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Today ’s SNL : 50 Seasons in 50 mean solar day focuses on Season 33 , with Kristen Wiig ’s Sue losing it over plans for a " Surprise Party . "

Between a new docuseries dropping tomorrow and Season 50 render this weekend ( with hostDave Chappelleand melodic guestGloRillathis weekend andTimothée Chalametset as host and musical invitee on Jan. 25th ) ,   NBC’sSaturday Night Livehas a somewhat busy hebdomad going on – and let ’s not forget the day-to-day " SNL : 50 Seasons in 50 Days . "   For today ’s go - around , we ’re looking at the ninth show of Season 33 ( April 5 , 2008 ) , withChristopher Walkenhosting andPanic ! at the Discoas the musical invitee . The resume ? " Surprise Party , " withKristen Wiigdebuting Sue and all of her neurotic greatness as a folk plan a surprise company – and Sue takes thing right smart too gravely . Joining Wiig for the sketch were Walken , Will Forte ,   Amy Poehler , Bill Hader , andCasey Wilson – and you may contain it out above .

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Here ’s a look at the office herald the Season 33 sketch ( with the YouTube version waiting for you above ) , keep up by a feeling at what ’s forrader with SNL ’s 50th - anniversary celebration :

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SNL 50 Previews: “SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” & More!

Before we get to the handsome solemnization on February 16th and NBC ’s documentary event , Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Musicon January 27th ,   Peacock and Academy and Emmy Award winnerMorgan Nevillewill be offering us an unprecedented behind - the - scenes look at what makes NBC’sSaturday Night Livethe hold out and influential mental home that it ’s been for 50 seasons . sport more than 60 contributors , including alumna , and comprehend decades of account , the four - episodeSNL50 : Beyond Saturday Nightreveals newfangled insights into the show ’s history , take out back the curtain on everything from the writers ' way to the famed hearing process . With all four instalment set to hit Peacock on January 16th , here ’s a look at what you need to experience :

Episode 101 , " Five Minutes " – A vitrine of the sense of hearing outgrowth , with never - before - see audition footage and firsthand accounts from some of the show ’s most iconic name as they reflect on their preparation and journey to the SNL stage .

Contributors : Ayala Cohen , Amy Poehler , Andy Samberg , Beck Bennett , Bill Hader , Bobby Moynihan , Bowen Yang , Cheri Oteri , David Spade , Ego Nwodim , Fred Armisen , Heidi Gardner , Jason Sudeikis , Jay Pharaoh , Jeff Blake , Joe Piscopo , Julia Louis - Dreyfus , Kenan Thompson , Kyle Mooney , Lindsay Shookus , Marci Klein , Mike Shoemaker , Molly Shannon , Nasim Pedrad , Pete Davidson , Stephen Colbert , andTracy Morgan .

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Episode 102 , " Written By : A Week Inside The SNL Writers Room " – A behind - the - scenes look at the writing process from script to concealment , capturing the creative thinking and topsy-turvyness of a week inside the writers ' elbow room .

Contributors : Alan Zweibel , Alex English , Al Franken , Andrew Dismukes , Asha Ward , Ben Marshall , Bob Odenkirk , Bryan Tucker , Ceara O’Sullivan , Celeste Yim , Emily Spivey , Harper Steele , Jim Downey , Jimmy Fowlie , John Higgins , John Mulaney , Larry David , Louie Zakarian , Marilyn Miller , Martin Herlihy , Paula Pell , Robert Smigel , Sarah Silverman , Seth Meyers , Simon Rich , Steve Higgins , Streeter Seidell , Tina Fey , andWill Stephen .

installment 103 , " More Cowbell " – A thick nose dive into the making of SNL ’s iconic " More Cowbell " sketch , exploring how a dim-witted estimation became a cultural phenomenon and offer a protection to the lasting shock of sketch comedy .

SNL 50/50: Kristen Wiig’s Sue Loses It Over a “Surprise Party” (S33)

Contributors : Akira Yoshimura , Albert Bouchard , Beth McCarthy - Miller , Bruce Dickinson , Buck Dharma , Cara Hannah , Chris Kattan , Chris Parnell , Dana Carvey , Dave Grohl , Dave Itzkoff , Darrell Hammond , Eamon Cunningham , Eric Bloom , Fred Armisen , Jimmy Fallon , Jodi Mancuso , John Karpi , Josh Homme , Keith Raywood , Larry Demler , Louie Zakarian , Murray Krugman , Rachel Dratch , Tom Broecker , Will Ferrell , andDavid Lucas .

sequence 104 , " Season 11 : The Weird Year " – An exploration into SNL ’s eleventh time of year , examine the pivotal year that reset the show ’s charge and cement its stomach desoxyribonucleic acid with Lorne Michaels at the helm .

Contributors : A. Whitney Brown , Al Franken , Andy Breckman , Anthony Michael Hall , Billy Crystal , Carol Leifer , Damon Wayans , George Meyer , George Wendt , Griffin Dunne , James Andrew Miller , Jim Downey , John Lithgow , Jon Lovitz , Kevin Nealon , Laila Nabulsi , Mark McKinney , Nora Dunn , Penn & Teller , Robert Smigel , Terry Sweeney , andTom Hanks .

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extra archival consultation includeBernie Brillstein , Lorne Michaels , Robert Downey Jr. , andTom Davis .

Executive - produced by Neville , Caitrin Rogers , and ShowrunnerJuaquin Cambron , Peacock’sSNL50 : Beyond Saturday Nightis produced byJonathan Formica(Ep 101 , " Five Minutes " & Ep 104 , " Season 11 : The Weird Year " ) andAllison Klein(Ep 102 , " Written By : A calendar week Inside the SNL Writers Room " & Ep 103 , " More Cowbell " ) . The episode were directed byRobert Alexander(Ep 101 , " Five Minutes"),Marshall Curry(Ep 102 , " indite By : A Week Inside the SNL Writers Room"),Neil Berkeley(Ep 103 , " More Cowbell " ) , andJason Zeldes(Ep 104 , " time of year 11 : The Weird Year " ) .

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SNL 50/50: Kristen Wiig’s Sue Loses It Over a “Surprise Party” (S33)

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SNL 50/50: Kristen Wiig’s Sue Loses It Over a “Surprise Party” (S33)

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SNL 50/50: Kristen Wiig’s Sue Loses It Over a “Surprise Party” (S33)

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SNL 50/50: Kristen Wiig’s Sue Loses It Over a “Surprise Party” (S33)

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