Saturday Night Live - Season 33
Description: Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-third season, during the 2007–2008 television season on NBC.
Because of the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike, there were only 12 episodes produced in this season instead of the usual 20, making this the shortest season in the series run and beating out both the sixth season and the thirteenth season, which had thirteen episodes. This is also the only season in SNL history not to have a new Christmas episode, since the WGA strike spanned from November 2007 to February 2008.
No changes to the cast happened over the summer and everyone from last season returned. During the strike, long-time castmember Maya Rudolph left the show, as she had no contract with SNL that year. Casey Wilson, an actress and writer who frequently performs at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater, was hired in January 2008 to fill the void, but due to the strike, did not appear on the show until they returned on February 23, 2008.
On November 5, 2007, after the episode hosted by Brian Williams, the Writers Guild of America went on strike. It was announced that SNL would air its next episode on November 10, 2007, live on air, with a future episode to follow, featuring Jonah Hill and musical guest Kid Rock. However, on November 7, 2007, SNL's official website confirmed that those episodes were canceled and reruns would be seen beginning November 10, and would continue during the duration of the strike. The Rock/Winehouse show was canceled, along with the Jonah Hill/Kid Rock episode.
Episodes
LeBron James/Kanye West
Aired: Sep 29, 2007
Live from New York, it's... Amy Poehler! Sketches include "The All-But-Certain-...
Seth Rogen/Spoon
Aired: Oct 6, 2007
Live from New York, it's... Andy Samberg! Sketches include "A Message from Kevi...
Jon Bon Jovi/Foo Fighters
Aired: Oct 13, 2007
Live from New York, it's... Amy Poehler! Sketches include "Burlington, VT 1985,...
Brian Williams/Feist
Aired: Nov 3, 2007
Live from New York, it's... Senator Barack Obama! Sketches include "Clintons' H...
Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood
Aired: Feb 23, 2008
Live from New York, it's... Kristen Wiig! Sketches include "CNN-Univision Democ...
Ellen Page/Wilco
Aired: Mar 1, 2008
Juno star Ellen Page hosts; Wilco performs songs from their new album, Sky Blue ...
Amy Adams/Vampire Weekend
Aired: Mar 8, 2008
Live from New York, it's... Amy Adams! Sketches include "Clinton Attack Ad," "M...
Jonah Hill/Mariah Carey
Aired: Mar 15, 2008
Live from New York, it's... Bill Hader! Sketches include "Spitzer & Associates,...
Christopher Walken/Panic at the Disco
Aired: Apr 5, 2008
Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond and Amy Poehler! Sketches include "...
Ashton Kutcher/Gnarls Barkley
Aired: Apr 12, 2008
Shia LaBeouf/My Morning Jacket
Aired: May 17, 2008
Steve Carell/Usher
Aired: May 17, 2008
Live from New York, it's... Steve Carell! Sketches include "Pounder School Comm...