Saturday Night Live - Season 23
Description: The twenty-third season started September 27, 1997 and ended on May 9, 1998, with 20 episodes being produced. A few changes happened before the start of the season; Colin Quinn was promoted to repertory status and Mark McKinney left the show while Fred Wolf left in the start of the twenty-second season. This season was also notable for not having any featured players or any new cast members. This season was also the only season to have an opening sequence that didn't show any shots of New York City, being replaced by a 1950's-inspired design.
Episodes
Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai
Aired: Sep 27, 1997
Sketches include ""Oprah's Book Club,"" ""Rita Delvechio,"" ""Car Accident with ...
Matthew Perry/Oasis
Aired: Oct 4, 1997
Sketches include ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Sarcasm 101...
Brendan Fraser/Bjork
Aired: Oct 18, 1997
Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Xena: Warrior Princess,"" ""Issues,"" ""Delic...
Chris Farley/The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Aired: Oct 25, 1997
Sketches include ""Farley Gets Permission to Host,"" ""Morning Latte,"" ""Mary K...
Jon Lovitz/Jane's Addiction
Aired: Nov 8, 1997
Sketches include ""Rival Billionaires,"" ""Fred the Baker,"" ""Larry King's Wedd...
Claire Danes/Mariah Carey
Aired: Nov 15, 1997
Sketches include ""Bill and Hillary Clinton,"" ""Barry Scheck's Apartment,"" ""T...
Rudy Giuliani/Sarah McLachlan
Aired: Nov 22, 1997
Sketches include ""Rudy Giuliani and Colin Quinn,"" ""Nightline with Saddam Huss...
Nathan Lane/Metallica
Aired: Dec 6, 1997
Sketches include ""Well Babies Tragedy,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""The Quiet ...
Helen Hunt/Hanson
Aired: Dec 19, 1997
Sketches include ""The Culps,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""The Ladies' Man,"" ""Baseb...
Samuel L. Jackson/Ben Folds Five
Aired: Jan 10, 1998
Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include: The Clinton Movie,...
Sarah Michelle Gellar/Portishead
Aired: Jan 17, 1998
Sketches include ""Ted Kazinsky,"" ""The View,"" ""John Gray's Inspirational Tap...
John Goodman/Paula Cole
Aired: Feb 7, 1998
Sketches include ""Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky,"" ""Morning Latte,"" ""The T...
Roma Downey/Missy Elliot
Aired: Feb 14, 1998
Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Press Conference with Catherine...
Garth Brooks
Aired: Feb 28, 1998
Sketches include ""Larry King Live,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""The Celine...
Scott Wolf/Natalie Imbruglia
Aired: Mar 7, 1998
Sketches include ""Titanic,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""The Ladies' Man,"" ""Barbara...
Julianne Moore/Backstreet Boys
Aired: Mar 14, 1998
Sketches include ""Viewers Choose Clinton Coverage,"" ""Alice in Wonderland,"" "...
Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind
Aired: Apr 4, 1998
Sketches include ""Martha Stewart,"" ""Name That Dog!,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Restau...
Greg Kinnear/All Saints
Aired: Apr 11, 1998
Sketches include ""The Ladies' Man,"" ""The View,"" ""The Zimmermans,"" ""Pretty...
Matthew Broderick/Natalie Merchant
Aired: May 2, 1998
Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,...
David Duchovny/Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page
Aired: May 9, 1998
Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,...