Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed by cast member)

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Although over 116 comedians have been through the Saturday Night Live machine, only 86 have come out with recurring characters to date.

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[edit] A

[edit] Fred Armisen

[edit] Dan Aykroyd

[edit] B

[edit] Jim Belushi

  • That White Guy
  • Jesse Donnelly
  • Hank Rippy, host of "Hello Trudy!"
  • Captain Kangaroo

[edit] John Belushi

[edit] Jim Breuer

[edit] A. Whitney Brown

  • Host of "The Big Picture" on Weekend Update
  • Ed Jaymes

[edit] C

[edit] Beth Cahill

[edit] Dana Carvey

[edit] Chevy Chase

[edit] Ellen Cleghorne

[edit] Billy Crystal

[edit] Jane Curtin

[edit] Joan Cusack

[edit] D

[edit] Tom Davis

[edit] Denny Dillon

[edit] Robert Downey, Jr.

[edit] Rachel Dratch

[edit] Robin Duke

[edit] Nora Dunn

[edit] E

[edit] Dean Edwards

[edit] Abby Elliott

[edit] Chris Elliott

[edit] F

[edit] Jimmy Fallon

[edit] Siobhan Fallon

  • Meg, of the "Delta Delta Delta" sorority
  • Christy, one of the co-workers in "It's Pat"
  • Katharine Hepburn

[edit] Chris Farley

[edit] Will Ferrell

[edit] Tina Fey

[edit] Will Forte

[edit] Al Franken

[edit] G

[edit] Janeane Garofalo

[edit] Ana Gasteyer

[edit] Gilbert Gottfried

  • Leo Waxman, Pinky Waxman's husband

[edit] Mary Gross

[edit] Christopher Guest

  • Frankie, of Willie & Frankie
  • Herb Minkman
  • Rajeev Vindaloo on "Jackie Rogers Jr's $100,000 Jackpot Wad"

[edit] H

[edit] Bill Hader

[edit] Anthony Michael Hall

  • Craig Sundberg, Idiot Savant—a 15-year-old genius who was mentally retarded
  • Fed Jones, one half of "Two Jones" Brothers (the other brother named Ned Jones was played by Damon Wayans), two criminals who sell stolen items such as radios, bikes, purses, computers, and cable TV installation

[edit] Rich Hall

[edit] Darrell Hammond

[edit] Phil Hartman

[edit] Jan Hooks

[edit] Melanie Hutsell

[edit] J

[edit] Victoria Jackson

[edit] K

[edit] Chris Kattan

[edit] Tim Kazurinsky

  • Dr. Jack Badofsky
  • Havnagootiim Vishnuuerheer
  • Wayne Huevos
  • Mr. Landlord, in Mister Robinson's Neighborhood

[edit] Laura Kightlinger

[edit] David Koechner

[edit] Gary Kroeger

[edit] L

[edit] Julia Louis-Dreyfus

[edit] Jon Lovitz

[edit] M

[edit] Norm MacDonald

[edit] Gail Matthius

  • Valley Girl Vickie, an airheaded teenager who bothers others with her vacuous questions and statements. Would later be seen on the short-lived sketch show, Laugh Trax and be the source for cartoon characters Kelly Generic (from Bobby's World) and Shirley the Loon (from Tiny Toon Adventures).

[edit] Mark McKinney

[edit] Tim Meadows

[edit] Seth Meyers

[edit] Dennis Miller

  • Koko the French Clown, one of the pixies from Mrs. Connie's Fable Nook
  • Steve, one of the Stand-Ups

[edit] Jerry Minor

  • Al Sharpton
  • Terrell, from the Jackie the security clerk sketches
  • Grand Master Rap, co-host of "Rap Street"

[edit] Finesse Mitchell

[edit] Jay Mohr

[edit] Tracy Morgan

[edit] Garrett Morris

  • Chico Esquella - Latin Baseball Player
  • Head master of the New York School for the hard of hearing on Weekend Update. Morris would just repeat what Chevy Chase said, but in a much louder voice.

