Saturday Night Live (season 24)

Saturday Night Live (season 24)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	19
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 26, 1998 – May 20, 1999

The twenty-fourth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 26, 1998, and May 15, 1999.

Cast

Changes and notes

Before the start of the season Jim Breuer left the show. After two years, Saturday Night Live hired new cast members. They included stand-up comic Jimmy Fallon, Chris Parnell of The Groundlings in Los Angeles and Horatio Sanz of Second City in Chicago.

Cast roster

Repertory players Will Ferrell Ana Gasteyer Darrell Hammond Chris Kattan Tim Meadows Tracy Morgan Cheri Oteri Colin Quinn Molly Shannon

Featured players Jimmy Fallon Chris Parnell Horatio Sanz

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

Episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Host	Musical guest(s)	Original air date
447	1	Cameron Diaz	The Smashing Pumpkins	September 26, 1998
Jonathan Richman and Tommy Larkins, who performed musical interludes in Diaz's film There's Something About Mary, made a cameo appearance after a sketch Steve Martin and Dan Aykroyd reprise their roles as The Festrunk Brothers (a.k.a. "The Wild and Crazy Guys") during the Roxbury Guys sketch John Goodman made a cameo appearance as Linda Tripp during the cold open Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell's first episode as cast members The Smashing Pumpkins performed "Perfect"
448	2	Kelsey Grammer	Sheryl Crow	October 3, 1998
Shaquille O'Neal (who was originally chosen to be the host, but backed out) appeared in two sketches: "Big Bernard," about an overgrown man who comes home late and receives a spanking by his father (played by Tracy Morgan), and "Morning Latte" as himself. Guest appearances by Hal Linden, Christine Baranski, and Patti Lupone. Sheryl Crow performed "My Favorite Mistake".
449	3	Lucy Lawless	Elliott Smith	October 17, 1998
Chucky, the possessed doll from Bride of Chucky and related films, made a guest appearance on "Weekend Update", albeit being voiced by another person. Judge Judy appeared as herself in a sketch in which she is being mocked by Cheri Oteri. Writer and future cast member Tina Fey appears during the monologue. Elliott Smith performed "Waltz #2".
450	4	Ben Stiller	Alanis Morissette	October 24, 1998
New York Yankees players David Cone, Chili Davis, Tino Martinez, Graeme Lloyd, and David Wells appeared in the opening monologue. Alanis Morissette performed "Thank U" and "Baba".
451	5	David Spade	Eagle-Eye Cherry	November 7, 1998
Brad Pitt appeared in the cold opening where David Spade visits his therapist (played by Pitt) about his overwhelming fame. Former cast member Chris Rock cameoed in a Mango sketch as an admirer of a new dancer named Kiwi (played by David Spade). Eagle-Eye Cherry performed "Save Tonight".
452	6	Joan Allen	Jewel	November 14, 1998
Jewel performed "Hands" and "Down So Long". John Goodman made a cameo in a Suel Forrester Sketch.
453	7	Jennifer Love Hewitt	Beastie Boys	November 21, 1998
Beastie Boys performed "Three MC's and One DJ" and "Sabotage". As well, Beastie Boy Adam Horovitz made a cameo appearance during the Spartan Cheerleaders sketch as Jennifer Love Hewitt's character's boyfriend. John Goodman made a cameo in the cold open as Linda Tripp. Hewitt's co-star in the I Know What You Did Last Summer films, Muse Watson, made a cameo during the monologue as his character Benjamin Willis.
454	8	Vince Vaughn	Lauryn Hill	December 5, 1998
Lauryn Hill performed "Doo Wop (That Thing)" and "Ex-Factor".
455	9	Alec Baldwin	Luciano Pavarotti Vanessa Williams Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale	December 12, 1998
John Goodman had a cameo appearance during Baldwin's monologue and in the "Bill Brasky" sketch featuring Goodman, Will Ferrell, and Alec Baldwin as the drunken businessmen. Luciano Pavarotti and Vanessa Williams performed "Adeste Fideles". As well, Vanessa Williams appeared as a Kwanzette during Weekend Update while Tim Meadows sings a song about Kwanzaa.
456	10	Bill Paxton	Beck	January 9, 1999
Titanic director James Cameron had a pre-recorded cameo in a sketch parodying his film Debbie Matenopoulos appeared as herself in a parody of The View Beck performed "Nobody's Fault but My Own" and "Tropicalia" Val Kilmer was the original host, but he was unable to. Then, Charlize Theron was the second choice, but she couldn't do it either
457	11	James Van Der Beek	Everlast	January 16, 1999
Darrell Hammond imitated an absent Don Pardo as announcer, particularly in a two-part running gag where Don Pardo (Darrell Hammond) tries to seduce Van Der Beek. Everlast performed "What It's Like". Woody Harrelson was the original host, but he canceled due to schedule conflicts; Whitney Houston was the original musical guest, but she canceled for the same reason.
458	12	Gwyneth Paltrow	Barenaked Ladies	February 6, 1999
Ben Affleck cameoed in Paltrow's opening monologue Barenaked Ladies performed "It's All Been Done" This episode was submitted for Emmy consideration for 1998–99 season Both Brooke Shields and Jennifer Aniston were in consideration as host for this episode
459	13	Brendan Fraser	Busta Rhymes The Roots	February 13, 1999
Former SNL writer/featured player Tom Davis appeared in the monologue. Other cameos include George Plimpton (after the "Shut Up and Enjoy the Ozzy" sketch) and John Goodman (as Linda Tripp during the cold open). Busta Rhymes performed "Gimme Some More" and "Tear da Roof Off".
460	14	Bill Murray	Lucinda Williams	February 20, 1999
Former castmember (and co-star of Caddyshack) Chevy Chase appeared in the "Quotable Caddyshack" sketch to re-enact his one scene with Bill Murray Stephanie Seymour cameoed in the cold open Lucinda Williams performed "Can't Let Go" and "2 Kool 2 Be 4-gotten" Meryl Streep was the original host, but she had scheduling conflicts with her movie Music of the Heart; Dixie Chicks were the original musical guests, but they declined
461	15	Ray Romano	The Corrs	March 13, 1999
Romano's Everybody Loves Raymond co-stars, Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts, made cameo appearances during the monologue, in which Boyle discussed his time as host in the 1970s and Roberts discussed her role in My Giant. The Corrs performed "What Can I Do?" and "So Young".
462	16	Drew Barrymore	Garbage	March 20, 1999
Edward Norton cameoed in a VH1 commercial parody as Daryl Dragon. Garbage performed "Special" and "When I Grow Up".
463	17	John Goodman	Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers	April 10, 1999
Writer and future cast member Tina Fey appears as a fake audience member interrupting the host. Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers performed "Swingin'" and "Room at the Top". Goodman also appears in the skit "Happy Smile Patrol", about a children's show which is interrupted by "Special Reports" featuring the death or criminal acts of the show's members
464	18	Cuba Gooding, Jr.	Ricky Martin	May 8, 1999
Monica Lewinsky made a special appearance in the cold open where Bill Clinton (played by Darrell Hammond) imagines life after his Presidency, and in a sketch with Tim Meadows' Ladies Man character. John Goodman makes a voice only guest appearance. Ricky Martin performed "Livin' La Vida Loca".
465	19	Sarah Michelle Gellar	Backstreet Boys	May 15, 1999
David Boreanaz, Howie Dorough from the Backstreet Boys, and Seth Green cameoed in the recurring sketch, "Tiger Beat's Ultra Super Duper Dreamy Love Show". Backstreet Boys performed "I Want It That Way" and "All I Have to Give". Mike Myers was the original host, but he dropped out for unknown reasons.

