Season 29

Saturday Night Live

Season 29

  • 2003

Saturday Night Live aired its twenty-ninth season during the 2003–04 television season on NBC. The twenty-ninth season began on October 4, 2003 and ended on May 15, 2004 with 20 episodes in all.

Before the start of the season Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan left the show and Dean Edwards was fired. Despite Kattan and Morgan’s departure, the two would make guest appearances in several episodes throughout the season.

Before the season started, Will Forte, Seth Meyers and Jeff Richards were all promoted to repertory status, while Fred Armisen remained a featured player.

The show added two new black cast members: stand-up comedian Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson, a former child star from the Nickelodeon comedy shows All That and Kenan and Kel. With this season, Thompson becomes the first SNL cast member to be born after the show’s premiere in 1975 and the first SNL cast member to get his start on children’s shows.

This season saw the first appearance of Justin Timberlake as an SNL host.

  1. Jack Black/John Mayer Episode 1 Jack Black/John Mayer October 4, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, It's... Darrell Hammond Sketches include, ""Californians For Schwarzennager"", ""Huggies Thong"", ""Queer Eye For The Straight Gal"", ""The Wade Robson Project"", ""Cooking School"", ""TV Funhouse- Yankee Super-Heroes"",…
  2. Justin Timberlake Episode 2 Justin Timberlake October 11, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, It's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include, ""Hardball"", ""Punk'd: Barely Legal"", ""Schwarzenegger Press Conference"", ""A Message From Nick Lachey & Jessica Simpson"", ""Omletteville vs., Benny's"", ""DirecTV"", ""Boston Teens"", ""The…
  3. Halle Berry/Britney Spears Episode 3 Halle Berry/Britney Spears October 18, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, It's... Darrell Hammond Sketches include, ""Message From The President"", ""Tressant Supreme"", ""Live With Regis & Kelly"", ""Access Hollywood"", ""Center For Cow Fart Study"", ""Leilani Burke: Pet…
  4. Kelly Ripa/Outkast Episode 4 Kelly Ripa/Outkast November 1, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, It's... Rachel Dratch Sketches include, ""Martha Stewart Interview"", ""Cryogenix"", ""The Morning Mix"", ""Battle Of The Sexes 2"", ""Mary Poppins 2004/Chris Parnell and John McEnroe Commentary"", ""Anderson…
  5. Andy Roddick/Dave Matthews Episode 5 Andy Roddick/Dave Matthews November 8, 2003, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, It's... Rachel Dratch Sketches include, ""Martha Stewart Interview"", ""Cryogenix"", ""The Morning Mix"", ""Battle Of The Sexes 2"", ""Mary Poppins 2004/Chris Parnell and John McEnroe Commentary"", ""Anderson…
  6. Alec Baldwin/Missy Elliott Episode 6 Alec Baldwin/Missy Elliott November 15, 2003, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Equal Time Programming on NBC,"" ""Michael Jackson On A Roller Coaster,"" ""Brian Fellow's Safari Planet,"" ""The Three Wise Men Get Racial-Profiled"", ""Al Sharpton's Casa de Sushi,"" ""The Latoya…
  7. Al Sharpton/Pink Episode 7 Al Sharpton/Pink December 6, 2003, 1 h 7 min Sketeches include; Hardball, Choir Boys, Queer Eye For the Straight Guy, Fun With Real Audio, Wake-Up Wakefield, Versace Egg Nog, Gore Endorses Dean, The Rialto Grande Casino
  8. Elijah Wood/Jet Episode 8 Elijah Wood/Jet December 13, 2003, 1 h 7 min Sketeches include; Hardball, Choir Boys, Queer Eye For the Straight Guy, Fun With Real Audio, Wake-Up Wakefield, Versace Egg Nog, Gore Endorses Dean, The Rialto Grande Casino
  9. Jennifer Aniston/Black Eyed Peas Episode 9 Jennifer Aniston/Black Eyed Peas January 10, 2004, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's... Jeff Richards Sketches were: ""Howard Dean HQ,"" ""Tylenol Extreme,"" ""Joey Mack,"" ""El Cantador Restaurant,"" ""American Idol,"" ""MTV Future,"" ""American Beef Council,"" ""The Sharon Osbourne Show,""…
