Saturday Night Live

Season 15

Saturday Night Live aired its fifteenth season during the 1989 - 1990 television season on NBC. The fifteenth season started off with a 15th anniversary special on September 24, 1989 and ended on May 19, 1990. 21 episodes were produced, including the anniversary special.

Few changes happened before the start of the season. The only change was the absence of Ben Stiller. After being on the show for five episodes, Stiller left the show due to creative differences with Lorne Michaels. Mike Myers was upgraded to repertory status.

This season saw the first hosting gigs of three celebrities who would go on to be frequent SNL hosts: John Goodman, Christopher Walken, and Alec Baldwin.

This season is also notorious for an in-cast spat towards the end of the season. Nora Dunn staged a boycott over the host of the episode, controversial comedian Andrew Dice Clay. Dunn refused to appear in the episode because of Clay's profane jokes about women. The original musical guest for the episode, Sinéad O'Connor, joined Dunn in her boycott and canceled her scheduled appearance. O'Connor was replaced by Julee Cruise and The Spanic Boys.

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20 Episodes

Bruce Willis/Neil Young
E1
Bruce Willis/Neil YoungEpisode 1
Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee Jones
E2
Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee JonesEpisode 2
Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel
E3
Kathleen Turner/Billy JoelEpisode 3
James Woods/Don Henley
E4
James Woods/Don HenleyEpisode 4
Chris Evert/Eurythmics
E5
Chris Evert/EurythmicsEpisode 5
Woody Harrelson/David Byrne
E6
Woody Harrelson/David ByrneEpisode 6
John Goodman/k.d. lang & The Reclines
E7
John Goodman/k.d. lang & The ReclinesEpisode 7
Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
E8
Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron NevilleEpisode 8
Andie MacDowell/Tracy Chapman
E9
Andie MacDowell/Tracy ChapmanEpisode 9
Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick, Jr.
E10
Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick, Jr.Episode 10
Christopher Walken/Bonnie Raitt
E11
Christopher Walken/Bonnie RaittEpisode 11
Quincy Jones
E12
Quincy JonesEpisode 12
Tom Hanks/Aerosmith
E13
Tom Hanks/AerosmithEpisode 13
Fred Savage/Technotronic
E14
Fred Savage/TechnotronicEpisode 14
Rob Lowe/The Pogues
E15
Rob Lowe/The PoguesEpisode 15
Debra Winger/Eric Clapton
E16
Debra Winger/Eric ClaptonEpisode 16
Corbin Bernsen/Smithereens
E17
Corbin Bernsen/SmithereensEpisode 17
Alec Baldwin/The B-52's
E18
Alec Baldwin/The B-52'sEpisode 18
Andrew Dice Clay/Spanic Boys & Julee Cruise
E19
Andrew Dice Clay/Spanic Boys & Julee CruiseEpisode 19
Candice Bergen/Notting Hillbillies
E20
Candice Bergen/Notting HillbilliesEpisode 20