Season 21
The twenty-first season began September 30, 1995 and ended on May 18, 1996. 20 episodes were produced. SNL once again dodged cancellation from season twenty's low ratings and scathing reviews about the show's decline in quality. Only five cast members: Norm Macdonald, Mark McKinney, Tim Meadows, Molly Shannon and David Spade returned to the show from the previous season. This would be the final season for David Spade. Spade had agreed to stay only for a year so that he could be a bridge between the old and new casts. Newcomers David Koechner and Nancy Walls were also let go after this season.
All Episodes
S21 E1: Mariel Hemingway/Blues Traveler
S21 E2: Chevy Chase/Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories
S21 E3: David Schwimmer/Natalie Merchant
S21 E4: Gabriel Byrne/Alanis Morissette
S21 E5: Quentin Tarantino/Smashing Pumpkins
S21 E6: Laura Leighton/Rancid
S21 E7: Anthony Edwards/Foo Fighters
S21 E8: David Alan Grier/Silverchair
S21 E9: Madeline Kahn/Bush
S21 E10: Christopher Walken/Joan Osborne
S21 E11: Alec Baldwin/Tori Amos
S21 E12: Danny Aiello/Coolio
S21 E13: Tom Arnold/Tupac Shakur
S21 E14: Elle MacPherson/Sting
S21 E15: John Goodman/Everclear
S21 E16: Phil Hartman/Gin Blossoms
S21 E17: Steve Forbes/Rage Against the Machine
S21 E18: Teri Hatcher/Dave Matthews Band
S21 E19: Christine Baranski/The Cure
S21 E20: Jim Carrey/Soundgarden