List of Saturday Night Live guests
Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on NBC, a terrestrial television network, on October 11, 1975 under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show often satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics. Saturday Night Live features a two-tiered cast: the repertory members, also known as the "Not Ready for Prime-Time Players", and newer cast members, known as "Featured Players."
A typical episode of SNL will feature a single host, who delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and a single musical guest, who will perform two or occasionally three musical numbers. George Carlin was first to host the show; Candice Bergen was the first female to host the show a few weeks later and again hosted only six weeks after that. Guests that have hosted five or more times are sometimes referred to as belonging to the Five-Timers Club, a term that originated on a sketch performed on Tom Hanks' fifth episode. Every so often a host or musical guest will fill both roles, such as was the case with Britney Spears in 2000 and 2002 and, most recently, Justin Timberlake in 2013. With the exception of season seven and several other rare cases, the show has begun with a cold open that ends with someone breaking character and proclaiming "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!". The show frequently features a celebrity cameo.
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The list below shows the people who have appeared on the show.
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A–D [edit]
List of Saturday Night Live guests (A–D)
E–H [edit]
List of Saturday Night Live guests (E–H)
I–L [edit]
List of Saturday Night Live guests (I–L)
M–P [edit]
List of Saturday Night Live guests (M–P)
Q–T [edit]
List of Saturday Night Live guests (Q–T)
U–Z [edit]
List of Saturday Night Live guests (U–Z)
Five-Timers Club [edit]
The Five-Timers Club is the group of performers who have hosted SNL at least five times. The club was first mentioned on the show on December 8, 1990.[1]
| Name | Total appearances as host |
First appearance | Fifth appearance | Time to reach club | Most recent appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Henry | 10 | January 17, 1976 | November 19, 1977 | 1 year, 306 days | May 24, 1980 |
| Steve Martin (•) [2] | 15 | October 23, 1976 | April 22, 1978 | 1 year, 181 days | January 31, 2009 |
| Elliott Gould | 6 | January 10, 1976 | February 16, 1980 | 4 years, 37 days | November 15, 1980 |
| Paul Simon | 4[a][b] | October 18, 1975 | May 10, 1986 | 10 years, 204 days | May 14, 2011 |
| Chevy Chase (•) | 8 | February 18, 1978 | December 6, 1986 | 8 years, 291 days | February 15, 1997 |
| Candice Bergen | 5 | November 8, 1975 | May 19, 1990 | 14 years, 192 days | May 19, 1990 |
| Tom Hanks (•)[3] | 8 | December 14, 1985 | December 8, 1990 | 4 years, 359 days | May 6, 2006 |
| Danny DeVito | 6 | May 15, 1982 | January 9, 1993 | 10 years, 239 days | December 10, 1999 |
| John Goodman | 12 | December 2, 1989 | May 7, 1994 | 4 years, 156 days | November 3, 2001 |
| Alec Baldwin (•) | 16 | April 21, 1990 | December 10, 1994 | 4 years, 233 days | September 24, 2011 |
| Bill Murray | 5 | March 7, 1981 | February 20, 1999 | 17 years, 350 days | February 20, 1999 |
| Christopher Walken (•)[4] | 7 | January 20, 1990 | May 19, 2001 | 11 years, 119 days | April 5, 2008 |
| Drew Barrymore | 6 | November 20, 1982 | February 3, 2007 | 25 years, 13 days | October 10, 2009 |
| Justin Timberlake | 5[c] | October 11, 2003 | March 9, 2013 | 9 years, 149 days | March 9, 2013 |
| Ben Affleck | 5 | February 19, 2000 | May 18, 2013 | 13 years, 88 days | May 18, 2013 |
a Simon has only guest-hosted four times but has been included in both Five-Timers Club sketches. His fifth appearance on the show was as a musical guest appearance.
b Out of his four appearances as host, Simon acted as both host and musical guest during one episode.
c Out of his five appearances as host, Timberlake acted as both host and musical guest during three episodes.
Oldest guests [edit]
This is a list of the oldest people to appear on the show. In order to make this list a person must have acted as host or musical guest at any given point during the show's run. A cameo does not count. Also, in order to make this list, a person must be over the age of 65 when they appeared the show at any given time.
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*Mick Jagger is the oldest person to both host and be the musical guest in the same episode.
Youngest guests [edit]
This is a list of the youngest people to host or perform on the show. In order to make this list a person must have acted as host or musical guest at any given point during the show's run. A cameo does not count. Also, in order to make this list, a person must be under the age of 18 when they hosted or performed on the show at any given time.
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*Britney Spears is the youngest person to both host and be the musical guest in the same episode on May 13, 2000 at the age of 18 years, 163 days.
