The BEST episodes of Saturday Night Live season 29
Every episode of Saturday Night Live season 29, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Saturday Night Live season 29!
Each week, a famous guest host appears in sketches and parodies alongside a roster of up-and-coming comedians. A popular musical guest, short films, and Weekend Update - a recurring satirical newscast - form the backbone of one of the most influential and culturally significant TV shows in history.
#1 - Justin Timberlake
Season 29 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/11/2003
Live From New York, It's... Justin Timberlake 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 Sharon Osbourne Show', 'Justin and Kermit The Frog', 'Carl Weathers For Governor', 'Amy Loves Justin', and 'The Barry Gibb Talk Show'.
#2 - Halle Berry/Britney Spears
Season 29 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/18/2003
Live From New York, It's... Halle Berry Sketches include, 'Kobe & Vanessa Bryant', 'Gaystrogen', 'The Don Zimmer Sports Spectacular', 'Donatella Versace', 'Tel-e-link', 'Quick Ones', 'Sukihura Sushi Bar', 'The Sunday National Enquirer', 'The Best Of Klymaxx', 'Tom Brokaw Voice Mail', 'Ashford & Simpson Fan', 'Speedreader'.
#3 - Elijah Wood/Jet
Season 29 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/13/2003
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
#4 - Jennifer Aniston/Black Eyed Peas
Season 29 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/10/2004
Live From New York, It's... Jennifer Aniston Sketches include, 'Message From Donald Trump', 'Obnoxious Photographers', 'Britney's Marriage', 'Gaystrogen', 'Democrats Against Howard Dean', 'Saddam & Osama', 'Country Roses', 'Coco & Natsui Super Show', 'Appalachian Emergency Room', 'Phone Sex Operator'
#5 - Alec Baldwin/Missy Elliott
Season 29 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2003
Address from the President, Huggies Thong, Plastic Surgeon, Zing, The Tony Bennett Show, Gaystrogen, The Falconer, C-Span: Prince Charles Scandal, Keen Corp Meeting, Roy Returns, Scheinwald Studios. The Scheinwald Studios sketch has been cut several times since early 2002.
#6 - Lindsay Lohan/Usher
Season 29 - Episode 18 - Aired 5/1/2004
Live From New York, it's...Lindsay Lohan! 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 'The Adult Movie Awards.' Usher performed 'Yeah' (with Ludacris) and 'Burn' (by himself).
#7 - Jack Black/John Mayer
Season 29 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/4/2003
Live From New York, It's... Jack Black Sketches include, 'Californians For Schwarzennager', 'Huggies Thong', 'Queer Eye For The Straight Gal, 'The Wade Robson Project', 'Cooking School', 'TV Funhouse- Yankee Super-Heroes', 'Father & Son', 'The Wine Critic', 'Telemarketers'.
#8 - Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D.
Season 29 - Episode 15 - Aired 3/13/2004
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 the Passion of the Dumpty/George W. Bush Campaign Commercials, Appalachian Emergency Room, Bangkok Ad 1: The Dead Hooker, Top O'The Morning, Bangkok Ad 2: Russian Roulette ""Payment"", Donnie G. and Sidecar, Bangkok Ad 3: Kelly Ripa, Ben Affleck, and a Dead Man, and The Full Moon Killer N.E.R.D performs: Maybe and She Wants To Move
#9 - Janet Jackson
Season 29 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/10/2004
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, The Prince Show, Cork Soakers, Good Times, and Boom Boomer The host/musical guest performs: Strawberry Bounce and All Nite (Don't Stop)
#10 - Megan Mullally/Clay Aiken
Season 29 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/7/2004
Live From New York, It's... Megan Mullally 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 Wizard Of Oz', 'Zings vs. Slams', 'Celebrity Relatives'
#11 - Al Sharpton/Pink
Season 29 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/6/2003
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 Jackson Show,"" and ""Cash On Earth."" Pink performs ""Trouble"" and ""God is a DJ.""
#12 - Colin Firth/Norah Jones
Season 29 - Episode 14 - Aired 3/6/2004
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: Jesus Christ.
#13 - Kelly Ripa/Outkast
Season 29 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/1/2003
Live From New York, It's... Kelly Ripa Sketches include, 'Message From The President', 'Tressant Supreme', 'Live With Regis & Kelly', 'Access Hollywood', 'Center For Cow Fart Study', 'Leilani Burke: Pet Psychic', 'Spy Glass', 'Greenbriar County Animal Shelter'
#14 - Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne
Season 29 - Episode 19 - Aired 5/8/2004
Live From New York, it's... Snoop Dogg 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!', 'The Handicapped Rapper', 'Scheinwald Studios: MC Night Terrors Pitches 'Booty Hotel'', 'ABC Fall Line-Up', 'Snoop Dogg Misses 'Friends'', 'Appalachian Emergency Room', 'TV Funhouse: Pothead Theatre', 'Duster's Digest', and 'Mother's Day Message From Snoop Dogg' Avril Lavigne performs: 'Don't Tell Me' and '(So Much For) My Happy Ending'
#15 - Christina Aguilera/Maroon 5
Season 29 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/21/2004
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 Christina Aguilera Concert', 'Besos Y Lagrimas', and 'Don's Apothecary' Maroon 5 performs: 'This Love' and 'Harder to Breathe'
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#16 - Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey/G-Unit with 50 Cent
Season 29 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/17/2004
Live from New York, it's... Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey Sketches were: 'Howard Dean HQ,' 'Tylenol Extreme,' 'Joey Mack,' 'El Cantador Restaurant,' 'American Idol,' 'MTV Future,' 'American Beef Council,' 'The Sharon Osbourne Show,' 'Panty Shopping,' 'Bubba Sparxxx Ad Jingles,' and 'Tuna of the Dirt.' G-Unit performed 'Stunt 101.'
#17 - Drew Barrymore/Kelis
Season 29 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/14/2004
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), 'The White Stripes,' and 'The Prince Show.' Kelis performed 'Milkshake' and 'Trick Me.'
#18 - Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen/J-Kwon
Season 29 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/15/2004
Live from New York, it's...Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen 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', 'Bloder Brothers, circa 1979', 'The Chapman's Indoor Family Barbecue', 'The Adventures of Harold' (SNL mini-film), and ''Grease' Parody/Farewell To Jimmy Fallon'. J-Kwon performs: 'Tipsy' (a second performance was cut because the show was running too long and room had to be made for Jimmy Fallon's good-bye sketch)
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#19 - Andy Roddick/Dave Matthews
Season 29 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/8/2003
Live From New York, It's... Andy Roddick Sketches include, 'Martha Stewart Interview', 'Cryogenix', 'The Morning Mix', 'Battle Of The Sexes 2', 'Mary Poppins 2004/Chris Parnell and John McEnroe Commentary', 'Anderson Mellner Communications Celebration', 'Tennis Talk', 'Merv The Perv', 'Jock Talk', and 'Action News 13'
#20 - Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots
Season 29 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2004
Live from New York, it's...Donald Trump Sketches include 'The SNL Apprentice,' 'Fear Factor Junior,' 'Live with Regis and Kelly,' 'The VIP Seats,' 'Donald Trump's House of Wings,' 'Weekend Trump-Date,' 'Prince and the Pauper '04,' 'Fathers and Sons,' '9/11 Hearings,' and 'Donald's Band Rehearsal.' Toots and the Maytals perform 'Love Gonna Walk Out on Me' (with Ben Harper and Jack Johnson) and 'Funky Kingston' (with Bootsy Collins and The Roots).