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When does Saturday Night Live Season 21 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 21 premiered Saturday, September 30, 1995 on NBC and ended Saturday, May 18, 1996. The season has 20 episodes.

The twenty-first season began September 30, 1995 and ended on May 18, 1996. 20 episodes were produced. SNL once again dodged cancellation from season twenty's low ratings and scathing reviews about the show's decline in quality. Only five cast members: Norm Macdonald, Mark McKinney, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon and David Spade returned to the show from the previous season. This would be the final season for David Spade. Spade had agreed to stay only for a year so that he could be a bridge between the old and new casts. Newcomers David Koechner and Nancy Walls were also let go after this season.

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Saturday Night Live Season 21 release schedule

Saturday Night Live Season 21 episode release dates
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1. Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler

Sketches include: ""OJ Today,"" ""Leg Up,"" ""The Taylors,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Long Phone Call,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Biography"".

Saturday · 31 years ago

2. Chevy Chase/Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories

Sketches include: ""NFL on NBC,"" ""The Mark Fuhrman Show,"" ""Althea,"" ""Lobotol,"" ""The Blame Game,"" ""Jim Breuer and Braveheart,"" ""Spade in America,"" and ""Fuzzy Memories"".

Saturday · 31 years ago

3. David Schwimmer/Natalie Merchant

Sketches include ""Darius Rucker,"" ""Kids vs. Grownups,"" ""Rita Delvecchio,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""The Elevator,"" ""Secrets,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Slim Shannon,"" and ""Triumph Performers"".

Saturday · 31 years ago

4. Gabriel Byrne/Alanis Morissette

Sketches include: ""Halloween in New Hampshire,"" ""Grayson-Moorhead,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Cooking With Keith,"" ""Marshall Power Tools,"" ""Spade in America at the 1995 World Series,"" Fuzzy Memories, and ""Firing a Prison Guard.""

Saturday · 31 years ago

5. Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins

Sketches include: ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Old Glory Insurance,"" ""Clara Turley's Bible Challenge,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Bug Off,"" ""Directors on Directing,"" and ""All Aboard"".

Saturday · 31 years ago

6. Laura Leighton/Rancid

Sketches include ""Air Force One,"" ""Psychic Reading,"" ""Midgets,"" and ""Spade in America.""

Saturday · 30 years ago

7. Anthony Edwards/Foo Fighters

Sketches include ""Inside Politics,"" ""Grimaldi's,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""G-Dog Does the Nasty,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Turning Point,"" and ""Hulk Hogan Talk Show"".

Saturday · 30 years ago

8. David Alan Grier/Silverchair

Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Rocky Roads,"" ""The Today Show,"" ""Three Wise Men,"" ""Wake Up and Smile,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Black People,"" and ""Perspectives"".

Saturday · 30 years ago

9. Madeline Kahn/Bush

Sketches include ""Bosnian Goodwill Tour,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""John-John Mackie,"" ""Giant Bird,"" ""Leg Up,"" ""Lucien and Fagin,"" ""Spade in America,"" and ""Wedding Vows"".

Saturday · 30 years ago

10. Christopher Walken/Joan Osborne

Live from New York, it's...Rudolph Giuliani Sketches include: ""Rudy Giuliani and George Pataki Apologize For SNL's Low Quality,"" ""Rita Delvecchio,"" ""Spade In America,"" ""The Continental,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""T-Bone The Executioner,"" ""Connie Stinston"", and ""Mary Katherine Gallagher's Dancing Fantasy"". Joan Osborne performs: ""One of Us""

Saturday · 30 years ago

11. Alec Baldwin/Tori Amos

Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Navy Guys,"" ""Talking About Bill Brasky,"" and ""Accidentally Shot by Hunters.""

Saturday · 30 years ago

12. Danny Aiello/Coolio

Sketches include ""Inside Politics,"" ""Spaghetti Sauce,"" ""The Kevin Franklin Show,"" ""Time Life's Valentine's Day Arguments,"" ""Althea,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Hi-C and Turkey,"" ""Martha Stewart Living,"" and ""Fuzzy Memories"".

