Saturday Night Live Transcripts
Season 36: 2010-2011
Starring:
Fred Armisen
Abby Elliott
Bill Hader
Seth Meyers
Bobby Moynihan
Andy Samberg
Jason Sudeikis
Kenan Thompson
Kristen Wiig
Featuring:
Vanessa Bayer
Paul Brittain
Taran Killam
Nasim Pedrad
Jay Pharoah
Writers:
Doug Abeles
James Anderson
Alex Baze
Heather Anne Campbell
Jessica Conrad
Jim Downey
Tom Flanigan
Shelly Gossman
Steve Higgins
Colin Jost
Erik Kenward
Rob Klein
Jonathan Krisel
Seth Meyers
Lorne Michaels
John Mulaney
Christine Nangle
Michael Patrick O’Brien
Paula Pell
Simon Rich
Marika Sawyer
Akiva Schaffer
John Solomon
Kent Sublette
Bryan Tucker
Episodes
09/25/10: Amy Poehler / Katy Perry
10/02/10: Bryan Cranston / Kanye West
10/09/10: Jane Lynch / Bruno Mars
10/23/10: Emma Stone / Kings of Leon
10/30/10: Jon Hamm / Rihanna
11/13/10: Scarlett Johansson / Arcade Fire
11/20/10: Anne Hathaway / Florence and the Machine
12/04/10: Robert DeNiro / Diddy Dirty Money
12/11/10: Paul Rudd / Paul McCartney
12/18/10: Jeff Bridges / Eminem & Lil Wayne
01/08/11: Jim Carrey / The Black Keys
01/15/11: Gwyneth Paltrow / Cee Lo Green
01/29/11: Jesse Eisenberg / Nicki Minaj
02/05/11: Dana Carvey / Linkin Park
02/12/11: Russell Brand / Chris Brown
03/05/11: Miley Cyrus / The Strokes
03/12/11: Zach Galifianakis / Jessie J
04/02/11: Elton John
04/09/11: Helen Mirren / Foo Fighters
05/07/11: Tina Fey / Ellie Goulding
05/14/11: Ed Helms / Paul Simon
05/21/11: Justin Timberlake / Lady Gaga
SummaryIt would be a reasonable argument to suggest that “SNL” became too comfortable generating high ratings through obvious gimmick tactics (the additional mid-week mini-shows which siphoned the quality of the regularly-scheduled shows, or the shameless Facebook campaign on Betty White’s behalf which ultimately revolved more on SNL’s past female cast members than the longtime TV veteran herself). Thankfully, other missteps seemed to have been addressed: Kristen Wiig, who was being overexposed as though the lone female performer in a cast of men, was used more sparingily; Jenny Slate, who immediately alienated viewers by dropping the F-bomb on her first show and made no impact aside from a single recurring character with little growth potential, was let go. However, the most prominent change, which arguably gave the new season a slight edge over the previous one, was the hiring of four new featured performers, the largest group of newcomers on SNL since Bill Hader, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis and Wiig burst on the scene five years earlier. Which is not to say that these new kids — Vanessa Bayer, Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah and Paul Brittain — made quite the same splash as the now-seasoned veterans, but there were moments throughout the season where it felt like they were really trying to make the show their own, providing some of the freshest sketches seen on the show over the last couple of years.
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Author: Don Roy King
Don Roy King has directed fourteen seasons of Saturday Night Live. That work has earned him ten Emmys and fourteen nominations. Additionally, he has been nominated for fifteen DGA Awards and won in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2020.
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