Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2007–08


The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced between September 29, 2007, and May 17, 2008, the thirty-third season of SNL.

Nicholas Fehn

Claiming to be a political comedian, Nicholas Fehn takes the top headlines from newspapers and offers his own "skewed view" of them. However, he never actually manages to say anything satirical or clever, often simply shouting "C'mon!" or "No!" and sometimes "Who asked?!" When confronted with his lack of humorous material, he will try to defend himself, but will get only about a dozen or so words into each thought when he will go off on a tangent, resulting in his argument going nowhere. On a live episode of WTF with Marc Maron, Armisen revealed that Fehn was partially inspired by Maron, David Cross, and himself.
;Appearances
SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
33October 13, 2007Jon Bon Jovi
33March 1, 2008Ellen Page
33April 12, 2008Ashton Kutcher
34September 13, 2008Michael Phelps
34October 25, 2008Jon Hamm
35November 7, 2009Taylor Swift
37January 7, 2012Charles Barkley

Jean K. Jean

Jean K. Jean, portrayed by Kenan Thompson, is a black comedian signed by Def Jam France, but speaks perfect English and whose act consists of Americanized urban quips and zings. The punchline of these zings incorporate French words or references. Once accomplishing the zing, he shouts "Zut Alors!", stands up, and grooves to a hip-hop beat, waits three seconds and gives the cut-off hand signal. The music stops sharply on his cue, he sits back down, and shouts "Incroyable!" His attire consists of various outfits, but the only stereotypical French items appearing in all of his appearances is a beret and a scarf. Jean K. Jean is occasionally introduced as being from Paris but according to one segment he claims to be from Marseille.
;Appearances
SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
33March 8, 2008Amy Adams
33May 10, 2008Shia LaBeouf
34October 18, 2008Josh Brolin
34April 4, 2009Seth Rogen
35September 26, 2009Megan Fox-
35February 6, 2010Ashton Kutcher
36April 9, 2011Helen Mirren-
38October 13, 2012Christina Applegate
38May 18, 2013Ben AffleckAppears with other characters in the background of Stefon sketch.

The Suze Orman Show

A parody of the financial advice program The Suze Orman Show, starring Kristen Wiig as Suze Orman.
;Appearances
SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
33March 15, 2008Jonah Hill
33May 10, 2008Shia LaBeouf
34October 18, 2008Josh Brolin
35April 24, 2010Gabourey Sidibe-
36October 9, 2010Jane Lynch

Wiig also appeared as Orman on the October 1, 2009, episode of Weekend Update Thursday.

Adam Grossman

plays a precocious six-year-old comedian who performs Borscht Belt humor while visiting a hibachi restaurant with his divorced father, Evan.
;Appearances
SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
33March 15, 2008Jonah HillAdam and his recently divorced father have a lively dinner at Benihana.
37March 10, 2012Jonah HillAdam joins his father on a date with a woman he met on J-Date at Benihana.
39January 25, 2014Jonah HillAdam and his new stepmother Debbie dine at Benihana.
44November 3, 2018Jonah HillAdam and his nanny eat at Benihana and talk to a couple.

Sue

Kristen Wiig plays Sue, who loves surprises but has trouble keeping them secret.
;Appearances
SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
33April 5, 2008Christopher WalkenGrandpa is surprising his granddaughter with a birthday party.
34October 18, 2008Josh BrolinAt a Japanese restaurant, Chris tells his friends he'll be proposing to his girlfriend.
35December 12, 2009Taylor LautnerAlex and Ashley tell Aunt Sue they want to surprise Ashley's parents about her pregnancy.
37December 3, 2011Steve BuscemiA manager tells his employees he wants to surprise their co-worker with a promotion.
42November 19, 2016Kristen WiigA woman plans to surprise her mother with the return of her brother Paul from the military.

Family Reunion

A celebrity attends an extended-family reunion where everyone is a caricature of his personality and/or characters over the years.
;Appearances
SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
33April 5, 2008Christopher WalkenWalken Family Reunion
40October 25, 2014Jim CarreyCarrey Family Reunion
44May 4, 2019Adam SandlerSandler Family Reunion

A "Franco Family Reunion" was mentioned during the December 9, 2017 episode hosted by James Franco.

The Cougar Den

Deidre Nicks, Toni Ward, and Jacqueline Seka host a talk show for "cougars", older women who date younger men. Other characters in this sketch include Kenneth the stage director and Kiki Deamore, the show's most frequent guest.
;Appearances
SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
33April 12, 2008Ashton KutcherKutcher plays Kiki's new "boy biscuit", tennis coach Jaden.
34September 20, 2008James FrancoFranco plays Kiki's new boyfriend, emo musician Madison.
34February 14, 2009Alec BaldwinNew host Barbara Lincoln replaces Deidre. Baldwin plays male cougar Blaine Bagby.

This sketch also appeared in the dress rehearsal for the November 14, 2009, episode hosted by January Jones, but was cut for the live episode.

Judy Grimes

Judy Grimes is Weekend Update's Travel Expert, played by Kristen Wiig. Grimes suffers from extreme stage fright, causing her to appear visibly nervous and talk in long, fast-paced sentences; she often uses the phrase "just kidding" to punctuate her run-on sentences. In her first appearance she talked in small portions and laughed nervously throughout them, but now it has shifted into very long parts.
;Appearances
SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
33April 12, 2008Ashton Kutcher
34September 27, 2008Anna Faris
34January 17, 2009Rosario Dawson
35September 26, 2009Megan Fox
35April 24, 2010Gabourey Sidibe
37November 5, 2011Charlie Day

Scared Straight

As part of the Scared Straight program, Officer Sikorsky invites two imprisoned convicts, Lorenzo MacIntosh and another played by the episode's host, to speak to three young hoodlums about the horrors of prison life. However, each story the convicts tell is easily recognized by the kids as the plotline from a feature film. As they identify each movie, the convicts turn the film into a reference to prison rape.
;Appearances
SeasonEpisodeHostNotes
33May 10, 2008Shia LaBeoufLaBeouf appears as one of the teenagers ; Lorenzo MacIntosh is the only convict. Gone in 60 Seconds, The Goonies, Weekend at Bernie's.
34November 15, 2008Paul RuddRudd appears as one of the teenagers ; Lorenzo MacIntosh is the only convict.
34March 14, 2009Tracy MorganMorgan plays fellow convict Kendrick MacEntire. Sideways, Groundhog Day, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
35November 7, 2009Taylor SwiftSwift plays "Skeet Devlin", a male fellow convict.
35January 9, 2010Charles BarkleyBarkley plays Lorenzo MacIntosh's father.
35May 8, 2010Betty WhiteWhite plays Lorenzo MacIntosh's grandmother and fellow convict, Loretta MacIntosh. Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, The Wizard of Oz
36March 12, 2011Zach GalifianakisGalifianakis plays a dangerously psychotic convict forced to wear a strait jacket and be tied to a board to speak to the young punks.
37March 4, 2012Lindsay LohanLindsey Lohan plays herself - a fellow convict.

This sketch was included in the dress rehearsal for the October 8, 2011, episode, but was cut for the final broadcast.