The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced between September 30, 2006, and May 19, 2007, the thirty-second season of SNL.
Jon Bovi is a Bon Jovi opposite band played by Will Forte and Jason Sudeikis. All of their songs consist of popular hits, usually but not always by Bon Jovi, with the lyrics reversed; for example, "Your love is like bad medicine/Bad medicine is what I need," becomes, "Your hate is like good medicine/Good medicine is not what I need."
After debuting in a 2006 sketch with Jaime Pressly, all subsequent Jon Bovi appearances were on Weekend Update.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 7, 2006 | Jon Bovi audition in the office of record executive Jackie Downs (Pressly), performing take-offs of Bon Jovi's "Wanted: Dead or Alive" ("Unwanted: Alive or Dead") and "Bad Medicine" ("Good Medicine"), Usher's "Yeah" ("No"), and Mötley Crüe's "Girls, Girls, Girls" ("Boys, Boys, Boys"). She signs them to a 50-year recording contract. Over the cover of their album Jon Bovi Does Not Sing The Hits Of Scorpions, we hear Jon Bovi's version of Scorpions' "Rock You Like a Hurricane" ("Roll Me Like a Pleasant Day"). | ||
| March 7, 2009 | |||
| April 11, 2009 | |||
| November 14, 2009 | |||
A Christmas-themed sketch that was cut from a dress rehearsal was reenacted on the Late Night with Seth Meyers segment "Second-Chance Theater" on February 13, 2019.
Portrayed by Fred Armisen and Bill Hader, the "Two Gay Guys from New Jersey" appear on Weekend Update to comment about current events. They embody many stereotypes of New Jersey residents, similar to the characters of The Sopranos (including dropping hints about Mafia connections and activities). They wear matching track suits and gold medallions. The couple interact with each other like good friends, while sprinkling their conversations with reminders that they are in a homosexual relationship.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 28, 2006 | As "a same-sex couple from Jersey", the guys comment on the New Jersey Supreme Court ruling that gay couples deserve the same rights as married couples. | |||
| December 16, 2006 | The guys comment on the New Jersey legislature's vote to recognize civil unions for same-sex couples. | |||
| April 14, 2007 | Two Gay Guys from Connecticut | |||
| April 11, 2009 | The guys discuss their recent marriage. | |||
| October 17, 2009 | As "two gay guys from New Jersey who are in the military," the guys comment on the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy, which President Obama had recently announced he would end. | |||
| November 10, 2012 | Two Gay Guys from Maine |
See main article: Blizzard Man. Andy Samberg plays a terrible, yet acclaimed, white rapper. Each sketch takes place in a recording studio where Blizzard Man is asked to come in and work with a major rap star.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 18, 2006 | Ludacris (as himself) convinces his producers (Jason Sudeikis and Maya Rudolph) to let him feature Blizzard Man on his new recording. | ||
| January 20, 2007 | A music producer (Piven) convinces Common (as himself) to work with Blizzard Man. | ||
| November 22, 2008 | Ludacris (as himself) replaces collaborator T-Pain with Blizzard Man; McGraw plays Blizzard Man's manager. | ||
| December 4, 2010 | Sean Combs (as himself) brings Blizzard Man into the studio; they are joined by Blizzard Man's mother (De Niro). | ||
| May 17, 2014 | Blizzard Man collaborates with guest star 2 Chainz (as himself) | ||
Portrayed by Kristen Wiig, Aunt Linda is Amy Poehler's (fictitious) aunt, who appears on Weekend Update to give almost entirely negative reviews of recent films. But instead of allocating the films a star rating or thumbs up, she reviews each film with her own catchphrases, such as "Whaaat?" or "Oh, brother!" For example, when reviewing Ocean's Thirteen, she gives it "13 Ghaas!" and a "Puhhhleez!"
Her reason for disliking the film is often due to her own misunderstandings, such as when she thought Happy Feet was supposed to be a live action film, or when she thought Ocean's Thirteen was going to be the thirteenth film in the series.
She sometimes ends her appearances by praising a film that you wouldn't expect her to like, such as when she praised Saw III and was asked by Amy Poehler "you went to see Saw?" and Aunt Linda responded, "See it! I liked it so much I kidnapped Tobin Bell and forced him to play a game with me!"
