Saturday Night Live: Reese Witherspoon/Alicia Keys

Tonight's host is Resse Witherspoon with musical guest Alicia Keys. Also, an introduction from New York City mayor Rudy Guliani.

Sketches: "9/11 Tribute", "Wake Up, Wakefield!," "Preparation-H," "The Little Mermaid," "The Culps," "Celebrity Jeopardy," "Farting Baby," and "Donatella Versace's Kids' Songs."

Performances: Alicia Keys performs "Fallin'" and "A Woman's Worth."
Paul Simon performs "The Boxer."

Episode Info

Episode number: 27x1
Airdate: Saturday September 29th, 2001

Director: Beth McCarthy Miller
Writer: Tina Fey

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Guest Stars

Reese Witherspoon
As Herself (Host)

Musical Guests

Alicia Keys
As Herself

Recurring

Uncredited

Lorne Michaels As Himself Recurring	Paul Simon As Himself Recurring
Rudolph Giuliani As Himself Recurring

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Episode Notes

This is the first SNL after September 11. New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani does the cold opening and addresses the audience about the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks and encourages perseverance. Lorne Michaels and members of the NYPD and FDNY appear beside him and Paul Simon performs "The Boxer".

Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph, and Rachel Dratch become full fledged cast members with this episode.

This is Dean Edwards, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, and Jeff Richards' first episode.

Even though Chris Parnell is no longer in the cast, his Weekend Update Intro voice-over remains for this episode and the following one. It has been replaced on reruns with Amy Poehler's.

Episode Quotes

Lorne Michaels: Can we be funny?
Mayor Giuliani: Why start now?

Tina Fey: US officials continue the search for Osama Bin Laden. Reports suggest that Bin Laden is most likely somewhere remote and barren, where he will not encounter others. The FBI has begun searching theatres showing the movie "Glitter."

Episode Goofs

Alicia Keys's voice cracks during the first verse of "A Woman's Worth".

Don Pardo announces Ana Gasteyer's name when Tina Fey's screeshot is on screen.

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