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List of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches
The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live sketches, organized by the season and date in which the sketch first appeared. For an alphabetical list, see Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed alphabetically).
1975–1976
| Title | Premiere date | Main actor(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weekend Update | October 11, 1975 | Chevy Chase Jane Curtin Dan Aykroyd | A satirical news segment starring that is the longest-running recurring sketch in the show's history. Like the show itself, it has seen many changes over the years and has a revolving door of anchors, including Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Charles Rocket, Gail Matthius, Brian Doyle-Murray, Mary Gross, Christine Ebersole, Brad Hall, Christopher Guest, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon, Norm Macdonald, Colin Quinn, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz, Seth Meyers, Cecily Strong, Colin Jost, and Michael Che. |
| The Killer Bees | October 11, 1975 | First characters to recur on SNL. According to a Lorne Michaels interview for the book Live from New York, "The only note we got from the network on the first show was 'Cut the bees.' And so I made sure I put them in the next show." The bees were played by all the repertory players at the time, who wore yellow and black horizontal stripes, wings, and springy antennas. Much of the humor from these scenes came out of puns or metaphors that had to do with well-known activities and body parts of bees. The bees were a staple of the first season, appearing 11 times. However, the cast and crew quickly became tired of them, and the Bees only appeared three more times during the original cast's five-year tenure. | |
| The Land of Gorch | October 11, 1975 | Jim Henson Alice Tweedie Jerry Nelson Fran Brill Richard Hunt Frank Oz | Puppet sketch starring Jim Henson's Muppets, King Ploobis (performed by Jim Henson), Queen Peuta (performed by Alice Tweedie), Scred (performed by Jerry Nelson), Vazh (performed by Fran Brill), Wisss (performed by Richard Hunt), and the Mighty Favog (performed by Frank Oz). Lorne Michaels described the characters as the type of Muppets that can stay up late. |
| Land Shark | November 8, 1975 | Chevy Chase | Chevy Chase plays a shark attempting to lure his way into a victim's home. |
| Sherry | November 15, 1975 | Laraine Newman | Laraine Newman plays Sherry, a stereotypical naive valley girl. Newman reprised the role in the 40th anniversary special as part of The Californians sketch in 2015, in which she played Karina's mother who, like Sherry, also spoke valley girl-esque. |
| Minute Mystery with Mike Mendoza | November 15, 1975 | Dan Aykroyd | Dan Aykroyd is a crime scene photographer who gives the audience a list of clues and 60 seconds to solve a mystery. |
| Looks at Books | November 15, 1975 | Jane Curtin | A talk show sketch hosted by Jane Curtin interviewing profound authors. |
| Emily Litella | December 13, 1975 | Gilda Radner | Emily Litella was an elderly woman with a hearing problem who frequently ranted about topics about which she had misread or misheard, such as "Violins on Television," "Canker Research," "Endangered Feces," or "Presidential Erections" (to satisfy the censors at the time, Litella was made to explicitly state that she was referring to erecting statues of presidents). Her catchphrase was "Never mind!", said after she was informed of her mistake. |
| Saturday Night Live Samurai | December 13, 1975 | John Belushi | John Belushi plays a samurai warrior, who speaks only (mock) Japanese, and wields a katana. He is seen in various occupations ranging from a hotel desk clerk to a tailor. |
| Mel's Char Palace | December 20, 1975 | Dan Aykroyd | A steakhouse commercial parody featuring Dan Aykroyd. At Mel's, customers are given a chainsaw and are invited to hunt, stun, cut and cook their own cow. |
| Steve Bushakis | January 24, 1976 | John Belushi | A John Belushi character who hails from Chicago, named after Belushi's childhood friend. |
| H & L Brock | January 31, 1976 | John Belushi | As Lowell Brock, John Belushi gives reasons why he should do your taxes., "He'll take the time . . because he has the time . . because he's doing time." |
| Mr. Bill | February 28, 1976 | Mr. Bill is the clay figurine star of a parody of children's shows. Mr. Bill got its start when Walter Williams sent SNL a Super-8 reel featuring the character in response to the show's request for home movies during the first season. Mr. Bill's first appearance occurred on the February 28, 1976 episode. Williams became a full-time writer for the show in 1978, writing more than 20 sketches based on Mr. Bill. Each Mr. Bill episode started innocently, but quickly turned dangerous for Mr. Bill. Along with his dog, Spot, he suffered various indignities inflicted by "Mr. Hands," a man seen only as a pair of hands (played by Vance DeGeneres).[1] The character's popularity spawned the 1986 live-action movie Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures. | |
| Tomorrow | April 17, 1976 | Dan Aykroyd | A parody of The Tomorrow Show, starring Dan Aykroyd as Tom Snyder. |
| Baba Wawa | April 24, 1976 | Gilda Radner | Gilda Radner impersonates journalist Barbara Walters. |
| Colleen Fernman | April 24, 1976 | Gilda Radner | Appearing in seven sketches over five seasons, Colleen is usually non-talkative, and appears to be spaced out or in a vegetative state, and it is established in a February 24, 1979 sketch about psychiatrists that she is autistic. |
| Bobbi Farber | July 31, 1976 | Gilda Radner | Middle-class Jewish-American with a nasal voice, who appeared in eight sketches in various settings over five seasons. |
1976–1977
- Mr. Mike's Least-Loved Bedtime Tales (Michael O'Donoghue) – October 30, 1976
- Consumer Probe (Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Candice Bergen) – December 11, 1976
- Coneheads (Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman) – January 15, 1977
- E. Buzz Miller and Christie Christina (Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman) – January 22, 1977
- Rhonda Weiss (Gilda Radner) – January 29, 1977
- Leonard Pinth-Garnell (Dan Aykroyd) – March 12, 1977
- Colleen Fernman (Gilda Radner) – April 9, 1977
- Nick The Lounge Singer (Bill Murray) – April 16, 1977
- Debbie Doody (Gilda Radner) – April 16, 1977
- Shower Mike with Richard Herkiman (Bill Murray) May 21, 1977
1977–1978
- The Festrunk Brothers (Wild and Crazy Guys) (Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin) – September 24, 1977
- The Franken and Davis Show (Al Franken, Tom Davis) – September 24, 1977
