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Season 28

Saturday Night Live

Season 28

  • 2002

Saturday Night Live aired its twenty-eighth season during the 2002-2003 television season on NBC. Season 28 started on October 5, 2002 and ended on May 17, 2003 having 20 episodes through the season.

Before the start of the season, Will Ferrell and Ana Gasteyer left the show. The latter gave birth to her baby and went on maternity leave, but decided not to return to the show during her leave. Hired to fill their absences were comedian/musician Fred Armisen and TV writer Will Forte, who both joined the show as featured players.

This would be the final season for Dean Edwards, Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan. The latter two would make cameo appearances in many episodes of the following season.

  1. Episode 1 Matt Damon/Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band October 5, 2002, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Chris Parnell Sketches include: ""A Message From Bush and Cheney,"" ""Swiffer Sleepers,"" ""Safety Police,"" ""Trans Am Airlines,"" ""Singing Dentist,"" ""Corona,"" ""Making the Video: Christina Aguilera's 'Dirrty',""…
  2. Episode 2 Sarah Michelle Gellar/Faith Hill October 12, 2002, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Iraqi State Television,"" ""Hardball,"" ""The Gillian Woodward Story,"" ""Meet the Press,"" and ""McCain Sings Striesand."" The White Stripes performed ""Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground"" and ""We Are…
  3. Episode 3 John McCain/The White Stripes October 19, 2002, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond's voice Sketches Include: Giuliani's Sponsor Ads, The Bachelor, Crazy Board Game Player, Talarico For Congress, Frankel For Congress, American Morning, Fairness In Negative Campaign…
  4. Eric McCormack/Jay-Z Episode 4 Eric McCormack/Jay-Z November 2, 2002, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Chris Parnell Sketches include: A Message from the President of the United States, Swiffer Sweepers (rerun from the Sarah Michelle Gellar episode of this season), Bloder…
  5. Episode 5 Nia Vardalos/Eve November 9, 2002, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Adam Sandler Sketches include: ""The Hanukkah Song III"", ""Welcome Back, Potter"", ""The Leather Man"", ""Donahue"", ""Jarrett's Room"", ""C-SPAN: Burrell's Statement"", ""Tennis Talk"", ""Astronaut Jones"", ""TV Funhouse:…
  6. Episode 6 Brittany Murphy/Nelly November 16, 2002, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Robert DeNiro Sketches include, ""C-SPAN: Terrorist Warnings"", ""McDonalds Big N' Tasty"", ""Thomas Jefferson & Sally Hemmings"", ""Peter Pan Rehearsals"", ""A Department Store Santa and His Wife"",…
  7. Robert De Niro/Norah Jones Episode 7 Robert De Niro/Norah Jones December 7, 2002, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Tipper Gore Sketches include: Backstage SNL: The Kissing Gores, Al Gore's 'Bachelor', Hardball, Fiesta Politica, Gore Goes Inside 'The West Wing', Jarrett's Room, Daily Affirmation with…
  8. Episode 8 Al Gore/Phish December 14, 2002, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include: ""CNN: These Boots Are Made For Walkin'"", ""Live With Regis & Kelly"", ""Fun Friends Club"", ""The Falconer"", ""Global Century Investments"", ""Hannibal's Brain…
  9. Episode 9 Jeff Gordon/Avril Lavigne January 11, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, It's... Chris Parnell & Maya Rudolph Sketches include,""United Nations Debate Lunch"", ""Idiot Blind Date"", ""Nutri-Quick"", ""Jarret's Room"", ""Protest"", ""Club Traxx"", ""Violent Office Stories"", ""Second Time Around"",…
  10. Episode 10 Ray Liotta/The Donnas January 18, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live from New York...it's Christopher Walken Sketches include: Hardball, Pranksters, The Continental, The Bad Raft Captain, History Channel: African American Archives, Welcome Home Colonel Angus, Cabin Lovers, and The Rialto…
  11. Episode 11 Matthew McConaughey/Dixie Chicks February 8, 2003, 1 h 7 min Sketches include; 60 Minutes, BET's 106 and Park Top 10 Live, Live with Regis and Kelly, FOX's Who Farted?, VH1's Where Are They Now: The Cherylettes, FOX's I'm a Celebrity:…
  12. Episode 12 Jennifer Garner/Beck February 15, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's...Chris Parnell (as George W. Bush)! Sketches include: ""Bush Press Conference,"" ""Top O' The Morning,"" ""TV Are You Hot?"" (cartoon), ""Versace Oscar Special,'""Husband In A Box,""…
  13. Episode 13 Christopher Walken/Foo Fighters February 22, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's...Chris Parnell Sketches include: ""The Situation in Iraq"", ""Boston Teens At Fenway Park"", ""Brain Busters"", ""Hot Sauce Carrying Purse"", ""Black People Watching 'The Pianist'"", ""The Three…
  14. Episode 14 Queen Latifah/Ms. Dynamite March 8, 2003, 1 h 7 min Sketches include,"" Message From Saddam"", ""What's The Rush?"", ""Wake Up Wakefield!"", ""The Rialto Grande"", ""CNN"", ""Phone Booth"", ""Access Hollywood"", ""Club Traxx"", ""Uday Hussein For President""
  15. Episode 15 Salma Hayek/Christina Aguilera March 15, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Chris Parnell Sketches include: "Bush Addresses The Nation on the USS Abraham Lincoln", "Count Chocula Silver", "Jarret's Room: 'Reloaded", "Madonna: An American Life", "Plagiarism Class", "The…
  16. Episode 16 Bernie Mac/Good Charlotte April 5, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, It's...Maya Rudolph Sketches include,""American Idol"", ""Mom Jeans"", ""Brian Fellow's Safari Planet"", ""The Self-Obsessed Man"", ""Live With Regis & Kelly"", ""TV Funhouse: Saddam & Osama"", ""Lensmasters"", ""Ballroom…
  17. Episode 17 Ray Romano/Zwan April 12, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's Darrell Hammond (and back on SNL after 24 years, it's Dan Aykroyd!) Sketches include: Hardball, Top O'The Morning, The Rialto Grande, TV Funhouse: Cokee, The…
  18. Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent Episode 18 Ashton Kutcher/50 Cent May 3, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Chris Parnell Sketches include: ""Bush Addresses The Nation on the USS Abraham Lincoln"", ""Count Chocula Silver"", ""Jarret's Room: 'Reloaded'"", ""Madonna: An American Life"", ""Plagiarism Class"", ""The…
  19. Adrien Brody/Sean Paul & Wayne Wonder Episode 19 Adrien Brody/Sean Paul & Wayne Wonder May 10, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, It's...Maya Rudolph Sketches include,""American Idol"", ""Mom Jeans"", ""Brian Fellow's Safari Planet"", ""The Self-Obsessed Man"", ""Live With Regis & Kelly"", ""TV Funhouse: Saddam & Osama"", ""Lensmasters"", ""Ballroom…
  20. Episode 20 Dan Aykroyd/Beyonce Knowles May 17, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's Darrell Hammond (and back on SNL after 24 years, it's Dan Aykroyd!) Sketches include: Hardball, Top O'The Morning, The Rialto Grande, TV Funhouse: Cokee, The…