September 28, 2013 Season 39 episode
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Episode | 746 |
Season Episode | 1 |
Host | Tina Fey |
Musical Guest(s) | Arcade Fire |
Song(s) performed by Musical Guest(s) |
"Reflektor" "Afterlife" |
Previous Episode May 18, 2013 (Season 38) |
Next Episode October 5, 2013 |
The 746th episode of Saturday Night Live and the season premiere of Season 39 premiered on September 28, 2013, hosted by longtime former cast member and writer and Weekend Update co-anchor Tina Fey with musical guest Arcade Fire, who performed "Reflektor" and "Afterlife" and appeared in the "New Cast Member or Arcade Fire?" sketch. This is Tina Fey's 4th time as host, as well as the 3rd time as musical guest on SNL for Arcade Fire.
This marked the first episode for Beck Bennett, John Milhiser, Kyle Mooney, writer Mike O'Brien, Noël Wells, and Brooks Wheelan as cast members.
This is also the first episode to feature Cecily Strong as a Weekend Update co-anchor.
On the new episode Version, Tina says "Thanks To Arcade Fire, Aaron Paul, The Cast, Lorne, You Guys We Got Something to Say to You Guys Tonight the Network Is Letting Us Go Long Tonight, Arcade Fire Has a Show Tonight, So Don’t Go Anywhere, It’s About to Get Weird".
On Hulu, TV app and NBC app versions, she says "Thanks To Arcade Fire, Aaron Paul, Everybody Here Thank You Very Much Goodnight".
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
- Vanessa Bayer
- Aidy Bryant
- Taran Killam
- Kate McKinnon
- Seth Meyers
- Bobby Moynihan
- Nasim Pedrad
- Jay Pharoah
- Cecily Strong
- Kenan Thompson
Featured Players[]
- Cameo by Aaron Paul
Sketches and Musical Performances[]
Cold Open Sketch Pre-recorded Weekend Update Music Performance Other
Notes/Trivia[]
- Lorne Michaels’ credit scrolls up when the first last 3 notes of the introduction of the goodnight's music was used. On On demand, TV app and NBC app versions, the cheers and applause track from the montage is used. On the TV app version, after the camera scrolls up to the clock, the screen fades out and the logos are absent. On Hulu and Sling versions, the cheers and applause track from the studio is used. On Hulu versions, after Nick Poyner’s credit, the I love ny, copyright notice and logos appear. On Sling versions, after film producer, the I love ny and copyright notice appear and after Win Butler says something to make the audience clap more, the logos appear. On other versions, the logos appear before it fades out.
- This is Mikey Day's first episode as a writer.
- This was also Michael Che's first episode as a full-time writer for SNL. He previously guess wrote for 4 episodes of the previous season: March 9, 2013, May 4, 2013, May 11, 2013, and May 18, 2013.
- Before joining the cast, Mike O'Brien was a writer on the show for four seasons, and he returned to the writing staff the next season after getting kicked out the cast.
- This is Tim Robinson's first episode as a staff writer, after being demoted from the cast at the end of the previous season.
- Lastly, in terms of writers, starting with this episode, Rob Klein (who had been writing for the show since 2007) is named as one of the show's head writers.
- This is also the first episode of the Seventh generation of SNL. Due to the 6 new cast members (with 2 of them being longtime cast members); McKinnon, Bryant, and Strong's promotions to Repertory Status, and more sketches being focused on them, as well as Seth Meyers' future departure (and then-head writer Colin Jost replacing him), and the overall longevity most of the players from this era (including a few from the next season) would have.
