Saturday Night Live Season 23

Synopsis

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.

Main Cast

Tim Meadows

Self - Various Characters

Age : 63 | Popularity : 9%

Norm Macdonald

Self - Various Characters

Age : 60 | Popularity : 7%

Molly Shannon

Self - Various Characters

Age : 59 | Popularity : 16%

Will Ferrell

Self - Various Characters

Age : 56 | Popularity : 23%

Jim Breuer

Self - Various Characters

Age : 56 | Popularity : 5%

Darrell Hammond

Self - Various Characters

Age : 68 | Popularity : 7%

Ana Gasteyer

Self - Various Characters

Age : 56 | Popularity : 10%

Chris Kattan

Self - Various Characters

Age : 53 | Popularity : 13%

Episodes

Episode 1

27 September 1997 - 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.""

Episode 2

04 October 1997 - 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.""

Episode 3

18 October 1997 - Brendan Fraser/Bjork

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

Episode 4

25 October 1997 - 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.""

Episode 5

08 November 1997 - 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.""

Episode 6

15 November 1997 - 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.""

Episode 7

22 November 1997 - 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.""

Episode 8

06 December 1997 - 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.""

Episode 9

19 December 1997 - 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.""

Episode 10

10 January 1998 - 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""

Episode 11

17 January 1998 - 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.""

Episode 12

07 February 1998 - 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.""

Episode 13

14 February 1998 - 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.""

Episode 14

28 February 1998 - Garth Brooks (1)

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

Episode 15

07 March 1998 - 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.

Episode 16

14 March 1998 - 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.""

Episode 17

04 April 1998 - 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.""

Episode 18

11 April 1998 - 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.""

Episode 19

02 May 1998 - Matthew Broderick/Natalie Merchant

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

Episode 20

09 May 1998 - David Duchovny/Puff Daddy

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

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Writer	Tina Fey Heather Anne Campbell Dennis McNicholas Hugh Fink Margaret Oberman Max Brooks Christine Nangle Eliot Wald Jack Handey Jessica Conrad Andrew Kurtzman Dennis Miller Colin Jost Jay Mohr Jon Lovitz Kevin Nealon Chevy Chase Eddie Murphy Ian Maxtone-Graham Bill Murray Bob Odenkirk Dave Attell David Spade George Meyer J. J. Philbin Alex Baze John Swartzwelder Lauren Pomerantz Al Franken Harry Shearer Jon Vitti Brian Doyle-Murray Conan O'Brien Garrett Morris Jason Sudeikis Joe Piscopo Brad Hall Christopher Guest Jerry Minor Adam McKay Lew Morton Bruce McCulloch Colin Quinn Alan Zweibel Albert Brooks Gilda Radner Greg Daniels J.B. Smoove Andy Breckman Jim Belushi Billy Crystal Charlie Grandy Dan Aykroyd Adam Sandler A. Whitney Brown John Belushi Larry David Mary Gross Hannibal Buress Kristin Gore Martin Short David Mandel Barry Sobel Christine Zander Andy Robin Jerry Collins Melanie Graham Jillian Bell Frank Sebastiano Bob Tischler Mark McKinney Michael C. McCarthy Ken Scarborough Eric Slovin Bonnie Turner Jessi Klein Leo Allen Marilyn Suzanne Miller Eddie Gorodetsky John Bowman Max Pross Joe Kelly Terry Southern Shelly Gossman Shannon Gaughan Michael O'Donoghue Marika Sawyer Tim Herlihy Matt Murray Walter Williams Ryan Perez Neil Casey Erik Kenward John Lutz Bryan Tucker Andrew Steele Emily Spivey Robert Carlock T. Sean Shannon Tim Meadows Tom Gammill Sarah Silverman Rachel Dratch Rob Klein Robin Duke Mike Myers Paul Mooney Peter Aykroyd Norm Macdonald Michael Schur Phil Hartman Zach Kanin Warren Hutcherson Terry Sweeney Rosie Shuster Tim Kazurinsky Pamela Norris Terry Turner Stephen Colbert Marc Shaiman Rob Schneider Steve Koren Rich Hall Tom Schiller Paula Pell Robert Smigel Michael Patrick O'Brien Sarah Schneider
Production	Executive Producer	Lorne Michaels
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