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Big thanks to Nick Mayhew for helping me maintain this section!!
February 24, 2003
~Queen Latifah and Salma Hayek to host episodes in March~
Queen Latifah has been officially confirmed as the host
for the March 8th episode. Musical guest Ms. Dynamite will perform. Also, on a
date yet to be confirmed in March, Oscar nominated actress Salma Hayek will host
an episode. A musical guest is not yet known.
February 14, 2003
~Morgan Set for Primetime~
(AP)
NBC is developing a primetime sitcom for Tracy Morgan.
Morgan would play a blue-collar business owner and father of
two kids in the series, which Lorne Michaels would executive produce alongside
David M. Israel and Jim O'Doherty.
"The magic of Tracy is he is who he is; the comedy just comes
right out of him," Israel told Variety. "He's a guy with humble beginnings from
the streets of New York."
~Fox orders "A Minute" with Norm~
(AP)
Former "SNL" cast member Norm MacDonald is trying to break
out of showbiz retirement.
Fox has ordered the pilot for "A Minute
with Stan Hooper," starring MacDonald as a reporter who moves with his wife from
New York to rural America.
MacDonald seemingly has a fixation with the name "StanHooper."
During the 1995-96 season of "SNL," he appeared four times as the character
"Stan Hooper" in unrelated sketches.
January 18, 2003
~February 8th episode announced~
The lineup for the February 8th episode of Saturday Night
Live has been confirmed. Hosting will be actor Matthew McConaughey. Performing
as musical guest will be the Dixie Chicks. This is being reported by S-N-L.com
and reportedly is "subject to change".
~February 15th episode announced~
The lineup for the February 15th episode of Saturday
Night Live has been confirmed. Hosting will be actress Jennifer Garner (ABC's
"Alias"). Performing as musical guest will be Beck. This is being reported by
S-N-L.com and reportedly is "subject to change".
~February 22nd episode announced~
The lineup for the February 22nd episode of Saturday
Night Live has been confirmed. Hosting will be SNL host veteran Christopher
Walken. Performing as musical guest will be the Foo Fighters.
January 12, 2003
~Al Franken to get his own show?~
According to an interview on NPR, Al Franken is
considering developing a left-wing political talk show for TV. No more details
are available at this time.
January 10, 2003
~The Donnas to perform on SNL~
Four piece all girl rock band, The Donnas, will be
performing on SNL on January 18th. Actor Ray Liotta will host.
January 9, 2003
~Avril Lavigne to perform on SNL~
Canadian rocker Avril Lavigne will be performing on the
January 11th episode of Saturday Night Live, with already announced Jeff Gordon
as host. Lavigne was recently nominated for five Grammy awards, including "Song
of the Year" and "Best New Artist".
~SNL to air NFL Super Bowl Halftime show~
NBC is going to air a special "primetime" SNL during
Halftime of the Super Bowl on January 26th. Be sure to switch over to NBC during
Halftime!
~Ray Liotta to host SNL~
Actor Ray Liotta has now been confirmed as the host for
the January 18th episode of SNL. A musical guest has not yet been named, but
will be very soon!
December 19, 2002
~NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon to host SNL~
NASCAR star Jeff Gordon will be hosting Saturday Night
Live on January 11, 2003. A musical guest has not yet been announced.
November 12, 2002
~Adam Sandler to make SNL appearance~
Well, it turns out that the Adam Sandler rumor wasn't a complete
hoax. It is now confirmed that Adam Sandler will make a guest appearance
during the November 16th episode, being hosted by Brittany Murphy. Sandler will
perform "Chanukah Song 3", a new version of his popular song which he
debuted on SNL in 1994.
~Phish to perform on SNL~
Like previously rumored here at SNLHQ, Phish will be
performing on the December 14th episode of SNL. This episode will be hosted by
Al Gore.
November 3, 2002
~Al Gore to host SNL~
It has been confirmed that Al Gore will host the December
14th episode of Saturday Night Live. It will be his first time hosting the show,
although he did make an appearance on the SNL Presidential Bash special. A
musical guest has not yet been confirmed.
November 2, 2002
~Robert DeNiro to host SNL; Norah Jones to
perform~ SNLHQ EXCLUSIVE!
It has been announced through the EMI/Virgin Music Canada
mailing list that the December 7th episode of Saturday Night Live will be hosted
by actor Robert DeNiro, with musical guest Norah Jones. It will be their first
times hosting and performing on SNL.
~Brittany Murphy to host; Nelly to perform on November
16th~
I am able to confirm that actress Brittany Murphy,
starring in the upcoming film "8 Mile" with Eminem, will host the
November 16th episode of Saturday Night Live. Nelly, who was originally
scheduled to perform on the October 19th episode, will be performing on the
16th. It has not been officially confirmed that he will perform
"Dilemma" with Destiny Child's Kelly Rowland, but it is highly likely.
November 1, 2002
~Eve to perform as musical guest~
Rapper Eve will be performing as the musical guest for
the November 9th episode of SNL with already confirmed host Nia Vardalos. This
will be Eve's second time on SNL.
October 30, 2002
~Nia Vardalos to host 11.9, no MG yet confirmed~
Nia Vardalos, the actress who starred in "Big Fat
Greek Wedding" has been confirmed as the host of SNL on November 9th. It
will be her first time hosting. No musical guest has been confirmed, but there's
a possibility that it could be Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland.
~Jennifer Garner confirmed to host~
Star of ABC's popular program "Alias", Jennifer
Garner, will be hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live later this season. An
exact date has not been announced. This is according to an article in US Weekly.