Wiig writes Aunt Linda's appearances with Paula Pell. The character originated when Wiig was performing with the Groundlings, as she described in an interview:
It was a woman who was on the plane who was watching the in-flight movie, which was The Matrix, and she was so confused by it. She didn’t understand anything and she just kept talking to the people, like, "What is going on?" I tried it as a sketch at SNL five times. It went to dress maybe three times, and finally someone was like, "Why don’t you try her at Update?" so that's how she eventually got on the show.[1]
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| November 11, 2006 | Aunt Linda is not impressed with Babel, Happy Feet, or Flushed Away, but loved Saw III for its pacing, performances, and soundtrack. | ||
| December 2, 2006 | Aunt Linda criticizes Borat, Casino Royale, and "Apaclypto" (Apocalypto), finding all disappointing, but ends the segment deciding to see the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree. | ||
| February 24, 2007 | Aunt Linda pans Oscar-nominated films The Queen, The Pursuit of Happyness and Letters from Iwo Jima, but liked . | ||
| May 19, 2007 | Aunt Linda doesn't like , Ocean's Thirteen, or Rush Hour 3. | ||
| November 1, 2008 | Aunt Linda doesn't like new TV series Life on Mars and Knight Rider, but praises Californications "great storylines, realistic acting, and genitals." | ||
| April 10, 2010 | Aunt Linda disapproves of Clash of the Titans, Alice in Wonderland, Tooth Fairy, and Avatar. | ||
| April 6, 2024 | Kristen Wiig | Aunt Linda despises Barbie, Oppenheimer and The Bear, but loves . | |
Blunt, disgusted Bronx housewives Betty Caruso (Amy Poehler) and Jodi Deitz (Maya Rudolph) host a talk show. In most of this sketch's iterations, the ladies fawn over an attractive male guest.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 13, 2007 | Gyllenhaal plays Frank O’Connor, the author of a mountain biking guide. | ||
| February 10, 2007 | Whitaker and Kristen Wiig play Joseph Humphries & Cora Reynolds, two doctors promoting a blood drive; Betty and Jodi insist the doctors are in love with each other. | ||
| March 24, 2007 | Manning plays Joseph Ryan, a zookeeper. | ||
| May 19, 2007 | Braff plays Mike Drucker, an intern. | ||
| November 3, 2007 | Williams plays Paul Dooley, a firefighter. | ||
| December 13, 2008 | Laurie plays Jeffrey Billings, a butcher who opened a new shop. Betty and Jodi are fascinated by his English accent and insist he say words like "schedule" and "vitamin." | ||
| September 25, 2010 | Musical guest Katy Perry plays Maureen DiCicco, a provocatively dressed library volunteer (in reference to recent real-life criticism of Perry for appearing on Sesame Street in a low-cut dress). | ||
| February 18, 2012 | There are no guests in the studio, so the show's crew members Lou & Tony (Andy Samberg and Justin Timberlake, in a cameo) sit down with Betty and Jodi. | ||
| December 19, 2015 | Fey plays Betty's cousin Karen from Philadelphia. | ||
One sketch appeared in the dress rehearsal for the May 8, 2010, episode (hosted by Betty White), but was cut for the live episode.
See main article: MacGruber. Will Forte plays a special operations agent in a parody of MacGyver. The character starred in its own film in 2010.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2007 | MacGruber asks his assistants for disgusting things like dog feces, which they refuse to help with. | ||
| May 12, 2007 | |||
| October 6, 2007 | |||
| March 15, 2008 | |||
| May 10, 2008 | |||
| October 18, 2008 | |||
| March 7, 2009 | MacGyver (cameo by Richard Dean Anderson) is revealed to be MacGruber's father. Five weeks earlier, MacGruber and MacGyver had appeared together in a series of Super Bowl commercials (promoting Pepsi) that resembled MacGruber sketches. | ||
| January 10, 2010 | |||
| May 8, 2010 | |||
| January 22, 2022 | Ryan Phillippe appears as his character Piper from the MacGruber film and TV series. | ||
A Weekend Update Segment
| Season | Episode | Host | With | Topic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 20, 2007 | Seth and Amy | Michael Vick | |||
| April 21, 2007 | Seth and Amy | Alberto Gonzales | |||
| October 6, 2007 | Seth and Amy | Larry Craig | |||
| March 15, 2008 | Seth and Amy | Eliot Spitzer | |||
| December 13, 2008 | Seth and Amy | Rod Blagojevich | |||
| February 7, 2009 | Seth | Kellogg's | |||
| March 14, 2009 | Tracy | Strip Clubs | |||
| May 16, 2009 | Seth and Amy | Arizona State | |||
| November 7, 2009 | Seth and Amy | Goldman Sachs | |||
