Season 30
Saturday Night Live had its thirtieth season on the 2004-2005 television season on NBC. The thirtieth season began on October 2, 2004 and ended on May 21, 2005 with 20 episodes in all. Before the start of this season, Jimmy Fallon left the show. In the wake of his departure, Fred Armisen was promoted to repertory status, while Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson remained feature players. New cast members this season include Rob Riggle, an improv comedian and U.S. Marine. This would be Riggle's only season on the show. In addition, SNL writer Jason Sudeikis joined the cast as a featured player for the last three episodes of the season. With Fallon gone, Amy Poehler became Tina Fey's co-anchor on Weekend Update, making Fey and Poehler the first two-woman anchor team. This season was also notable for Ashlee Simpson's infamous lip-syncing gaffe during her second performance. This season was also home to many sketches focused on the 2004 U.S. Presidential election, but, unlike the 2000 election, there was little to no media coverage about the sketches.
Episodes
1 Ben Affleck/Nelly Oct 2, 2004 
2 Queen Latifah Oct 9, 2004 
3 Jude Law/Ashlee Simpson Oct 23, 2004 
4 Kate Winslet/Eminem Oct 30, 2004 
5 Liam Neeson/Modest Mouse Nov 13, 2004 
6 Luke Wilson/U2 Nov 20, 2004 
7 Colin Farrell/Scissor Sisters Dec 11, 2004 
8 Robert De Niro/Destiny's Child Dec 18, 2004 
9 Topher Grace/The Killers Jan 15, 2005 
10 Paul Giamatti/Ludacris & Sum 41 Jan 22, 2005 
11 Paris Hilton/Keane Feb 5, 2005 
12 Jason Bateman/Kelly Clarkson Feb 12, 2005 
13 Hilary Swank/50 Cent Feb 19, 2005 
14 David Spade/Jack Johnson Mar 12, 2005 
15 Ashton Kutcher/Gwen Stefani Mar 19, 2005 
16 Cameron Diaz/Green Day Apr 9, 2005 
17 Tom Brady/Beck Apr 16, 2005 
18 Johnny Knoxville/System of a Down May 7, 2005 
19 Will Ferrell/Queens of the Stone Age May 14, 2005 
20 Lindsay Lohan/Coldplay May 21, 2005