No.
|
Original air date
|
Guest(s)
|
Musical/entertainment guest(s)
|
654
|
September
17,
1996
(
1996-09-17
)
|
Jon Stewart
,
Natasha Henstridge
|
The Cure
|
655
|
September
18,
1996
(
1996-09-18
)
|
Isabella Rossellini
,
Jeff Stilson
,
Art Buchwald
|
N/A
|
656
|
September
19,
1996
(
1996-09-19
)
|
Tyra Banks
,
Rich Hall
,
Alexi Lalas
|
N/A
|
657
|
September
20,
1996
(
1996-09-20
)
|
Raquel Welch
,
Tara Dawn Holland
|
Poe
|
658
|
September
24,
1996
(
1996-09-24
)
|
Tom Brokaw
,
Marc Maron
|
Republica
|
659
|
September
25,
1996
(
1996-09-25
)
|
Ellen DeGeneres
,
Daisy Fuentes
,
Paul Lukas
|
N/A
|
660
|
September
26,
1996
(
1996-09-26
)
|
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
Tim Meadows
,
Illeana Douglas
|
N/A
|
661
|
September
27,
1996
(
1996-09-27
)
|
Tori Spelling
,
Danny Aiello
|
Eels
|
662
|
October
1,
1996
(
1996-10-01
)
|
Jennifer Tilly
,
David Arquette
|
Rasputina
|
663
|
October
2,
1996
(
1996-10-02
)
|
Scott Thompson
,
Gina Gershon
,
Jeff Garlin
|
N/A
|
664
|
October
3,
1996
(
1996-10-03
)
|
Lisa Kudrow
,
Elizabeth Berkley
,
Fred Tuttle
|
N/A
|
665
|
October
4,
1996
(
1996-10-04
)
|
William Baldwin
,
Fisher Stevens
|
Riverdance
|
666
|
October
8,
1996
(
1996-10-08
)
|
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
,
Lewis Black
,
Renny Harlin
|
N/A
|
667
|
October
9,
1996
(
1996-10-09
)
|
Norm Macdonald
,
Steve Buscemi
|
The Connells
|
668
|
October
10,
1996
(
1996-10-10
)
|
Samuel L. Jackson
,
Chris Kattan
,
Julie Scardina
|
N/A
|
669
|
October
11,
1996
(
1996-10-11
)
|
Eric Idle
,
Peter Gallagher
|
Los Lobos
|
670
|
October
22,
1996
(
1996-10-22
)
|
Molly Ringwald
,
Tasha Smith
|
The Brian Setzer Orchestra
|
671
|
October
23,
1996
(
1996-10-23
)
|
Denis Leary
,
Abel Ferrara
|
Crash Test Dummies
|
672
|
October
24,
1996
(
1996-10-24
)
|
Mary Steenburgen
,
Ray Romano
,
Jon Favreau
|
N/A
|
673
|
October
25,
1996
(
1996-10-25
)
|
Jon Lovitz
,
Ally Walker
|
Rusted Root
|
674
|
October
29,
1996
(
1996-10-29
)
|
Dave Foley
,
Sandra Bernhard
|
The Lemonheads
|
675
|
October
30,
1996
(
1996-10-30
)
|
Bernie Williams
,
Steve Harvey
,
Jimmy Blaylock
|
N/A
|
676
|
October
31,
1996
(
1996-10-31
)
|
Dana Carvey
,
Garry Marshall
|
N/A
|
677
|
November
1,
1996
(
1996-11-01
)
|
Kathy Griffin
|
Phil Collins
|
678
|
November
6,
1996
(
1996-11-06
)
|
Brian Williams
,
Queen Latifah
,