- The Ex-Police (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) – October 15, 1977
- Judy Miller (Gilda Radner) – October 29, 1977
- Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner) – January 21, 1978
- Olympia Cafe (Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger) (John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, Bill Murray) – January 28, 1978
- The Nerds (Lisa Loopner) (Gilda Radner, featuring Bill Murray as Todd, and Jane Curtin as Mrs. Loopner) – January 28, 1978
- Lester Crackfield (Al Franken) – February 18, 1978
- Point/Counterpoint (Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd) – March 25, 1978
- The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi) – April 22, 1978
- Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber (Steve Martin) – April 22, 1978
- Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) – May 13, 1978
1978–1979
- Honker the Homeless Man (Bill Murray) – October 14, 1978
- The Mall (Scotch Boutique, D&R Men's Stylists, Barry White's Big and Tall, etc.) – October 14, 1978
- Woman to Woman (Gilda Radner) – October 21, 1978
- Uncle Roy (Buck Henry) – November 11, 1978
- St. Mickey's Knights Of Columbus – November 11, 1978
- Chico Escuela (Garrett Morris) – November 11, 1978
- Telepsychic (Dan Aykroyd) – December 9, 1978
- Candy Slice (Gilda Radner) – December 9, 1978
- The Widettes (Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Gilda Radner) – December 16, 1978
- Miles Cowperthwaite (Michael Palin) – January 27, 1979
- Dick Lanky (Bill Murray) – February 17, 1979
- Rosa Santangelo (Gilda Radner) – May 19, 1979
1979–1980
- Tom Clay (Harry Shearer) – October 20, 1979
- The Bel-Airabs (Don Novello, Bill Murray, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman) – December 8, 1979
- Big Vic Ricker (Harry Shearer) – January 26, 1980
- Iris De Flaminio (Jane Curtin) – April 5, 1980
1980–1981
- Vickie & Debbie (Gail Matthius, Denny Dillon) – November 15, 1980
- What's It All About (Gilbert Gottfried, Denny Dillon) – November 15, 1980
- Paulie Herman (Joe Piscopo) – December 6, 1980
- Raheem Abdul Muhammed (Eddie Murphy) – December 6, 1980
- Mary Louise (Denny Dillon) – December 6, 1980
- Nadine and Rowena (Denny Dillon, Gail Matthius) – December 13, 1980
- The Livelys (Charles Rocket, Gail Matthius) – January 17, 1981
- Mister Robinson's Neighborhood (Eddie Murphy) – February 21, 1981
- I Married A Monkey (Tim Kazurinsky) – April 11, 1981
- Frank & Papa (Tim Kazurinsky, Tony Rosato) – April 11, 1981
1981–1982
- A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney (Joe Piscopo) – October 3, 1981
- Tyrone Green, Prose and Cons (Eddie Murphy) – October 3, 1981
- The Bizzaro World (Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross, Christine Ebersole, Robin Duke, Joe Piscopo, Tony Rosato) - October 10, 1981
- Buckwheat (Eddie Murphy) – October 10, 1981
- Paulette Clooney (Robin Duke) – October 10, 1981
- Velvet Jones (Eddie Murphy) – October 17, 1981
- Vic Salukin (Tony Rosato) – October 31, 1981
- Pudge & Solomon (Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy) – January 30, 1982
- Dr. Jack Badofsky (Tim Kazurinsky) – March 20, 1982
- Gumby (Eddie Murphy) – March 27, 1982
- The Whiners (Joe Piscopo, Robin Duke) – April 10, 1982
1982–1983
- April May June (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – September 25, 1982
- Mrs. T. (Robin Duke) – October 2, 1982
- Marvin & Celeste (Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross) – October 2, 1982
- Alfalfa (Mary Gross) – November 13, 1982
- Havnagootiim Vishnuuerheer (Tim Kazurinsky) – December 4, 1982
- Siobhan Cahill (Mary Gross) – January 22, 1983
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Mary Gross) – January 29, 1983
- Dion's Hairstyling (Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo) – February 19, 1983
- Patti Lynn Hunnsacker (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – February 5, 1983
1983–1984
- Dwight MacNamara (Gary Kroeger) – November 12, 1983
- Hello, Trudy! (James Belushi, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – December 10, 1983
- El Dorko (Gary Kroeger) – January 28, 1984
- Worthington Clotman (Tim Kazurinsky) – January 28, 1984
- Wayne Huevos (Tim Kazurinsky) – February 18, 1984
1984–1985
- Ed Grimley (Martin Short) – October 6, 1984
- Rich Hall's Election Report (Rich Hall) – October 6, 1984
- Lawrence Orback (Martin Short) – October 6, 1984
- Lew Goldman (Billy Crystal) – October 13, 1984
- Tippi Turtle (Christopher Guest) – October 13, 1984
- Willie & Frankie ("Don't ya hate it when...?") (Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest) – October 20, 1984
- Buddy Young, Jr. (Billy Crystal) – October 20, 1984
- Fernando's Hideaway (Billy Crystal) – November 3, 1984
- The Joe Franklin Show (Billy Crystal) – November 10, 1984
- Jackie Rogers Jr. (Martin Short) – November 10, 1984
- Chi Chi & Consuela (Mary Gross, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – November 10, 1984
- Nathan Thurm (Martin Short) – November 17, 1984
- Paul Harvey (Rich Hall) – November 17, 1984
- Harry Shearer (Christopher Guest) – December 8, 1984
- Ricky & Phil (Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest) – January 19, 1985
- That White Guy (James Belushi) – February 2, 1985
- Robert Latta (Rich Hall) – February 2, 1985
1985–1986
- Cabrini Green Jackson (Danitra Vance) – November 9, 1985
- The Jones Brothers (Damon Wayans, Anthony Michael Hall) – November 9, 1985
- The Limits of the Imagination (Randy Quaid) – November 9, 1985
- The Pat Stevens Show (Nora Dunn) – November 16, 1985
- Craig Sundberg, Idiot Savant (Anthony Michael Hall) – November 16, 1985
- Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar (Jon Lovitz) – November 16, 1985
- Master Thespian (Jon Lovitz) – December 7, 1985
- The Rudy Randolphs (Randy Quaid, Robert Downey, Jr.) – December 7, 1985
- The Stand-Ups (Tom Hanks, Jon Lovitz, Damon Wayans, Dennis Miller) – December 14, 1985
- That Black Girl (Danitra Vance) – January 18, 1986
- Vinnie Barber (Jon Lovitz) – January 18, 1986
- Mephistopheles (Jon Lovitz) – January 25, 1986
- The Big Picture (A. Whitney Brown) – February 8, 1986
- Babette (Nora Dunn) – February 15, 1986
- The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena (Jon Lovitz, Joan Cusack) – February 22, 1986
- Actors of Film (Nora Dunn, Robert Downey, Jr.) – March 22, 1986
1986–1987
- Marge Keister (Jan Hooks) – October 11, 1986
- The Church Lady (Dana Carvey) – October 11, 1986
- Mr. Subliminal (Kevin Nealon) – October 11, 1986
- Derek Stevens ("She choppin' broccoli...") (Dana Carvey) – October 11, 1986
- The Sweeney Sisters (Jan Hooks, Nora Dunn, Marc Shaiman) – October 18, 1986