October 28, 2002
~Anthony Hopkins backs out~
Anthony Hopkins, star of Red Dragon, was confirmed to
host the November 9th episode of SNL, but he has since backed out of the job. No
reason is known as to why he decided to back out. A musical guest is still
unknown.
October 22, 2002
~Anthony Hopkins to host SNL~
I am able to confirm that Anthony Hopkins, star of Red
Dragon, will be hosting Saturday Night Live on November 9th. No musical
guest has been confirmed at this time.
October 17, 2002
~McCormack and Jay-Z confirmed for November 2nd~
Will & Grace star Eric McCormack has been officially
confirmed by NBC as the host of SNL for November 2nd. It will be his first time
hosting the show. Rapper Jay-Z has been confirmed as well as the musical guest
for this episode. It will be his second appearance on the show.
October 8, 2002
~Nelly backs out; White Stripes confirmed~
After being confirmed for the 10.19 episode, rapper Nelly
has, for reasons unknown, decided to back out of the job. Replacing Nelly as
musical guest for the 10.19 episode will be The White Stripes.
October 3, 2002
~Two
new faces in the SNL cast~
It's been officially confirmed that there will be two
newcomers when SNL debuts on October 5th. Like previously reported here at
SNLHQ, one will be Fred
Armisen, the other a man by the name of Will
Forte.
Here's the official story from NBC.
"NEW YORK -- October 2, 2002 -- In addition to
welcoming Oscar winner Matt Damon and legendary
musical guest Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band,
SNL will debut two new performers on its season
premiere October 5 (NBC, 11:30 pm - 1:00 am ET) which
comes hot on the heels of the show's reason Emmy
victory for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety
Series.
Fred Armisen and Will Forte will join the cast as
featured players on the Emmy Award winning
comedy-variety series.
Armisen has brought his comedy and cast of characters
to "Late Night with Conan O'Brien," the Chicago Comedy
Festival and programs on British television. He has
also appeared on HBO's music show "Reverb" and in his
own eponymous interstitial series on "HBO Zone."
Forte comes to SNL from LA's improv-sketch theater
"The Groundlings" where current castmembers Chris
Kattan, Chris Parnell and Maya Rudolph got their
start. Forte's experience has been predominantly
behind the camera -- serving as producer on "That 70's
Show" and as story editor for "3rd Rock from the Sun"
and "Action" as well as working as a writer for "Late
Show with David Letterman" and the MTV Movie Awards.
Returning to the show is the repertory cast of Rachel
Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, Emmy winner Tina Fey, Darrell
Hammond, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan, Chris Parnell,
Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph and Horatio Sanz as well as
featured players Dean Edwards, Seth Meyers and Jeff
Richards."
Both Armisen and Forte
will be featured players.
September 23, 2002
~SNL takes home some Emmys~
Saturday Night Live did not leave last night's Primetime Emmy
Awards empty handed. SNL was the winner of the "Outstanding Writing for a
Variety, Music, or Comedy Program", so a big congratulations from SNLHQ to
the writers who work so hard every week to make SNL the show it is today. Also
before last night's broadcast, SNL was awarded with the Emmy for "Outstanding
Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video For A Series".
September 17, 2002
~10.12 and 10.19 hosts switch spots~
Similar to what happened last season, two of the first hosts
of the season are switching spots. Sarah Michelle Gellar will now be hosting the
October 12th episode with musical guest Faith Hill, and Sen. John McCain will be
hosting the October 19th episode with musical guest Nelly.
September 15, 2002
~Gasteyer to make "Frasier" appearance~
Former SNL cast member Ana Gasteyer will more than likely
make an appearance on NBC sitcom "Frasier" this coming season. Details
are not yet available.
September 1, 2002
~Nelly to perform on SNL~
Rapper Nelly is scheduled to make his first appearance on
Saturday Night Live as the musical guest for the October 19th episode. A host
has not yet been named.
August 19, 2002
~Gasteyer calls it quits~
Ana Gasteyer has decided to leave Saturday Night Live after
six seasons. Although she confirmed in May that she would be returning, the
birth of her first child has changed her mind. She has decided to stay home and
raise her daughter.
~Cheri Oteri host spot in jeopardy~
It seems that the story that Cheri Oteri will host this
season is depending on whether or not her new sitcom gets the thumbs up. If not,
it's a possibility that we will not see her hosting this season.
August 16, 2002
~Matt Damon to host season premiere~
I'm now able to confirm straight from NBC that Matt Damon
will be hosting the season premiere of Saturday Night Live on October 5th. As
previously announced, Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be the
musical guest.
August 9, 2002
~Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band to play season
opener~
SNL's season premiere, slated to run on October 5th, now has
a confirmed musical guest. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will be
performing.
July 26, 2002
~Senator McCain to host SNL; Faith Hill to perform~
Senator John McCain, a 2000 Presidential candidate, will host
the second episode of SNL this season. The episode will take place on October
12th. Performing as the musical guest will be Faith Hill.
~Hammond will not portray George W. Bush~
It has been officially confirmed that Darrell Hammond, known
for his impressions of political figures, will not portray George W. Bush after
Will Ferrell's departure. Lorne has expressed interest in finding a new actor to
portray the US President on SNL next season. One or two new cast members are
expected to be announced later in August so stay tuned for the latest.
July 21, 2002
~Season 28 cast confirmations~
It appears that next season's cast will be the same, minus
Will Ferrell. According to the NBC.com SNL bios, all cast members except for Ana
Gasteyer, Darrell Hammond, and of course, Will Ferrell will be returning next
season. However, Darrell made it very apparent on The Tonight Show that he would
be around for another season, and Ana confirmed in person to Nick Mayhew that
she would be returning as well. Here at SNLHQ we're led to believe that Darrell
and Ana will both be around next season, but anything can happen until the very
last minute.