Season 23
Saturday Night Live
Overview
The twenty-third season started September 27, 1997 and ended on May 9, 1998, with 20 episodes being produced. A few changes happened before the start of the season; Colin Quinn was promoted to repertory status and Mark McKinney left the show while Fred Wolf left in the start of the twenty-second season. This season was also notable for not having any featured players or any new cast members. This season was also the only season to have an opening sequence that didn't show any shots of New York City, being replaced by a 1950's-inspired design.
Episodes
1. Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai
September 27, 1997
Sketches include ""Oprah's Book Club,"" ""Rita Delvechio,"" ""Car Accident with Sylvester Stallone,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Janet Reno,"" ""Computer Store,"" ""Planet Hollywood,"" and ""Lou's Lovely Daughters.""
Guest Stars: Richard Jewell, Sylvester Stallone, Jay Kay
2. Matthew Perry/Oasis
October 4, 1997
Sketches include ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Sarcasm 101,"" ""The Ladies' Man,"" ""Space the Infinite Frontier with Harry Caray,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Friends,"" and ""Good Morning with Liza.""
Guest Stars: Matthew Perry, Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher
3. Brendan Fraser/Bjork
October 18, 1997
Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Xena: Warrior Princess,"" ""Issues,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""Crazy Lady Gets Prescription Filled,"" and ""Mango.""
Guest Stars: Björk, Brendan Fraser, Eric Dickerson
4. Chris Farley/The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
October 25, 1997
Sketches include ""Farley Gets Permission to Host,"" ""Morning Latte,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Matt Foley: Motivational Speaker,"" ""Goth Talk,"" ""The Sally Show,"" ""Monday Night Football Song,"" ""Superfans,"" and ""El Niño.""
Guest Stars: Mike Ditka, Chevy Chase, Bill Kurtis
5. Jon Lovitz/Jane's Addiction
November 8, 1997
Sketches include ""Rival Billionaires,"" ""Fred the Baker,"" ""Larry King's Wedding,"" ""Win a Year with Jewel,"" ""The Ladies' Man,"" ""The Late Show with David Letterman,"" and ""The Robin Byrd Show,"" and ""Save Our Nanny."" Jane's Addiction performs ""Jane Says.""
Guest Stars: Flea, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey
6. Claire Danes/Mariah Carey
November 15, 1997
Sketches include ""Bill and Hillary Clinton,"" ""Barry Scheck's Apartment,"" ""The View,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Peter Pan,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" ""CEO Dreamboats Magazine,"" and ""The Louvre.""
Guest Stars: Claire Danes, Mariah Carey, Tina Fey
7. Rudy Giuliani/Sarah McLachlan
November 22, 1997
Sketches include ""Rudy Giuliani and Colin Quinn,"" ""Nightline with Saddam Hussein,"" ""Rita Delvechio,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Friggin' Giuliani,"" ""Janet Reno's Dance Party,"" ""Colin Quinn Explains the New York Times,"" and ""Perspectives.""
Guest Stars: Rudolph Giuliani, Sarah McLachlan
8. Nathan Lane/Metallica
December 6, 1997
Sketches include ""Well Babies Tragedy,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""The Quiet Storm,"" ""Sister Wendy Beckett's Art Odyssey,"" ""The History of Vaudeville,"" ""Vance and Miss Milo,"" and ""Santa Claus the Ex-Convict.""
Guest Stars: Nathan Lane, Marianne Faithfull, James Hetfield
9. Helen Hunt/Hanson
December 19, 1997
Sketches include ""The Culps,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""The Ladies' Man,"" ""Baseball Wish,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Joan Rivers,"" ""Burt Renolds Christmas,"" ""ChristmaSoft with Bill Gates,"" and ""Hanson in an Elevator.""
