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 September 25, 2010
 Season 36 episode
2010-09-25
Katie P36
 Episode 681
 Season Episode 1
 Host Amy Poehler
 Musical Guest(s) Katy Perry
 Song(s) performed by
 Musical Guest(s)
"California Gurls"
"Teenage Dream"
Previous Episode
May 15, 2010
(Season 35)
Next Episode
October 2, 2010

The 681st episode and the season premiere of Season 36 of Saturday Night Live, hosted by longtime former cast member Amy Poehler, star of NBC's hit comedy series Parks and Recreation, with musical guest Katy Perry. It premiered on September 25, 2010. Katy Perry made her musical guest (and SNL) debut, and this is the first hosting stint on SNL for Amy Poehler.

This marked the first episode for Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah as cast members.

The goodnights speech for Amy Poehler is "Thank you so much to Katy Perry! Governor David Patterson! Justin Timberlake! Rachel Dratch! Tina Fey! Jimmy Fallon! Maya Rudolph! Lorne Michaels! Seth Meyers! I love you!"

Cast[]

Repertory Players[]

Featured Players[]

Cameos by Gov. David Paterson, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon and Maya Rudolph


Sketches and Music Performances[]

Title Image Summary
RNC Headquarters Cold Open At the Republican National Committee Headquarters (Jason Sudeikis and Bill Hader), Christine O'Donnell (Kristen Wiig) rattles off more problematic digressions from her past.
Opening Montage The previous season's opening montage returns, but the "35 Years" card has been removed, while Abby Elliott and Bobby Moynihan have been promoted to repertory players. Added to the cast, as featured players, are Vanessa Bayer, Paul Brittain, Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah, and additionally, Will Forte and Jenny Slate are gone from the intro, since they had both left prior to the season. For the first episode of the season, Nasim Pedrad is accidentally credited before Taran Killam. Lastly, starting with this episode, announcer Don Pardo permanently pre-records his lines from his home in Arizona, which he would do for the rest of his life, until his death in 2014.
Amy Poehler's Monologue: Anxiety Dream Longtime former cast member Amy Poehler announces that it's a dream come true to host "SNL", then relives her recurring stress dream of being late for the show amid a slew of gratuitous celebrity cameos (Justin Timberlake, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey and Jimmy Fallon).
Bronx Beat Amy Poehler and cameo Maya Rudolph performed in this one, with musical guest Katy Perry playing an over-developed teenager and guest star on the Bronx Beat show.
Bosley Hair Restoration This skit advertised using pubic hair to replace thinning hair on the head.
Maternity Matters This skit is a parody of a typical maternity-oriented show in which the friendly female host is out for the day and guests must ask questions to the rude producer, played by Fred Armisen.
Mosque at Ground Zero This was a commercial displaying a Republican's worst nightmare of an extremely liberal mosque at ground zero in which gay people could get married.
Katy Perry performs "California Gurls".
Weekend Update with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler ask "Really!?!" in regard to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Although Will Smith (Jay Pharoah) didn't star in a summer blockbuster this year, he's thrilled that his spawn has been active on-screen. The real Gov. David Paterson confronts Fred Armisen about the achievements he's made as a blind governor.
The Lean Years Amy Poehler stars in Showtime's latest series, which focuses on Amber, a foul-mouthed girl whose private secret is that she only has one leg.
SNL Digital Short: Boogerman Boogerman (Peter Sarsgaard) movie song is up for award.
Ladies Who Lunch A skit about which rich lady has the tiniest hat.
Katy Perry performs "Teenage Dream"
Actor II Actor Acting enthusiast Andy Samberg ponders when thespian Justin Timberlake will put his craft aside and return to making music.
The Even More Expendables Commercial Sequels to "The Expendables" feature an ever-expanding collection of quasi-celebrities together in bulk action flicks.
Goodnights Katy Perry, Governor David Patterson, Justin Timberlake, Rachel Dratch, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers and everyone are all thanked by Amy Poehler for bringing her back home.


Trivia[]

  • Amy Poehler respires her characters as Betty Caruso and Amber.
  • This also marked the first episode for Tuffus Zimbabwe, who plays the keyboards, replacing longtime musical director Katreese Barnes, after 10 years on the show.
  • This also marked the first episode for Tom Flanigan and Shelly Gossman as writers on SNL and Heather Anne Campbell, who also added to the writing staff.


Preceded by:
May 15, 2010
(Season 35)
Saturday Night Live episode Followed by:
October 2, 2010
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