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Saturday Night Live S34E7 — Ben Affleck/David Cook
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Saturday Night Live•Season 34•Episode 7

Ben Affleck/David Cook

6.8/10 · 156 votesNov 1, 200867 min

Ranked #11 of 22 in Season 34•−0.1 vs season avg

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Ben Affleck Hosts, special guest John McCain, and your musical guest is Dave Cook.

Directed byDon Roy King, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Colin Jost
Written byPaula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Erik Kenward, John Lutz, Steve Higgins, Jorma Taccone, Emily Spivey, Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, John Solomon, Simon Rich, Akiva Schaffer, Marika Sawyer, Kent Sublette, Colin Jost, Jim Downey, Alex Baze, Doug Abeles, Rob Klein, Jessica Conrad
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Episode Summary

"Ben Affleck/David Cook" is episode 7 of Saturday Night Live season 34. It scored 6.8/10 from 156 votes, ranking #11 of 22 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Don Roy King, Akiva Schaffer, Jorma Taccone, Colin Jost and written by Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Erik Kenward, John Lutz, Steve Higgins, Jorma Taccone, Emily Spivey, Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, John Solomon, Simon Rich, Akiva Schaffer, Marika Sawyer, Kent Sublette, Colin Jost, Jim Downey, Alex Baze, Doug Abeles, Rob Klein, Jessica Conrad, it aired on November 1, 2008.

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