During an interview with Howard Stern, Tina Fey described Paris Hilton as one of her least favorite hosts. Hilton refused to do a sketch that mentioned 1 Night in Paris (2004) and refused to come out of her dressing room until the writers agreed to discard the script. Hilton also requested to play a fat Jessica Simpson in a sketch because "I hate her." The cast also set up a betting pool on whether Hilton would ask anyone a personal question, which Seth Meyers won when Hilton asked him if Maya Rudolph is Italian.
First episode where the audience didn't laugh.