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When does Saturday Night Live Season 23 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 23 premiered Saturday, September 27, 1997 on NBC and ended Saturday, May 9, 1998. The season has 20 episodes.

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.

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Saturday Night Live Season 23 release schedule

Saturday Night Live Season 23 episode release dates
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1. Sylvester Stallone/Jamiroquai

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.""

Saturday · 29 years ago

2. Matthew Perry/Oasis

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.""

Saturday · 29 years ago

3. Brendan Fraser/Bjork

Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Xena: Warrior Princess,"" ""Issues,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""Crazy Lady Gets Prescription Filled,"" and ""Mango.""

Saturday · 29 years ago

4. Chris Farley/The Mighty Mighty Bosstones

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.""

Saturday · 29 years ago

5. Jon Lovitz/Jane's Addiction

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.""

Saturday · 29 years ago

6. Claire Danes/Mariah Carey

Sketches include ""Bill and Hillary Clinton,"" ""Barry Scheck's Apartment,"" ""The View,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Peter Pan,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" ""CEO Dreamboats Magazine,"" and ""The Louvre.""

Saturday · 29 years ago

7. Rudy Giuliani/Sarah McLachlan

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.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

8. Nathan Lane/Metallica

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.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

9. Helen Hunt/Hanson

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.""

Friday · 28 years ago

10. Samuel L. Jackson/Ben Folds Five

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""

Saturday · 28 years ago

11. Sarah Michelle Gellar/Portishead

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.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

12. John Goodman/Paula Cole

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.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

13. Roma Downey/Missy Elliot

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.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

14. Garth Brooks

Sketches include ""Larry King Live,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""The Celine Dion Show,"" ""Party of Five,"" ""Re-Enactment Awards,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Issues,"" and ""College Singers.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

15. Scott Wolf/Natalie Imbruglia

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.

Saturday · 28 years ago

16. Julianne Moore/Backstreet Boys

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.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

17. Steve Buscemi/Third Eye Blind

Sketches include ""Martha Stewart,"" ""Name That Dog!,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Restaurant,"" ""House of Dogs,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Pirate Ship,"" and ""The Robin Byrd Show.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

18. Greg Kinnear/All Saints

Sketches include ""The Ladies' Man,"" ""The View,"" ""The Zimmermans,"" ""Pretty Living,"" ""The Celine Dion Show,"" ""Prime Minister's Questions,"" ""Limousine Rides,"" and ""Comic Minds.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

19. Matthew Broderick/Natalie Merchant

Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Mango,"" ""Oprah Meets Goat Boy,"" and ""To the Moon and Back.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

20. David Duchovny/Puff Daddy & Jimmy Page Finale

Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Mango,"" ""Oprah Meets Goat Boy,"" and ""To the Moon and Back.""

Saturday · 28 years ago

Saturday Night Live Season 23 guest stars

  • Dan Aykroyd

    Dan Aykroyd

    Self - Various Characters

  • Nathan Lane

    Nathan Lane

    Self - Host

  • Greg Kinnear

    Greg Kinnear

    Self - Host

  • Garth Brooks

    Garth Brooks

    Self - Host & Musical Guest

  • Sarah Michelle Gellar

    Sarah Michelle Gellar

    Self - Host

  • Matthew Perry

    Matthew Perry

    Self - Host

  • Rudolph Giuliani

    Rudolph Giuliani

    Self - Host

  • Björk

    Björk

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Ben Folds

    Ben Folds

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Claire Danes

    Claire Danes

    Self - Host

  • Jimmy Page

    Jimmy Page

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Helen Hunt

    Helen Hunt

    Self - Host

  • Scott Wolf

    Scott Wolf

    Self - Host

  • Paula Cole

    Paula Cole

    Self - Musical Guest

  • David Duchovny

    David Duchovny

    Self - Host

  • Brendan Fraser

    Brendan Fraser

    Self - Host

Saturday Night Live Season 23 FAQ

When does Saturday Night Live Season 23 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 23 premiered Saturday, September 27, 1997 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Saturday Night Live Season 23?

Saturday Night Live Season 23 has 20 episodes.

Are new episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 23 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Saturday Night Live Season 23 finale?

The Saturday Night Live Season 23 finale (Episode 20) aired Saturday, May 9, 1998.

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