October 22, 2005 Season 31 episode
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| Episode | 588 |
| Season Episode | 3 |
| Host | Catherine Zeta-Jones |
| Musical Guest(s) | Franz Ferdinand |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Do You Want To" "Take Me Out" |
| Previous Episode October 8, 2005 |
Next Episode October 29, 2005 |
The 588th episode and 3rd episode of Season 31 of Saturday Night Live premiered on October 22, 2005, hosted by Welch actress Catherine Zeta-Jones with musical guest Franz Ferdinand, a Scottish rock band, who performed "Do You Want To" and "Take Me Out". Catherine Zeta-Jones' only time as host was made, and this was also the only musical guest stint on SNL for Franz Ferdinand.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Fred Armisen
- Rachel Dratch
- Tina Fey
- Will Forte
- Darrell Hammond
- Seth Meyers
- Finesse Mitchell
- Amy Poehler
- Maya Rudolph†
- Horatio Sanz
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
† Credited, but did not appear. Additionally, once again, Chris Parnell doesn't appear because he was filming the pilot episode for his failed sitcom Thick and Thin, Rudolph does not appear because she was on maternity leave. Parnell is once again removed from the opening montage to reflect this, but Rudolph was still credited.
Sketches and Music Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Troops Q&A Cold Open | George W. Bush (Will Forte) Q&A with Iraq troops has obviously been staged. | |
| Opening montage | Chris Parnell is once again not credited, due to filming his failed sitcom Thick and Thin (he returns with the next episode, though). | |
| Catherine Zeta-Jones | unafraid of SNL, Catherine Zeta-Jones dances & sings “They Can’t Take My Oscar Away”. | |
| Butt Cancer Treatment Center | Butt Cancer Treatment Center patient (Jason Sudeikis) uses juvenile ass euphemisms. | |
| Newsnight with Aaron Brown | in Afghanistan, CNN reporter’s (host) inability to groom takes its toll. | |
| Dancer Party | (Seth Meyers) endures jazzed-up party with (host) & other Bob Fosse-esque dancers. | |
| Franz Ferdinand performs “Do You Want To”. | ||
| Weekend Update with Tina Fey and Amy Poehler | Tina Fey returns with this episode; her first appearance on SNL since May 21, 2005. Failed high school football coach’s (Jason Sudeikis) optimism is unwarranted; sex expert Don Pardo hits on Amy Poehler & makes Tina Fey jealous; blind prop comic Pep Walters (Fred Armisen) fumbles through his routine; a photo of former Jean Doumanian-era cast member Charles Rocket at the Weekend Update desk marks his passing. | |
| Italian Hotel | In Italy, Vinny Vedecci (Bill Hader) & other locals mock & court USA tourists. | |
| Access Hollywood | Celebs perform Sharon Stone’s (Amy Poehler) storm relief song. | |
| Creighton Boys School | fellow teachers resent gorgeous new high school French instructor (Catherine Zeta-Jones). | |
| Franz Ferdinand performs “Take Me Out”. | ||
| Singing Vows | spanking fetishists (Will Forte) & (Catherine Zeta-Jones) sing naughty vows at wedding ceremony. | |
| Morgan Stanley | Rerun from October 1, 2005. | |
| Schatzki's Deli | Abe Scheinwald (Rachel Dratch) wants Mexican bombshell (Catherine Zeta-Jones) for Emily Dickinson role. | |
| Goodnights |
Trivia[]
- With this episode Rachel Dratch surpasses her former castmates Ana Gasteyer and Molly Shannon as the longest serving female cast member.
- This is the 4th and final appearance of Abe Scheinwald.
| Preceded by: October 8, 2005 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 29, 2005 |