September 13, 2008 Season 34 episode
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| Episode | 637 |
| Season Episode | 1 |
| Host | Michael Phelps |
| Musical Guest(s) | Lil Wayne |
| Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Got Money" "Lollipop" |
| Previous Episode May 17, 2008 |
Next Episode September 20, 2008 |
Michael Phelps hosted the season premiere of Season 34 and the 637th episode of Saturday Night Live, which premiered on September 13, 2008. The musical guest was rapper, singer and songwriter Lil Wayne. Lil Wayne made his 2nd appearance and also his first time as the musical guest, as well as the only time as host on SNL for Michael Phelps. This marked the earliest season premiere in the show's history.
This marked the first episode for Bobby Moynihan as a cast member.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
Featured Players[]
- Bobby Moynihan (first episode)
Sketches[]
A Non-Partisan Message from Gov. Sarah Palin and Sen. Hillary Clinton[]
The opening sketch had Tina Fey return as Sarah Palin (unsurprisingly), and Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton. This is definitely a notable sketch, and in that case is noted here.
Opening Montage[]
The opening montage is in black and white, while the cast credits remain in color. The "SNL" logo and the cast credits appear smaller to fit into the 4:3 "safe area". In the second episode of the season, the video for Casey Wilson's credit was changed.
Michael Phelps' Monologue[]
A flag-waving Debbie Phelps (Amy Poehler) cheers on her son Michael Phelps as he does his opening monologue. Phelps then introduces his new show, Swim Cop, and William Shatner shows up to give him endorsement advice.
Other[]
Jar Glove
Locker Motivation
Craig & Stacia
Lil Wayne performs "Got Money"
Weekend Update with Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers
The Charles Barkley Show
T-Mobile
An SNL Digital Short (Space Olympics)
Pizzeria Uno
Lil Wayne performs "Lollipop"
The Michael Phelps Diet
Goodnights
Trivia[]
- This was John Mulaney's first episode as a writer.
- Starting with this episode, Seth Meyers (who had been head writer since January 2006) continues on as the sole head writer of the show, something that would last through the next four seasons.
- Meanwhile, Paula Pell (who had writen for SNL since 1995, and served as co-head writer for the previous two seasons) was moved back to being a writing supervisor).
| Preceded by: May 17, 2008 |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: September 20, 2008 |