Saturday Night Live – Season 27

Character: Weekend Update Anchor / Various
Created by: Lorne Michaels
Premiere date: September 29, 2001
Episodes: 20
Genre: Comedy
Running time: 1h 30min

The twenty-seventh season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between September 29, 2001, and May 18, 2002.

Tina Fey started on SNL in this season as a featured player, co-anchoring Weekend Update with Jimmy Fallon and appearing in a few sketches only.

Cast

Repertory Players: Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer, Darrell Hammond, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan, Chris Parnell, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Horatio Sanz

Featured Players: Dean Edwards, Seth Meyers, Jeff Richards

Production Photos

Episode Guide

27×01 – Reese Witherspoon/Alicia Keys (original airdate: September 29, 2001)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor
27×02 – Seann William Scott/Sum41 (original airdate: October 5, 2001)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor
27×03 – Drew Barrymore/Macy Gray (original airdate: October 13, 2001)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×04 – John Goodman/Ja Rule (original airdate: November 3, 2001)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor
27×05 – Gwyneth Paltrow/Ryan Adams (original airdate: November 10, 2001)
Sketch Character
Formal Miss Polaski
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×06 – Billy Bob Thornton/Creed (original airdate: November 17, 2001)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×07 – Derek Jeter/Shakira/Bubba Sparxxx (original airdate: December 1, 2001)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×08 – Hugh Jackman/Mick Jagger (original airdate: December 8, 2001)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×09 – Ellen Degeneres/No Doubt (original airdate: December 15, 2001)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×10 – Josh Hartnett/Pink (original airdate: January 12, 2002)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×11 – Jack Black/The Strokes (original airdate: January 19, 2002)
Sketch Character
Bass-Off Caller
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×12 – Britney Spears (original airdate: February 2, 2002)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×13 – Jonny Moseley/Outkast (original airdate: March 2, 2002)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor
Super Buzzers Mary Ann Mobley

 Episode Stills

27×14 – Jon Stewart/India.Arie (original airdate: March 9, 2002)
Sketch Character
News Media Herself
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×15 – Ian McKellen/Kylie Minogue (original airdate: March 16, 2002)
Sketch Character
Kotex Classic Girl
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×16 – Cameron Diaz/Jimmy Eat World (original airdate: April 6, 2002)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor
MTV 4 Band member

 Episode Stills

27×17 – The Rock/Andrew W.K. (original airdate: April 13, 2002)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×18 – Alec Baldwin/P.O.D. (original airdate: April 20, 2002)
Sketch Character
Kotex Classic Girl
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor

 Episode Stills

27×19 – Kirsten Dunst/Eminem (original airdate: May 11, 2002)
Sketch Character
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor
Wake Up Wakefield! Guest

 Episode Stills

27×20 – Winona Ryder/Moby (original airdate: May 18, 2002)
Sketch Character
Monologue Herself
Weekend Update Weekend Update Anchor
Will's Final Show Herself