- Instant Coffee with Bill Smith (Kevin Nealon) – October 18, 1986
- The Two Sammies (Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon) – November 8, 1986
- Miss Connie's Fable Nook (Jan Hooks, Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon) – November 8, 1986
- Chick Hazzard/Eddie Spimozo (Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz) – November 15, 1986
- Ching Chang (Dana Carvey) – November 15, 1986
- The NFL Today (Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon) – January 24, 1987
- Mace (Phil Hartman) – January 24, 1987
- Nightline (Dana Carvey) – February 14, 1987
- Discover (Phil Hartman) – February 28, 1987
- President Dexter (Charlton Heston) – March 28, 1987
1987–1988
- Pumping Up with Hans & Franz (Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon) – October 17, 1987
- Dennis Miller (Dana Carvey) – December 19, 1987
- Tonto, Tarzan & Frankenstein's Monster (Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman) – December 19, 1987
- Learning To Feel (Nora Dunn) – January 23, 1988
- Girl Watchers (Tom Hanks, Jon Lovitz) – February 20, 1988
1988–1989
- Mr. Short-Term Memory (Tom Hanks) – October 8, 1988
- Celebrity Restaurant (Dana Carvey) – December 3, 1988
- Plug Away (Jon Lovitz) – December 10, 1988
- Tony Trailer (Kevin Nealon) – January 21, 1989
- Stuart Rankin, All Things Scottish (Mike Myers) – January 28, 1989
- Grumpy Old Man (Dana Carvey) – February 11, 1989
- Wayne's World (Dana Carvey, Mike Myers) – February 18, 1989
- Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef (Phil Hartman) – April 1, 1989
- Tales Of Ribaldry (Jon Lovitz) – April 1, 1989
- Sprockets (Mike Myers) – April 15, 1989
- Lothar of the Hill People (Mike Myers, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz) – April 15, 1989
- Toonces, The Driving Cat (Dana Carvey, Victoria Jackson) – May 20, 1989
1989–1990
- Lank Thompson (Mike Myers) – October 21, 1989
- The Tonight Show (Dana Carvey) – October 28, 1989
- Lyle the Effeminate Heterosexual (Dana Carvey) – November 11, 1989
- Annoying Man (Jon Lovitz) – November 11, 1989
- Singing Cowboys (Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman) – November 11, 1989
- Hanukkah Harry (Jon Lovitz) – December 16, 1989
- The Continental (Christopher Walken) – January 20, 1990
- Middle-Aged Man (Mike Myers)– April 21, 1990
1990–1991
- Larry Roman the Talent Scout (Dana Carvey) – September 29, 1990
- Simon (Mike Myers) – November 10, 1990
- The Dark Side with Nat X (Chris Rock, Chris Farley) – November 10, 1990
- The Doormen (Rob Schneider, Kevin Nealon) – November 10, 1990
- Pat (Julia Sweeney) – December 1, 1990
- Uri (Sabra) (Tom Hanks) – December 8, 1990
- Bill Swerski's Superfans (Joe Mantegna, George Wendt, Robert Smigel, Mike Myers, Chris Farley) – January 12, 1991
- I'm Chillin' (Chris Rock, Chris Farley) – January 12, 1991
- Deep Thoughts (Jack Handey) – January 19, 1991
- The Elevator Fans (Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon) – January 19, 1991
- The Richmeister (Copy Room Guy) (Rob Schneider) – January 19, 1991
- Coffee Talk with Linda Richman (Mike Myers) – January 19, 1991
- Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley (Al Franken) – February 9, 1991
- Frank Gannon, P.I. P.I. (Kevin Nealon) – April 13, 1991
1991–1992
- Tales From The Barbecue (Tim Meadows, Chris Rock) – September 28, 1991
- Zoraida the NBC Page (Ellen Cleghorne) – September 28, 1991
- The Chris Farley Show (Chris Farley) – October 4, 1991
- Queen Shenequa (Ellen Cleghorne) – October 26, 1991
- Mark Strobel (Chris Farley) – November 2, 1991
- Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer (Phil Hartman) – November 23, 1991
- Dick Clark's Receptionist (David Spade) – December 7, 1991
- Theatre Stories (Mike Myers, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey) – December 14, 1991
- Jan Brady (Melanie Hutsell) – January 11, 1992
- Delta Delta Delta (Melanie Hutsell, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Beth Cahill) – January 11, 1992
- Cajun Man (Adam Sandler) – February 8, 1992
- The Sensitive Naked Man (Rob Schneider) – February 8, 1992
- Buster Jenkins (Chris Rock) – February 15, 1992
- Susan the Transsexual (Phil Hartman) – February 15, 1992
- Opera Man (Adam Sandler) – April 18, 1992
1992–1993
- Tiny Elvis (Nicolas Cage/Rob Schneider) – September 26, 1992
- Larry King Live (Kevin Nealon) – October 3, 1992
- Hollywood Minute (David Spade) – October 3, 1992
- Audience McGee (Adam Sandler) – October 24, 1992
- Hank Fielding (Robert Smigel) – November 14, 1992
- Tony Vallencourt (Adam Sandler) – December 12, 1992
- Orgasm Guy (Rob Schneider) – December 12, 1992
- Gap Girls (Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Farley) – January 9, 1993
- Sassy's Sassiest Boys (Phil Hartman) – February 6, 1993
- Canteen Boy (Adam Sandler) – March 13, 1993
- Hub's Gyros ("You like-a the juice?") (Rob Schneider, Robert Smigel, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler) – April 10, 1993
- Bennett Brauer (Chris Farley) – April 10, 1993
- Matt Foley (Chris Farley) – May 8, 1993
1993–1994
- Milton (Office Space) – September 25, 1993
- Out Of Africa ("You put your weed in there!") (Rob Schneider) – September 25, 1993
- The Denise Show (Adam Sandler) – October 2, 1993
- Ike Turner (Tim Meadows) – October 2, 1993
- Christopher Walken's Psychic Network (Jay Mohr) – October 9, 1993
- Karl's Video (David Spade) – October 9, 1993
- Phillip the Hyper Hypo (Mike Myers) – November 20, 1993
- The Herlihy Boy (Adam Sandler, Chris Farley) – December 4, 1993
- Stevie Siskin (David Spade) – February 19, 1994
- Total Bastard Airlines (David Spade) – March 19, 1994
- Captain Jim & Pedro (Tim Meadows, Adam Sandler) – April 9, 1994
1994–1995
- Gil Graham (Adam Sandler) – September 24, 1994
- Religious Cult (Adam Sandler, David Spade) – October 15, 1994
- Good Morning Brooklyn (Jay Mohr) – November 12, 1994
- Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly (Mike Myers, Mark McKinney) – January 21, 1995
- Perspectives with Lionel Osbourne (Tim Meadows) – January 21, 1995
- Zagat's (Chris Farley, Adam Sandler) – February 25, 1995
- Mighty Mack Blues (John Goodman) – March 25, 1995
- Melanie the Babysitter (Mark McKinney) – April 15, 1995
1995–1996
| Title | Premiere date | Main actor(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get Off The Shed! | September 30, 1995 | Will Ferrell David Koechner Nancy Walls | Ferrell plays a dad hosting a barbecue who, although friendly most of the time, threatens his kids whenever they start climbing on his shed. |
| Leg Up | September 30, 1995 | Molly Shannon Cheri Oteri | Molly Shannon impersonates Ann Miller and Cheri Oteri impersonates Debbie Reynolds, hosting a faux show about dancers. |
