Saturday Night Live
Season 37
Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-seventh season during the 2011–2012 television season on NBC. The season officially began on September 24, 2011 with host Alec Baldwin, who returned to host for a record sixteenth time and with musical guest Radiohead and ended on May 19, 2012 with host and musical guest Mick Jagger.
The season began with minimal changes to the cast, as everyone from the prior year returned. The only major change that occurred was Nasim Pedrad being upgraded from being a featured player to repertory status.
Kate McKinnon joined the cast midseason, as a featured player for the last 5 episodes of the season, making her debut on April 7, 2012. McKinnon's addition was announced March 28, 2012. McKinnon is SNL's first openly gay cast member hired since Terry Sweeney in 1985, and the show's first openly gay female cast member.
This would be the final season for seven-year vets Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig, both cast members since 2005. As well, Abby Elliott, who had been a cast member since 2008, would be let go from the show after four seasons. Second year featured player Paul Brittain also exited abruptly halfway through the season, making his final appearance on January 14, 2012.
The season began with minimal changes to the cast, as everyone from the prior year returned. The only major change that occurred was Nasim Pedrad being upgraded from being a featured player to repertory status.
Kate McKinnon joined the cast midseason, as a featured player for the last 5 episodes of the season, making her debut on April 7, 2012. McKinnon's addition was announced March 28, 2012. McKinnon is SNL's first openly gay cast member hired since Terry Sweeney in 1985, and the show's first openly gay female cast member.
This would be the final season for seven-year vets Andy Samberg and Kristen Wiig, both cast members since 2005. As well, Abby Elliott, who had been a cast member since 2008, would be let go from the show after four seasons. Second year featured player Paul Brittain also exited abruptly halfway through the season, making his final appearance on January 14, 2012.
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22 Episodes
Alec Baldwin with RadioheadEpisode 1
Ben Stiller with Foster The PeopleEpisode 3
Anna Faris with DrakeEpisode 4
Charlie Day with Maroon 5Episode 5
Emma Stone with ColdplayEpisode 6
Steve Buscemi with The Black KeysEpisode 8
Katy Perry with RobynEpisode 9
Jimmy Fallon with Michael BubléEpisode 10
Charles Barkley with Kelly ClarksonEpisode 11
Daniel Radcliffe with Lana Del ReyEpisode 12
Channing Tatum with Bon IverEpisode 13
Zooey Deschanel with KarminEpisode 14
Maya Rudolph with Sleigh BellsEpisode 15
Lindsay Lohan with Jack WhiteEpisode 16
Jonah Hill with The ShinsEpisode 17
Sofia Vergara with One DirectionEpisode 18
Josh Brolin with GotyeEpisode 19
Eli Manning with RihannaEpisode 20
Will Ferrell with UsherEpisode 21
Cast of Saturday Night Live
Kenan ThompsonSelf - Various Characters
Darrell HammondSelf - Various Characters
Seth MeyersSelf - Various Characters
Colin JostSelf - Various Characters
Cecily StrongSelf - Various Characters
Bobby MoynihanSelf - Various Characters
Fred ArmisenSelf - Various Characters
Aidy BryantSelf - Various Characters
Kate McKinnonSelf - Various Characters
Kyle MooneySelf - Various Characters
Michael CheSelf - Various Characters
Tim MeadowsSelf - Various Characters
Kevin NealonSelf - Various Characters
Jason SudeikisSelf - Various Characters
Beck BennettSelf - Various Characters
Pete DavidsonSelf - Various Characters
Bill HaderSelf - Various Characters
Will ForteSelf - Various Characters
Phil HartmanSelf - Various Characters
Maya RudolphSelf - Various Characters
Vanessa BayerSelf - Various Characters
Will FerrellSelf - Various Characters
Tracy MorganSelf - Various Characters
Mikey DaySelf - Various Characters
Chris KattanSelf - Various Characters
Andy SambergSelf - Various Characters
Mike MyersSelf - Various Characters
Horatio SanzSelf - Various Characters
Amy PoehlerSelf - Various Characters
Tina FeySelf - Various Characters
Dana CarveySelf - Various Characters
Molly ShannonSelf - Various Characters
Kristen WiigSelf - Various Characters
Alex MoffatSelf - Various Characters
Melissa VillaseñorSelf - Various Characters
Heidi GardnerSelf - Various Characters
Chris ParnellSelf - Various Characters
Ana GasteyerSelf - Various Characters
Victoria JacksonSelf - Various Characters
Jon LovitzSelf - Various Characters
Jimmy FallonSelf - Various Characters
Dennis MillerSelf - Various Characters
Nasim PedradSelf - Various Characters
Leslie JonesSelf - Various Characters
Laraine NewmanSelf - Various Characters
Gilda RadnerSelf - Various Characters
Jane CurtinSelf - Various Characters
Garrett MorrisSelf - Various Characters
Rachel DratchSelf - Various Characters
Chris ReddSelf - Various Characters
Norm MacdonaldSelf - Various Characters
David SpadeSelf - Various Characters
Chris FarleySelf - Various Characters
Ego NwodimSelf - Various Characters
Cheri OteriSelf - Various Characters
Jan HooksSelf - Various Characters
Nora DunnSelf - Various Characters
Dan AykroydSelf - Various Characters