  10. Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey/G-Unit Episode 10 Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey/G-Unit January 17, 2004, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, It's... Darrell Hammond Sketches include,""Nightline"", ""Celebrity Poker Showdown"", ""Huggies Thong"", ""The Baby Boyfriend"", ""Sharon Stone Presents An Award"", ""Oprah's Favorite Things"", ""Black Lovin' Cab Driver"", ""The…
  11. Megan Mullally/Clay Aiken Episode 11 Megan Mullally/Clay Aiken February 7, 2004, 1 h 7 min Sketches are: ""Gore Calls Kerry,"" ""A Very Special Valentine's Versace,"" ""Jarret's Room,"" ""Access Hollywood,"" ""Octane,"" ""Mike's Bar, circa 1968,"" ""Larry King Live,"" ""Spy Glass,"" ""The World of Scott Wainio"" (film),…
  12. Drew Barrymore/Kelis Episode 12 Drew Barrymore/Kelis February 14, 2004, 1 h 7 min Sketches include ""Hardball,"" ""Sex & The City Final Episode"", ""Do You Know Who My Father Is?"", ""TV Funhouse: Pat O'Brien"", ""The History Channel: Celebration of Women Week"", ""Backstage At A…
  13. Christina Aguilera/Maroon 5 Episode 13 Christina Aguilera/Maroon 5 February 21, 2004, 1 h 7 min Sketches include; Nightline, Bad Southern Accent, Show Biz Grande Explosion, TV Funhouse: FCC-Approved Cartoons, Tim Calhoun In Court, The Horny Bellhop, Meet the Press, The Sopranos, and Hollywood vs. History:…
  14. Colin Firth/Norah Jones Episode 14 Colin Firth/Norah Jones March 6, 2004, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's...Ben Affleck, Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, and Seth Meyers Sketches Include: Donnie Bartalotti's Gay Wedding, Joey Mack on Z105, Gigli Filming, TV Funhouse: The Making of…
  15. Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D. Episode 15 Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D. March 13, 2004, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's...Carolyn Kepcher of ""The Apprentice"" Sketches include ""The SNL Apprentice,"" ""Fear Factor Junior,"" ""Live with Regis and Kelly,"" ""The VIP Seats,"" ""Donald Trump's House of Wings,""…
  16. Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots Episode 16 Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots April 3, 2004, 1 h 7 min Live From New York... It's Janet Jackson (and her digitally pixelated breast) Sketches includes: Cheney and Condoleezza Rice, Brian Fellow's Safari Planet, Starkisha in the Ticket Line, SNL Easter Song,…
  17. Janet Jackson Episode 17 Janet Jackson April 10, 2004, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Will Forte! Sketches include: ""Bush's Preparation,"" ""Turlington's Lower Back Tattoo Remover,"" ""Jaret's Room,"" ""Harry Potter,"" ""Billy Joel's Car Ride,"" ""Debbie Downer,"" ""Club Traxx,"" ""Kaitlin's Sleepover,"" and…
  18. Lindsay Lohan/Usher Episode 18 Lindsay Lohan/Usher May 1, 2004, 1 h 7 min Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include: ""White House Friends"", ""Mom Jeans"" (rerun from the Adrien Brody/Sean Paul and Wayne Wonder episode from season 28), ""¡Show Biz Grande Explosion!"",…
  19. Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne Episode 19 Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne May 8, 2004, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include ""Hardball"", ""Paparazzi"", ""Mary Kate/Ashley Olsen Perfume"", ""Joey Mack on Z105"", ""The Swan"", ""Pat and Patti's Backpack Shack"", ""Access Hollywood: New York Minute"",…
  20. Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen/J-Kwon Episode 20 Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen/J-Kwon May 15, 2004, 1 h 7 min Live from New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include ""Hardball"", ""Paparazzi"", ""Mary Kate/Ashley Olsen Perfume"", ""Joey Mack on Z105"", ""The Swan"", ""Pat and Patti's Backpack Shack"", ""Access Hollywood: New York Minute"",…