Saturday Night Live - Season 14

Saturday Night Live - Season 14

Season 14

Saturday Night Live aired its fourteenth season during the 1988 - 1989 television season on NBC. The season began on October 8, 1988, and ended on May 20, 1989. 20 episodes were produced. Before the start of the season, no changes were made to the cast. However, as the season progressed Lorne Michaels would hire two new people to the cast: Mike Myers and Ben Stiller, who joined the show midseason as featured players. Stiller had actually appeared on the show before; his film made it onto the show in the episode hosted by Charlton Heston in 1987. This season notably saw the second death of an original cast member, Gilda Radner, who died on the day of the season finale from ovarian cancer. In memory of Radner, Steve Martin showed a clip from the famous "Dancing in the Dark" sketch from the 1978 episode hosted by Martin himself as part of his monologue. This was the only season of the show for Stiller. After being on the show for five episodes, Stiller left the show due to creative differences with Michaels.
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Episodes20
DatesOct 8, 1988 - May 20, 1989
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Episodes

Tom Hanks / Keith Richards
Season 14Episode 190 min

Tom Hanks / Keith Richards

Tom Hanks hosts and Keith Richards performs. Sketches include "Pumping Up With Hans and Franz," "ABC Presents Debate '88," "Mr. Short Term Memory," "Jew, Not a Jew," and "The Pat Stevens Show." "First Citiwide Change Bank: Our business is making change", "Tom Hanks Bullying Kids: Never-Before-Seen Outtakes from the movie BIG", "Class of 1978 Ten Year Reunion: Two Sad Losers Want To Score With The Ladies".

Oct 8, 1988
Matthew Broderick / The Sugarcubes
Season 14Episode 290 min

Matthew Broderick / The Sugarcubes

Matthew Broderick hosts. Sketches include Nude Beach, Learning to Feel, Thumper Family, and the short Laurie Has A Story. 

Oct 15, 1988
John Larroquette / Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler
Season 14Episode 390 min

John Larroquette / Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler

Oct 22, 1988
Matthew Modine / Edie Brickell & New Bohemians
Season 14Episode 490 min

Matthew Modine / Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

Matthew Modine hosts with Edie Brickell & New Bohemians as musical guest.

Nov 5, 1988
Demi Moore / Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Season 14Episode 590 min

Demi Moore / Johnny Clegg & Savuka

Sketches include ""Bush's Final Negative Campaign Ad"", ""Beauty and the Beast: The Double Date"", ""In a Camping Site at Night with Hans and Franz"", ""One Man's Demons"", and ""Neuburg's Bleu Cheese Cooler"".
Nov 12, 1988
John Lithgow / Tracy Chapman
Season 14Episode 690 min

John Lithgow / Tracy Chapman

Nov 19, 1988
Danny DeVito / The Bangles
Season 14Episode 790 min

Danny DeVito / The Bangles

Dec 3, 1988
Kevin Kline / Bobby McFerrin
Season 14Episode 890 min

Kevin Kline / Bobby McFerrin

Dec 10, 1988
Melanie Griffith / Little Feat
Season 14Episode 990 min

Melanie Griffith / Little Feat

Dec 17, 1988
John Malkovich / Anita Baker
Season 14Episode 1090 min

John Malkovich / Anita Baker

John Malkovich hosts; Anita Baker performs.

Jan 21, 1989
Tony Danza / John Hiatt
Season 14Episode 1190 min

Tony Danza / John Hiatt

Sketches include ""Ted Bundy Lives,"" ""Come Back to Carbon Paper,"" ""War of Da Woilds,"" ""Frankie's Proposal,"" and ""What Are You Looking At?""
Jan 28, 1989
Ted Danson / Luther Vandross
Season 14Episode 1290 min

Ted Danson / Luther Vandross

Ted Danson hosts with musical guest Luther Vandross.

Jan 28, 1989
Leslie Nielsen / Cowboy Junkies
Season 14Episode 1390 min

Leslie Nielsen / Cowboy Junkies

Leslie Nielsen hosts with musical guest Cowboy Junkies.

Feb 18, 1989
Glenn Close / Gipsy Kings
Season 14Episode 1490 min

Glenn Close / Gipsy Kings

Sketches include ""Barnes & Noble Under Siege,"" ""Therapy Session,"" ""Pumping Up With Hans & Franz,"" ""The 49th Westminster Mad Dog Show,"" and ""Master Thespian."" The Gipsy Kings perform ""Bamboleo.""
Feb 25, 1989
Mary Tyler Moore / Elvis Costello
Season 14Episode 1590 min

Mary Tyler Moore / Elvis Costello

Mar 25, 1989
Mel Gibson / Living Colour
Season 14Episode 1690 min

Mel Gibson / Living Colour

Sketches include "Raymond the Bookie", "Tales of Ribaldry", "Mel Gibson, Dream Gynecologist", "Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef", "Josh Acid" and "Tonto, Tarzan, & Frankenstein".
Apr 1, 1989
Dolly Parton
Season 14Episode 1790 min

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton hosts and performs.

Apr 15, 1989
Geena Davis / John Mellencamp
Season 14Episode 1890 min

Geena Davis / John Mellencamp

Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Bob Waltman Special,"" ""The Snow White Story,"" ""Attitudes,"" ""The Palmer Bunch,"" ""Suspended Animation,"" ""Game Show Models,"" and ""The Apocalypse"".
Apr 22, 1989
Wayne Gretzky / Fine Young Cannibals
Season 14Episode 1990 min

Wayne Gretzky / Fine Young Cannibals

Sketches include ""Carter in Panama,"" ""Fishing With the Anal-Retentive Sportsman,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""This Week with David Brinkley,"" ""Stanley Cup Loss,"" ""Point Blank,"" and ""Waikiki Hockey"".
May 13, 1989
Steve Martin / Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
Season 14Episode 2090 min

Steve Martin / Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Pumping Up With Hans and Franz,"" ""Tammy Wynette Sings the Classics,"" ""Toonces, The Cat Who Could Drive a Car,"" ""An Ode to the Woman I Love,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Get to Know Jon Lovitz,"" ""Tonto, Tarzan, and Frankenstein,"" ""Big Red"".
May 20, 1989

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