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| Saturday Night Live | |
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| Season 24 | |
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| No. of episodes | 19 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 26, 1998 – May 15, 1999 |
| Season chronology | |
The twenty-fourth season of Saturday Night Live , an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 26, 1998, and May 15, 1999.
Repertory players | Featured players |
bold denotes Weekend Update anchor
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| 447 | 1 | Cameron Diaz | The Smashing Pumpkins | September 26, 1998 | |
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| 448 | 2 | Kelsey Grammer | Sheryl Crow | October 3, 1998 | |
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| 449 | 3 | Lucy Lawless | Elliott Smith | October 17, 1998 | |
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| 450 | 4 | Ben Stiller | Alanis Morissette | October 24, 1998 | |
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| 451 | 5 | David Spade | Eagle-Eye Cherry | November 7, 1998 | |
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| 452 | 6 | Joan Allen | Jewel | November 14, 1998 | |
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| 453 | 7 | Jennifer Love Hewitt | Beastie Boys | November 21, 1998 | |
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| 454 | 8 | Vince Vaughn | Lauryn Hill | December 5, 1998 | |
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| 455 | 9 | Alec Baldwin | Luciano Pavarotti Vanessa Williams Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale | December 12, 1998 | |
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| 456 | 10 | Bill Paxton | Beck | January 9, 1999 | |
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| 457 | 11 | James Van Der Beek | Everlast | January 16, 1999 | |
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| 458 | 12 | Gwyneth Paltrow | Barenaked Ladies | February 6, 1999 | |
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| 459 | 13 | Brendan Fraser | Busta Rhymes The Roots | February 13, 1999 | |
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| 460 | 14 | Bill Murray | Lucinda Williams | February 20, 1999 | |
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| 461 | 15 | Ray Romano | The Corrs | March 13, 1999 | |
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| 462 | 16 | Drew Barrymore | Garbage | March 20, 1999 | |
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| 463 | 17 | John Goodman | Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | April 10, 1999 | |
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| 464 | 18 | Cuba Gooding Jr. | Ricky Martin | May 8, 1999 | |
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| 465 | 19 | Sarah Michelle Gellar | Backstreet Boys | May 15, 1999 | |
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| Title | Original air date | |
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| "The Bad Boys of SNL" | September 26, 1998 | |
| The Roxbury Guys (Will Ferrell and Chris Kattan) host a show featuring SNL's Bad Boys (Chris Farley, Chris Rock, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, David Spade). Sketches include "Total Bastard Airlines", "The Gap Girls at the Mall", "Schmitt's Gay", "Dick Clark's Receptionist", "Spade in America", and "The Dark Side with Nat X". | ||
| "The Best of Dana Carvey" | October 10, 1998 | |
| A collection of some of Dana Carvey's sketches from his 6-year tenure on SNL. | ||
| "SNL Goes Commercial, Volume II" | November 28, 1998 | |
| Will Ferrell hosts this second collection of commercial parodies. | ||
| "The Best of Steve Martin" | November 28, 1998 | |
| A collection of some of Steve Martin's sketches from his episodes as host. | ||
| "Best of TV Parodies" | January 9, 1999 | |
| A compilation of some of SNL's TV parodies. | ||
| "Best of Game Show Parodies" | February 20, 1999 | |
| A collection of game show parodies from SNL's history. | ||
| "The Clinton/Lewinsky Scandal" | February 27, 1999 | |
| Darrell Hammond hosts a compilation of skits that parody the infamous Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. Sketches include "Mac's Bar", "MSNBC: White House in Crisis", "The Ladies' Man", and "E! Impeachment Coverage". | ||
| "The Best of Mike Myers" | June 19, 1999 | |
| A compilation of sketches from Mike Myers' 6-year tenure on SNL. Sketches include "Wayne's World Meets Aerosmith", "Hedley & Wyche", "Sprockets: Germany's Most Disturbing Home Videos", "Coffee Talk", and "Simon". | ||
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