Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1996–97
Season Episode Host
23 September 27 , 1997 Sylvester Stallone
23 November 22 , 1997 Rudy Giuliani
23 February 28 , 1998 Garth Brooks
23 May 9 , 1998 David Duchovny
24 December 5 , 1998 Vince Vaughn
Cinder Calhoun
Portrayed by Ana Gasteyer , Calhoun was an activist , feminist singer who played at the Lilith Fair festival . In one episode , she is introduced as the warm-up act for the festival . Ultra-politically correct , she would go out of her way to pronounce ethnic-named cities in their native dialect and would frequently dedicate her songs to activist causes . On a Christmas episode she sang a song called `` Christmas Chainsaw Massacre '' , referring to the `` senseless cutting down of innocent trees for our twisted holiday pleasure '' . She also performed the anti-Thanksgiving song `` Basted in Blood '' in a duet with Sarah McLachlan , referencing in her introduction as being inspired by Fiona Apple 's criticism of Butterball Turkey for having a 1-800 number for Turkey recipes . She professed her love for Garth Brooks in a song entitled `` Adonis in Blue Jeans '' when he hosted the show . Debuted November 23 , 1996 in a Thanksgiving Song Auditions sketch . Appearances
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