| Nightline | September 30, 1995 | Darrell Hammond | A parody of the late-night news program Nightline, with Darrell Hammond impersonating its host Ted Koppel. |
| Spade in America | September 30, 1995 | David Spade | David Spade's Season 21 segment where he gives his thoughts, guest interviews, and Hollywood Minute jokes. Makes up fifteen of his nineteen sketch appearances in 1995–96. |
| Mickey The Dyke | September 30, 1995 | Cheri Oteri | |
| Rita DelVecchio | October 21, 1995 | Cheri Oteri | Rita DelVecchio (Cheri Oteri) is a grouchy, sharp tongued, Italian-American, Brooklyn housewife. Rita hates it when the neighborhood kids' toys wind up landing in her front yard, so she claims the item for herself, saying that it's hers now, "I keep it!" and tells the kids to go away. Other times, Rita tries to one-up any of her neighbors when it comes to things like who has the best decorated front lawn on Christmas, or who has the better car, etc. |
| Mary Katherine Gallagher | October 28, 1995 | Molly Shannon | Mary Katherine is a sardonic caricature of an unpopular, teenage Catholic school girl. She is prone to comically severe mood swings, alternately hyperactive and ponderous. She suffered from stage fright, but was also hyper-competitive (she once engaged in a sing-off with Whitney Houston) and egomaniacal, believing she was a "superstar". The sketch spawned in the 1999 film Superstar. |
| The Spartan Cheerleaders | November 11, 1995 | Will Ferrell and Cheri Oteri | Although they did not make the East Lake High School Spartan cheerleading squad, Craig (Will Ferrell) and Arianna (Cheri Oteri) decide to cheer anyway, showing up at events where they were not wanted. |
| Stan Hooper | November 11, 1995 | Norm Macdonald | |
| The British Fops | November 11, 1995 | Mark McKinney and David Koechner | The British Fops, or Lucien Callow (Mark McKinney) and Fagan (David Koechner) appeared in several episodes during SNL's 1995–1996 season. The characters first appeared on "Weekend Update" as the presidents of the Norm Macdonald fanclub, but later appeared in several other sketches, namely monologues. The Fops appeared in late restoration period clothing, and used a silly take on the period's language, mannerisms, and culture. |
| Joe Blow | November 18, 1995 | Colin Quinn | A blue collar worker by trade, Blow came onto Weekend Update as a New York public service to deliver local news from Brooklyn, New York. Most of his "news" included family problems and neighborhood gossip. Joe Blow regularly concluded his commentary by asking anchor Norm Macdonald if he would join him for "a beer", which Macdonald (who clearly did not want to socialize with him) avoided by making up an excuse, or putting it off until a later date. |
| Gary Macdonald | December 2, 1995 | David Koechner | Gary Macdonald was the fictitious younger brother of anchor Norm Macdonald. He was supposed to be the funnier of the two Macdonald brothers, but was overcome by fear and froze on camera and end nearly everything he said with "no". Because of this, his commentary consisted of choppy, nervously delivered lines such as, "Hey, Janet Reno. Hey, how does that song go, '(Dude) Looks Like A Lady,' no." |
| The Joe Pesci Show | December 2, 1995 | Jim Breuer | This sketch starred Jim Breuer as Pesci, the host of his own late-night talk show. The heard-but-not-seen cameraman was meant to be Pesci's brother. The sketch usually began with Italian accordion music and Breuer cheerfully saying "Hey. I am Joe Pesci. I got my own show, my cameraman, and all my friends." |
| G-Dog | December 2, 1995 | Tim Meadows | A 1990s sitcom about a bald-headed, foul mouthed gangsta rapper played by Tim Meadows who usually appeared wearing only a Speedo or leather pants. He first appeared in a sketch with Teri Hatcher about a sitcom called "The Princess and the Homeboy". |
| Lenny the Lion | December 9, 1995 | Colin Quinn | Visiting from the Bronx Zoo, Lenny the Lion (Colin Quinn in a lion suit) came onto Weekend Update to talk about his life problems. His accent and set of problems (including a violent father, a chaotic family situation and an addiction to tranquilizer darts) are meant to suggest an ethnic working-class man in the Bronx. Lenny always ended his rant with the line "fur is murder". |
| The Rocky Roads | December 9, 1995 | Will Ferrell Tim Meadows David Alan Grier | |
| Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons | January 13, 1996. | David Koechner | T-Bones made his first major TV appearance as an executioner, hospital orderly and barber during the 1995–1996 season of Saturday Night Live, when Koechner was a cast member on the long-running comedy program. He made numerous appearances there and served as the focal point of the sketches, making sly jokes and showcasing his redneck mentality as he annoyed others around him. T-Bones became recognizable by his signature appearance of a slicked comb over, long mutton chop sideburns, tight brown T-shirt, and underbite. In the midst of making clever comments, T-Bones often reveals his utter foolishness and speaks with a hint of southern accent. |
| Bill Brasky | January 20, 1996 | Will Ferrell, David Koechner, Mark McKinney and Tim Meadows | The format of the sketches resembles the improv game "Two Describe a Third." Three or four businessmen, known as the "Bill Brasky Buddies", are crowded into the bar during a business conference, drunk on Scotch. They smoke cigars and loudly reminisce about their mutual acquaintance Bill Brasky, known for mythical, superhuman feats. The Brasky Buddies all have red cheeks, red noses, and big white teeth. |
| Kevin Franklin | February 10, 1996 | Tim Meadows | |
| Suel Forrester | March 16, 1996 | Chris Kattan | In each appearance by Suel Forrester he has a different occupation in which good, articulate clarity of speech is very important (a teacher, a trial attorney, an air traffic controller), yet he speaks almost entirely in unintelligible gibberish. |
| The Roxbury Guys | March 23, 1996 | Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell | Satire of nightclubs and clubbing culture. It followed the exploits of brothers Doug and Steve Butabi (portrayed by Chris Kattan and Will Ferrell respectively), habitual clubbers dressed in rayon suits, as they attempt to pick up women on their outings. Their trademark was bobbing their heads in unison to the song "What Is Love" by Haddaway, which always played throughout the duration of each sketch. The brothers were extremely unfortunate with the women at the clubs, often gyrating against them in an attempt to get them to dance, but always causing a negative reaction. They were frequently joined by a third person, often the host, who dressed and acted in a similar fashion (notably Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey, Sylvester Stallone, Martin Short, and Alec Baldwin); this character was usually credited as "Barhop". Skits starring Pamela Anderson and Cameron Diaz were also featured. The sketch spawned the 1998 film A Night at the Roxbury. |
