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  • Saturday Night Live Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M. (Season 20, Episode 5)
  • TV-14
    TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Saturday Night Live

Sarah Jessica Parker/R.E.M. (Season 20, Episode 5)
TV-14
TV Episode | 90 min | Comedy, Music

Sarah Jessica Parker hosts this episode and R.E.M. is the musical guest In the cold opening, Congressman Bob Hudnut (Chris Elliot) gives his concession speech, after losing his 1994 reelection Campaign. Sarah Jessica Parker's Monologue is ...See moreSarah Jessica Parker hosts this episode and R.E.M. is the musical guest In the cold opening, Congressman Bob Hudnut (Chris Elliot) gives his concession speech, after losing his 1994 reelection Campaign. Sarah Jessica Parker's Monologue is a rewrite of "Tomorrow" tailored to Democrat election losses in Congress and the Senate. Commercial for Eterna-Rest coffins: Corpses rest with greater peace on more comfortable mattress. Brooklyn-based morning show "Good Morning Brooklyn" includes guests such as an up-and-coming actor named Angelo (Adam Sandler), and a free karate demonstration by James Barone(Jay Mohr). Nice & Naughty Guitarists tempt Parker with their own love ballads, both of which she shares duets with. Weekend Update with Norm MacDonald includes Gil Graham (Sandler) relating bad experiences at Led Zeppelin concert. Even Confucius (Chris Farley) can't satisfy fortune cookie maker (Mike Myers). Robert Evans(Michael McKean) hits on young wanna-be actress(Parker) on the Casting Couch. The Munchkins of Oz are less than appreciative of Dorothy's (Garofolo) accidental killing of Wicked Witch, despite Glinda the Good Witch's(Parker) insistence to the contrary. Bill Murray, delivers a eulogy for former SNL cast-member, writer, and producer Michael O'Donoghue along with an encore of "Soiled Kimono" skit. R.E.M. performs the songs "What's The Frequency, Kenneth?," "Bang & Blame," and "I Don't Sleep, I Dream." Written by Daniel Timothy Dey See less
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Directors
Dave Wilson | James Signorelli (segments: Eterna Rest)
Writers
James Downey (written by) | Al Franken (written by) | Tim Herlihy (written by) | Norm Hiscock (written by) & 13 more
Producer
Production Designers
Eugene Lee | Keith Raywood (as Keith Ian Raywood) | Akira Yoshimura
Status
Edit Released
Updated Nov 12, 1994

Release date
Nov 12, 1994 (United States)

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21 cast members
Name Known for
Ellen Cleghorne
Various Various   See fewer
Chris Elliott
Various Various   See fewer
Chris Farley
Various Various   See fewer
Janeane Garofalo
Various Various   See fewer
Norm MacDonald
Various / Weekend Update Anchor Various / Weekend Update Anchor   See fewer
Michael McKean
Various Various   See fewer
Tim Meadows
Various Various   See fewer
Mike Myers
Various Various   See fewer
Kevin Nealon
Various Various   See fewer
Adam Sandler
Various Various   See fewer
David Spade
Self / Various Self / Various   See fewer
Jay Mohr
Various Various   See fewer
G.E. Smith
Self - Bandleader Self - Bandleader   See fewer
R.E.M.
Themselves - Musical Guest Themselves - Musical Guest   See fewer
Sarah Jessica Parker
Self - Host Self - Host   See fewer
Don Pardo
Self - Announcer (voice) Self - Announcer (voice)   See fewer
Andy Murphy
Supporter (uncredited) Supporter (uncredited)   See fewer
Bill Murray
Self (uncredited) Self (uncredited)   See fewer
Lenny Pickett
Self - Saxophone (uncredited) Self - Saxophone (uncredited)   See fewer
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