Returning Cast [edit]
As of May 2013, there have been 29 performers who have hosted SNL who, at one point in their careers, were either a repertory or featured member of the SNL cast. The following performers have hosted SNL either before, during, or after their tenure as a member of the SNL cast.
| Host | Number of episodes |
First hosted | Last hosted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chevy Chase | 8[5] | February 18, 1978 | February 15, 1997 |
| Bill Murray | 5 | March 7, 1981 | February 20, 1999 |
| Dana Carvey | 4 | October 22, 1994 | February 5, 2011 |
| Will Ferrell | 3 | May 14, 2005 | May 12, 2012 |
| Tina Fey | 3 | February 23, 2008 | May 7, 2011 |
| Martin Short | 3 | December 6, 1986 | December 15, 2012 |
| Billy Crystal | 2 | March 17, 1984 | May 12, 1984 |
| Phil Hartman | 2 | March 23, 1996 | November 23, 1996 |
| Julia Louis-Dreyfus | 2 | May 13, 2006 | March 17, 2007 |
| Eddie Murphy | 2 | December 11, 1982 | December 15, 1984 |
| Don Novello | 2 | January 14, 1984 | May 12, 1984 |
| David Spade | 2 | November 7, 1998 | March 12, 2005 |
| Ben Stiller | 2 | October 24, 1998 | October 8, 2011 |
| Dan Aykroyd | 1 | May 17, 2003 | |
| Robert Downey, Jr. | 1 | November 16, 1996 | |
| Jimmy Fallon | 1 | December 17, 2011 | |
| Chris Farley | 1 | October 25, 1997 | |
| Jon Lovitz | 1 | November 8, 1997 | |
| Norm Macdonald | 1 | October 23, 1999 | |
| Michael McKean | 1 | November 3, 1984 | |
| Tracy Morgan | 1 | March 14, 2009 | |
| Mike Myers | 1 | March 22, 1997 | |
| Amy Poehler | 1 | September 25, 2010 | |
| Chris Rock | 1 | November 2, 1996 | |
| Maya Rudolph | 1 | February 18, 2012 | |
| Paul Shaffer | 1 | January 31, 1987 | |
| Molly Shannon | 1 | May 12, 2007 | |
| Damon Wayans | 1 | April 8, 1995 | |
| Kristen Wiig | 1 | May 11, 2013 | |
Sports figures [edit]
As of 2012, there have been 35 sports figures who have hosted SNL. These sport figures include athletes, former pro athletes, coaches, owners, & sports commentators. The following is a list of such hosts:
| Host | Occupation | Number of episodes |
First hosted | Last hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fran Tarkenton | football player | 1 | January 29, 1977 | |
| O. J. Simpson | football player | 1 | February 25, 1978 | |
| Bill Russell | basketball player | 1 | November 3, 1979 | |
| John Madden | football coach/sportscaster | 1 | January 30, 1982 | |
| Bob Uecker | baseball player/sportscaster | 1 | October 13, 1984 | |
| Alex Karras | football player/wrestler/sportscaster | 1 | February 2, 1985 | |
| Hulk Hogan | wrestler | 1 | March 30, 1985 | |
| Mr. T | wrestler/actor | 1 | March 30, 1985 | |
| Howard Cosell | sportscaster | 1 | April 13, 1985 | |
| Marvin Hagler | boxer | 1 | May 17, 1986 | |
| Billy Martin | baseball player/manager | 1 | May 24, 1986 | |
| Joe Montana | football player | 1 | January 24, 1987 | |
| Walter Payton | football player | 1 | January 24, 1987 | |
| Carl Weathers | football player/actor | 1 | January 30, 1988 | |
| Tony Danza | boxer/actor | 2 | April 19, 1986 | January 28, 1989 |
| Wayne Gretzky | hockey player | 1 | May 13, 1989 | |
| Chris Evert | tennis player | 1 | November 11, 1989 | |
| George Steinbrenner | New York Yankees owner | 1 | October 20, 1990 | |
| Michael Jordan | basketball player | 1 | September 28, 1991 | |
| Nancy Kerrigan | figure skater | 1 | March 13, 1994 | |
| George Foreman | boxer | 1 | December 17, 1994 | |
| Deion Sanders | football/baseball player | 1 | February 18, 1995 | |
| Derek Jeter | baseball player | 1 | December 1, 2001 | |
| Jonny Moseley | freestyle skiing | 1 | March 2, 2002 | |
| Jeff Gordon | NASCAR driver | 1 | January 11, 2003 | |
| Andy Roddick | tennis player | 1 | November 8, 2003 | |
| Tom Brady | football player | 1 | April 16, 2004 | |
| Lance Armstrong | cyclist | 1 | October 29, 2005 | |
| Jason Lee | skateboarder/actor | 1 | November 12, 2005 | |
| Peyton Manning | football player | 1 | March 24, 2007 | |
| LeBron James | basketball player | 1 | September 29, 2007 | |
| Michael Phelps | Olympic swimmer | 1 | September 13, 2008 | |
| Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson | wrestler/actor | 3 | March 18, 2000 | March 7, 2009 |
| Charles Barkley | basketball player | 3 | September 25, 1993 | January 7, 2012 |
| Eli Manning | football player | 1 | May 5, 2012 | |
Political figures [edit]
As of March 2007, there have been 11 political figures who have hosted SNL. These public figures include elected officials and/or political activists. The following is a list of such hosts.