| March 13, 2010 | Eric Massa | ||||
| May 8, 2010 | Seth, Amy, and Tina | Times Square, Greece's Debt | |||
| September 25, 2010 | Seth and Amy | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | |||
| May 21, 2011 | Seth | Arnold Schwarzenegger | |||
| November 19, 2011 | Seth and Kermit | Congress Nutrition | |||
| February 18, 2012 | Seth and Amy | Birth Control Hearing | |||
| May 12, 2012 | Seth | Time Magazine | |||
| March 2, 2013 | Seth and Kevin | Voting Rights Act | |||
| May 18, 2013 | Seth and Amy | Tea Party Tax | |||
| October 13, 2018 | Seth, Colin, and Michael | Trump and Kanye |
Precocious child actress Dakota Fanning (Amy Poehler) hosts her own talk show, which she describes as "the only forum for child actors to discuss cinema, theater, politics, philosophy, and the cultural zeitgeist at large." The highly intellectual Dakota has trouble relating to her guests; for example, while talking to Dylan and Cole Sprouse about their sitcom The Suite Life of Zack & Cody, Dakota says the word "hotel" "invokes images of [the film] Hotel Rwanda, about the Rwandan genocide", prompting Dylan Sprouse to say, "Dakota, you're scaring us." Her references are frequently lost on the show's cheerful bandleader, Reggie Hudson (Kenan Thompson), leading her to make condescending remarks such as "If it isn't in the check-out line at Wal-Mart, Reggie hasn't read it." Dakota herself often professes to be "not familiar" with popular entertainment such as Family Guy, ESPN, or Harry Potter. Kristen Wiig appears as Dakota's mother, whom she addresses as Catherine, despite her mother's requests to call her Mom.
Poehler also played Dakota Fanning in a sketch on the September 29, 2007, episode, where she presented a Kid's Choice Award (while commenting, "It's so weird that they asked me, Dakota Fanning, to present the award for Best TV Show, because I don't even own a TV!").
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 3, 2007 | Barrymore appears as Abigail Breslin; Bill Hader appears as Daniel Radcliffe. | ||
| April 14, 2007 | LaBeouf and Andy Samberg appear as Cole and Dylan Sprouse; musical guest Avril Lavigne appears as Dakota's sister Elle Fanning. | ||
| March 1, 2008 | Page appears as Miley Cyrus. Dakota introduces a new segment, "Kids Speak," where she goes out to ask kids on the street their opinions on issues such as "Did Stalin bring down the Soviet Union? Or was it an experiment doomed to fail?" and "Bonjour tristesse: masterpiece or overrated?" | ||
Four buddies (Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, Will Forte and the host) hear a favorite old song playing and sing along to the chorus together, while sharing disturbing memories during the verses. Most sketches end with the group performing a non-sequitur activity (e.g. staging a robbery, accidental gun discharge, Tea Party protest) and a stylized "The End". The final sketch ends with guests Mumford & Sons leading the cast into the audience for a sing-along. Andy Samberg replaced Forte in the "Wild World" sketch featuring Ed Helms and Kenan Thompson replaced him in the "You've Got To Hide Your Love Away" sketch featuring Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 24, 2007 | "Danny's Song" by Kenny Loggins | ||
| May 19, 2007 | "The Weight" by The Band | ||
| April 12, 2008 | "Amie" by The Pure Prairie League | ||
| November 15, 2008 | |||
| February 7, 2009 | "To Be with You" by Mr. Big | ||
| April 17, 2010 | |||
| May 14, 2011 | "Wild World" by Cat Stevens | ||
| September 22, 2012 | |||
Bill Hader plays Vinny Vedecci, the rude, sexist host of an Italian talk show; that week's SNL guest plays themselves as a guest on the show. Vedecci welcomes the guest and begins speaking to them in rapid Italian, prompting the guest to admit they don't speak Italian. Vedecci speaks angrily (in Italian) to his director (Fred Armisen), who is seen at a table offstage eating spaghetti with his silent assistant (Will Forte and later Paul Brittain). Vedecci proceeds to ask the guest weird questions in broken English. He sometimes leads the conversation to another celebrity (who may or may not have anything to do with the guest), and proceeds to interrupt the interview with a brief, perfect imitation of that celebrity. Often, Vedecci's young son (Bobby Moynihan) will run on-stage to ask the guest an incomprehensible question; the guest's flummoxed response leads the boy to begin wailing until his father pacifies him with a cigarette or other adult vice.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 17, 2007 | |||
