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			== Listings ==
			*'''September 27, 2014 '']/]'' (40.1, live)'''
			*'''October 4, 2014 '']/]'' (40.2, live)'''
			*'''October 11, 2014 '']/]'' (40.3, live)
			*'''October 18, 2014''' Chris Pratt/Ariana Grande (40.1, repeat)
			*'''October 25, 2014 '']/]'' (40.4, live)'''
			*'''November 1, 2014 '']/]'' (40.5, live)'''

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			\|October 11, 2014
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	== Specials ==		== Specials ==

Revision as of 16:47, 20 October 2014

Season of television series

Saturday Night Live Season 40
Season 40

Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	September 27, 2014 – Spring 2015
Season chronology
← Previous 39 Next → Season 41
List of episodes

Saturday Night Live premiered its fortieth season during the 2014–15 television season on NBC. The season premiered on September 27, 2014, with host Chris Pratt and musical guest Ariana Grande, and former cast member Darrell Hammond as the show's new announcer, replacing Don Pardo, who had died in August. The premiere included an interstitial photograph of Pardo. Pardo had been the announcer for SNL since it premiered in 1975, with the exception of season seven. This season also saw the death of former cast member Jan Hooks, who died from an unidentified illness two weeks into the season.

Cast

As part of an on-going rebuilding process, which Lorne Michaels indicated would result in cast changes for the 2014–15 season, a number of changes were announced: Nasim Pedrad departed after five seasons to star on the Lorne Michaels-produced show Mulaney, while John Milhiser, Noël Wells, and Brooks Wheelan were let go after a single season. Additionally, Mike O'Brien, a writer for the show for four seasons before joining the cast at the start of the previous season, returned to the writers' room.

Two comedians joined the cast at the start of the season: stand-up comic Pete Davidson, the first SNL cast member to have been born in the 1990s, and former SNL writer Michael Che as a Weekend Update co-anchor, replacing Cecily Strong, who remains in the cast. Che left SNL at the end of the previous season to become a correspondent on The Daily Show.

Repertory players

bold denotes Weekend Update anchors

Featured players

Writers

Main article: List of Saturday Night Live writers § Season 40 (2014–15)

Prior to the start of the season, five new writers were hired:

Alison Rich, a performer with the Upright Citizen's Brigade in New York
Nick Rutherford, a member of Los Angeles-based comedy group Good Neighbor.
Natasha Rothwell, a performer with the Upright Citizen's Brigade in New York.
Streeter Seidell, CollegeHumor front page editor.
Jeremy Beiler, writer on Inside Amy Schumer.

Listings

September 27, 2014 Chris Pratt/Ariana Grande (40.1, live)
October 4, 2014 Sarah Silverman/Maroon 5 (40.2, live)
October 11, 2014 Bill Hader/Hozier (40.3, live)
October 18, 2014 Chris Pratt/Ariana Grande (40.1, repeat)
October 25, 2014 Jim Carrey/Iggy Azalea (40.4, live)
November 1, 2014 Chris Rock/Prince (40.5, live)

Episodes

Episode Number	Date	Host	Musical Guest	Notes
767 (40.1)	September 27, 2014	Chris Pratt	Ariana Grande	Ariana Grande performs "Break Free" and "Love Me Harder" (the latter with The Weeknd) and appears as She-Ra in the "He-Man and Lion-O" sketch. Michael Che and Pete Davidson's first episode as cast members. Che's first episode as Weekend Update co-anchor. Darrell Hammond's first episode as announcer. Anna Faris appears during the opening monologue. Writer Leslie Jones appears during Weekend Update and the "NFL Intros" sketch. This episode is dedicated to the memory of Don Pardo. After Weekend Update, an image of Pardo was shown in silence. A new logo, opening sequence, and revamped opening theme are introduced.
768 (40.2)	October 4, 2014	Sarah Silverman	Maroon 5	Maroon 5 performs "Animals" and "Maps". Adam Levine appears as Freddie Mercury in the "Joan Rivers" sketch and as himself in the "Stuck in Traffic" sketch. An image of Joan Rivers is shown in silence following the "Joan Rivers" sketch. Former cast member and current writer Mike O'Brien makes an appearance in the "Whites" commercial.
769 (40.3)	October 11, 2014	Bill Hader	Hozier	Hozier performs "Take Me to Church" and "Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene". Kristen Wiig and Harvey Fierstein appear during the opening monologue. Additionally, Wiig appears as Kathie Lee Gifford in the Hollywood Game Night sketch, introduces the tribute to Jan Hooks (alongside Hader), and introduces Hozier's second performance. A tribute to Jan Hooks is shown by re-airing "Love is a Dream," a sketch from 1988 with Phil Hartman. Writer Leslie Jones appears during the "39 Cents" commercial.
770 (40.4)	October 25, 2014	Jim Carrey	Iggy Azalea	Confirmed on air. Iggy Azalea will perform "Beg For It" with MØ.
771 (40.5)	November 1, 2014	Chris Rock	Prince	Confirmed via press release.

Specials

#	Special	Original air-date	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	"40th Anniversary Special"	February 15, 2015	N/A

References

Erbland, Kate (July 15, 2014). "The First Casualty of The Fortieth Season of 'Saturday Night Live'". Film School Rejects. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
^ Zuckerman, Esther (September 18, 2014). "Darrell Hammond replacing Don Pardo as 'SNL' announcer". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved September 18, 2014.
Genzlinger, Neil; Carter, Bill (August 19, 2014). "Don Pardo, the Voice of 'Saturday Night Live,' Dies at 96". The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved August 19, 2014.
"Lorne Michaels: More 'SNL' cast changes coming". CNN. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014. Lorne Michaels says that Saturday Night Live can expect cast changes before its 40th season begins in September. In an interview with Deadline, the creator and longtime executive producer of NBC's late-night sketch show said, 'We're still in the middle of rebuilding. So there will be changes this year.'
"Nasim Pedrad implies that she's leaving 'Saturday Night Live'". Erin Strecker. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
"Noël Wells & John Milhiser Also Leaving 'SNL', Michael Patrick O'Brien Future Unclear". Nellie Andreeva. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
"Brooks Wheelan states he was fired from Saturday Night Live". NY Daily News. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
"Mike O'Brien will not return as an 'SNL' player this season". Esther Zuckerman. Retrieved September 16, 2014.
"Pete Davidson Joins 'Saturday Night Live' As New Featured Player". Deadline. September 15, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
^ Carter, Bill (September 11, 2014). "New Comic to Anchor 'Update' on 'S.N.L.'". New York Times. Retrieved September 11, 2014.
"'The Daily Show' hires 'SNL' writer Michael Che as correspondent". EW.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
"Alison Rich Hired as a Writer at 'SNL'". Splitsider. August 28, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
McCarthy, Sean L. (September 9, 2014). "SNL hires Nick Rutherford to reunite, write with his Good Neighbor mates". The Comic's Comic.
^ Wright, Megh (September 9, 2014). "Natasha Rothwell, Streeter Seidell, and Jeremy Beiler Join 'SNL's Writing Staff". Splitsider. Retrieved September 9, 2014.
https://twitter.com/IGGYAZALEA/status/520656645719064576
"Chris Rock to Host 'Saturday Night Live' With Prince as Musical Guest". The New York Times. October 14, 2014. Retrieved October 14, 2014.

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