Saturday Night Live season 37

Saturday Night Live Season 37
Season 37
The Saturday Night Live title card as seen in the opening credits of the 37th season.
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 24, 2011
Season chronology

Saturday Night Live is airing 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.

The cast remained the same as in Season 36, although Nasim Pedrad was promoted from featured player to repertory player.

Cast

Repertory players

• Fred Armisen
• Abby Elliott
• Bill Hader
• Seth Meyers
• Bobby Moynihan
• Nasim Pedrad
• Andy Samberg
• Jason Sudeikis
• Kenan Thompson
• Kristen Wiig

Featured players

• Vanessa Bayer
• Paul Brittain
• Taran Killam
• Jay Pharoah

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 37

Prior to the start of the season, CollegeHumor writer Sarah Schneider was added to the writing staff. Schneider served as a guest writer for the last five episodes of the season 36. Also added were Chris Kelly, who previously wrote for Funny or Die and the The Onion News Network, Zach Kanin, who worked on the Harvard Lampoon, and Peter Schultz, a performer from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater.

Listings

• September 24, 2011 Alec Baldwin/Radiohead (37.1, live)
• October 1, 2011 Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum (37.2, live)
• October 8, 2011 Ben Stiller/Foster the People (37.3, live)
• October 15, 2011 Anna Faris/Drake (37.4, live)
• October 22, 2011 Alec Baldwin/Radiohead (37.1, repeat)
• October 29, 2011 Ben Stiller/Foster the People (37.3, repeat)
• November 5, 2011 Charlie Day/Maroon 5 (37.5, live)
• November 12, 2011 Emma Stone/Coldplay (37.6, live)
• November 19, 2011 Jason Segel/Florence + the Machine (37.7, live)
• November 26, 2011 Melissa McCarthy/Lady Antebellum (37.2, repeat)
• December 3, 2011 Steve Buscemi/The Black Keys (37.8, live)
• December 10, 2011 TBA/TBA (37.9, live)
• December 17, 2011 Jimmy Fallon/Michael Bublé (37.10, live)

Episodes

Episode Number	Date	Host	Musical Guest	Notes
703 (37.1)	September 24, 2011	Alec Baldwin	Radiohead	Radiohead performed "Lotus Flower" and "Staircase". Steve Martin and Seth Rogen appeared in the opening monologue. Jay Pharoah did not appear in any sketches. He did appear as Michael Winslow in the "Top Gun 25th Anniversary Audition Reel" sketch, but that part was cut after dress rehearsal. Clive Deamer played drums and percussion for both of Radiohead's performances. This is the first time Alec Baldwin has hosted a season premiere episode of SNL and his sixteenth time hosting overall. As of the broadcast, Baldwin attains the record of most frequent host, formerly shared between him and Steve Martin.
704 (37.2)	October 1, 2011	Melissa McCarthy	Lady Antebellum	Lady Antebellum performed "We Owned the Night" and "Just a Kiss".
705 (37.3)	October 8, 2011	Ben Stiller	Foster the People	Foster the People performed "Pumped Up Kicks" and "Houdini". Hugh Jackman played Daniel Radcliffe in The Best of Both Worlds with Hugh Jackman while Andy Samberg played Jackman. During Weekend Update, Ben Stiller reprised his role as Derek Zoolander from the movie Zoolander. Kenny G played soprano sax during Foster the People's performance of "Houdini".
706 (37.4)	October 15, 2011	Anna Faris	Drake	Drake performed "Headlines" and "Make Me Proud" and appeared in the SNL Digital Short and Weekend Update. Nicki Minaj joined Drake for his second performance.
707 (37.5)	November 5, 2011	Charlie Day	Maroon 5	Maroon 5 performed "Moves Like Jagger" and "Stereo Hearts". Gym Class Heroes' Travie McCoy joined Maroon 5 for their second performance. Day's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-star Danny DeVito appeared in the opening monologue. Adam Levine appeared in the Kings of Catchphrase Comedy commercial and the Greek Economy sketch.
708 (37.6)	November 12, 2011	Emma Stone	Coldplay	Coldplay performed "Paradise" and "Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall" and appeared in the "Someone Like You" sketch. Chris Martin also appeared in the "Garth and Kat" segment on Weekend Update. Andrew Garfield appeared in the opening monologue. Jay Pharoah didn't appear in any live sketches, only appearing in the "We're Gonna Make Technology Hump" pretaped segment as the voice of the digital camera. The song A cause des garçons by Yelle was played during the Les jeunes de Paris sketch.
709 (37.7)	November 19, 2011	Jason Segel	Florence + the Machine	Florence + the Machine performed "Shake It Out" and "No Light, No Light". Florence Welch also appeared in the "New Jack Thanksgiving" sketch and the "Massachusetts Afternoon" sketch. The Muppets (Kermit the Frog (Steve Whitmire), Miss Piggy (Eric Jacobson), Rowlf the Dog (Bill Barretta), Fozzie Bear (Jacobson), Gonzo the Great (Dave Goelz), Scooter (David Rudman), Camilla the Chicken and Statler and Waldorf (Whitmire and Goelz respectively) appeared in the opening monologue. Paul Rudd appeared in the "Vogelchecks' Thanksgiving" sketch and the "Massachusetts Afternoon" sketch. Governor Jon Huntsman and Kermit the Frog appeared in Weekend Update. Olivia Wilde appeared in the SNL Digital Short. Rowlf and Gonzo appeared in the "Massachusetts Afternoon" sketch.
TBA (37.8)	December 3, 2011	Steve Buscemi	The Black Keys	Confirmed on air.
TBA (37.10)	December 17, 2011	Jimmy Fallon	Michael Bublé