| Host | Office/Occupation | Number of episodes |
First hosted | Last hosted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Nessen | Press Secretary for U.S. President Gerald Ford (Republican) | 1 | April 17, 1976 | |
| Ralph Nader | Future Presidential candidate (Green Party)/consumer activist | 1 | January 15, 1977 | |
| Julian Bond | Civil rights leader/Georgia State Representative and State Senator (Democrat) | 1 | April 9, 1977 | |
| George McGovern | U.S. Senator (Democrat), Democratic nominee for President (1972) | 1 | April 14, 1984 | |
| Ed Koch | Mayor of New York City (Democrat) | 2 | May 14, 1983 | May 12, 1984 |
| Jesse Jackson | Presidential candidate (Democrat)/ ordained minister | 1 | October 20, 1984 | |
| Ron Reagan | Political Activist, Son of then U.S. President Ronald Reagan | 1 | February 8, 1986 | |
| Steve Forbes | Presidential candidate (Republican) | 1 | April 13, 1996 | |
| Rudy Giuliani | Mayor of New York City (Republican) | 1 | November 22, 1997 | |
| John McCain | U.S. Senator (Republican), Republican nominee for President (2008) | 1 | October 19, 2002 | |
| Al Gore | Former Vice-President (Democrat), Democratic nominee for President (2000) | 1 | December 14, 2002 | |
| Al Sharpton | Former Presidential candidate (Democrat)/ ordained minister | 1 | December 6, 2003 | |
Potential cast members [edit]
The following is a list of guest hosts who had either unsuccessfully auditioned for the show earlier in their careers, or had turned down offers to join the cast. This list does not include the names of hosts, such as Billy Crystal, who were rejected but eventually joined the cast at a later date. The list of the hosts and dates of their auditions are as follows:
| Host | SNL season of audition |
First hosted | Last hosted | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Goodman | 6th (1980–1981) | December 2, 1989 | November 3, 2001 | |
| Jim Carrey | 6th (1980–1981) | May 18, 1996 | January 8, 2011 | |
| Catherine O'Hara | 6th (1980–1981) | April 13, 1991 | October 31, 1992 | O'Hara was hired to replace Ann Risley, but quit at the last minute after Michael O'Donoghue yelled at the cast and writers of season six for mismanaging the show. Robin Duke, O'Hara's friend and a feature player on SCTV, was hired instead. |
| Geena Davis | 8th (1982–1983) | April 22, 1989 | ||
| Paul Reubens | 10th (1984–1985) | November 23, 1985 | ||
| Lisa Kudrow | 16th (1990–1991) | October 5, 1996 | Kudrow lost to Julia Sweeney. | |
| Jennifer Aniston | November 20, 1999 | January 10, 2004 | Turned down the show for Friends.[6] | |
| Steve Carell | 21st (1995–1996) | October 1, 2005 | May 17, 2008 | Carell lost to Will Ferrell. |
| Johnny Knoxville | 21st (1995–1996) | May 7, 2005 | Knoxville turned down the show. | |
| Dane Cook | 28th (2002–2003) | December 3, 2005 | September 30, 2006 | Lost to Will Forte. |
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Tom Hanks' Monologue from snltranscripts.jt.org
- ^ Martin holds the records for guest appearances (26), hosting (15), and hosting in a single season (3)
- ^ "Tom Hanks Hosts His First SNL Since Sept. 28, 1996 - Ain't It Cool News". Aintitcool.com.
- ^ Young, Jamie Painter "His way", Back Stage West, March 13, 2003. "Just a few weeks ago he did a rousing song-and-dance number during his opening monologue on Saturday Night Live, on which he has the distinction of being in the 'Five-Timers Club' of celebrities who have hosted the show five times or more. (He's hosted six.)"
- ^ http://snl.jt.org/cast.php?i=ChCh
- ^ [1]
