Episode 154: Paul Giamatti/Ludacris featuring Sum 41 (January 22, 2005)

About this episode

The episode features Paul Giamatti and musical guests Ludacris and Sum 41, highlighting notable sketches from SNL's thirtieth season.

Against the backdrop of a snowed in New York, the cast and crew of the thirtieth season of SNL huddle into 30 Rock with beloved character actor Paul Giamatti to do what is quite possibly the finest outing of a fairly infamous season. We get two decent political efforts, a rare Finesse Mitchell showcase, some quality oddities and the ridiculous, joyous nonsense that is Ludacris and Sum 41 as our musical guests. And, as an added bonus, a few commercials and weirdness from an incomplete live airing I found! OH NO!

People in this episode

Hosts: Andrew Dick, Tim Cicali

Guests: Paul Giamatti, Ludacris, Sum 41

Topics covered

• Saturday Night Live
• comedy
• musical guests
• political sketches
• season 30

Keywords

• SNL
• Paul Giamatti
• Ludacris
• Sum 41
• comedy sketches
• political humor
• season 30

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: SNL

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