| Bobby Coultsman | March 23, 1996 | Phil Hartman | Sketch about an overbearing, self-obsessed acting class teacher. |
| Goat Boy | May 11, 1996 | Jim Breuer | Goat Boy was a half-human half-goat hybrid SNL character who hosted the fake MTV show, "Hey, Remember the 80s?" He was played by Jim Breuer. At the outset, Goat Boy was a typical veejay-talk show host who introduced 80s video clips and guests from the era. During the sketches, he started braying and kicking and was subdued by scientists standing by with electric prods. |
| Rolf | May 11, 1996 | Colin Quinn |
1996–1997
- The Ambiguously Gay Duo (a cartoon by Robert Smigel) – September 28, 1996
- Mr. Peepers (Chris Kattan) – September 28, 1996
- Kincaid (Ana Gasteyer) – September 28, 1996
- Gene, the Ex-Convict (Colin Quinn) – October 5, 1996
- Harry Caray (Will Ferrell) – October 19, 1996
- The Quiet Storm (Tim Meadows) – October 19, 1996
- The Culps (Ana Gasteyer, Will Ferrell) – November 2, 1996
- The Delicious Dish (Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Rachel Dratch, Alec Baldwin) – November 16, 1996
- Shopping At Home Network (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan) – November 16, 1996
- Cinder Calhoun (Ana Gasteyer) – November 23, 1996
- Celebrity Jeopardy! (Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Norm Macdonald, and various others) – December 7, 1996
- Janet Reno's Dance Party (Will Ferrell) – January 11, 1997
- The X-Presidents (a cartoon by Robert Smigel) – January 11, 1997
- The Atteburys (Ana Gasteyer, Mark McKinney/Will Ferrell) – January 11, 1997
- Wong & Owens, Ex-Porn Stars (Jim Breuer, Tracy Morgan) – January 18, 1997
- The Zimmermans (Chris Kattan, Cheri Oteri) – February 15, 1997
- The DeMarco Brothers (Chris Parnell, Chris Kattan) – March 15, 1997
- Dominican Lou (Tracy Morgan) – March 22, 1997
- Goth Talk (Molly Shannon, Chris Kattan, Jim Breuer) – April 12, 1997
- Collette Reardon (Cheri Oteri) – May 10, 1997
- Space, The Infinite Frontier (Will Ferrell) – May 17, 1997
1997–1998
- Leon Phelps, The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) – October 4, 1997
- Issues with Jeffrey Kaufman (Jim Breuer) – October 18, 1997
- Mango (Chris Kattan) – October 18, 1997
- Morning Latte (Cheri Oteri, Will Ferrell) – October 25, 1997
- Southern Gals (Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon) – November 15, 1997
- Tiger Beat's Ultra Super Duper Dreamy Love Show (Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon, Sarah Michelle Gellar) – January 15, 1998
- Gunner Olsen (Jim Breuer) – March 7, 1998
- The Céline Dion Show (Ana Gasteyer) – March 7, 1998
- Pretty Living (Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer) – March 14, 1998
- Terrence Maddox, Nude Model (Will Ferrell) – March 14, 1998
1998–1999
- Jingleheimer Junction (Will Ferrell, Cameron Diaz, Horatio Sanz, Ana Gasteyer, Tim Meadows) – September 26, 1998
- Hello Dolly (Ana Gasteyer) – October 3, 1998
- The How Do You Say? Ah, Yes, Show (Chris Kattan) – October 17, 1998
- Dog Show (Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon) – December 5, 1998
- Pimp Chat (Tracy Morgan, Tim Meadows) – December 5, 1998
- Skeeter (Darrell Hammond) – January 9, 1999
- Brian Fellow's Safari Planet (Tracy Morgan) – January 16, 1999
- 7 Degrees Celsius (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Chris Parnell, Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz) – January 16, 1999
- Chet Harper (Ray Romano) – March 13, 1999
1999–2000
- The Boston Teens (Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz, Ben Affleck) – November 13, 1999
- Nadeen (Cheri Oteri) – November 13, 1999
- Nick Burns, Your Company's Computer Guy (Jimmy Fallon) – November 20, 1999
- Jacob Silj (Will Ferrell) – December 4, 1999
- Sally O'Malley (Molly Shannon) – December 11, 1999
- Jasper Hahn (Horatio Sanz) – January 8, 2000
- Dr. Beamen (Will Ferrell) – January 15, 2000
- Joy Lipton (Cheri Oteri) – February 12, 2000
- The Bloder Brothers (Chris Parnell, Jimmy Fallon) – February 12, 2000
- Woodrow the Homeless Man (Tracy Morgan) – May 18, 2000
2000–2001
- Gemini's Twin (Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer) – November 4, 2000
- Jeannie Darcy (Molly Shannon) – November 18, 2000
- Rap Street (Jerry Minor, Horatio Sanz) – November 18, 2000
- Veronica & Co. (Molly Shannon, Chris Parnell) – December 9, 2000
- Jarret's Room (Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, Seth Meyers, Jeff Richards) – December 16, 2000
- Season's Greetings From Saturday Night Live (Christmas is Number One) (Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan) – December 16, 2000
- Jeffrey's (Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell) – February 17, 2001
- The Lovers (Will Ferrell, Rachel Dratch) – February 24, 2001
- Wake Up Wakefield! (Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz) – March 17, 2001
2001–2002
- Donatella Versace (Maya Rudolph) – September 29, 2001
- Gay Hitler (Chris Kattan) – October 13, 2001
- Nicole, The Girl With No Gaydar (Rachel Dratch) – November 3, 2001
- America Undercover (Chris Kattan, Amy Poehler) – November 3, 2001
- Drunk Girl (Jeff Richards) – December 8, 2001
- Astronaut Jones (Tracy Morgan) – February 2, 2002
- The Leather Man (Jimmy Fallon) – February 2, 2002
- Amber, the One-Legged Hypoglycemic (Amy Poehler) – March 2, 2002
- The Ferey Muhtar Talk Show (Horatio Sanz) – March 16, 2002
2002–2003
- Fericito (Fred Armisen) – October 5, 2002
- Merv the Perv (Chris Parnell) – October 12, 2002
- Tim Calhoun (Will Forte) – October 19, 2002
- Top O' the Morning (Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon) – October 19, 2002
- Z105 with Joey Mack (Jimmy Fallon) – November 2, 2002
- Baby K (Jeff Richards) – November 2, 2002
- The Falconer (Will Forte) – November 9, 2002
- Glenda Goodwin (Maya Rudolph) – November 9, 2002
- Terrye Funck (Chris Parnell) – January 11, 2003
- Rialto Grande (Chris Kattan, Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon, and others) – January 18, 2003
- Club Traxx (Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen) – February 8, 2003
- The Kelly Brothers (Fred Armisen, Will Forte) – February 8, 2003
- Pranksters (Seth Meyers) – February 22, 2003
- Don's Apothecary (Horatio Sanz) – March 8, 2003
- Adult Students (Tracy Morgan, Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz) – March 15, 2003
2003–2004
