Synopsis
Saturday Night Live aired its twenty-ninth season during the 2003–04 television season on NBC. The twenty-ninth season began on October 4, 2003 and ended on May 15, 2004 with 20 episodes in all. Before the start of the season Chris Kattan and Tracy Morgan left the show and Dean Edwards was fired. Despite Kattan and Morgan's departure, the two would make guest appearances in several episodes throughout the season. Before the season started, Will Forte, Seth Meyers and Jeff Richards were all promoted to repertory status, while Fred Armisen remained a featured player. The show added two new black cast members: stand-up comedian Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson, a former child star from the Nickelodeon comedy shows All That and Kenan and Kel. With this season, Thompson becomes the first SNL cast member to be born after the show's premiere in 1975 and the first SNL cast member to get his start on children's shows. This season saw the first appearance of Justin Timberlake as an SNL host.
Season 29 aired between 04 Oct 2003 and 15 May 2004, 20 episodes.
Episodes
E01
Jack Black/John Mayer
04 Oct 2003
E02
Justin Timberlake
11 Oct 2003
E03
Halle Berry/Britney Spears
18 Oct 2003
E04
Kelly Ripa/Outkast
01 Nov 2003
E05
Andy Roddick/Dave Matthews
08 Nov 2003
E06
Alec Baldwin/Missy Elliott
15 Nov 2003
E07
Al Sharpton/Pink
06 Dec 2003
E08
Elijah Wood/Jet
13 Dec 2003
E09
Jennifer Aniston/Black Eyed Peas
10 Jan 2004
E10
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey/G-Unit with 50 Cent
17 Jan 2004
E11
Megan Mullally/Clay Aiken
07 Feb 2004
E12
Drew Barrymore/Kelis
14 Feb 2004
E13
Christina Aguilera/Maroon 5
21 Feb 2004
E14
Colin Firth/Norah Jones
06 Mar 2004
E15
Ben Affleck/N.E.R.D.
13 Mar 2004
E16
Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots
03 Apr 2004
E17
Janet Jackson
10 Apr 2004
E18
Lindsay Lohan/Usher
01 May 2004
E19
Snoop Dogg/Avril Lavigne
08 May 2004
E20
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen/J-Kwon
15 May 2004