The twenty-second season began on September 28, 1996 and ended on May 17, 1997 with 20 episodes in all. Many changes happened before the start of the season. David Koechner and Nancy Walls were both let go after one season with the show. David Spade left the show on his own terms. This season is also notable for the people who hosted. Seven of the twenty hosts were former cast members. They included Dana Carvey, Robert Downey, Jr., Phil Hartman, Chris Rock and Martin Short. Chevy Chase and Mike Myers would host later in the season. This would mark Chase's final time hosting before getting banned.

Season 22 Episode 17 - Rob Lowe/Spice Girls

Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Perspectives,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Goth Talk,"" ""Food, Sex, or Cars?"" and ""La Politica Non Correcto con Ramon Diaz Rojo."" Air Date : 12th-Apr-1997

Season 22 Episode 1 - Tom Hanks/Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

Sketches include ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" and ""Classic Sing-along with the Drunken Asses."" Air Date : 28th-Sep-1996  Read More

Season 22 Episode 2 - Lisa Kudrow/Sheryl Crow

Sketches include ""Bob Dole,"" ""Suel Forrester,"" Single and Loving It,"" ""The Randolph Hotel,"" ""Women's Poetry Night,"" and ""Gene the Ex-Convict."" Air Date : 5th-Oct-1996  Read More

Season 22 Episode 3 - Bill Pullman/New Edition

Sketches include ""Alien Presidential Debate,"" ""AT&T Clerks,"" ""The Rules Show,"" ""John W. Hayward,"" and ""Women's Kickboxing."" Air Date : 19th-Oct-1996  Read More

Season 22 Episode 4 - Dana Carvey/Dr. Dre

Sketches include ""Russell and Tate: Attorneys at Law,"" ""Larry King Live,"" ""Tom Brokaw,"" ""Johnny Carson and Phil Donahue,"" ""Church Chat,"" and ""Goat Boy."" Air Date : 26th-Oct-1996  Read More

Season 22 Episode 5 - Chris Rock/The Wallflowers

Sketches include ""Bob Dole and George Bush,"" ""Charles Grodin,"" ""The Dark Side with Nat X,"" and ""The Culps."" Air Date : 2nd-Nov-1996  Read More

Season 22 Episode 6 - Robert Downey Jr./Fiona Apple

Sketches include ""Bob Dole,"" ""Spartan Cheeleaders,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Don King's Press Conference,"" ""Mr. Music,"" ""Musical Cobras and Panthers,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Streets of L.A.,"" and ""Shopping at Home Network."" Air Date : 16th-Nov-1996  Read More

Season 22 Episode 7 - Phil Hartman/Bush

Sketches include ""The O.J. Trial,"" ""Thanksgiving Song Auditions,"" ""Acting Class,"" ""World War II,"" and ""The Joe Pesci Show."" Air Date : 23rd-Nov-1996  Read More

Season 22 Episode 8 - Martin Short/No Doubt

Live from New York, it's...Tim Meadows Sketches include ""O.J. Simpson,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Ed Grimley Goes To Heaven,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Barbara Walters Interviews Jackie Rogers, Jr.,"" ""The Gantner Family Workout,"" ""The Tinseltown Tattler,"" ""Martha Stewart's Topless Christmas,"" and ""Happy Holiday Tales."" Air Date : 7th-Dec-1996  Read More

Season 22 Episode 9 - Rosie O'Donnell/Whitney Houston

Sketches include ""Bill Clinton and Bob Dole,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Delicious Dish,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Rita Delvecchio,"" and ""The Local News with Joe Blow."" Air Date : 14th-Dec-1996  Read More

Season 22 Episode 10 - Kevin Spacey/Beck

Sketches include ""New Television Rating System,"" ""The Late Show with David Letterman,"" ""Marijuana Doctor,"" ""Star Wars 20th Anniversary,"" ""Janet Reno's Dance Party,"" ""Mr. Peepers,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Pet Shop,"" and ""The Atteburys."" Air Date : 11th-Jan-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 11 - David Alan Grier/Snoop Doggy Dogg

Sketches include ""Bill Clinton Police Line-Up,"" ""Maya Angelou Commercials,"" ""Waiting to Exhale Viewers,"" ""Both Sides with Jesse Jackson,"" ""Wong & Owens,"" and ""Bill Gates and Bill Clinton."" Air Date : 18th-Jan-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 12 - Neve Campbell/David Bowie

Sketches include ""O.J Simpson,"" ""Jackpot,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""Rolf,"" and ""Adventures of the White Trash Disaster Trailer."" Air Date : 8th-Feb-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 13 - Chevy Chase/Live

Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Bill Clinton,"" ""O.J Simpson,"" ""Goat Boy,"" ""Chopper Four."" Air Date : 15th-Feb-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 14 - Alec Baldwin/Tina Turner

Sketches include ""The Late Show with David Letterman,"" ""Roxbury Guys,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""The Quiet Storm,"" ""The Gossip Show,"" ""Phone Sex Operators,"" ""Yard Sale,"" ""Wong and Owens,"" and ""Bill Brasky."" Air Date : 22nd-Feb-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 15 - Sting/Veruca Salt

Sketches include ""Bill Clinton,"" ""Evita,"" ""The Nude Crusade,"" ""Rolf,"" ""The Atteburys,"" ""Kyle DeMarco,"" and ""Race and Racism."" Air Date : 15th-Mar-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 16 - Mike Myers/Aerosmith

Sketches include ""Coffee Talk with Linda Richman,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Prime Minister's Questions,"" ""Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly,"" and ""Barbara Walters Oscar Special."" Air Date : 22nd-Mar-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 17 - Rob Lowe/Spice Girls

Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Perspectives,"" ""The Joe Pesci Show,"" ""Goth Talk,"" ""Food, Sex, or Cars?"" and ""La Politica Non Correcto con Ramon Diaz Rojo."" Air Date : 12th-Apr-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 18 - Pamela Lee/Rollins Band

Sketches include ""Janet Reno,"" ""Spartan Cheerleaders,"" ""A&E Biography: Tiger Woods,"" ""Goat Boy,"" and ""Roxbury Guys."" Air Date : 19th-Apr-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 19 - John Goodman/Jewel

Sketches include ""Oprah,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy,"" ""Suel Forrester,"" ""Eddie Murphy,"" ""The Delicious Dish,"" ""The Culps,"" ""Collette Reardon,"" and ""Bill Brasky."" Air Date : 10th-May-1997  Read More

Season 22 Episode 20 - Jeff Goldblum/En Vogue

Sketches include ""Nightline,"" ""Mary Katherine Gallagher,"" ""Space, the Infinite Frontier,"" ""Kennedy Kapers,"" ""Larry King,"" ""Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp."" Air Date : 17th-May-1997  Read More