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- Season 30 overviewOct 2, 2004-May 21, 200520 episodesSeason 30 episodes20. Lindsay Lohan; Coldplay May 21, 2005
- Host Lindsay Lohan; Coldplay performs.
- 19. Will Ferrell; Queens of the Stone Age May 14, 2005
- Host Will Ferrell; Queens of the Stone Age perform.
- 18. Johnny Knoxville; System of a Down May 7, 2005
- Host Johnny Knoxville; celebrity Paula Abdul; System of a Down performs.
- 17. Tom Brady; Beck Apr 16, 2005
- New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady; Beck performs.
- 16. Cameron Diaz; Green Day Apr 9, 2005
- Cameron Diaz hosts; Green Day performs.
- 15. Ashton Kutcher; Gwen Stefani Mar 19, 2005
- Host Ashton Kutcher; Gwen Stefani performs.
- 14. David Spade; Jack Johnson Mar 12, 2005
- Host David Spade; musical guest Jack Johnson.
- 13. Hilary Swank; 50 Cent Feb 19, 2005
- Host Hilary Swank; 50 Cent performs.
- 12. Jason Bateman; Kelly Clarkson Feb 12, 2005
- Host Jason Bateman; Kelly Clarkson performs.
- 11. Paris Hilton; Keane Feb 5, 2005
- Host Paris Hilton; Keane performs.
- 10. Paul Giamatti; Ludacris; Sum 41 Jan 22, 2005
- Actor Paul Giamatti; Ludacris performs with Sum 41.
- 9. Topher Grace; The Killers Jan 15, 2005
- Topher Grace; the Killers perform.
- 8. Robert De Niro; Destiny's Child Dec 18, 2004
- Actor Robert DeNiro; Destiny's Child performs. Special appearance by the Muppets.
- 7. Colin Farrell; Scissor Sisters Dec 11, 2004
- Colin Farrell; Scissor Sisters.
- 6. Luke Wilson; U2 Nov 20, 2004
- Actor Luke Wilson; U2 performs.
- 5. Liam Neeson; Modest Mouse Nov 13, 2004
- Actor Liam Neeson; Modest Mouse performs.
- 4. Kate Winslet; Eminem Oct 30, 2004
- Actress Kate Winslet; Eminem performs.
- 3. Jude Law; Ashlee Simpson Oct 23, 2004
- Host: Jude Law. Music guest: Ashlee Simpson.
- 2. Queen Latifah Oct 9, 2004
- Queen Latifah hosts and performs.
- 1. Ben Affleck; Nelly Oct 2, 2004
- Ben Affleck hosts; Nelly performs; appearances by actors James Gandolfini and Alec Baldwin.
The thirtieth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 2, 2004, and May 21, 2005.
Mar 19, 2005 · Ashton Kutcher hosts Saturday Night Live on March 19, 2005 with musical guest Gwen Stefani. Find Saturday Night Live Season 30 episodes on NBC.com.
Streaming, rent, or buy Saturday Night Live – Season 30: Currently you are able to watch "Saturday Night Live - Season 30" streaming on Peacock Premium, Peacock Premium Plus.
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Season 30 of Saturday Night Live began on October 2, 2004, hosted by Ben Affleck with musical guest Nelly and ended on May 21, 2005, hosted by Lindsay Lohan with musical guest Coldplay.
Before the start of this season, longtime cast member Jimmy Fallon left the show after six seasons with the cast since 1998. In the wake of Fallon's departure, Fred Armisen was promoted to repertory status, while Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson remained as featured players.
New cast members Rob Riggle, an improv comedian (at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater) and U.S. Marine (making him the first and, as of 2019, only SNL cast member to serve in the Marines), joined the cast for this season. This would also be Riggle's only season on the show. In addition, SNL writer Jason Sudeikis (who appeared in many bit roles before joining the cast) also joined the cast as a featured player for the last three episodes of the season.
With Fallon gone, Amy Poehler joined Tina Fey at the Weekend Update desk as a co-anchor, making Fey and Poehler the first and, through at least season 49, only two-woman anchor team.
The story behind the Update desk is interesting, as several cast members and writers besides Poehler auditioned to get the Update desk, including Seth Meyers and Jason Sudeikis, but Poehler, of course, ended up winning the Update seat. Meyers eventually got the Update desk in 2006, after Tina left the show.
The opening montage is changed. The montage is letterboxed, which was likely in anticipation of the change to HDTV; the montage would continue in the following seasons, which were in widescreen. This was the final season to broadcast in standard definition, after 30 years.
Repertory PlayersFeatured PlayersChanges•Jason Sudeikis: First May 71.'SNL' will update its Weekend Update - USATODAY.com
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Watch 20 episodes of SNL Season 30 featuring guest hosts like Jimmy Fallon, Lindsay Lohan, Will Ferrell and more. Enjoy sketches, musical performances and Weekend Update from 2004 and 2005.
Oct 2, 2004 · Find out the episode dates, hosts, musical guests, and sketches of the 30th season of SNL. See the ratings, summaries, and trivia of each episode, from Ben Affleck/Nelly to Paul Giamatti/Ludacris & Sum 41.
Saturday Night Live. Season 30. A comedy staple for over forty years, the groundbreaking late-night show features several short skits, parodies of television commercials, a live guest band, and a pop-cultural guest host each week. IMDb 8.0 1975 23 episodes.