[edit] Bobby Moynihan

  • Guy Fieri
  • Nathan Lane
  • Vinny Vedecci's son
  • The "WHAAAAT!" microphone guy
  • Liam, student in the Gilly sketches
  • Mark Payne, the Uno's waiter/bartender

[edit] Eddie Murphy

[edit] Bill Murray

[edit] Mike Myers

[edit] N

[edit] Kevin Nealon

[edit] Laraine Newman

[edit] Don Novello

[edit] O

[edit] Michael O'Donoghue

  • Mr. Mike

[edit] Cheri Oteri

[edit] P

[edit] Chris Parnell

[edit] Joe Piscopo

[edit] Amy Poehler

[edit] Q

[edit] Randy Quaid

  • Rudy Randolph, Jr: a Texas pitchman selling off famous dictators' worldly possessions. Has a son named Rudy Randolph III (played by Robert Downey, Jr.)
  • Ronald Reagan

[edit] Colin Quinn

  • Joe Blow
  • Lenny the Lion
  • Gene the Ex-Con
  • Rolf, the "Thank You!" guy
  • Robert De Niro
  • Host of "Colin Quinn Explains the New York Times"

[edit] R

[edit] Gilda Radner

[edit] Jeff Richards

[edit] Rob Riggle

[edit] Ann Risley

[edit] Chris Rock

[edit] Charles Rocket

[edit] Tony Rosato

[edit] Maya Rudolph

[edit] S

[edit] Andy Samberg

  • Blizzard Man
  • Out of Breath Jogger, an exhausted runner who dispenses current events from different eras
  • T'Shane, co-host of Deep House Dish
  • Mark Wahlberg
  • Rahm Emanuel
  • Billy Bob Thornton
  • Kuato, an infact sized mutant who lives inside the belly of Danny (a parody from the movie Total Recall)
  • Cathy from the comic strip Cathy

[edit] Adam Sandler

[edit] Horatio Sanz

[edit] Rob Schneider

  • Richard Laymer, the "Makin' Copies" guy
  • Orgasm Guy
  • Tiny Elvis
  • Frank, of "Jimmy & Frank, the Doormen"
  • Tammy from the Donut Hut, in the "Gap Girls" sketches
  • Carlo, of the "Il Cantore" sketches
  • The "Put Your Weed In It" guy
  • The Sensitive Naked Guy
  • one of the "Hub's Gyros" guys
  • Elvis Presley
  • Peter Lorre
  • K.D. Lang

[edit] Molly Shannon

[edit] Harry Shearer

[edit] Martin Short

  • Ed Grimley, a nerdy Wheel of Fortune fan who plays the triangle and has a goldfish for a pet. This character was originally created for the show SCTV, but wasn't as popular there as it was on SNL. A short-lived cartoon series was made based on this character from 1988-1989.
  • Jackie Rogers, Jr: an albino entertainer who appears on the sketch The Joe Franklin Show. He hosted the game show parody (on SNL) called Jackie Rogers's $100,000 Jackpot Wad
  • Lawrence Orback (best known in the "Synchronized Swimming" sketch)
  • Nathan Thurm
  • Irving Cohen
  • Jerry Lewis
  • Katharine Hepburn

[edit] Sarah Silverman

[edit] Robert Smigel

[edit] David Spade

[edit] Pamela Stephenson

[edit] Jason Sudeikis

[edit] Julia Sweeney

[edit] Terry Sweeney

[edit] T

[edit] Kenan Thompson

  • Al Sharpton
  • Bill Cosby
  • Star Jones
  • Deandre Cole, the host of the BET show "What's Up With That?"
  • DJ Dynasty Handbag from Deep House Dish
  • Jean K. Jean, a Def Jam Comedian from France who appears on Weekend Update
  • Reggie from The Dakota Fanning Show
  • Oscar Rogers, the Weekend Update financial consultant who always says "FIX IT!"
  • Charles Barkley
  • Virginiaka
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Marcus, interpreter of deaf comedian Richtie B
  • Lorenzo Macintosh, a Scared Straight representative whose stories always resemble classic movies
  • Reba McEntire

[edit] V

[edit] Danitra Vance

  • Cabrini Green Jackson, a teenaged mother who dispensed advice on the do's and don'ts of being pregnant.
  • Latoya Marie (That Black Girl), a struggling actress

[edit] W

[edit] Nancy Walls

  • Gail Lafferty, a church bazaar attendee always itching for a fight with other attendees (in one episode, she was thrown through a window by an attendee played by Teri Hatcher)
  • Cindy, the Timelife hotline operator
  • Susan Taylor, neighbor who's always invited to Frank Henderson's (Will Ferrell) barbecues in the "Get Off The Shed!" sketches
  • Bobbie Battista
  • Martha Stewart

[edit] Michaela Watkins

[edit] Damon Wayans

  • Keith, one of The Stand-Ups
  • Ned Jones, one of "The Two Jones"

[edit] Patrick Weathers

[edit] Kristen Wiig

[edit] Casey Wilson

[edit] Fred Wolf

[edit] Z

[edit] Alan Zweibel