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Saturday Night Live S35E11 — Charles Barkley / Alicia Keys
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Saturday Night Live•Season 35•Episode 11

Charles Barkley / Alicia Keys

6.2/10 · 136 votesJan 9, 201067 min

Ranked #18 of 22 in Season 35•−0.5 vs season avg

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Former basketball star Charles Barkley comes back (after a 17-year gap) to host the first new episode of 2010; Alicia Keys (who last appeared on the first episode of season 27 with host Reese Witherspoon) comes back to perform "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart"

Directed byDon Roy King, Jorma Taccone, Jonathan Krisel
Written byLorne Michaels, Erik Kenward, Steve Higgins, Jorma Taccone, Emily Spivey, Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, John Solomon, Simon Rich, Akiva Schaffer, Marika Sawyer, Kent Sublette, Colin Jost, Alex Baze, Doug Abeles, Rob Klein, Jessica Conrad, Sidney Karger, Jillian Bell, Hannibal Buress, Christine Nangle, Ryan Perez, Jessi Klein
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Episode Summary

"Charles Barkley / Alicia Keys" is episode 11 of Saturday Night Live season 35. It scored 6.2/10 from 136 votes, ranking #18 of 22 episodes this season (season average 6.7). Directed by Don Roy King, Jorma Taccone, Jonathan Krisel and written by Lorne Michaels, Erik Kenward, Steve Higgins, Jorma Taccone, Emily Spivey, Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, John Solomon, Simon Rich, Akiva Schaffer, Marika Sawyer, Kent Sublette, Colin Jost, Alex Baze, Doug Abeles, Rob Klein, Jessica Conrad, Sidney Karger, Jillian Bell, Hannibal Buress, Christine Nangle, Ryan Perez, Jessi Klein, it aired on January 9, 2010.

Next: E12 · Sigourney Weaver / The Ting TingsBest of Season 35