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Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday is an American limited-run series broadcast on NBC. It is a political satire news show spin-off from Saturday Night Live, featuring that show's "Weekend Update" segment. It initially ran for three 30-minute episodes in October 2008, during the lead-up to the 2008 United States presidential election.
Original Release
10/09/2008 on NBC
US Release
10/09/2008
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenan Thompson | Whoopi Goldberg / Various / Oscar Rogers / Guy in Voting Interview / Michael Steele / Lavar Ball / Guy / Dr. Neil de Grasse Tyson / Dalton Cheeks / Cornel West / Lewis / Voter / Black Trump Supporter |
| Seth Meyers | Weekend Update Anchor / Thomas Jefferson |
| Fred Armisen | Voter / Mahmoud Ahmadinejad / Paul / Various / Touchscreen Map Demonstrator / Joy Behar / Oates / Guy / Barack Obama / John Oates / David Paterson |
| Bill Hader | Various / Voter / Defendant / Kevin Quigley / Keith Morrison / John Malkovich / James Carville / Anthony Scaramucci |
| Jason Sudeikis | Various / Todd Palin / Basketball Player / Roger Baines / Mark Ladue / Joe Biden / Mitt Romney / Glenn Beck |
| Kristen Wiig | Various / Suze Orman / Susan Calkins / Jogging Woman / Gayle Quinnell |
| Darrell Hammond | Sen. John McCain / Jesse Jackson / John McCain / Jimmy Carter / Dennis Franz / Bill Clinton |
| Amy Poehler | Weekend Update Anchor |
| Bobby Moynihan | Voter / Larry / Guy Fieri / Drunk Uncle / Brian Kilmeade / Kid / Anthony Cipelli |
| Will Forte | Various / Jeff the Aide / Hall / Daryl Hall |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #4.1 | Thursday, 10 August 2017 |
| 2 | Episode #4.2 | Thursday, 17 August 2017 |
| 3 | Episode #4.3 | Thursday, 24 August 2017 |
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Directors
Don Roy King, Steven Cimino, Akiva Schaffer
Writers
James Anderson, Colin Jost, Erik Kenward, Steve Higgins, Kent Sublette, Lorne Michaels, Bryan H. Tucker, Seth Meyers, John Solomon, John Mulaney, Rob Klein, Alex Baze, Marika Sawyer, James Downey, Akiva Schaffer, John Lutz, Emily Spivey, Jessica Conrad, Jorma Taccone, Doug Abeles, Simon Rich, Chris Kelly, Michael Patrick O'Brien, Pete Schultz, Sarah Schneider, Josh Patten, Ryan Perez, Rob Stein, Julio Torres, Jillian Bell, Drew Michael, Anna Drezen, Joanna Bradley, Zack Bornstein, Kristen Bartlett, Will Stephen, Katie Rich, Sudi Green, Michael Koman, Paula Pell, Megan Callahan-Shah, Brian McElhaney, Nick Kocher, Jeremy Beiler, Hannibal Buress, Streeter Seidell, Michael Che, Dennis McNicholas, Christine Nangle, Dave McCary, Fran Gillespie, Zach Kanin, Joe Kelly, Neil Casey, Frank Sebastiano, Adam McKay
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Kenan Thompson | Whoopi Goldberg / Various / Oscar Rogers / Guy in Voting Interview / Michael Steele / Lavar Ball / Guy / Dr. Neil de Grasse Tyson / Dalton Cheeks / Cornel West / Lewis / Voter / Black Trump Supporter |
| Seth Meyers | Weekend Update Anchor / Thomas Jefferson |
| Fred Armisen | Voter / Mahmoud Ahmadinejad / Paul / Various / Touchscreen Map Demonstrator / Joy Behar / Oates / Guy / Barack Obama / John Oates / David Paterson |
| Bill Hader | Various / Voter / Defendant / Kevin Quigley / Keith Morrison / John Malkovich / James Carville / Anthony Scaramucci |
| Jason Sudeikis | Various / Todd Palin / Basketball Player / Roger Baines / Mark Ladue / Joe Biden / Mitt Romney / Glenn Beck |
| Kristen Wiig | Various / Suze Orman / Susan Calkins / Jogging Woman / Gayle Quinnell |
| Darrell Hammond | Sen. John McCain / Jesse Jackson / John McCain / Jimmy Carter / Dennis Franz / Bill Clinton |
| Amy Poehler | Weekend Update Anchor |
| Bobby Moynihan | Voter / Larry / Guy Fieri / Drunk Uncle / Brian Kilmeade / Kid / Anthony Cipelli |
| Will Forte | Various / Jeff the Aide / Hall / Daryl Hall |
| Colin Jost | Self - Host / Self |
| Michael Che | Self - Host / Self |
| Andy Samberg | David Kip / Youth Reporter / Various |
| Nasim Pedrad | Kathy Griffin / Translator / Woman |
| Cecily Strong | Cathy Anne / Patron / The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started A Conversation With At A Party |
| Tina Fey | Self / Gov. Sarah Palin |
| Chris Parnell | Tom Brokaw / Bob Schieffer |
| Casey Wilson | Girl in Voting Interview / Elizabeth Wheeler |
| Kate McKinnon | Voter / Ann Romney / Woman |
| Taran Killam | Patient / Steve Doocy / Guy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Lorne Michaels | Executive Producer |
| Michael Shoemaker | Executive Producer |
| Ken Aymong | Producer |
| Steve Higgins | Producer |
| Stacey Foster | Producer |
| Nicholas S. Mallardi | Producer |
| Lindsay Shookus | Producer |
| Brian Siedlecki | Producer |
| James Signorelli | Producer |
| Marci Klein | Producer |
| Doug Abeles | Producer |
| Ayala Cohen | Producer |
| Kevin Miller | Producer |
| Jennifer Danielson | Producer |
| Adam Nicely | Producer |
| Erik Kenward | Producer |
| Erin Doyle | Producer |
| John MacDonald | Producer |
| Nick Poyner | Producer |
| Greg Scarnici | Producer |
| Melanie Malone | Producer |
| Janine DeVito | Producer |
| Dennis McNicholas | Producer |
| Dina Moles | Producer |
| Tom Broecker | Producer |
| Hillary Selesnick Hunn | Producer |
| Scott Weinstein | Producer |
| Alex Baze | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Variety Special | Nominated |
| 2013 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special | Nominated |