Saturday · 30 years ago

13. Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur

Sketches include ""Presidential Candidates,"" ""The Life We Lead/Channel 7 Action News,"" ""Ranger Ron and his Tree Slice,"" ""St. Gabriel's Annual Bake Sale,"" ""A Criminal and his Grandmother,"" and ""Drunk Surgeon.""

Saturday · 30 years ago

14. Elle MacPherson/Sting

Sketches include ""Presidential Candidates,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Winston Graff,"" ""Stan Hooper,"" ""Dinner at Oliver's,"" and ""Australian Phone Sex.""

Saturday · 30 years ago

15. John Goodman/Everclear

Sketches include ""Suel Forrester,"" ""The Real World,"" ""Steve Forbes,"" and ""The Joe Pesci Show.""

Saturday · 30 years ago

16. Phil Hartman/Gin Blossoms

Sketches include ""Leg Up,"" ""Acting Class,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""Bug-Off,"" ""Unfrozen Cave Man Lawyer,"" ""Petchow Rat Poison,"" ""Hollywood Minute With David Spade"".

Saturday · 30 years ago

17. Steve Forbes/Rage Against the Machine

Sketches include ""Class Reunion,"" ""Nightline,"" ""House Workers,"" ""Entering Penn State,"" ""Seattle Today,"" ""Greyson-Moore,"" ""Gibberish Sergeant,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""Steve Forbes and the Flies""

Saturday · 30 years ago

18. Teri Hatcher/Dave Matthews Band

Sketches include ""Kazinsky and his Lawyers,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""The Princess and the Homeboy,"" ""Romantic Music,"" and ""St. Gabriel's Women's Charity for the Needy.""

Saturday · 30 years ago

19. Christine Baranski/The Cure

Sketches include ""Bob Dole Press Conference,"" ""AM Ale,"" ""The Courtney Love Show,"" ""Get Off The Shed!,"" ""20 Years and One Week,"" ""Terminally Ill Amateur Singer,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""Rolf,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Personality Alteration,"" ""Lansing Phone Sex,"" ""Fuzzy Memories"".

Saturday · 30 years ago

20. Jim Carrey/Soundgarden Finale

Sketches include: ""Nightline,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Overprotective Lifeguard,"" ""I'll See You In Hell,"" ""Spade in America,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" and ""Jimmy Tango's Fat Busters"".

Saturday · 30 years ago

Saturday Night Live Season 21 guest stars

  • Chris Kattan

    Chris Kattan

    Self - Various Characters

  • Colin Quinn

    Colin Quinn

    Self - Various Characters

  • Tupac Shakur

    Tupac Shakur

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Joan Osborne

    Joan Osborne

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Christine Baranski

    Christine Baranski

    Self - Host

  • Elle Macpherson

    Elle Macpherson

    Self - Host

  • Tom Arnold

    Tom Arnold

    Self - Host

  • Gabriel Byrne

    Gabriel Byrne

    Self - Host

  • Madeline Kahn

    Madeline Kahn

    Self - Host

  • Lisa Loeb

    Lisa Loeb

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Laura Leighton

    Laura Leighton

    Self - Host

  • Danny Aiello

    Danny Aiello

    Self - Host

  • Coolio

    Coolio

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Mariel Hemingway

    Mariel Hemingway

    Self - Host

  • Jim Carrey

    Jim Carrey

    Self - Host

  • Tori Amos

    Tori Amos

    Self - Musical Guest

Saturday Night Live Season 21 FAQ

When does Saturday Night Live Season 21 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 21 premiered Saturday, September 30, 1995 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Saturday Night Live Season 21?

Saturday Night Live Season 21 has 20 episodes.

Are new episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 21 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Saturday Night Live Season 21 finale?

The Saturday Night Live Season 21 finale (Episode 20) aired Saturday, May 18, 1996.

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