Credits[]
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER: LORNE MICHAELS
PRODUCED BY: STEVE HIGGINS, ERIN KENWARD
DIRECTED BY: DON ROY KING
HEAD WRITERS: SETH MEYERS, COLIN JOST, ROB KLEIN
PRODUCERS: LINDSAY SHOOKUS, ERIN DOYLE
WRITTEN BY: JAMES ANDERSON, MICHAEL CHE, MIKEY DAY, STEVE HIGGINS, ZACH KANIN, CHRIS KELLY, ERIK KENWARD, LORNE MICHAELS, CLAIRE MULANEY, JOSH PATTEN, PAULA PELL, TIM ROBINSON, SARAH SCHNEIDER, PETE SCHULTZ, JOHN SOLOMON, KENT SUBLETTE
ADDITIONAL SKETCH BY: ROBERT CARLOCK
WRITING SUPERVISED BY: BRYAN TUCKER, MARIKA SAWYER
SUPERVISING PRODUCER: KEN AYMONG
FILM PRODUCER: RHYS THOMAS
WEEKEND UPDATE PRODUCED AND WRITTEN BY: ALEX BAZE
WEEKEND UPDATE PRODUCED BY: PETE SCHULTZ
PRODUCTION DESIGNERS: EUGENE LEE, AKIRA YOSHIMURA, KEITH ANN RAYWOOD, N. JOSEPH DETULLIO
LIGHTNING DESIGNER: PHIL HYMES
MUSICAL DIRECTORS: LENNY PICKETT, LEON PENDARVIS, ELI BRUGGEMANN
SKETCH MUSIC ADAPTATIONS: HAL WILLNER
COSTUME DESIGNERS: TOM BROECKER, ERIC JUSTIAN
COORDINATING PRODUCER: STACY FOSTER
CO-PRODUCERS: KEVIN MILLER, BRYAN SIEDLECKI, NICHOLAS MALLARDI, DINA MOLES
DIGITAL PRODUCER: RACHEL LYNN
PHOTOGRAPHER: MARY ELLEN MATTHEWS
E METH DIRECTED BY: MATT AND OZ
GIRLS PROMO DIRECTED BY: RHYS THOMAS
SCRIPT SUPERVISOR: JANINE DEVITO
SCRIPT COORDINATORS: CHRISTINE ARBULU, GREG SCANIRCI, CLAIRE SHIREY, ABIGAIL LEIBER, NERY RAMOS, MELISSA ROSEN, RACHEL LABIANCA
ASSOCIATE PRODUCER: ADAM NICELY
WEEKEND UPDATE CO-PRODUCER: SCOTT WEINSTEIN
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR: STEVEN CIMINO
TALENT EXECUTIVE: MATTHEW MCHUGH
TALENT COORDINATOR: JEFF BLAKE
ASSISTANT TO LORNE MICHAELS: LAURIE BERDAN
LIGHTNING DIRECTORS: GEOFF AMORAD, RICK MCCGUINNESS
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS: MICHAEL MANCINI, MICHAEL POOLE, BOB CAMINITI
STAGE MANAGERS: GINA ROSITANO, CHRIS KELLY
AUDIO: ROBERT PALLADINO, CHRIS MCKEVITT, CHRISTOPHER COSTELLO, PATRICIA REILLY
MUSIC MIX BY: JAY VINCARI
MUSIC EDITOR: MARTY BRUMBATCH
MUSIC SUPERVISOR: MELANIE MALONE
AUDIO POST PRODUCTION: DEVIN EMKE
SOUND EFFECTS: WILLIAM TAYLOR
VIDEO: FRANK GRISANTI, SUSAN NOLL
TECHNICAL MANAGER: STEVE DAURIO
STUDIO MANAGER: JIM BENJAMIN
CAMERAS: JOHN PINTO, PAUL CANGIALOSI, LEN WECHSLER, BARRY FRISCHER, ERIC A EINSTEIN
THE LIVE BAND
LEON PENDARVIS
CONDUCTOR: LENNY PICKETT
GRAPHICS SUPERVISOR: THOMAS WILSON
FILM RESEARCH COORDINATOR: JOHN MACDONALD
GRAPHICS COORDINATOR: SARA COURTNEY
WRITERS RESEARCH: NICK POYNER
CHOREOGRAPHY: DANIELLE FLORA
PRODUCTION ACCOUNTANT: CHRIS WILLIAMS
GRAPHICS: TARA DONNELLY, ROBERT SAMARTINO, DOUG ZIDER, BILL AFFATIGATO, EDMOND HAWKINS
ELECTRONIC GRAPHICS: CAROL COLLINGS PETER CESAR
ASSISTANTS: MEGAN CALLAHAN, ANNA WEINSTEN, CHLOE GORDON, SARAH IMMELT, DANA ENDELSON
TALENT ASSISTANTS: EAMON O’NEIL, GRACE SHAKER
OPENING TITLES DESIGNED BY: PENTAGRAM, NY
PRODUCED AND DIRECTED BY: JAMES SIGNIRELLI
FILM PRODUCER MANAGER: JUSTUS MCLARTY
FILM PRODUCTION: MELANIE BOGIN, KAITLIN KNUTSON, CHRIS VOSS
FILM EDITING: ADAM EPSTEIN
EDITORS: YANNI FEDER, JASON WATKINS, MATT YONKS
CUE CARDS: WALLY FERESTEIN, WILLIAM CLIFFORD
EVS: ED HINCH, PAUL SCRABO
SCENIC ARTISTS: MARK RUDOLF, HALINS MARKI
HAIR: BETTIE O. ROGERS, JODI MANCUSO, INGA THRASER
MUSIC BY: LOUIS ZAKARIAN
WARDROBE: DALE RICHARDS, DOUGLAS JAMES, TIM ALBERTS
PRODUCTION STAFF: SONIA ATANCHIO, LINDSEY CHARLES, JOSH HICKMAN, EMILY HOFFMAN, LAURA KESTER, GRANT LIPSHULTZ, JOSEPH LYNN, BLAKE ROSENBERG, LAURA VALK
SCENIC SHOP: STEIGELBAUER ASSOCIATES
ANNOUNCER: DON PARDO
Preceded by: May 18, 2013 (Season 38) |
Saturday Night Live episode | Followed by: October 5, 2013 |