Saturday Night Live season 24
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| Saturday Night Live | |
|---|---|
| Season 24 | |
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| No. of episodes | 19 |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 26, 1998 – May 15, 1999 |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-fourth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 26, 1998, and May 15, 1999.
Cast
Before the start of the season, longtime cast member Norm Macdonald, who had been on the show for five seasons since 1993 left (the latter in the middle of the previous season) and Jim Breuer, who had been a cast member for three seasons since 1995, left the show on his own terms. Following Breuer's departure, the show added three new featured players: stand-up comedian Jimmy Fallon, Chris Parnell, a performer with The Groundlings in Los Angeles, and Upright Citizens Brigade and Second City performer Horatio Sanz. Fallon, Parnell, and Sanz were all upgraded to repertory status during the following season.
Following the finale, no changes were made to the cast, and everyone returned for the next season.
Cast roster
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Repertory players |
Featured players
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bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
Writers
Episodes
Specials
| Title | Original air date |
|---|---|
| "The Bad Boys of SNL" | September 26, 1998 |
| "The Best of Dana Carvey" | October 10, 1998 |
| "SNL Goes Commercial, Volume II" | November 28, 1998 |
| "The Best of Steve Martin" | November 28, 1998 |
| "Best of TV Parodies" | January 9, 1999 |
| "Best of Game Show Parodies" | February 20, 1999 |
| "The Clinton/Lewinsky Scandal" | February 27, 1999 |
| "The Best of Mike Myers" | June 19, 1999 |
A Night at the Roxbury film
A Night at the Roxbury, a film based on the popular Roxbury Guys sketches, was released on October 2, 1998. Cast members Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Mark McKinney, Colin Quinn and Molly Shannon all appear in the film. The film did modestly well at the box office but was panned by critics.[citation needed]