October 4, 1997 Season 23 episode
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| Episode | 428 |
| Season Episode | 2 |
| Host | Matthew Perry |
| Musical Guest(s) | Oasis |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Don't Go Away" "Acquiesce" |
| Previous Episode September 27, 1997 |
Next Episode October 18, 1997 |
The 2nd episode of Season 23 and the overall 428th episode of Saturday Night Live, hosted by actor Matthew Perry, star of the hit NBC series Friends with British rock band Oasis as the musical guest. This is Perry's only time as host, thus making him the fourth cast member from the hit sitcom Friends to host. This is also the only musical guest appearance on SNL for Oasis.
Matthew Perry’s goodnights speech is Thanks to Oasis, Thanks to everybody, I Love You Grandpa, Good Night.
Cast[]
Repertory[]
- Jim Breuer
- Will Ferrell
- Ana Gasteyer
- Darrell Hammond
- Chris Kattan
- Norm Macdonald
- Tim Meadows
- Tracy Morgan
- Cheri Oteri
- Colin Quinn
- Molly Shannon
Sketches[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
| Title | Image | Summary |
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| Spartan Cheerleaders Cold Open | Hoping to become real Spartans, Craig (Will Ferrell) & Arianna (Cheri Oteri) practice for tryouts. | |
| Opening Montage | Theme song is slowed way down. | |
| Sarcasm 101 | ||
| The Ladies Man | old-fashioned player Leon Phelps (Tim Meadows) takes some calls. The debut of the Ladies Man sketches. | |
| Friends | Matthew Perry doesn’t care for Colin Quinn's fey Chandler characterization in Friends skit |
| Preceded by: September 27, 1997 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 18, 1997 |