| May 19, 2007 | Vedecci brings up Peter Falk (for no apparent reason) and does an imitation of Falk as Columbo. He shows a clip of Scrubs dubbed in Italian and turned into a drama. Two puppets appear, and Vedecci encourages Braff to kiss one; when he does, the puppet vomits in Braff's face. | ||
| October 13, 2007 | Bon Jovi's home state of New Jersey lead Vedecci and the director to imitate Silvio Dante and Paulie Walnuts from The Sopranos. Vedecci shows a clip from a children's cigarette commercial featuring Bon Jovi's song "Blaze of Glory". Bon Jovi mentions that his grandmother spoke Italian, but none of the words Vedecci has used sound familiar. | ||
| May 10, 2008 | Vedecci discusses LaBeouf's films—confusing Transformers with transsexuals—and shows a clip from Temple of Doom in which Vedecci has dubbed Italian. He then prompts LaBeouf to say Harrison Ford’s iconic line from Raiders of the Lost Ark: “I hate snakes!” Snakes are supposed to drop from the ceiling, but do not fall until later, during a question about the film Disturbia.[3] | ||
| December 6, 2008 | Vedecci refers to the film Being John Malkovich and shows a clip of his own, extremely pornographic film, Being Vinny Vedecci. | ||
| April 4, 2009 | Vedecci comments that Rogen is "very strange-looking," and in Italy is known as the "Bear Man." His Italian films are called "Attack of the Bear Man" (Knocked Up), "Police Bear Man" (Observe and Report), and "Bearman and Miri Make a Porno" (Zack and Miri Make a Porno). Vedecci does an impression of Rogen and then attempts to capture him using a bear trap.[4] | ||
| October 10, 2009 | Vedecci refers to David Letterman's recent infidelity scandal, then takes a moment to apologize to the 87 female staffers he's slept with. Barrymore discusses her new film, Whip It, leading Vedecci to harass her into singing the Devo song with him and the director. | ||
| December 4, 2010 | De Niro and the director perform De Niro impressions and Vedecci says the director's was better. Vedecci's son wants to act out a scene from a De Niro film, but is too drunk. Vedecci introduces the deer from The Deer Hunter, who he says wants revenge, and De Niro kills the deer only to discover it was a man in costume. Vedecci then tricks De Niro into doing lines from Taxi Driver.[5] | ||
This sketch also appeared in the dress rehearsal for the April 21, 2007, episode, hosted by Scarlett Johansson, but was cut for the live broadcast.
Each installment of this sketch takes place at a party or gathering of some sort. Kristen Wiig plays Penelope, a guest at the party who speaks in a shaking, nervous voice, compulsively twirls her curly brown hair around her fingers and is obsessed with one-upping or even two-upping any anecdote that any other guest at the party tells about themselves.
In each sketch, one party guest, usually the episode's host, becomes fed up with Penelope's one-upmanship and begins a tit-for-tat one-upmanship battle with Penelope which becomes increasingly absurd, in the style very reminiscent of the classic Four Yorkshiremen sketch. The first installment of the sketch simply ended with the character played by episode host, Peyton Manning, angrily storming off, leaving Penelope alone, muttering to herself. However, in most subsequent installments, after her one-upmanship rival stormed off in disgust, Penelope would do one of the absurd things she had claimed to be able to do in the one-upmanship battle (such as turning invisible, becoming black and white, or shrinking herself so small that she could use a stalk of celery as a raft), causing the viewer to wonder if, in fact, all of her statements were true.
| Season | Episode | Host | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2007 | Housewarming party | ||
| May 12, 2007 | Apartment building tenant's meeting. At the end, Penelope turns herself invisible. | ||
| September 29, 2007 | James, as himself, fed up with Penelope's one-upmanship, challenges her to a one-on-one basketball match, which she wins. | ||
| March 8, 2008 | Traffic school. At the end, Penelope shrinks herself to be two inches tall.[6] | ||
| January 10, 2009 | At the end, Penelope's best friend is revealed to be Liza Minnelli and a tomato (in a cameo). | ||
| November 7, 2009 | Wedding reception. At the end, Penelope turns into a "black and white movie star from the thirties." | ||
| November 20, 2010 | Thanksgiving charity meal event. At the end, Penelope shrinks to miniature size and relaxes on a piece of celery in a pot of soup. | ||