Al Franken
|
They Might Be Giants
|
679
|
November
7,
1996
(
1996-11-07
)
|
David Hasselhoff
,
Dave Thomas
,
Billy Martin
|
N/A
|
680
|
November
8,
1996
(
1996-11-08
)
|
Richard Dean Anderson
,
Joe Queenan
|
Cake
|
681
|
November
12,
1996
(
1996-11-12
)
|
Dennis Miller
,
Ken Follett
,
Juliette Binoche
|
N/A
|
682
|
November
13,
1996
(
1996-11-13
)
|
Rob Schneider
,
Mimi Rogers
|
Carl Perkins
|
683
|
November
14,
1996
(
1996-11-14
)
|
Tony Randall
,
David Cross
&
Bob Odenkirk
,
Mike Lupica
|
N/A
|
684
|
November
15,
1996
(
1996-11-15
)
|
Elton John
,
Bob Saget
|
N/A
|
685
|
November
19,
1996
(
1996-11-19
)
|
Norm Macdonald
,
Robert Schimmel
,
James Doohan
|
N/A
|
686
|
November
20,
1996
(
1996-11-20
)
|
Emilio Estevez
,
The Frugal Gourmet
|
Ani DiFranco
|
687
|
November
21,
1996
(
1996-11-21
)
|
TBA
|
N/A
|
688
|
November
22,
1996
(
1996-11-22
)
|
Phil Hartman
,
Roger Ebert
,
Ken Shamrock
|
N/A
|
689
|
November
26,
1996
(
1996-11-26
)
|
Cindy Crawford
,
Julia Sweeney
|
Chris Isaak
|
690
|
November
27,
1996
(
1996-11-27
)
|
Sherry Stringfield
,
Kenny Rogers
,
Michael Novacek
|
N/A
|
691
|
November
28,
1996
(
1996-11-28
)
|
Tim Conway
,
Wayne Knight
|
Better Than Ezra
|
692
|
November
29,
1996
(
1996-11-29
)
|
Vanna White
,
Dave Chappelle
|
Jonathan Richman
|
693
|
December
10,
1996
(
1996-12-10
)
|
James Woods
,
Jay Mohr
|
John Pizzarelli
|
694
|
December
11,
1996
(
1996-12-11
)
|
Laura Dern
,
Ron Rifkin
|
Tracy Chapman
|
695
|
December
12,
1996
(
1996-12-12
)
|
Kevin Bacon
,
Bonnie Hunt
,
J.R. Havlin
|
N/A
|
696
|
December
13,
1996
(
1996-12-13
)
|
Penny Marshall
,
Richard Lewis
,
James Ellroy
|
N/A
|
697
|
December
17,
1996
(
1996-12-17
)
|
TBA
|
N/A
|
698
|
December
18,
1996
(
1996-12-18
)
|
Kenneth Branagh
,
Marc Maron
|
Mummenschanz
|
699
|
December
19,
1996
(
1996-12-19
)
|
Whoopi Goldberg
,
Jack Palance
|
Simply Red
|
700
|
December
20,
1996
(
1996-12-20
)
|
Barry Manilow
,
Neve Campbell
|
N/A
|
701
|
December
26,
1996
(
1996-12-26
)
|
Yasmine Bleeth
,
David Arquette
|
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
|
702
|
December
27,
1996
(
1996-12-27
)
|
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
,
Lou Diamond Phillips
,
Dave Attel
|
N/A
|
703
|
December
31,
1996
(
1996-12-31
)
|
Molly Shannon
,
Scott Thompson
|
Barenaked Ladies
|
704
|
January
1,
1997
(
1997-01-01
)
|
Louis C.K.
