Jonah Hill was originally supposed to host SNL on November 17, 2007 with musical guest Kid Rock, but the episode was canceled (along with the planned episode after the Brian Williams/Feist show hosted by The Rock with musical guest Amy Winehouse) due to the writers' strike.
Janet Jackson was originally confirmed on air to be the musical guest in the previous episode, but she was ill with the flu and declined on the Tuesday of the performance. Mariah Carey was confirmed soon after Jackson dropped out.
Long-time SNL writer Jim Downey portrayed Andy Samberg's father, Ben Samberg, in the SNL Digital Short "Andy's Dad".
Tracy Morgan made a cameo appearance during "Weekend Update".
Mariah Carey performed "Touch My Body" and "Migrate", with T-Pain making an appearance during the latter song.
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