Synopsis
Saturday Night Live had its thirtieth season on the 2004-2005 television season on NBC. The thirtieth season began on October 2, 2004 and ended on May 21, 2005 with 20 episodes in all. Before the start of this season, Jimmy Fallon left the show. In the wake of his departure, Fred Armisen was promoted to repertory status, while Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson remained feature players. New cast members this season include Rob Riggle, an improv comedian and U.S. Marine. This would be Riggle's only season on the show. In addition, SNL writer Jason Sudeikis joined the cast as a featured player for the last three episodes of the season. With Fallon gone, Amy Poehler became Tina Fey's co-anchor on Weekend Update, making Fey and Poehler the first two-woman anchor team. This season was also notable for Ashlee Simpson's infamous lip-syncing gaffe during her second performance. This season was also home to many sketches focused on the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, but, unlike the 2000 election, there was little to no media coverage about the sketches.
Season 30 aired between 02 Oct 2004 and 21 May 2005, 20 episodes.
Episodes
E01
Ben Affleck/Nelly
02 Oct 2004
E02
Queen Latifah
09 Oct 2004
E03
Jude Law/Ashlee Simpson
23 Oct 2004
E04
Kate Winslet/Eminem
30 Oct 2004
E05
Liam Neeson/Modest Mouse
13 Nov 2004
E06
Luke Wilson/U2
20 Nov 2004
E07
Colin Farrell/Scissor Sisters
11 Dec 2004
E08
Robert DeNiro/Destiny's Child
18 Dec 2004
E09
Topher Grace/The Killers
15 Jan 2005
E10
Paul Giamatti/Ludacris & Sum 41
22 Jan 2005
E11
Paris Hilton/Keane
05 Feb 2005
E12
Jason Bateman/Kelly Clarkson
12 Feb 2005
E13
Hilary Swank/50 Cent
19 Feb 2005
E14
David Spade/Jack Johnson
12 Mar 2005
E15
Ashton Kutcher/Gwen Stefani
19 Mar 2005
E16
Cameron Diaz/Green Day
09 Apr 2005
E17
Tom Brady/Beck
16 Apr 2005
E18
Johnny Knoxville/System of a Down
07 May 2005
E19
Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age
14 May 2005
E20
Lindsay Lohan/Coldplay
21 May 2005