Guest Stars: Gregg Jefferies, Helen Hunt, Marty Cordova
10. Samuel L. Jackson/Ben Folds Five
January 10, 1998
Live From New York, it's...Darrell Hammond Sketches include: The Clinton Movie, Lemon Glow, Publisher's Clearing House Go To The Ghetto, Quentin Tarantino's ""Pulp Fiction"" Auditions, Jazzterpieces, Judge Judy, TV Funhouse: George Clooney's ""Speed Racer"", Black People on the Titanic, Mango and Monroe, The Weston Collection, The Learning Annex, and The Playboy Channel Ben Folds Five performs: ""Brick""
Guest Stars: Ben Folds, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Sledge
11. Sarah Michelle Gellar/Portishead
January 17, 1998
Sketches include ""Ted Kazinsky,"" ""The View,"" ""John Gray's Inspirational Tapes,"" ""Dysfunctional Family Argues Over Dinner,"" ""CBS World of Sports,"" ""Goth Talk,"" ""The Robin Byrd Show,"" and ""The Tiger Beat Ultra Super Duper Dreamy Love Show.""
Guest Stars: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Beth Gibbons, Geoff Barrow
12. John Goodman/Paula Cole
February 7, 1998
Sketches include ""Linda Tripp and Monica Lewinsky,"" ""Morning Latte,"" ""The Ten Commandments with Bill Clinton,"" ""CBS Olympics,"" ""Emeril Live,"" ""Judge Judy,"" ""Martha Stewart,"" ""Sabado Chistoso,"" ""When Cobras Attack,"" and ""Storytellers with Neil Diamond.""
Guest Stars: Paula Cole, John Goodman, Dan Aykroyd
13. Roma Downey/Missy Elliot
February 14, 1998
Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Press Conference with Catherine II,"" ""Martha Stewart Living,"" ""CBS Olympics,"" ""Riding My Donkey: Political Talk Show,"" ""Fran,"" ""The Ladies' Man,"" and ""Lou's Lovely Daughters.""
Guest Stars: Timbaland, Roma Downey, Missy Elliott
14. Garth Brooks
February 28, 1998
Sketches include ""Larry King Live,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""The Celine Dion Show,"" ""Party of Five,"" ""Re-Enactment Awards,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Issues,"" and ""College Singers.""
Guest Stars: Garth Brooks, Robert Duvall
15. Scott Wolf/Natalie Imbruglia
March 7, 1998
Sketches include ""Titanic,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""The Ladies' Man,"" ""Barbara Walters,"" ""TV Funhouse: Conspiracy Theory Rock"", ""Pretty Living,"" ""Terrence Maddox in Art Class,"" ""Liza,"" and ""Shirtless Bible Salesman."" The NBC and syndicated reruns of this episode do not have the TV Funhouse: Conspiracy Theory Rock cartoon.
Guest Stars: Scott Wolf, Natalie Imbruglia, Tina Fey
16. Julianne Moore/Backstreet Boys
March 14, 1998
Sketches include ""Viewers Choose Clinton Coverage,"" ""Alice in Wonderland,"" ""Morning Latte,"" ""Goth Talk,"" ""Stuff We Made,"" ""Judge Judy,"" ""Job Interviews,"" and ""I Took a Gay Guy to the Prom.""
Guest Stars: Nick Carter, Kevin Richardson, Howie Dorough
17. Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind
April 4, 1998
Sketches include ""Martha Stewart,"" ""Name That Dog!,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Restaurant,"" ""House of Dogs,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Pirate Ship,"" and ""The Robin Byrd Show.""
Guest Stars: Steve Buscemi, Stephan Jenkins, Kevin Cadogan
18. Greg Kinnear/All Saints
April 11, 1998
Sketches include ""The Ladies' Man,"" ""The View,"" ""The Zimmermans,"" ""Pretty Living,"" ""The Celine Dion Show,"" ""Prime Minister's Questions,"" ""Limousine Rides,"" and ""Comic Minds.""
Guest Stars: Greg Kinnear, Bob Hoskins, Shaznay Lewis
19. Matthew Broderick/Natalie Merchant
May 2, 1998
Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Mango,"" ""Oprah Meets Goat Boy,"" and ""To the Moon and Back.""
Guest Stars: Matthew Broderick, Kyle Gass, Natalie Merchant
20. David Duchovny/Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page
May 9, 1998
Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Mango,"" ""Oprah Meets Goat Boy,"" and ""To the Moon and Back.""
Guest Stars: Jimmy Page, David Duchovny, Matt Lauer
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