Saturday Night Live backdrop
Saturday Night Live poster
Comedy
News

The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 31

Every episode of Saturday Night Live Season 31 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 31!

The Best Episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 31

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed...

Filter By Season50

  1. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #1 - Jack Black/Neil Young

    Loading...
    S31:E9

    Live from New York, it's... Will Forte! Sketches include "A Holiday Message from the Vice President," "Stuart Little Mouse Removal Kit," "Sbarro," "Appalachian Emergency Room," "Christmastime for the Jews" (cartoon), "Channel 5 Photo Shoot," "Lazy Sunday" (film), "A Very Downer Christmas," "Space War 2148," "Two A-Holes Buying a Christmas Tree," and "Spelling Bee." Neil Young performed "It's a Dream" and "He Was The King."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #2 - Steve Martin/Prince

    Loading...
    S31:E12

    Filmed in New York, it's... Steve Martin! Sketches include "The Sabotage of Baldwin" (film), "Teddy Bear Holding a Heart," "Oprah," "Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford," "Hamas Party," "Close Talkers" (film), "Quick Zoom Theater," "Super Bowl XL Rehearsals," "Backstage: Steve, Alec and Lorne," "The Prince Show," "State of the Galaxy 2145," "The Tangent" (film), "Surfer Club," and "Naturally Crafting." Prince performed "Fury (A Woman Scorned)" and "Beautiful Loved, and Blessed" featuring Tamar.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  3. 8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Kevin Spacey/Nelly Furtado

    Loading...
    S31:E19

    Live from New York, its... Rachel Dratch! Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "A-holes at a Crime Scene," "Oprah's Legends Ball," "Carol!," "Fun with Real Audio" (cartoon), "Kevin and Andy Backstage," "The Falconer," "Andy Walking" (film), "Lord Phillip Sarc," and "I Do Not Agree With Many of This Administration's Policies." Nelly Furtado performs "Promiscuous" (featuring Timbaland) and "Maneater."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  4. 7.3/10(3 votes)

    #4 - Scarlett Johanson/Death Cab for Cutie

    Loading...
    S31:E10

    Live from New York, it's... the voice of Robert Smigel! Sketches include "The 700 Gang" (cartoon), "Taco Town," "Deep House Dish," "Smorgabord," "Darwin" (cartoon), "Mike and Toni's Chandelier Galaxy," "Live Duluth," "My Super Sweet 16," "Once in a Lifetime Jewelers," "The Kuril-Khamchatka Trench," and "Mr. Willoughby." Death Cab for Cutie performed "Soul Meets Body" and "Crooked Teeth."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Steve Carell/Kanye West

    Loading...
    S31:E1

    Live from New York, it's... Will Forte! Sketches include "Bush Addresses the Nation," "MorganStanley," "The JetBlue Crisis," "Anderson Cooper 360," "The Couple That Should Be Divorced," "Girls Gone Wild Katrina," "Kanye Backstage," "The Lundford Twins Variety Hour," "Fun With Real Audio" (cartoon), and "Debbie Downer." Kanye West performed "Gold Digger" and "Heard 'Em Say" featuring Adam Levine.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  6. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Jason Lee/Foo Fighters

    Loading...
    S31:E5

    Live from New York, it's... Will Forte! Sketches include "Hardball," "JJ Casuals," "Good Morning Meth," "The Falconer," "Thomas & Dobbins," "The Soaking Wet Killer," "Refurbishments," "Butt Pregnancy," "Stachin'," "McNutly & Sons," and "American Tasar." Foo Fighters performed "DOA" and "Best of You."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of Saturday Night Live

    READ
  8. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Eva Longoria/Korn

    Loading...
    S31:E6

    Live from New York, it's... Will Forte! Sketches include "Hardball," "JJ Casuals," "Good Morning Meth," "The Falconer," "Thomas & Dobbins," "The Soaking Wet Killer," "Refurbishments," "Butt Pregnancy," "Stachin'," "McNutly & Sons," and "American Tasar." Foo Fighters performed "DOA" and "Best of You."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  9. 7.0/10(2 votes)

    #8 - Alec Baldwin/Shakira

    Loading...
    S31:E8

    Live from New York, it's... Alec Baldwin! Sketches include "Saddam's Cell," "Tylenol BM," "Face Transplant," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Celebrity Mugshot Poker" (cartoon), "Brokeback Goldmine," "The Tony Bennett Show," "Carol at Bowl-a-Rama," "The Man Who Married a Hot Dog," "Medicare," and "Santa's Workshop." Shakira performed "Don't Bother" and "La Tortura" (acoustic mix) with Alejandro Sanz.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.0/10(1 votes)

    #9 - Matt Dillon/Arctic Monkeys

    Loading...
    S31:E14

    Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "Bush Responds to Criticism," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Jamba Juice," "Larry King Live," "The Couple That Should Be Divorced," "Belated Black History Moment" (cartoon), "Art Dealers and the College Boyfriend," "Sheldon's Bar Mitzvah," "The Real Natalie" (film), and "RAD 3000." Fall Out Boy performed "Dance Dance" and "Sugar, We're Going Down."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  11. 6.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Catherine Zeta-Jones / Franz Ferdinand

