Ben Affleck, Bill Hader
While not the most memorable episode of the season, the Saturday Night Live finale was important for a number of reasons. Not only did it mark the last episode with Bill Hader, but if reports are true, it was the last with Fred Armisen and Jason Sudeikis as well. The finale also marked host Ben Affleck's induction into The Five Timer's Club, which wasn't nearly as glamorous as the Argo director expected.
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Fred Armisen, Cecily Strong, Jason Sudeikis
Saturday Night Live is poised to lose two more key players, The New York Post reports. According to a source at NBC, Fred Armisen will be leaving, with Jason Sudeikis "probably" following suit.
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Melissa McCarthy
Saturday Night Live and host Melissa McCarthy took on some timely issues by poking fun at North Korea leader Kim Jong-un and the recent firing of Rutgers' head basketball coach.
The cold open featured Jong-un (Bobby Moynihan) revealing that he was reversing the country's ban of gay marriage. He went on to explain that his decision was influence by his gay nephew — who he still had to execute.
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Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake returned to Saturday Night Live this week, but he wasn't the only familiar face making a comeback. The show also featured cameos from Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin, Tom Hanks, Dan Aykroyd, Paul Simon, Chevy Chase, Martin Short, recently departed cast member Andy Samberg, and Bill Hader's "Weekend Update" character, Stefon. Here are some of the best moments from the show:
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Carrie Brownstein and Fred Armisen
Portlandia is quickly becoming to go-to spot for Hollywood stars.
Joining Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein in IFC's off-beat sketch comedy for Season 3 season are...
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Guy Fieri
Guy Fieri was the talk of the town after The New York Times published its scathing review of his new Times Square restaurant. However, the much-discussed critique was not deemed worthy enough to get him — well at least a version played by Bobby Moynihan — to the final cut for air on the recent Saturday Night Live hosted by Jeremy Renner.
Check out celebrities' dramatic weight loss
In a sketch taped during the dress rehearsal and...
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Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer, Bobby Moynihan
Live from New York, it's... Thursday night!
In honor of the nonstop flow of mock-worthy material commonly known as election season, Saturday Night Live resurrected its Thursday night half-hour specials. Thursday's episode, the first of three, was high on chuckles but low on guffaws, and the political moments were heavily Romney-focused. Jay Pharoah's newly-minted Barack Obama was nowhere to be seen.
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Abby Elliot
It's official — Abby Elliott will not be returning to Saturday Night Live.
Elliott, the daughter of former SNL cast member Chris Elliott, is leaving the sketch show after four seasons, Splitsider reports. The announcement comes after stars Kristen Wiig and Andy Samberg said their goodbyes on last season's finale.
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Robert De Niro
During his hosting gig on Saturday Night Live, two-time Oscar winner Robert De Niro got laughs by dressing in drag and grinding with Diddy. In the sketch, De Niro plays the mother of up-and-coming "rapper" known as ...
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Scarlett Johannson
Scarlett Johansson, making her third appearance as Saturday Night Live host, used her monologue to poke fun at how young celebrities can easily stay out of the limelight: wear underwear, don't do a reality show and don't act surprised if your sex tape comes out.
The 25-year-old Tony winner later did an impression of Millionaire Matchmaker's Patti Stanger.
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