,
Joel Godard
,
Tracy Nelson
|
N/A
|
705
|
January
2,
1997
(
1997-01-02
)
|
Jim Fowler
,
Colin Quinn
|
Fountains of Wayne
|
706
|
January
3,
1997
(
1997-01-03
)
|
Janeane Garofalo
,
Don King
,
Emeril Lagasse
|
N/A
|
707
|
January
7,
1997
(
1997-01-07
)
|
TBA
|
N/A
|
708
|
January
8,
1997
(
1997-01-08
)
|
Ray Liotta
,
David Blaine
,
Donna Hanover
|
N/A
|
709
|
January
9,
1997
(
1997-01-09
)
|
John Cleese
,
James Carville
|
Ashley MacIssac
|
710
|
January
10,
1997
(
1997-01-10
)
|
Marisa Tomei
,
Eugene Levy
|
The Reverend Horton Heat
|
711
|
January
21,
1997
(
1997-01-21
)
|
Don Rickles
,
G. Gordon Liddy
|
Jon Hendricks
|
712
|
January
22,
1997
(
1997-01-22
)
|
Steven Wright
,
Rebecca Romijn
|
Junior Brown
|
713
|
January
23,
1997
(
1997-01-23
)
|
Vendela
,
Pat Cooper
|
N/A
|
714
|
January
24,
1997
(
1997-01-24
)
|
Steve Guttenberg
,
Ted Alexandro
,
Rob Estes
|
N/A
|
715
|
January
28,
1997
(
1997-01-28
)
|
Jonathan Silverman
,
Levar Burton
|
Donald Knaack
|
716
|
January
29,
1997
(
1997-01-29
)
|
Suzanne Somers
,
Rich Hall
|
Luscious Jackson
|
717
|
January
30,
1997
(
1997-01-30
)
|
Desmond Howard
,
Rich Francese
,
Jim Lehrer
|
N/A
|
718
|
January
31,
1997
(
1997-01-31
)
|
Rodney Dangerfield
,
Karen Mulder
|
The Presidents Of The United States Of America
|
719
|
February
4,
1997
(
1997-02-04
)
|
TBA
|
N/A
|
720
|
February
5,
1997
(
1997-02-05
)
|
John Leguizamo
,
Rod Steiger
|
The Cardigans
|
721
|
February
6,
1997
(
1997-02-06
)
|
Fran Drescher
,
William Shatner
,
Paul Lukas
|
N/A
|
722
|
February
7,
1997
(
1997-02-07
)
|
Pierce Brosnan
,
Billy Bob Thornton
|
Robert Palmer
|
723
|
February
11,
1997
(
1997-02-11
)
|
Tom Arnold
,
Tommy Davidson
|
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
|
724
|
February
12,
1997
(
1997-02-12
)
|
Geoffrey Rush
,
Wilt Chamberlain
|
Mary Chapin Carpenter
|
725
|
February
13,
1997
(
1997-02-13
)
|
Gene Siskel
&
Roger Ebert
,
Jeffrey Ross
|
N/A
|
Note:
Jennifer Lopez
was scheduled to be the musical guest, but was cut due to time constraints.
|
726
|
February
14,
1997
(
1997-02-14
)
|
Richard Harris
,
Jake Johannsen
,
Vivica A. Fox
|
N/A
|
727
|
February
18,
1997
(
1997-02-18
)
|
TBA
|
N/A
|
728
|
February
19,
1997
(
1997-02-19
)
|
Ben Stiller
,
Paul Nardizzi
,
Leon Gast
|
N/A
|
729
|
February
20,
1997
(
1997-02-20
)
|
Alec Baldwin
,
Penelope Ann Miller
,
Clyde Peeling
|
N/A
|
730
|
February
21,
1997
(
1997-02-21
)
|
Norm Macdonald
,
Christopher Guest
|
Sleeping Giants
|
731
|