- The Barry Gibb Talk Show (Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake) – October 11, 2003
- Mascots (Justin Timberlake) – October 11, 2003
- Billy Smith (Fred Armisen) – October 18, 2003
- Starkishka & Appreciante (Finesse Mitchell, Maya Rudolph) – October 18, 2003
- Spy Glass (Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers) – November 1, 2003
- Terrell and his wife (J. B. Smoove, Paula Pell) – November 1, 2003
- Dave "Zinger" Clinger (Seth Meyers) – November 15, 2003
- Abe Scheinwald (Rachel Dratch) – November 15, 2003
- Appalachian Emergency Room (Seth Meyers, Chris Parnell, Darrell Hammond, Amy Poehler and various others) – January 10, 2004
- The Prince Show (Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph) – February 14, 2004
- ¡Show Biz Grande Explosion! (Fred Armisen as Fericito (see 2002–2003), Horatio Sanz) – March 6, 2004
- Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch) – May 1, 2004
- Kaitlin & Rick (Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz) – May 1, 2004
- Jorge Rodriguez (Horatio Sanz) – May 1, 2004
- Pat 'N Patti Silviac (Horatio Sanz, Maya Rudolph) – May 15, 2004
2004–2005
- Bear City – October 23, 2004
- Carol! (Horatio Sanz) – December 11, 2004
- Phoebe and her Giant Pets (Rachel Dratch, Fred Armisen) – November 13, 2004
- Noony and Nuni Schoener, Art Dealers (Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Chris Parnell) – January 15, 2005
- The Lundford Twins Feel Good Variety Hour (Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler) – January 22, 2005
- Gays In Space (Fred Armisen, Chris Parnell, Maya Rudolph, Kenan Thompson) – February 12, 2005
2005–2006
- Voice Recording Woman (Rachel Dratch) – October 8, 2005
- Deep House Dish (Kenan Thompson, Rachel Dratch, Andy Samberg) – November 19, 2005
- Vincent Price's Holiday Special (Bill Hader) – November 19, 2005
- Target Lady (Kristen Wiig) – December 3, 2005
- Two A-Holes (Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis) – December 17, 2005
- Mike and Lexie (Fred Armisen, Scarlett Johansson) – January 14, 2006
- Natalie Raps (Natalie Portman, Andy Samberg) – March 4, 2006
- Introverts' Night Out (Will Forte, Kristen Wiig) – April 15, 2006
2006–2007
- Jon Bovi (Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis) – October 7, 2006
- Two Gay Guys (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader) – October 28, 2006
- Blizzard Man (Andy Samberg) – November 18, 2006
- Aunt Linda (Kristen Wiig) – December 2, 2006
- Dick In A Box Guys (Andy Samberg, Justin Timberlake) – December 16, 2006
- Bronx Beat (Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph) – January 13, 2007
- MacGruber (Will Forte) – January 20, 2007
- The Dakota Fanning Show (Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson) – February 3, 2007
- Song Memories – February 24, 2007
- La Rivista Della Televisione (Bill Hader, Fred Armisen) – March 17, 2007
- Penelope (Kristen Wiig) – March 24, 2007
2007–2008
- Nicholas Fehn (Fred Armisen) – October 13, 2007
- Jean K. Jean (Kenan Thompson) – March 8, 2008
- The Suze Orman Show (Kristen Wiig) – March 15, 2008
- Adam Grossman (Jonah Hill) – March 15, 2008
- Sue (Kristen Wiig) – April 5, 2008
- The Cougar Den (Cameron Diaz, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Casey Wilson) – April 12, 2008
- Judy Grimes (Kristen Wiig) – April 12, 2008
- Scared Straight (Kenan Thompson, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan) – May 10, 2008
2008–2009
- Googie Rene (Kenan Thompson) – September 27, 2008
- The Lawrence Welk Show (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig) – October 4, 2008
- Jeff Montgomery (Will Forte) – October 25, 2008
- Stefon (Bill Hader) – November 1, 2008
- Grady Wilson (Kenan Thompson) – November 1, 2008
- The Vogelchecks (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader) – November 15, 2008
- Dateline (Bill Hader) – November 22, 2008
- Shana (Kristen Wiig) – December 6, 2008
- Gilly (Kristen Wiig) – January 17, 2009
- Angie Tempura (Michaela Watkins) – February 14, 2009
- Game Time With Randy And Greg (Bill Hader, Kenan Thompson) – March 7, 2009
- Hamilton (Will Forte) – May 16, 2009
2009–2010
- Pete Twinkle and Greg Stink (Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis) – October 10, 2009
- What Up with That? (Kenan Thompson) – October 17, 2009
- Hollywood Dish (Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig) – November 7, 2009
- Roger Brush (Fred Armisen) – November 21, 2009
- Secret Word (Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig) – November 21, 2009
- Kickspit Underground Festival (Jason Sudeikis, Nasim Pedrad, Bobby Moynihan) – December 5, 2009
- Tina Tina Cheneuse (Jenny Slate) – December 12, 2009
- Garth and Kat (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig) – December 19, 2009
- The Manuel Ortiz Show (Fred Armisen) – December 19, 2009
- Bedelia (Nasim Pedrad) – April 10, 2010
- The Devil (Jason Sudeikis) – April 10, 2010
- Mort Mort Feingold - Accountant for the Stars (Andy Samberg) – April 17, 2010
- Anthony Crispino (Bobby Moynihan) – April 17, 2010
2010–2011
- The Miley Cyrus Show (Vanessa Bayer) – October 2, 2010
- Les Jeunes de Paris (Taran Killam) – October 23, 2010
- "Sex" Ed Vincent (Paul Brittain) – October 23, 2010
- Laura Parsons (Vanessa Bayer) – November 13, 2010
- The Essentials with Robert Osborne (Jason Sudeikis) – November 20, 2010
- Visiting the Queen (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader) – November 20, 2010
- Herb Welch (Bill Hader) – November 20, 2010
- Julian Assange (Bill Hader) – December 4, 2010
- Principal Daniel Frye (Jay Pharoah) – December 11, 2010
- What's That Name? (Bill Hader) – December 11, 2010
- Merryville Carnival Ride (Bill Hader, Taran Killam, other) – January 8, 2011
- Triangle Sally (Kristen Wiig) – January 8, 2011
- Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy (Vanessa Bayer) – January 15, 2011
- The Original Kings of Catchphrase Comedy (Kenan Thompson, Paul Brittain, Bobby Moynihan, Seth Meyers) – March 12, 2011
- Get in the Cage! (Andy Samberg) – April 2, 2011
- The Best of Both Worlds (Andy Samberg) – April 9, 2011
- Bongo's Clown Room (Jason Sudeikis) – April 9, 2011
- Dictator's Two Best Friends From Growing Up (Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer) – May 7, 2011
2011–2012
- Movie Screen Tests (Various) – September 24, 2011
- J-Pop America Fun Time Now (Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer, Jason Sudeikis) – October 15, 2011
- Lord Wyndemere (Paul Brittain) – October 15, 2011
- Getting Freaky with Cee-Lo Green! (Kenan Thompson) – November 5, 2011
- We're Going to Make Technology Hump (Andy Samberg) – November 12, 2011
