October 2, 2004

October 2, 2004 Season 30 episode


Episode	566
Season Episode	1
Host	Ben Affleck
Musical Guest(s)	Nelly
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s)	"My Place" "Na-NaNa-Na"

Previous Episode
May 15, 2004
(Season 29)

Next Episode
October 9, 2004

The season premiere of Season 30 and the 566th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actor Ben Affleck with rapper Nelly as the musical guest. It premiered on October 2, 2004. This is Ben Affleck's 3rd hosting stint and Nelly's 2nd musical guest appearance on SNL.

This marked the first episode for Rob Riggle as a cast member.

This is also Amy Poehler's first episode as a Weekend Update co-anchor.

Cast[]

Repertory Players[]

Featured Players[]

Cameos by Alec Baldwin and James Gandolfini. Special musical appearance by Jaheim.

Sketches and Music Performances[]

Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other

Title	Image	Summary
Presidential Debate Cold Open		President George W. Bush (Will Forte) and John Kerry (Seth Meyers) debate.
Opening Montage		The opening montage for 2004 opens on a shot of the Brooklyn Bridge and shows the cast engaging in conversations around a local nightclub. The text for the cast members' names is capitalized, white, and each letter of their name is spread out. Additionally, longtime cast member Jimmy Fallon had left the show, prior to the season and Fred Armisen is promoted to a repertory player for this season. First credited for Rob Riggle. In this episode, announcer Don Pardo nearly calls Will Forte "Will Ferrell".
Ben Affleck's Monologue		Alec Baldwin accuses actor Ben Affleck of stealing his moves, as he returned to host SNL for the third time.
Dr. Porkenheimer's Boner Juice		The juice that can keep men sexually-active for up to four hours. First appearance of Rob Riggle.
Debbie Downer: Birthday Party		Melodramatic Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch) tales of woe ruins the festivities at a friend's (Ben Affleck) birthday party. Also features Fred Armisen as guest, Amy Poehler as Michelle, Maya Rudolph as Theresa and Horatio Sanz as Uncle Frank.
Swift Boat Veterans For Truth		Members of John Kerry's former military crew (Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Darrell Hammond, Chris Parnell and Horatio Sanz) speak of his poor domestic history.
Florida Stop		James Carville (Ben Affleck) and Bill Clinton (Darrell Hammond) try in vain to get John and Teresa Kerry (Seth Meyers, Maya Rudolph) to act more human.
Nelly performed "My Place" with Jaheim
Weekend Update with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler		Featuring guests James Gandolfini comments on his state's gay governor, Hollywood celebrity Ben Affleck comments about Matt Damon's recent criticisms and Elton John (Horatio Sanz) is filled with hate. Amy Poehler became Tina Fey's co-anchor on Weekend Update.
The Escalator		The old joke is acted out in the style of a disaster flick when an escalator loses power and panic breaks loose. With Ben Affleck, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz as the shoppers, Will Forte and Rob Riggle as rescue workers, Amy Poehler as Gail and Maya Rudolph as Maria.
Wedding DJ		An obnoxious disc jockey (Ben Affleck) disrupts a wedding reception. Also features Fred Armisen as Father Matachuck, Rob Riggle and Amy Poehler as Joel and Ashley Baird, Will Fote as Brian Baird and Rachel Dratch as guest.
Nelly performed "Na-Nana-Na"
The Family		Allison Jackson's film is a voyeuristic look at the Bush Family partying at Camp David.
Goodnights		Ben Affleck thanked Nelly, Jaheim, James Gandolfini, Alec Baldwin, Lorne Michaels, the cast and crew.

Trivia[]

Also, longtime announcer Don Pardo accidentally introduces Will Forte as "Will Ferrell" in the opening credits.
This was Andrew Steele (now Harper)'s first episode as a co-head writer, alongside Tina Fey.
- Coincidentally, Steele (who at the time had been with the show since 1995) had entered her 10th season as a writer.

Preceded by: May 15, 2004 (Season 29)	Saturday Night Live episode	Followed by: October 9, 2004