| Cold Opening | Vice Presidential Debate |
| Sketch | Bailout Press Conference |
| Sketch | Boys Night Out |
| Film | Extreme Activities Competition |
| Musical Performance | "Human" |
| Sketch | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious |
| Sketch | I'm Not Gay |
| Musical Performance | "Spaceman" |
| Show |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Lawrence Welk |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Holly |
| Kristen Wiig | ... | Dooneese |
| Casey Wilson | ... | Nora |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Sketch | Bailout Press Conference |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Barney Frank |
| Will Forte | ... | George Soros |
| Bill Hader | ... | Greg Phillips |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Herbert Sandler |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Crystal |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | George W. Bush |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Jerome Gant |
| Kristen Wiig | ... | Nancy Pelosi |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Michael McCune |
| Casey Wilson | ... | Marion Sandler |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Sketch | Boys Night Out |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Fermigelli |
| Bill Hader | ... | guy |
| Andy Samberg | ... | waiter |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Gary |
| Kristen Wiig | ... | girl |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | guy |
| Casey Wilson | ... | girl |
| Weekend Update |
| Amy Poehler | ||
| Seth Meyers | ||
| Will Forte |
SongBailout vote | |
| Colin Jost | ... | bird smuggler Still |
| Sketch | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious |
| Will Forte | ... | Constable Jones |
| Bill Hader | ... | Bert |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Michael |
| Casey Wilson | ... | Jane |
| Commercial |
| Fred Armisen | ... | sports fan |
| Will Forte | ... | Tom Geneveve |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Andrea St. James |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Michael Modesto |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Trevor Johnson |
| Kristen Wiig | ... | zoologist |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Christopher Smalls |
| Casey Wilson | ... | Melanie Moore |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Cold Opening | Vice Presidential Debate |
| Tina Fey | ... | Sarah Palin |
| Queen Latifah | ... | Gwen Ifill Live |
| Cold Opening | Vice Presidential Debate |
| Tina Fey | ... | Sarah Palin |
| Queen Latifah | ... | Gwen Ifill Live |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Joe Biden |
| Sketch | Bailout Press Conference |
| Cold Opening | Vice Presidential Debate |
| Tina Fey | ... | Sarah Palin |
| Queen Latifah | ... | Gwen Ifill Live |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Joe Biden |
| Show |
| Anne Hathaway | ... | Janice |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Lawrence Welk |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Holly |
| Kristen Wiig | ... | Dooneese |
| Casey Wilson | ... | Nora |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
♬Lawrence Welk - "Bubbles In the Wine"
| Sketch | Bailout Press Conference |
| Anne Hathaway | ... | Judy Phillips |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Barney Frank |
| Will Forte | ... | George Soros |
| Bill Hader | ... | Greg Phillips |
| Darrell Hammond | ... | Herbert Sandler |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Crystal |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | George W. Bush |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Jerome Gant |
| Kristen Wiig | ... | Nancy Pelosi |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Michael McCune |
| Casey Wilson | ... | Marion Sandler |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Sketch | Boys Night Out |
| Anne Hathaway | ... | girl |
| Fred Armisen | ... | Fermigelli |
| Bill Hader | ... | guy |
| Andy Samberg | ... | waiter |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Gary |
| Kristen Wiig | ... | girl |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | guy |
| Casey Wilson | ... | girl |
| Giovanni Roselli | ... | bartender |
♬John Parr - "St. Elmo's Fire"
| Film | Extreme Activities Competition |
| Anne Hathaway | ... | Jane |
| Will Forte | ... | referee |
| Andy Samberg | ||
| Kenan Thompson | ||
| Kristen Wiig |
| Weekend Update |
| Amy Poehler | ||
| Seth Meyers | ||
| Will Forte |
SongBailout vote | |
| Colin Jost | ... | bird smuggler Still |
⁕Amy Poehler introduces Will Forte as Orville Willis Forte IV, which is his birth name.
| Sketch | Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious |
| Anne Hathaway | ... | Mary Poppins |
| Will Forte | ... | Constable Jones |
| Bill Hader | ... | Bert |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Michael |
| Casey Wilson | ... | Jane |
| Commercial |
| Anne Hathaway | ... | Tanya Mitchell |
| Fred Armisen | ... | sports fan |
| Will Forte | ... | Tom Geneveve |
| Amy Poehler | ... | Andrea St. James |
| Jason Sudeikis | ... | Michael Modesto |
| Kenan Thompson | ... | Trevor Johnson |
| Kristen Wiig | ... | zoologist |
| Bobby Moynihan | ... | Christopher Smalls |
| Casey Wilson | ... | Melanie Moore |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
| Sketch |
| Andy Samberg | ... | Mark Wahlberg |
| Don Pardo | ... | announcer Voice |
⁕This sketch originally appeared at the 05.17.2008 dress rehearsal.
| Commercial |
| Kristen Wiig | ... | golfer |
| Casey Wilson | ... | Katy Perry |
| Steve Higgins | ... | announcer Voice |
⁕This sketch originally appeared at two previous dress rehearsals: 09.13.2008 and 09.27.2008.
| Total Appearances | Characters | Impressions | Voices | Stills | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anne Hathaway | 8 | ||||
| The Killers | 2 | ||||
| Tina Fey | 1 | 1 | |||
| Queen Latifah | 1 | 1 | |||
| Fred Armisen | 4 | 2 | |||
| Will Forte | 5 | 1 | |||
| Bill Hader | 4 | ||||
| Darrell Hammond | 1 | 1 | |||
| Seth Meyers | 1 | ||||
| Amy Poehler | 4 | ||||
| Andy Samberg | 3 | 1 | |||
| Jason Sudeikis | 4 | 2 | |||
| Kenan Thompson | 4 | ||||
| Kristen Wiig | 6 | 1 | 1 | ||
| Bobby Moynihan | 4 | ||||
| Casey Wilson | 6 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Steve Higgins | 4 | 4 | |||
| Colin Jost | 1 | 1 | |||
| Don Pardo | 1 | 1 | |||
| Giovanni Roselli | 1 | ||||
| 65 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 1 |