Live from New York, it's... Amy Poehler!
Sketches include "The All-But-Certain-To-Be-Next-President," "Angry Dog," "Penelope's Charity Auction," "High School Musical 3," "Iran So Far" (digital short), "Read to Achieve," "The Lyle Kane Show," "The Best of Solid Gold," "Ambiguously Gay Duo" (cartoon), "106 & Park," and "Great Moments in Guidance Counseling."
Kanye West performed "Stronger", "Good Life", "Champion", and an improvised version of "Everything I Am."
Season 33 Episode 1 of Saturday Night Live resulted in a 0.00 rating in the 18-49 demographic.
s33e01 - LeBron James/Kanye West
s33e02 - Seth Rogen/Spoon
s33e03 - Jon Bon Jovi/Foo Fighters
s33e04 - Brian Williams/Feist
s33e05 - Tina Fey/Carrie Underwood
s33e06 - Ellen Page/Wilco
s33e07 - Amy Adams/Vampire Weekend
s33e08 - Jonah Hill/Mariah Carey
s33e09 - Christopher Walken/Panic at the Disco
s33e10 - Ashton Kutcher/Gnarls Barkley
s33e11 - Shia Lebeouf/My Morning Jacket
s33e12 - Steve Carell/Usher
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