Saturday Night Live - Season 36

Saturday Night Live aired its thirty-sixth season during the 2010–2011 television season on NBC. This season began on September 25, 2010 with former cast member Amy Poehler serving as host and Katy Perry as the musical guest, and ended on May 21, 2011 with Justin Timberlake serving as host and Lady Gaga as musical guest. Prior to the start of the season, many cast changes occurred. Will Forte, who had been with the show since 2002, announced on August 26, 2010 that he would be leaving the show. Featured player Jenny Slate was let go from the show after only one season. Abby Elliott and Bobby Moynihan were promoted to repertory status, becoming the first featured players to be promoted since 2006. The show hired four new cast members: Chicago improvisers Vanessa Bayer and Paul Brittain from ImprovOlympic; stand-up comic/impressionist Jay Pharoah; and comedic actor Taran Killam of The Groundlings, who, like Jeff Richards was a former cast member on SNL's rival sketch show, MADtv. This season also debuted a new animated feature voiced by former SNL cast members, called "Greetings from American America", created by former SNL head writer Fred Wolf.

• S36 E1 - Amy Poehler with Katy Perry

• S36 E2 - Bryan Cranston with Kanye West

• S36 E3 - Jane Lynch with Bruno Mars

• S36 E4 - Emma Stone with Kings of Leon

• S36 E5 - Jon Hamm with Rihanna

• S36 E6 - Scarlett Johansson with Arcade Fire

• S36 E7 - Anne Hathaway with Florence and the Machine

• S36 E8 - Robert De Niro with Diddy-Dirty Money

• S36 E9 - Paul Rudd with Paul McCartney

• S36 E10 - Jeff Bridges with Eminem

• S36 E11 - Jim Carrey with The Black Keys

• S36 E12 - Gwyneth Paltrow with Cee Lo Green

• S36 E13 - Jesse Eisenberg with Nicki Minaj

• S36 E14 - Dana Carvey with Linkin Park

• S36 E15 - Russell Brand with Chris Brown

• S36 E16 - Miley Cyrus with The Strokes

• S36 E17 - Zach Galifianakis with Jessie J.

• S36 E18 - Elton John with Leon Russell

• S36 E19 - Helen Mirren with Foo Fighters

• S36 E20 - Tina Fey with Ellie Goulding

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