February
25,
1997
(
1997-02-25
)
|
John Ritter
,
Melissa Joan Hart
|
The Smashing Pumpkins
|
732
|
February
26,
1997
(
1997-02-26
)
|
Ice-T
,
Dwight Yoakam
,
Jack Gallagher
|
N/A
|
733
|
February
27,
1997
(
1997-02-27
)
|
Sheryl Crow
,
Donna D'Errico
|
James Cotton
|
734
|
February
28,
1997
(
1997-02-28
)
|
Bob Costas
,
Merrill Markoe
|
Bonnie Raitt
|
735
|
March
11,
1997
(
1997-03-11
)
|
David Brenner
,
Salma Hayek
|
Kim Richey
|
736
|
March
12,
1997
(
1997-03-12
)
|
Al Roker
,
Bill Bellamy
,
Janine Ditullio
|
N/A
|
737
|
March
13,
1997
(
1997-03-13
)
|
Howard Stern
,
Lolita Davidovich
|
Freedy Johnston
|
738
|
March
14,
1997
(
1997-03-14
)
|
Sarah Jessica Parker
,
Anthony Clark
,
William H. Macy
|
N/A
|
739
|
March
18,
1997
(
1997-03-18
)
|
Mark Hamill
,
Carey Lowell
|
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
|
740
|
March
19,
1997
(
1997-03-19
)
|
Nia Peeples
,
Yasmine Bleeth
,
Marc Maron
|
N/A
|
741
|
March
20,
1997
(
1997-03-20
)
|
Willem Dafoe
,
Famke Janssen
,
Hugh Fink
|
N/A
|
742
|
March
21,
1997
(
1997-03-21
)
|
Barbara Walters
,
Halle Berry
|
Morcheeba
|
743
|
April
1,
1997
(
1997-04-01
)
|
Debi Mazar
,
Jim Breuer
,
John Walsh
|
N/A
|
744
|
April
2,
1997
(
1997-04-02
)
|
Robin Leach
,
Tony Camin
,
Michael T. Weiss
|
N/A
|
745
|
April
3,
1997
(
1997-04-03
)
|
Pauly Shore
,
Bruno Kirby
|
Steve Earle
&
The V-Roys
|
746
|
April
4,
1997
(
1997-04-04
)
|
Jean-Claude Van Damme
,
Margaret Colin
|
Jonny Lang
|
747
|
April
8,
1997
(
1997-04-08
)
|
Rob Lowe
,
Ed McMahon
,
Frank McCourt
|
N/A
|
748
|
April
9,
1997
(
1997-04-09
)
|
Joan Lunden
,
Dweezil
and
Ahmet Zappa
,
Louis C.K.
|
N/A
|
749
|
April
10,
1997
(
1997-04-10
)
|
Justine Bateman
|
David Bowie
|
750
|
April
11,
1997
(
1997-04-11
)
|
John Waters
,
Stephanie Seymour
|
The Why Store
|
751
|
April
22,
1997
(
1997-04-22
)
|
Martin Mull
,
Ray Romano
|
Fiona Apple
|
752
|
April
23,
1997
(
1997-04-23
)
|
Corbin Bernsen
,
Frederique
,
Dr. Joyce Brothers
|
N/A
|
753
|
April
24,
1997
(
1997-04-24
)
|
Rob Schneider
,
Steven Weber
|
Radish
|
754
|
April
25,
1997
(
1997-04-25
)
|
Julianna Margulies
,
Dr. David Wright (physics)
,
Courtland Mead
|
N/A
|
755
|
April
29,
1997
(
1997-04-29
)
|
Sinbad
,
Roy Clark
|
Deana Carter
|
756
|
April
30,
1997
(
1997-04-30
)
|
Joan Collins
,
Clea Lewis
,
David Sedaris
|
N/A
|
757
|
May
1,
1997
(
1997-05-01
)
|
Lisa Kudrow
,
Erik Estrada
|
Silverchair
|
758
|
May
2,
1997
(
1997-05-02
)
|
Luke Perry
,
Joey Lauren Adams
,
