episode of Season 22 and the 413th episode of Saturday Night Live, premiered on November 23, 1996. It was hosted by former longtime cast member Phil Hartman, star of the NBC's hit comedy series NewsRadio, with musical guests Bush. Phil Hartman made his second and last hosting appearance on SNL before his death on May 28, 1998. This is also the second musical guest appearance on SNL for Bush.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Jim Breuer
- Will Ferrell
- Ana Gasteyer
- Darrell Hammond
- Chris Kattan
- Norm Macdonald
- Mark McKinney
- Tim Meadows
- Tracy Morgan
- Cheri Oteri
- Molly Shannon
- Cameo by Rodney Dangerfield
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| O.J. TV Trial Reenactment Cold Open | O.J. Simpson (Tim Meadows) causes shenanigans while being cross-examined in his latest trial. | |
| Monologue by Phil Hartman | Longtime former cast member Phil Hartman returning to SNL to host for the second and last time. He discusses his many endorsement deals. | |
| Lux 420SL | Cliff Robertson endorses the car for crazy people. | |
| House of Congress | M-TV VJ Kincaid (Ana Gasteyer) rambles television nostolgia with Jesse Helms (Darrell Hammond). | |
| Saturday TV Funhouse: Michael Jackson | In a cartoon by Rob Smigel, a ga-ga Michael Jackson makes a play for little boys. | |
| Texaco | ||
| Thanksgiving Son Auditions | Members of the National Endowment for the Arts (Jim Breuer, Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer, Darrell Hammond, Chris Kattan, Tim Meadows, Tracy Morgan and Molly Shannon) endure a series of Thanksgiving song auditions. With Phil Hartman, Mark McKinney and Cheri Oteri as judges. | |
| The Joe Pesci Show | Joe Pesci (Jim Breuer) and Frank Sinatra (Phil Hartman) give Michael Jackson (Tim Meadows) a hard time. | |
| Weekend Update with Norm Macdonald | With special guest Rodney Dangerfield comments on what it’s like to be 75 years old. | |
| Bush performs "Swallowed" | ||
| The Gossip Show | Hyper Julie Brown (Cheri Oteri) lets loose with government secrets. | |
| Acting Workshop | Acting teacher Bobby Colsman (Phil Hartman) continues to verbally abuse his acting students (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Mark McKinney and Molly Shannon) while name-dropping his D-List celebrity friends. | |
| Bush performs "Insect Kin" | ||
| Pacific Brigade | World War II general (Phil Hartman) tells his soldiers (Jim Breuer, Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Chris Kattan, Norm Macdonald, Mark McKinney, Tim Meadows, Tracy Morgan and Colin Quinn) that most of them won’t be coming back. | |
| Froonga | The stacking wine glasses game is just the latest amusement from the dangerous Grelco product line. | |
| Goodnights and Closing Credits | Bush, Rodney Dangerfield, (and wishes him a "Happy Birthday", as well), Lorne Michaels, the wonderful cast and audience are all thanked by Phil Hartman for having him back home again. |
| Preceded by: November 16, 1996 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: December 7, 1996 |