Saturday Night Live - Season 30
Description: Saturday Night Live had its thirtieth season on the 2004-2005 television season on NBC. The thirtieth season began on October 2, 2004 and ended on May 21, 2005 with 20 episodes in all.
Before the start of this season, Jimmy Fallon left the show. In the wake of his departure, Fred Armisen was promoted to repertory status, while Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson remained feature players.
New cast members this season include Rob Riggle, an improv comedian and U.S. Marine. This would be Riggle's only season on the show. In addition, SNL writer Jason Sudeikis joined the cast as a featured player for the last three episodes of the season.
With Fallon gone, Amy Poehler became Tina Fey's co-anchor on Weekend Update, making Fey and Poehler the first two-woman anchor team.
This season was also notable for Ashlee Simpson's infamous lip-syncing gaffe during her second performance. This season was also home to many sketches focused on the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, but, unlike the 2000 election, there was little to no media coverage about the sketches.
Episodes
Ben Affleck/Nelly
Aired: Oct 2, 2004
Live From New York (and opening the 30th season of SNL), it's...Chris Parnell S...
Queen Latifah
Aired: Oct 9, 2004
Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include ""Hardball"", ""Sky...
Jude Law/Ashlee Simpson
Aired: Oct 23, 2004
Live From New York, it's...Jim Downey translating for Seth Meyers Sketches incl...
Kate Winslet/Eminem
Aired: Oct 30, 2004
Live From New York, it's...Will Forte Sketches include: Kerry at the Beach, Sta...
Liam Neeson/Modest Mouse
Aired: Nov 13, 2004
Sketches include: ""C-SPAN Terrorist Alert,"" ""Woomba,"" ""Pranksters,"" ""A 'B...
Luke Wilson/U2
Aired: Nov 20, 2004
Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include: CNN Press Conferen...
Colin Farrell/Scissor Sisters
Aired: Dec 11, 2004
Live From New York, it's...Tina Fey and Amy Poehler! Sketches include: ""The Bu...
Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child
Aired: Dec 18, 2004
Live from New York, it's...Rachel Dratch Sketches include: American Idol, Cheap...
Topher Grace/The Killers
Aired: Jan 15, 2005
Live from New York, it's... Horatio Sanz Sketches include ""Kim Jong Il,"" ""me...
Paul Giamatti/Ludacris & Sum 41
Aired: Jan 22, 2005
Live from New York, it's... Amy Poehler! Sketches include ""Neverland Ranch,"" ...
Paris Hilton/Keane
Aired: Feb 5, 2005
Live from New York, it's...Rachel Dratch Sketches include: American Idol, Cheap...
Jason Bateman/Kelly Clarkson
Aired: Feb 12, 2005
Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include: Hardball, meharmon...
Hilary Swank/50 Cent
Aired: Feb 19, 2005
Sketches include ""Papal Debate '05,"" ""Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,"" ""Mic...
David Spade/Jack Johnson
Aired: Mar 12, 2005
Live from New York, it's...Chris Parnell Sketches include: A Message From Tom D...
Ashton Kutcher/Gwen Stefani
Aired: Mar 19, 2005
Live From New York, it's...Paula Abdul Sketches include: ""Primetime Live: The ...
Cameron Diaz/Green Day
Aired: Apr 9, 2005
Live From New York, It's... Darrell Hammond (yet again) Sketches include ""Hard...
Tom Brady/Beck
Aired: Apr 16, 2005
Live from New York, it's...Chris Parnell Sketches include: A Message From Tom D...
Johnny Knoxville/System of a Down
Aired: May 7, 2005
Live From New York, it's...Paula Abdul Sketches include: ""Primetime Live: The ...
Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age
Aired: May 14, 2005
Sketches include ""Will Backstage,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Oracle Conclave,"...
Lindsay Lohan/Coldplay
Aired: May 21, 2005
Live From New York, It's... Darrell Hammond (yet again) Sketches include ""Hard...