Specials

Title	Original air date
"The Bad Boys of SNL"	September 26, 1998
The Roxbury Guys (Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan) host a collection of some of the wildest sketches featuring SNL's Bad Boys (Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, David Spade), who dominated the show in the early '90s. Sketches include "Total Bastard Airlines", "The Gap Girls at the Mall", "Schmitt's Gay", "Dick Clark's Receptionist", "Spade in America", and "The Dark Side with Nat X."
"The Best of Dana Carvey"	October 10, 1998
A collection of some of Dana Carvey's best sketches from his 6-year tenure on SNL.
"SNL Goes Commercial, Volume II"	November 28, 1998
Will Ferrell hosts this second collection of some of SNL's greatest commercial parodies.
"The Best of Steve Martin"	November 28, 1998
A collection of some of Steve Martin's best sketches from his episodes as host.
"Best of TV Parodies"	January 9, 1999
A compilation of some of SNL's greatest TV parodies.
"Best of Game Show Parodies"	February 20, 1999
A collection of some of the greatest game show parodies from SNL's history.
"The Clinton/Lewinsky Scandal"	February 27, 1999
Darrell Hammond hosts a compilation of skits that parodied the infamous Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. Sketches include "Mac's Bar", "MSNBC: White House in Crisis", "The Ladies' Man", and "E! Impeachment Coverage."
"The Best of Mike Myers"	June 19, 1999
A compilation of some of the best sketches from Mike Myers' 6-year tenure on SNL. Sketches include "Wayne's World Meets Aerosmith", "Hedley & Wyche", "Sprockets: Germany's Most Disturbing Home Videos", "Coffee Talk", and "Simon."

A Night at the Roxbury film

A Night at the Roxbury, a film based on the popular Roxbury Guys sketches, was released on October 2, 1998. Cast members Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Mark McKinney, Colin Quinn and Molly Shannon all appear in the film. The film did modestly well at the box office but was panned by critics.

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