Ian Bagg
|
N/A
|
759
|
May
6,
1997
(
1997-05-06
)
|
Lea Thompson
,
Chris Kattan
|
Blackstreet
|
760
|
May
7,
1997
(
1997-05-07
)
|
Jerry Van Dyke
,
Andy Kindler
,
Judd Nelson
|
N/A
|
761
|
May
8,
1997
(
1997-05-08
)
|
Mike Myers
,
Jerry O'Connell
|
Tonic
|
762
|
May
9,
1997
(
1997-05-09
)
|
Billy Crystal
,
Wolfgang Puck
|
N/A
|
763
|
May
13,
1997
(
1997-05-13
)
|
Molly Shannon
,
Danny Aiello
|
Shawn Colvin
|
764
|
May
14,
1997
(
1997-05-14
)
|
Bob Dole
,
David Blaine
,
Tisha Campbell
|
N/A
|
765
|
May
15,
1997
(
1997-05-15
)
|
Norm Macdonald
,
Courtney Thorne-Smith
|
Collective Soul
|
766
|
May
16,
1997
(
1997-05-16
)
|
Mandy Patinkin
,
Doug E. Doug
,
Roxanne Ward
|
N/A
|
767
|
May
19,
1997
(
1997-05-19
)
|
Helen Hunt
,
Dick Clark
,
Brian Kiley
|
N/A
|
768
|
May
20,
1997
(
1997-05-20
)
|
Garry Marshall
,
Christa Miller
|
Mark Eitzel
and
Peter Buck
|
769
|
May
21,
1997
(
1997-05-21
)
|
Kevin Nealon
,
Tim Russert
,
Anka Radakovich
|
N/A
|
770
|
May
22,
1997
(
1997-05-22
)
|
Louie Anderson
,
Steve Irwin
|
N/A
|
771
|
May
23,
1997
(
1997-05-23
)
|
Matthew Broderick
,
Milla Jovovich
|
Jimmy Vivino
|
772
|
June
3,
1997
(
1997-06-03
)
|
Charlton Heston
,
Vince Vaughn
|
Pavement
|
773
|
June
4,
1997
(
1997-06-04
)
|
Michael Richards
,
Peta Wilson
|
Jamiroquai
|
774
|
June
5,
1997
(
1997-06-05
)
|
Kathleen Turner
,
Ken Ober
|
Matthew Sweet
|
775
|
June
6,
1997
(
1997-06-06
)
|
Tony Randall
,
Lewis Black
,
Jim Rome
|
N/A
|
776
|
June
10,
1997
(
1997-06-10
)
|
Farrah Fawcett
,
Arianna Huffington
|
Ben Folds Five
|
777
|
June
11,
1997
(
1997-06-11
)
|
Mike Vernon
,
Hunter S. Thompson
,
Victoria Silvstedt
|
N/A
|
778
|
June
12,
1997
(
1997-06-12
)
|
Gloria Reuben
,
Marc Maron
|
Third Eye Blind
|
779
|
June
13,
1997
(
1997-06-13
)
|
Spike Lee
,
David Arquette
,
Jeff Garlin
|
N/A
|
780
|
June
17,
1997
(
1997-06-17
)
|
George Carlin
,
Paulina Porizkova
,
Kevin Smith
|
N/A
|
781
|
June
18,
1997
(
1997-06-18
)
|
Darrell Hammond
,
Malcolm Gets
,
Jimmy Tingle
|
N/A
|
782
|
June
19,
1997
(
1997-06-19
)
|
Fabio
,
Jonathan Katz
|
Widespread Panic
|
783
|
June
20,
1997
(
1997-06-20
)
|
Thane Maynard
,
Rich Hall
,
|
The Charlie Hunter Quartet
|
784
|
June
24,
1997
(
1997-06-24
)
|
Julia Sweeney
,
Dana Gould
,
George Plimpton
|
N/A
|
785
|
June
25,
1997
(
1997-06-25
)
|
Nick Turturro
,
Leonite Moore
,
Tate Donovan
|
N/A
|
786
|
June
26,
1997
(
1997-06-26
)
|
Al Roker
,
Will Ferrell
|
Del Amitri
|
787
|
June
27,
1997
(
1997-06-27
)
|
James Brown
