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Saturday Night Live S32E8 — Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani, Akon
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Saturday Night Live•Season 32•Episode 8

Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani, Akon

6.5/10 · 111 votesDec 9, 200667 min

Ranked #16 of 20 in Season 32•−0.5 vs season avg

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Directed byDon Roy King, Akiva Schaffer, James Signorelli, David Wachtenheim, Glen Steinmacher
Written byPaula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Erik Kenward, John Lutz, Jorma Taccone, Emily Spivey, Seth Meyers, Harper Steele, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, John Solomon, Robert Smigel, Akiva Schaffer, Marika Sawyer, Matt Murray, Colin Jost, Jim Downey, Alex Baze, Doug Abeles, Charlie Grandy, Rich Blomquist, Scott Jacobson, Matt O'Brien
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Kristen Wiig

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Will Forte

Will Forte

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Maya Rudolph

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Bill Hader

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Andy Samberg

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Paula Pell

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Lorne Michaels

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Erik Kenward

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John Lutz

John Lutz

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Jorma Taccone

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Emily Spivey

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Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers

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Harper Steele

Harper Steele

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Robert Smigel

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Episode Summary

"Annette Bening/Gwen Stefani, Akon" is episode 8 of Saturday Night Live season 32. It scored 6.5/10 from 111 votes, ranking #16 of 20 episodes this season (season average 7.0). Directed by Don Roy King, Akiva Schaffer, James Signorelli, David Wachtenheim, Glen Steinmacher and written by Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Erik Kenward, John Lutz, Jorma Taccone, Emily Spivey, Seth Meyers, Harper Steele, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, John Solomon, Robert Smigel, Akiva Schaffer, Marika Sawyer, Matt Murray, Colin Jost, Jim Downey, Alex Baze, Doug Abeles, Charlie Grandy, Rich Blomquist, Scott Jacobson, Matt O'Brien, it aired on December 9, 2006.

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