- Drunk Uncle (Bobby Moynihan) – December 3, 2011
- Janet Peckinpah (Bobby Moynihan) – February 4, 2012
- Bein' Quirky with Zooey Deschanel (Abby Elliott, Taran Killam) – February 11, 2012
- How's He Doing? (Kenan Thompson, Jay Pharoah) – February 19, 2012
- B108 FM (Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan) – March 4, 2012
- The Californians (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Vanessa Bayer) – April 14, 2012
2012–2013
- Puppet Class (Bill Hader) – September 15, 2012
- The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started A Conversation With At A Party (Cecily Strong) – September 27, 2012
- Regine (Fred Armisen) – October 6, 2012
- Kirby (Bobby Moynihan) – October 6, 2012
- Last Call (Sheila Sovage) (Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson) – November 3, 2012
- Girlfriends Talk Show (Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong) – November 10, 2012
- Niff and Dana (Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong) – November 10, 2012
- The Ellen Show (Kate McKinnon) – November 10, 2012
- Maine Justice (Jason Sudeikis) – December 8, 2012
- Former Porn Star Commercials (Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong) – December 8, 2012
- Eddie (Taran Killam) – February 9, 2013
- Olya Povlatsky (Kate McKinnon) – February 16, 2013
- Sheila Kelly (Melissa McCarthy) – April 6, 2013
- 90's Dating Tips (Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon) – April 6, 2013
2013–2014
- Bruce Chandling (Kyle Mooney) – September 28, 2013
- Cinema Classics (Kenan Thompson) – September 28, 2013
- Mornin' Miami! (Bobby Moynihan, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer) – October 5, 2013
- Miss Meadows (poetry teacher) (Vanessa Bayer) – October 5, 2013
- Inside SoCal (Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Bobby Moynihan) – October 5, 2013
- Miley tapes (Miley Cyrus, Kyle Mooney) – October 5, 2013
- Shallon (Nasim Pedrad) – October 26, 2013
- Holiday Food – October 26, 2013
- Heshy Farahat (Nasim Pedrad, Mike O'Brien) – November 2, 2013
- Waking up with Kimye (Nasim Pedrad, Jay Pharoah) – November 16, 2013
- Jebidiah Atkinson (Taran Killam) – November 16, 2013
- Mr. Patterson (Baby Boss) (Beck Bennett) – November 23, 2013
- Animal Hospital (Vet Office) (Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon) – November 23, 2013
- Family Feud (Kenan Thompson) – December 21, 2013
- Melanie (Aidy Bryant) – January 18, 2014
- Tonkerbell (Aidy Bryant) – March 1, 2014
- Black Jeopardy (Jay Pharoah, Kenan Thompson, Sasheer Zamata) – March 29, 2014
- Chris Fitzpatrick (Kyle Mooney) – March 29, 2014
- Leslie Jones (Leslie Jones) – May 3, 2014
- Whiskers R We (Kate McKinnon) – May 10, 2014
2014–2015
- Hollywood Game Night (Kate McKinnon) – October 11, 2014
- How 2 Dance With Janelle (Sasheer Zamata, Kyle Mooney, Jay Pharoah) – November 1, 2014
- High School Theater Show (Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Kenan Thompson) – November 22, 2014
- Cathy Anne (Cecily Strong) – December 6, 2014
- Right Side of the Bed! (Taran Killam, Cecily Strong) – December 13, 2014
- A One-Dimensional Female Character from a Male-Driven Comedy (Cecily Strong) – December 13, 2014
- Treece Henderson and his band (Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney) – December 13, 2014
- Willie (Kenan Thompson) – December 20, 2014
- Frida Santini (Kate McKinnon) – January 17, 2015
- Hunk (Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) – January 24, 2015
- Riblet (Bobby Moynihan) – January 24, 2015
- Totino's lady (Vanessa Bayer) – January 31, 2015
- Brother 2 Brother (Chris Hemsworth, Taran Killam) – March 7, 2015
- The House (Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney) – March 7, 2015
- Gerard, a former acting coach on The Jeffersons (Kenan Thompson) – March 7, 2015
- Gemma (Cecily Strong) – March 28, 2015
- The Janet Johnson-Luna Civil Trial (Pete Davidson, Cecily Strong) – April 11, 2015
- Kinky Elves (Vanessa Bayer, Kenan Thompson) – May 16, 2015
2015–2016
| Title | Premiere date | Main actor(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Young girl interrupting porn shoots | October 10, 2015 | Aidy Bryant | The shooting of a porn movie is regularly interrupted by a young girl (Aidy Bryant), seemingly unaware of the fictional aspect of the scene she has stumbled into. |
| Citizens forum | October 10, 2015 | Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Bobby Moynihan, various others | An array of eccentric people monopolize the podium during the citizens' forum of Bakersfield, California, to the dismay of two helpless councilors (Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong). Also features Aidy Bryant as disgruntled, middle-aged spinster Jan Krang, Kyle Mooney as Dutch rapper MC Strategy, and Kenan Thompson as costume store owner Gary Loomis. |
| Colleen Rafferty | December 5, 2015 | Kate McKinnon | Three people are being interrogated about a paranormal encounter or phenomenon they experienced. But Colleen Rafferty's (Kate McKinnon) recollection of the events vastly differs from the other two (played by Cecily Strong and the host), and is filled with unsavory details. |
| Deenie, somebody's mom | December 19, 2015 | Kate McKinnon | Deenie (Kate McKinnon) inaccurately recaps her favorite soap-operas on Weekend Update while eating from a plastic container. |
| America's Funniest Pets | January 16, 2016 | Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong | The presenter of an animal-based video clip show invites the two presenters of a French similar series, Joelle LaRue and Noelle LeSoup (Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon). He asks them to cohost the show and provide silly voiceovers for the clips. But said voiceovers turn out to be more depressing than their American counterpart. |
| True Tales From The Sea | March 12, 2016 | Kate McKinnon | Adventurers down on their luck are rescued by beautiful mermaids, including Shud (Kate McKinnon), a part-woman, part-blobfish mermaid who doesn't exactly enchant the men she's trying to seduce. |
| Shanice Goodwin: Ninja | April 9, 2016 | Leslie Jones | Despite her big stature and general clumsiness, Shanice Goodwin (Leslie Jones), cashier by day and ninja by night, is inexplicably a master of stealth. |
| Chad | April 16, 2016 | Pete Davidson | Pete Davidson plays Chad, an apathetic, easily distracted youth with limited conversational skills whose catchphrase is "okay". He's the heartbreaker of several people decades older than him, but he couldn't care less about their grand declarations of love. In one instance, he is the obsession of a psychopathic serial killer, but Chad takes no notice of the killer's attempts to torment him. |