,
Jonathan Taylor Thomas
|
N/A
|
788
|
July
8,
1997
(
1997-07-08
)
|
Dr. Ruth Westheimer
,
Kim Coles
|
Alison Krauss & Union Station
|
789
|
July
9,
1997
(
1997-07-09
)
|
Janeane Garofalo
,
Colin Quinn
|
Robert Earl Keen
|
790
|
July
10,
1997
(
1997-07-10
)
|
Paul McCartney
,
Martin Short
|
Jill Sobule
|
791
|
July
11,
1997
(
1997-07-11
)
|
Gina Gershon
,
Mike Veeck
,
Gary Valentine
|
N/A
|
792
|
July
15,
1997
(
1997-07-15
)
|
Tom Brokaw
,
Illeana Douglas
,
Leonard Garment
|
N/A
|
793
|
July
16,
1997
(
1997-07-16
)
|
Kenny Rogers
,
Dweezil
and
Ahmet Zappa
|
Primus
|
794
|
July
17,
1997
(
1997-07-17
)
|
Ed McMahon
,
Matthew Golombek
|
World Party
|
795
|
July
18,
1997
(
1997-07-18
)
|
Jim Fowler
,
Fran Lebowitz
|
John Fogerty
|
796
|
July
22,
1997
(
1997-07-22
)
|
The Smothers Brothers
,
Alexi Lalas
|
Fun Lovin' Criminals
|
797
|
July
23,
1997
(
1997-07-23
)
|
Isabella Rossellini
,
Thomas Haden Church
,
Jeffrey Ross
|
N/A
|
798
|
July
24,
1997
(
1997-07-24
)
|
David Alan Grier
,
Adam West
|
Sugar Ray
|
799
|
July
25,
1997
(
1997-07-25
)
|
Cyndi Lauper
,
"Mr. Food" Art Ginsberg
,
Ben Stein
|
N/A
|
800
|
July
29,
1997
(
1997-07-29
)
|
Dennis Franz
,
Scott Thompson
,
Rebecca Lobo
|
N/A
|
801
|
July
30,
1997
(
1997-07-30
)
|
Martin Sheen
,
Judith Martin
|
Steve Miller
&
Curtis Salgado
|
802
|
July
31,
1997
(
1997-07-31
)
|
Kevin Bacon
,
Laura Ingraham
|
Rickie Lee Jones
|
803
|
August
1,
1997
(
1997-08-01
)
|
Brendan Fraser
,
D.B. Sweeney
,
Patrice O'Neal
|
N/A
|
804
|
August
5,
1997
(
1997-08-05
)
|
Mary Black
|
N/A
|
805
|
August
6,
1997
(
1997-08-06
)
|
Garth Brooks
|
N/A
|
806
|
August
7,
1997
(
1997-08-07
)
|
Buckshot Lefonque
|
N/A
|
807
|
August
8,
1997
(
1997-08-08
)
|
Dave Foley
,
Myron Kandel
,
Clyde Peeling
|
N/A
|
808
|
August
12,
1997
(
1997-08-12
)
|
Sylvester Stallone
,
Loretta Lynn
|
Cool For August
|
809
|
August
13,
1997
(
1997-08-13
)
|
Wayne Newton
,
Madison Michelle
|
Southside Johnny
|
810
|
August
14,
1997
(
1997-08-14
)
|
Rosie Perez
,
Michael Rapaport
|
Wilco
|
811
|
August
15,
1997
(
1997-08-15
)
|
Brian Williams
,
Jeremy Northam
,
Michael James II
|
N/A
|
812
|
August
19,
1997
(
1997-08-19
)
|
Jerry Orbach
,
Christy Martin
|
Blues Traveler
|
813
|
August
20,
1997
(
1997-08-20
)
|
Jay Mohr
,
Charles S. Dutton
,
Dom Irrera
|
N/A
|
814
|
August
21,
1997
(
1997-08-21
)
|
Mira Sorvino
,
Marc Maron
|
Cake Like
|
815
|
August
22,
1997
(
1997-08-22
)
|
Anthony Quinn
,
Janine Turner
|
Taj Mahal
|