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Saturday Night Live S21E17 — Steve Forbes/Rage Against the Machine
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Saturday Night Live•Season 21•Episode 17

Steve Forbes/Rage Against the Machine

5.5/10 · 87 votesApr 13, 199667 min

Ranked #20 of 20 in Season 21•−1.1 vs season avg

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Sketches include ""Class Reunion,"" ""Nightline,"" ""House Workers,"" ""Entering Penn State,"" ""Seattle Today,"" ""Greyson-Moore,"" ""Gibberish Sergeant,"" ""Fuzzy Memories,"" ""Steve Forbes and the Flies""

Directed byBeth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, Stacey Foster, Chris McCumber
Written byPaula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Dennis McNicholas, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Brian McConnachie, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, Erin Fraser, Peter Gaulke
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David Spade

David Spade

Self - Various Characters

Tim Meadows

Tim Meadows

Self - Various Characters

Norm Macdonald

Norm Macdonald

Self - Various Characters

Molly Shannon

Molly Shannon

Self - Various Characters

Will Ferrell

Will Ferrell

Self - Various Characters

Jim Breuer

Jim Breuer

Self - Various Characters

Darrell Hammond

Darrell Hammond

Self - Various Characters

David Koechner

David Koechner

Self - Various Characters

Nancy Carell

Nancy Carell

Self - Various Characters

Mark McKinney

Mark McKinney

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Cheri Oteri

Cheri Oteri

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Paula Pell

Paula Pell

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

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Steve Higgins

Steve Higgins

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Harper Steele

Harper Steele

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Beth McCarthy-Miller

Beth McCarthy-Miller

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D

Dennis McNicholas

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J

Jack Handey

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Jim Downey

Jim Downey

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James Signorelli

James Signorelli

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Brian McConnachie

Brian McConnachie

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Steve Koren

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Fred Wolf

Fred Wolf

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Episode Summary

"Steve Forbes/Rage Against the Machine" is episode 17 of Saturday Night Live season 21. It scored 5.5/10 from 87 votes, ranking #20 of 20 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller, James Signorelli, Stacey Foster, Chris McCumber and written by Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Steve Higgins, Harper Steele, Dennis McNicholas, Jack Handey, Jim Downey, Brian McConnachie, Steve Koren, Fred Wolf, Tim Herlihy, Norm Hiscock, Ross Abrash, Cindy Caponera, Hugh Fink, Tom Gianas, Adam McKay, Lori Nasso, Colin Quinn, Frank Sebastiano, Erin Fraser, Peter Gaulke, it aired on April 13, 1996.

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