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Season 33: 2007-2008

Starring:

Fred Armisen

Will Forte

Bill Hader

Darrell Hammond

Seth Meyers

Amy Poehler

Maya Rudolph

Andy Samberg

Jason Sudeikis

Kenan Thompson

Kristen Wiig

Featuring:

Casey Wilson (from 07e)

Writers:

Doug Abeles

James Anderson

Alex Baze

Jim Downey

Charlie Grandy

Steve Higgins

Colin Jost

Erik Kenward

Rob Klein

John Lutz

Seth Meyers

Lorne Michaels

Paula Pell

Simon Rich

Marika Sawyer

Akiva Schaffer

Robert Smigel

John Solomon

Emily Spivey

Andrew Steele

Kent Sublette

Jorma Taccone

Bryan Tucker

Episodes

09/29/07: LeBron James / Kanye West

10/06/07: Seth Rogen / Spoon

10/13/07: Jon Bon Jovi / Foo Fighters

11/03/07: Brian Williams / Feist

02/23/08: Tina Fey / Carrie Underwood

03/01/08: Ellen Page / Wilco

03/08/08: Amy Adams / Vampire Weekend

03/15/08: Jonah Hill / Mariah Carey

04/05/08: Christopher Walken / Panic at the Disco

04/12/08: Ashton Kutcher / Gnarls Barkley

05/10/08: Shia LeBeouf / My Morning Jacket

05/17/08: Steve Carell / Usher

Summary“Saturday Night Live” returned for its thirty-third season on September 29th, 2007 with no changes in store. Even Maya Rudolph, whom many had suspected was leaving when last season’s finale practically served as her swan song, returned with the rest of the now-static cast.

The catalyst for change, however, would lie in the Writer’s Guild of America strike, which promptly put the season on hold after only four episodes. Although writer’s strikes had either interrupted seasons or brought them to an early end in the past, this was the first to inflict itself so early into the season, leaving many to wonder if this would be “SNL”‘s shortest season ever. After roughly fourteen weeks, the Writer’s Guild strike was resolved and “SNL” finally returned to air on February 23rd, 2008, with former head writer-turned-actress Tina Fey on-deck to host.

For the first time in thirty-two years, the cast would perform four live shows in a row, a routine that had exhausted the original cast when they did so twice in the first season. Noticably absent from the first post-strike episode was Rudolph, who had decided not to renew her contract in the interim. Taking her place as a featured performer is Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre veteran, Casey Wilson.

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Author: Don Roy King

Don Roy King is directing his fourteenth season of Saturday Night Live. That work has earned him nine Emmys and thirteen nominations. Additionally, he has been nominated for thirteen DGA Awards and won in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Mr. King is also the creative director of Broadway Worldwide which brings theatrical events to theaters. The company has produced Smokey Joe’s Café; Putting It Together with Carol Burnett; Jekyll & Hyde; and Memphis, all directed by Mr. King. He completed the screen capture of Broadway's Romeo & Juliet in 2013. - LinkedIn View all posts by Don Roy King