| Suburban mothers | May 7, 2016 | Vanessa Bayer, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong | A group of suburban mothers engage in cult-like behavior in trying to convert a newer, inexperienced mother into doing something that proved them of their motherhood. |
2016–2017
- Debette Goldry (Kate McKinnon) – October 1, 2016
- Action 9 News at Five (Beck Bennett, Cecily Strong, Mikey Day, Leslie Jones) – October 1, 2016
- Matt Schatt (Mikey Day, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett) – October 1, 2016
- Melania Moments (Cecily Strong) – October 1, 2016
- David S. Pumpkins (Tom Hanks) – October 22, 2016
- Leslie & Kyle love story (Leslie Jones, Kyle Mooney, Colin Jost) – November 12, 2016
- Posters (Emma Stone, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day) – December 3, 2016
- Pete Davidson's First Impressions (Pete Davidson) – January 14, 2017
- Dirty Talk (Melissa Villaseñor) – January 21, 2017
- The Duncans (Mikey Day, Leslie Jones) – February 11, 2017
- Guy Who Just Bought A Boat (Alex Moffat) – February 11, 2017
- Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (Mikey Day, Alex Moffat) – March 4, 2017
- Dog Translator (Scarlett Johansson, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, Cecily Strong, Alex Moffat) – March 11, 2017
- Dawn Lazarus (Vanessa Bayer) – May 6, 2017
- Morning Joe (Alex Moffat, Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day) – May 6, 2017
2017–2018
- Marketing Campaign (Cecily Strong, Mikey Day) – September 30, 2017
- Fresh Takes (Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Kate McKinnon) – November 4, 2017
- Angel, Every Boxer's Girlfriend from Every Movie About Boxing Ever (Heidi Gardner) – November 4, 2017
- Lazlo Holmes (Chance the Rapper) – November 18, 2017
- Sexual Harassment Charlie (Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett, Mikey Day, Cecily Strong) – December 9, 2017
- Cousin Mandy (Heidi Gardner) – December 9, 2017
- The Science Room (Mikey Day, Cecily Strong) – January 13, 2018
- Dog Head Man (Mikey Day) – January 13, 2018
- Bailey Gismert (Heidi Gardner) – January 27, 2018
- Dinner Discussion (Aidy Bryant, Heidi Gardner, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson) – January 27, 2018
- Big Nick's (John Mulaney, Pete Davidson, Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon) – April 14, 2018
- Mattel Instagram Pitch (Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Pete Davidson, Heidi Gardner) – May 5, 2018
2018–2019
- Thirsty Cops (Ego Nwodim, Kate McKinnon) - October 13, 2018
- Deidre (Heidi Gardner) – October 13, 2018
- Baskin Johns (Heidi Gardner) – October 13, 2018
- Brothers (Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant) – November 10, 2018
- The War in Words (Mikey Day) – December 1, 2018
- Jules, Who Sees Things a Little Differently (Beck Bennett) – December 1, 2018
- Them Trumps (Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd) – December 8, 2018
- Travel Expert Carrie Krum (Aidy Bryant) – December 8, 2018
- Name Change Office (Mikey Day, Pete Davidson) – January 19, 2019
- Nico Slobkin and Brie Bacardi (Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner) – February 9, 2019
- Ultimate Baking Championship (Alex Moffat, Heidi Gardner, Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Ego Nwodim) – February 16, 2019
- Supercentenarian Mort Fellner (Mikey Day) – February 16, 2019
- Line Dancing (John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson) – March 2, 2019
- Smokery Farms (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) – March 2, 2019
- Henriette and Nan (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) – March 9, 2019
- Terry Fink (Alex Moffat) – April 6, 2019
- What's Wrong with This Picture? (Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant) – May 18, 2019
2019–2020
- Chen Biao (Bowen Yang) – October 5, 2019
- Instructor Auditions (Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang, Cecily Strong, Heidi Gardner) – October 12, 2019
- Sisters and the Soldier (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett) – December 7, 2019
- Baby Yoda (Kyle Mooney) – December 14, 2019
- Sleepover Incident (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Heidi Gardner, Melissa Villaseñor, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman) – January 25, 2020
- Uncle Meme (John Mulaney, Pete Davidson) – February 29, 2020
- MasterClass Quarantine Edition (Chloe Fineman) – April 11, 2020
2020–2021
| Title | Premiere date | Main actor(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Puthie | October 3, 2020 | Ego Nwodim | An inappropriately-named middle-aged woman (Ego Nwodim) from the "Name Change Office" and "Boomers Got the Vax" sketches. |
| Dr. Wayne Wenowdis | October 10, 2020 | Kate McKinnon | Weekend Update's resident medical expert (Kate McKinnon) who always replies with "We know dis". The pieces end with McKinnon breaking character to address her anxieties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| The Dionne Warwick Talk Show | December 12, 2020 | Ego Nwodim, Punkie Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, Melissa Villaseñor, Pete Davidson, Lauren Holt | Dionne Warwick (Ego Nwodim) hosts a talk show while showing how out-of-touch she is with modern culture (e.g. pronouncing Billie Eilish as "Billie Eyelash" and being afraid of Machine Gun Kelly (Pete Davidson). |
| Quote Signs | February 13, 2021 | Aidy Bryant | A middle-aged woman receives decorative signs with quotes from her friends and family with progressively more offensive quotes. |
| Oops, You Did It Again | February 20, 2021 | Chloe Fineman | Britney Spears (Chloe Fineman) hosts a talk show in which she interviews guests that have been victims of cancel culture and gives them a chance to apologize for their prior incidents. |
| Pauline, a Weary Mother in Her Darkest Hour | May 8, 2021 | Ego Nwodim | A worn-out woman (Ego Nwodim) appears on Weekend Update to lament her experiences as a mother. |
2021–2022
| Title | Premiere date | Main actor(s) | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Angelo | October 16, 2021 | Aristotle Athari | "International singing sensation" Angelo (Aristotle Athari) performs at an exclusive venue, performing supposedly improvised songs from word prompts given by exasperated audience members. |
| TikTok | December 11, 2021 | Aidy Bryant | An unseen teenager scrolls through a series of eccentric videos on TikTok to avoid chores. |
| Trend Forecasters | January 29, 2022 | Aidy Bryant Bowen Yang | Two fashionable people (Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang) report data on which trends are what's in and what's out. |
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