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Saturday Night Live S36E21 — Ed Helms/Paul Simon
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Saturday Night Live•Season 36•Episode 21

Ed Helms/Paul Simon

6.5/10 · 161 votesMay 14, 201167 min

Ranked #18 of 22 in Season 36•−0.4 vs season avg

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Sketches include The Situation Room, Corn Syrup Producers of America, What up with that?, The Ambiguously Gay Duo: The Dark, Clenched Hole of Evil, Wild World, One-Take Tony, Ann-Margret Tries To Throw A Wad Of Paper Into A Trashcan, and A Republican Candidate.

Directed byDon Roy King, David Wachtenheim, Jason Woliner
Written byPaula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Erik Kenward, Steve Higgins, Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, John Solomon, Robert Smigel, Simon Rich, Akiva Schaffer, Marika Sawyer, Jonathan Krisel, Kent Sublette, Colin Jost, Jim Downey, Stephen Colbert, Brian Reich, Alex Baze, Doug Abeles, David Wachtenheim, Rob Klein, Jessica Conrad, Sidney Karger, Christine Nangle, Heather Anne Campbell, Matthew Craig, Jason Woliner
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Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson

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Vanessa Bayer

Vanessa Bayer

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Bobby Moynihan

Bobby Moynihan

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Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig

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Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers

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Bill Hader

Bill Hader

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Taran Killam

Taran Killam

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Jay Pharoah

Jay Pharoah

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Andy Samberg

Andy Samberg

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Jason Sudeikis

Jason Sudeikis

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Abby Elliott

Abby Elliott

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Nasim Pedrad

Nasim Pedrad

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Paula Pell

Paula Pell

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Lorne Michaels

Lorne Michaels

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Erik Kenward

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Steve Higgins

Steve Higgins

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Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers

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John Mulaney

John Mulaney

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Michael Patrick O'Brien

Michael Patrick O'Brien

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Bryan Tucker

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James Anderson

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John Solomon

John Solomon

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Robert Smigel

Robert Smigel

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Simon Rich

Simon Rich

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Episode Summary

"Ed Helms/Paul Simon" is episode 21 of Saturday Night Live season 36. It scored 6.5/10 from 161 votes, ranking #18 of 22 episodes this season (season average 6.9). Directed by Don Roy King, David Wachtenheim, Jason Woliner and written by Paula Pell, Lorne Michaels, Erik Kenward, Steve Higgins, Seth Meyers, John Mulaney, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Bryan Tucker, James Anderson, John Solomon, Robert Smigel, Simon Rich, Akiva Schaffer, Marika Sawyer, Jonathan Krisel, Kent Sublette, Colin Jost, Jim Downey, Stephen Colbert, Brian Reich, Alex Baze, Doug Abeles, David Wachtenheim, Rob Klein, Jessica Conrad, Sidney Karger, Christine Nangle, Heather Anne Campbell, Matthew Craig, Jason Woliner, it aired on May 14, 2011.

Next: E22 · Justin Timberlake/Lady GagaBest of Season 36