    Loading...
    S31:E3

    Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "Bush's Spontaneous Chat," "Butt Cancer Treatment Center," "Newsnight with Aaron Brown," "Dancers Party," "The Italians," "Access Hollywood," "Creighton Boys School," "Glen and Gina's Wedding," "MorganStanley," and "The Scheinwalds." Franz Ferdinand performed "Do You Want To" and "Take Me Out."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  12. 6.5/10(2 votes)

    #11 - Tom Hanks/Red Hot Chili Peppers

    Loading...
    S31:E17

    Live from New York, its... Will Forte! Sketches include "Bill Frist's Gas Plan," "Wheel of Fortune," "Kaitlin and the Iguana," "Ariell & Ephraim" (film), "Ma!," "Claremont Yoga Center," "Colin's Place," and "Country Club Tennis." Red Hot Chili Peppers performed "Dani California" and "Give It Away."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  13. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #12 - Jon Heder/Ashlee Simpson

    Loading...
    S31:E2

    Sketches include "George W. Bush and Harriet Miers," "Taco Town," "Caitlin's Science Fair," "Werewolf Date," "The Misadventures of Tom Delay and Bill Frist," "Showbiz Grande Explosion!," "Wilson Brothers Funeral Home," "Hubbard Systems," "Operator Date," and "The Black Eyed Peas." Ashlee Simpson performed "Catch Me When I Fall" and "Boyfriend."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  14. 6.0/10(2 votes)

    #13 - Lance Armstrong/Sheryl Crow

    Loading...
    S31:E4

    Live from New York, it's... Darrell Hammond! Sketches include "The Libby Indictment," "Celebrity Ironman," "RAD 3000," "Indigo Girls Harmonies," "The O'Reilly Factor," "Sheryl's Song," "Days of Our Lives," "Carol!," and "Giddy Henchman." Sheryl Crow performed "Good is Good" and "Strong Enough."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  15. 6.0/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Natalie Portman/Fall Out Boy

    Loading...
    S31:E13

    Sketches include "Bush Responds to Criticism," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Jamba Juice," "Larry King Live," "The Couple That Should Be Divorced," "Belated Black History Moment" (cartoon), "Art Dealers and the College Boyfriend," "Sheldon's Bar Mitzvah," "The Real Natalie" (film), and "RAD 3000." Fall Out Boy performed "Dance Dance" and "Sugar, We're Going Down."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  16. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #15 - Antonio Banderas/Mary J. Blige

    Loading...
    S31:E15

    Live from New York (for the 600th time), its... Seth Meyers! Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "Basic Instinct 2: Return of the Beaver," "Deal or No Deal," "Automated-Phone Lady," "Besos y Lagrimas," "13th Annual Women's Basketball Coaches Fashion Awards," "Zorro's Body Double," "Rascals' Karoake," "Immigrants Backstage," and "Wine Snobs." Mary J. Blige performs "Be Without You" and "Enough Crying.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  17. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #16 - Lindsay Lohan/Pearl Jam

    Loading...
    S31:E16

    Live from New York, it's... Lindsay Lohan! Sketches include "The Situation Room," "Neutrogena Coin Slot," "Deep House Dish," "Journey to the Disney Vaults" (cartoon), "The O'Reilly Factor," "Le Rendezvous," "Laser Cats!" (film), "Debbie Downer," "Officemates' Night Out," and "Atlantic City Fever." Pearl Jam performed "World Wide Suicide" and "Severed Hand."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  18. 6.0/10(1 votes)

    #17 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus/Paul Simon

    Loading...
    S31:E18

    Live from New York, its... Al Gore! Sketches include "Parallel Universe Address from President Gore", "Techpack", "Horny Homeless Guy", "The Morning Show", "MySpace", "Charades", "Unsolved Mysteries: The Sandy Patterson Story", and "Peyote" (film). Paul Simon performed "How Can You Live In the Northeast?" and "Outrageous".

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  19. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #18 - Dane Cook/James Blunt

    Loading...
    S31:E7

    Live from New York, it's... the entire cast of SNL! (more or less) Sketches include "The Tree Re-Lighting," "West Bedford Drama Club," "Taco Town," "The Long Ride Home: The Jay Feely Story," "Wool Sweater," "Lettuce" (film), "Target Greatland," "24-Hour Coma," "Fight Back with Victor Santos," and "Morgan Stanley." James Blunt performed "You're Beautiful" and "Goodbye My Lover."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  20. 5.0/10(1 votes)

    #19 - Peter Sarsgaard/The Strokes

    Loading...
    S31:E11

    Live from New York, it's... Seth Meyers! Sketches include "Anderson Cooper 360," "Nelson's Baby Toupees," "Target Greatland," "National Pirate Convention," "Carol!," "Young Chuck Norris" (film), "Cat Fancy," "Gays in Space," "Fairmount Suites Inn," "NSA Wiretap," and "Peter Sarsgaard's SARS-guards." The Strokes performed "Juicebox" and "You Only Live Once."

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A

Season 31 Ratings Summary

"Jack Black/Neil Young" is the best rated episode of "Saturday Night Live" season 31. It scored 8/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 12/17/2005. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Steve Martin/Prince".