<Li> Michaela Watkins (first episode: November 15, 2008) </Li> <P> bold denotes Weekend Update anchor </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Host (s) </Th> <Th> Musical guest (s) </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Ratings / Share </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 637 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Michael Phelps </Td> <Td> Lil Wayne </Td> <Td> September 13, 2008 (2008 - 09 - 13) </Td> <Td> 7.4 / 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Tina Fey appears as Sarah Palin and Amy Poehler appears as Hillary Clinton in A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton . </Li> <Li> William Shatner and Michael Phelps' mother Debbie make cameo appearances in the opening monologue . </Li> <Li> Jared Fogle cameos in "The Michael Phelps Diet" sketch . </Li> <Li> Lil Wayne performs "Got Money" and "Lollipop". </Li> <Li> Bobby Moynihan's first episode as a cast member . </Li> <Li> At the end of the episode, before the goodnights, a dedication screen was put up for producer / agent Bernie Brillstein, who died a month before this episode aired . Brillstein helped in getting Saturday Night Live picked up as a TV series . </Li> <Li> Senator Barack Obama was scheduled to make a second cameo appearance in this episode . However, Obama canceled his appearance due to the results of Hurricane Ike . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 638 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> James Franco </Td> <Td> Kings of Leon </Td> <Td> September 20, 2008 (2008 - 09 - 20) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Cameron Diaz makes a guest appearance, reprising her role as Kiki Deamore in the recurring sketch "The Cougar Den". </Li> <Li> Gossip Girl's Blake Lively makes a cameo appearance in the SNL Digital Short . </Li> <Li> Kumail Nanjiani appears during the "New York Times" sketch . </Li> <Li> Kings of Leon perform "Sex on Fire" and "Use Somebody". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 639 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Anna Faris </Td> <Td> Duffy </Td> <Td> September 27, 2008 (2008 - 09 - 27) </Td> <Td> 6.0 / 15 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Tina Fey returned as Gov. Sarah Palin in the cold open being interviewed by Katie Couric, played by Amy Poehler . </Li> <Li> Chris Parnell makes a guest appearance in a debate sketch as Jim Lehrer . </Li> <Li> Duffy performs "Mercy" and "Stepping Stone". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 640 </Th> <Td> </Td> <Td> Anne Hathaway </Td> <Td> The Killers </Td> <Td> October 4, 2008 (2008 - 10 - 04) </Td> <Td> 7.4 / 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Queen Latifah appeared as Gwen Ifill and Tina Fey returned as Sarah Palin in a parody of the Vice Presidential Debate, with Jason Sudeikis as Joe Biden in the cold open . </Li> <Li> The Killers performed "Human" and "Spaceman". </Li> <Li> An edited version of the sketch parodying the economic bailout was posted on NBC.com, removing references to Herbert and Marion Sandler's (played by Darrell Hammond and Casey Wilson, respectively) corrupt activities and removing the graphic labeling the couple as "people who should be shot ." Lorne Michaels admitted he did not know the Sandlers were a real couple, and that he believed they were simply characters written for the sketch . The Netflix version of this episode includes the scene with the Sandlers, but edited it to remove the "People Who Should Be Shot" lower - third and cut the part where Herbert Sandler thanks Barney Frank for letting them get away with what they did to Wachovia Bank . </Li> <Li> Andy Samberg plays Mark Wahlberg in a sketch where Wahlberg talks to animals, which is referenced by Wahlberg in the following episode . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 641 </Th> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Josh Brolin </Td> <Td> Adele </Td> <Td> October 18, 2008 (2008 - 10 - 18) </Td> <Td> 10.7 / 24 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Tina Fey returned again as Sarah Palin, and was joined by Mark Wahlberg, Alec Baldwin and the real Sarah Palin making guest appearances in the cold opening . Wahlberg also appeared in a brief sketch making amends with Andy Samberg, referring to a sketch from the previous episode . Sarah Palin also appeared on "Weekend Update". </Li> <Li> Oliver Stone makes a cameo in the opening monologue, impersonating George W. Bush . </Li> <Li> Adele performs "Chasing Pavements" and "Cold Shoulder". </Li> <Li> The New York Underground short film was directed by Noah Baumbach . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 642 </Th> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Jon Hamm </Td> <Td> Coldplay </Td> <Td> October 25, 2008 (2008 - 10 - 25) </Td> <Td> 7.1 / 18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Coldplay performs "Viva La Vida", "Lost!", "Yellow", and "Lovers in Japan", which was cut off . </Li> <Li> Co-stars Elisabeth Moss and John Slattery appeared in the "Ad Agency" sketch as their Mad Men characters Peggy Olson and Roger Sterling, respectively . </Li> <Li> Amy Poehler did not appear due to giving birth hours before this episode aired; Seth Meyers anchored Update by himself, announcing at the beginning of the segment "Amy Poehler is not here tonight, because she's having a baby" to tremendous applause, then continuing with "tonight's other top stories ." </Li> <Li> Maya Rudolph appears as Michelle Obama in the Obama Variety Hour sketch, and performs a brief cover of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You", replacing "I love you, baby" with "we love you, Amy", with Kenan Thompson at the end of Update, wishing Poehler the best during her maternity leave . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 643 </Th> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Ben Affleck </Td> <Td> David Cook </Td> <Td> November 1, 2008 (2008 - 11 - 01) </Td> <Td> 9.0 / 20 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> John and Cindy McCain appear as themselves and Tina Fey makes an appearance as Sarah Palin in the cold opening . The episode aired only three days before the 2008 presidential election . McCain also appeared in "Weekend Update". </Li> <Li> Seth Meyers anchored "Weekend Update" by himself . </Li> <Li> David Cook performs "Light On" and "Declaration". </Li> <Li> This episode marks the first appearance of Bill Hader's Stefon character, though he wouldn't be a Weekend Update character until next season's episode hosted by Gabourey Sidibe . Also, Kenan Thompson debuts his Grady Wilson character . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 644 </Th> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Paul Rudd </Td> <Td> Beyoncé </Td> <Td> November 15, 2008 (2008 - 11 - 15) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins' first episode as cast members . </Li> <Li> Beyoncé performs "If I Were a Boy" and "Single Ladies", and appeared in a sketch about a music video of the latter . </Li> <Li> Justin Timberlake makes a cameo during Weekend Update and in the "Single Ladies" sketch as one of the three backup dancers . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 645 </Th> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Tim McGraw </Td> <Td> Ludacris & T - Pain </Td> <Td> November 22, 2008 (2008 - 11 - 22) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Ludacris and T - Pain perform "One More Drink" and "Chopped & Skrewed". Both Ludacris and T - Pain appear in the "Blizzard Man Replaces T - Pain" sketch . </Li> <Li> Justin Timberlake was originally scheduled to be the host and musical guest for this episode, but he had to cancel at the last minute, as he explained in the previous episode . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 646 </Th> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> John Malkovich </Td> <Td> T.I. </Td> <Td> December 6, 2008 (2008 - 12 - 06) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Amy Poehler returns as Hillary Clinton in the cold opening and co-anchored "Weekend Update" with Seth Meyers after four weeks of being absent due to the birth of her son, Archie . </Li> <Li> T.I. performs "Whatever You Like" and "Swing Ya Rag" with Swizz Beatz . </Li> <Li> Jamie - Lynn Sigler, Molly Sims, and Justin Timberlake appear in the "Jizz in My Pants" digital short along with Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, and Andy Samberg . </Li> <Li> During the production of this episode, James Franco was around the SNL set throughout the entire week, shooting a documentary feature . Franco wanted initially some footage for a class project of his, but after realizing just how much access he was granted to the set, he decided to make a full documentary on the entire process the cast and crew go through in order to prepare for an SNL episode . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 647 </Th> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Hugh Laurie </Td> <Td> Kanye West </Td> <Td> December 13, 2008 (2008 - 12 - 13) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Amy Poehler's final episode as a castmember; she announces her departure at the end of Weekend Update, being interrupted at one point by Fred Armisen as New York governor David Paterson walking in front of the camera, having left shortly before; as Meyers and Poehler sign off Update, they share a long hug as the segment ends . </Li> <Li> Maya Rudolph performs in a "Bronx Beat" sketch with Amy Poehler . </Li> <Li> Kanye West performed "Love Lockdown" and a medley including "Heartless" and "Pinocchio Story". </Li> <Li> Shortly after this broadcast, Paterson himself openly complained about Armisen's portrayal of him, stating that his impression was insensitive to the blind and visually impaired (Paterson would later appear with Armisen on the premiere episode of season 36) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 648 </Th> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Neil Patrick Harris </Td> <Td> Taylor Swift </Td> <Td> January 10, 2009 (2009 - 01 - 10) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Liza Minnelli appears in the "Group Therapy" sketch . </Li> <Li> Taylor Swift appears in a sketch as Annie, and performs "Love Story" and "Forever & Always". </Li> <Li> Neil Patrick Harris appears in the "Save Broadway" sketch as Mark Cohen from RENT . Harris played the same character in the Los Angeles production of RENT in 1997 . In the same sketch Fred Armisen, a former drummer for the Blue Man Group, plays the center blue man . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 649 </Th> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Rosario Dawson </Td> <Td> Fleet Foxes </Td> <Td> January 17, 2009 (2009 - 01 - 17) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Fleet Foxes performs "Mykonos" and "Blue Ridge Mountains". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 650 </Th> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Steve Martin </Td> <Td> Jason Mraz </Td> <Td> January 31, 2009 (2009 - 01 - 31) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Steve Martin (15th time as host) performed "Late for School" on his banjo from his new album "The Crow: New Songs for the 5 - String Banjo" with Michael Daves, Craig Eastman, Brittany Haas, and Skip Ward . </Li> <Li> Jason Mraz performs "I'm Yours" and "Lucky" with Colbie Caillat . </Li> <Li> During the original broadcast Richard Dean Anderson who played MacGyver on the TV series reprised his role in three MacGruber Pepsi ads as a helper to MacGruber . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 651 </Th> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Bradley Cooper </Td> <Td> TV on the Radio </Td> <Td> February 7, 2009 (2009 - 02 - 07) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> James Lipton makes a cameo during the monologue . </Li> <Li> TV on the Radio performs "Golden Age" and "Dancing Choose". </Li> <Li> The Lonely Island and T - Pain premiered "I'm on a Boat" from the Lonely Island's Incredibad album in the SNL Digital Short . </Li> <Li> Drew Barrymore appears during the closing credits . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 652 </Th> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Alec Baldwin </Td> <Td> Jonas Brothers </Td> <Td> February 14, 2009 (2009 - 02 - 14) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Former castmember Dan Aykroyd appears as John Boehner in the cold opening . </Li> <Li> Jack McBrayer makes a guest appearance in the opening monologue . </Li> <Li> Cameron Diaz once again reprises her role as Kiki Deamore in the recurring sketch "The Cougar Den". </Li> <Li> The Jonas Brothers perform "Tonight" and "Video Girl". They also appeared in a sketch and an SNL Digital Short . </Li> <Li> Alec Baldwin's nieces make a cameo introducing the Jonas Brothers' second song . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 653 </Th> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Dwayne Johnson </Td> <Td> Ray LaMontagne </Td> <Td> March 7, 2009 (2009 - 03 - 07) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Richard Dean Anderson returned as MacGyver for three more MacGruber shorts . </Li> <Li> Ray LaMontagne performs "You Are the Best Thing" and "Trouble". </Li> <Li> Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel appeared as Irving Hillman and Jessica Rabbit in "Weekend Update". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 654 </Th> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Tracy Morgan </Td> <Td> Kelly Clarkson </Td> <Td> March 14, 2009 (2009 - 03 - 14) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Kelly Clarkson performs "My Life Would Suck Without You" and "I Do Not Hook Up". </Li> <Li> Tina Fey and John Cena make cameo appearances in the cold open . </Li> <Li> Tracy Morgan reprises his roles as Brian Fellow in Brian Fellow's Safari Planet and as Astronaut Jones . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 655 </Th> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Seth Rogen </Td> <Td> Phoenix </Td> <Td> April 4, 2009 (2009 - 04 - 04) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Phoenix performs "Lisztomania," "1901" and "Too Young", which was cut off . </Li> <Li> Seth Rogen reprises his impression of Rowlf the Dog from his first appearance on SNL . </Li> <Li> Rogen appears in the SNL Digital Short for the music video of The Lonely Island's "Like a Boss". Rogen replaced Akiva Schaffer's vocals; however, Akiva Schaffer did make an appearance as the gun dealer . Fellow Lonely Island member, Jorma Taccone also makes an appearance in the video delivering a harassment lawsuit to Andy Samberg . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 656 </Th> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Zac Efron </Td> <Td> Yeah Yeah Yeahs </Td> <Td> April 11, 2009 (2009 - 04 - 11) </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Yeah Yeah Yeahs perform "Zero" and "Maps". </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 657 </Th> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Justin Timberlake </Td> <Td> Ciara </Td> <Td> May 9, 2009 (2009 - 05 - 09) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Susan Sarandon and Patricia Clarkson made guest appearances during the Digital Short . </Li> <Li> Ciara performs "Love Sex Magic" with Justin Timberlake and "Never Ever". </Li> <Li> Jessica Biel introduces "Love Sex Magic". </Li> <Li> Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Leonard Nimoy cameoed on Weekend Update in a commentary on the theatrical release of Star Trek . </Li> <Li> Jimmy Fallon reprised his role as Barry Gibb for another installment of "The Barry Gibb Talk Show". </Li> <Li> Justin Timberlake (3rd time as host) won an Emmy for hosting this episode . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> 658 </Th> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Will Ferrell </Td> <Td> Green Day </Td> <Td> May 16, 2009 (2009 - 05 - 16) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="6"> <Ul> <Li> Darrell Hammond, Michaela Watkins, and Casey Wilson's final episode as castmembers . </Li> <Li> Green Day performs "Know Your Enemy", "21 Guns" and, in a cut performance, "East Jesus Nowhere", during which Will Ferrell played cowbell . The band also appears in "Goodnight Saigon". </Li> <Li> Tom Hanks plays himself in "Celebrity Jeopardy!", and in "Goodnight Saigon". </Li> <Li> Norm Macdonald appears in "Celebrity Jeopardy!" as Burt Reynolds, and in "Goodnight Saigon". </Li> <Li> Amy Poehler returned to co-anchor Weekend Update, and she accompanied Will Ferrell on a triangle for "Goodnight Saigon". </Li> <Li> Maya Rudolph reprised her character Glenda Goodwin in the funeral sketch and sang with Will Ferrell for "Goodnight Saigon". </Li> <Li> Paul Rudd, Artie Lange, Elisabeth Moss, and Anne Hathaway also appear in "Goodnight Saigon". </Li> <Li> Will Ferrell reprised his impersonations of George W. Bush, Alex Trebek, and Harry Caray . </Li> <Li> This episode premiered the same night as the series finale of its rival sketch show MADtv . Coincidentally, Artie Lange cameoed on that episode . </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> No . overall </Th> <Th> No. in season </Th> <Th> Host (s) </Th> <Th> Musical guest (s) </Th> <Th> Original air date </Th> <Th> Ratings / Share </Th> </Tr>

Who appeared on saturday night live when adele was the musical guest in 2008