John BelushiSelf - Various Characters
Sasheer ZamataSelf - Various Characters
Taran KillamSelf - Various Characters
Jay PharoahSelf - Various Characters
Adam SandlerSelf - Various Characters
Ellen CleghorneSelf - Various Characters
Colin QuinnSelf - Various Characters
Bowen YangSelf - Various Characters
Chloe FinemanSelf - Various Characters
Mary GrossSelf - Various Characters
Tim KazurinskySelf - Various Characters
Joe PiscopoSelf - Various Characters
Eddie MurphySelf - Various Characters
Abby ElliottSelf - Various Characters
Bill MurraySelf - Various Characters
Chris RockSelf - Various Characters
Andrew DismukesSelf - Various Characters
Punkie JohnsonSelf - Various Characters
Jim BreuerSelf - Various Characters
Jeff RichardsSelf - Various Characters
Susanne BlakesleeSelf - Various Characters
Finesse MitchellSelf - Various Characters
Julia Louis-DreyfusSelf - Various Characters
Gary KroegerSelf - Various Characters
Melanie HutsellSelf - Various Characters
Mark McKinneySelf - Various Characters
Alec BaldwinSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
James Austin JohnsonSelf - Various Characters
Sarah ShermanSelf - Various Characters
Rob SchneiderSelf - Various Characters
Julia SweeneySelf - Various Characters
Jay MohrSelf - Various Characters
Brad HallSelf - Various Characters
Jim BelushiSelf - Various Characters
Chevy ChaseSelf - Various Characters
Michael McKeanSelf - Various Characters
Martin ShortSelf - Various Characters
Michael Patrick O'BrienSelf - Various Characters
Luke NullSelf - Various Characters
Jenny SlateSelf - Various Characters
Nancy CarellSelf - Various Characters
Steve MartinSelf - Host
Aristotle AthirasSelf - Various Characters
Brooks WheelanSelf - Various Characters
John MilhiserSelf - Various Characters
Noël WellsSelf - Various Characters
Jon RudnitskySelf - Various Characters
Tim RobinsonSelf - Various Characters
Walter WilliamsMr. Bill Characters (voice) (uncredited)
Sarah SilvermanSelf - Various Characters
David KoechnerSelf - Various Characters
Brian Doyle-MurraySelf - Various Characters
Chris ElliottSelf - Various Characters
Christine EbersoleSelf - Various Characters
Siobhan Fallon HoganSelf - Various Characters
Laura KightlingerSelf - Various Characters
Lauren HoltSelf - Various Characters
Marcello HernandezSelf - Various Characters
Molly KearneySelf - Various Characters
Michael LongfellowSelf - Various Characters
Devon WalkerSelf - Various Characters
Rob RiggleSelf - Various Characters
Rob PaulsenSelf - Various Characters
Billy CrystalSelf - Various Characters
Randy QuaidSelf - Various Characters
Robert Downey Jr.Self - Various Characters
Joan CusackSelf - Various Characters
Anthony Michael HallSelf - Various Characters
Danitra VanceSelf - Various Characters
Terry SweeneySelf - Various Characters
Christopher GuestSelf - Various Characters
Rich HallSelf - Various Characters
Pamela StephensonSelf - Various Characters
Tom HanksSelf - Host
Justin TimberlakeSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Denny DillonSelf - Various Characters
Ben StillerSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
John GoodmanSelf - Host
Gilbert GottfriedSelf - Various Characters
Gail MatthiusSelf - Various Characters
Ann RisleySelf - Various Characters
Janeane GarofaloSelf - Various Characters
Paul SimonSelf - Musical Guest
Beth CahillSelf - Various Characters
Robert De NiroSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Drew BarrymoreSelf - Host
Scarlett JohanssonSelf - Host
Paul RuddSelf - Host
Cameron DiazSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Jon HammSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Dave GrohlSelf - Musical Guest
Albert BrooksInterviewer (segment 'The Impossible Truth') (voice)
Buck HenrySelf - Host
Adam LevineSelf - Musical Guest
John MulaneySelf - Host
Kanye WestSelf - Musical Guest
BeckSelf - Musical Guest
Tom PettySelf - Musical Guest
Woody HarrelsonSelf - Host
Candice BergenSelf - Host
Andy KaufmanSelf
Danny DeVitoSelf - Host
Christopher WalkenSelf - Host
Miley CyrusSelf - Musical Guest
Elliott GouldSelf - Host
StingSelf - Musical Guest
Jonah HillSelf - Host
Paul McCartneySelf - Musical Guest
James FrancoSelf - Host
Michael DavisSelf
EminemSelf - Musical Guest
Dwayne JohnsonSelf - Host
Taylor SwiftSelf - Musical Guest
Gwen StefaniSelf - Musical Guest
Michael PalinSelf - Host
Nate MendelSelf - Musical Guest
Chris ShiflettSelf - Musical Guest
Rami JaffeeSelf - Musical Guest
Bruno MarsSelf - Musical Guest
Sam KinisonSelf - Special Guest
Steve CarellSelf - Host
Nick JonasSelf - Musical Guest
Lorne MichaelsSelf (uncredited)
RihannaSelf - Musical Guest
Matt DamonSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Larry DavidSelf - Cameo (uncredited)
Harry StylesSelf - Musical Guest
Justin BieberSelf - Musical Guest
Ben AffleckSelf - Host
Mick JaggerSelf - Musical Guest (uncredited)
Melissa McCarthySelf - Host
Jay-ZSelf - Musical Guest
Jack WhiteSelf - Musical Guest
Lindsay LohanSelf - Host
Katy PerrySelf - Musical Guest
Chris MartinSelf - Musical Guest
Jon BucklandSelf - Musical Guest
Guy BerrymanSelf - Musical Guest
Will ChampionSelf - Musical Guest
Bonnie RaittSelf - Musical Guest
Gwyneth PaltrowSelf - Host
Ashton KutcherSelf - Host