Top 10 SNL cast members of all time.
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I get Wiig and McKinnon confused. Which one played the lady with tiny hands in the Will Ferrell Lawrence Welk skit. I think she's the funnier.
Here's a trio from the BEST season of SNL, ever! I think I was a sophomore or junior in high school. It was hilarious from the very first sketch:
Larry David is at the table at the very beginning of this classic where Eddie Murphy is the host reprising his role as Gumby!
That's my favorite.
Edit - Nice to see where Christopher Guest got the inspiration for his Corky St. Clair character in Waiting For Guffman.
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I was in 7th grade when this one came out. I remember talking about it on Monday morning at school.
Man, I remember seeing this live and I was in fvcking tears with laughter! With Chris Guest as the choreographer! He used that character in other films. But, Martin Short spazzing-out at the edge of the pool had me coughing from laughing so hard. My dad, who was born in 1940, was a tough one to crack and make laugh. He happened to be awake and was watching it and was laughing out loud.
This is in my top 5 of all time. This always makes me bust-out:
That's the best kind of memory, isn't it? I remember my mom and dad pissing their pants at Porky's during the Kim Catrell scene and me laughing at them laughing. The only other time my dad really laughed hard was Benny Hill and the MASH Air Raid scene.
Nathan Thurm is one of the best characters ever created. Timelessly hilarious.
Hartman
Farley
Wiig
McKinnon
Ferrel
Belushi
Hader
Murray
Bryant
Sandler
Bryant
Honorable mention: Norm
And Martin Short sucks
Farley
Wiig
McKinnon
Ferrel
Belushi
Hader
Murray
Bryant
Sandler
Bryant
Honorable mention: Norm
And Martin Short sucks
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I would put Tim Meadows at the top of any underutilized SNL members list. The guy is hilarious, but I feel like SNL did a poor job of utilizing him.
While she's not going to make any top 10 lists, I think Jen Hooks is probably right at about 16-20 in mostly everyone's list. She was incredibly consistent and had a lot of funny stuff. I see a lot of her in some of the current ones.
My dad LOVED Porky's. And, the "air raid" scene when Frank Burns falls into the foxhole filled with water?
I would rank Dana Carvey #1.
He didn't make everyone's list here, so I guess there are many who don't appreciate his humor, but he is IMO the most talented comedian in SNL history, especially when it comes to impersonations.
If you have Chris Farley or Will Ferrell on your list and not Dana Carvey, that's just personal preference for humor and not terribly objective regarding comedic talent. Farley basically always played various versions of the same fat, obnoxious character, and Ferrell basically always played various versions of the same skinny, clueless character with odd accents. A lot people find that funny every time. Nothing wrong with that. Made them movie stars and gazillionaires.
Especially when looking at only material on SNL, D.C. is among the elite.
He didn't make everyone's list here, so I guess there are many who don't appreciate his humor, but he is IMO the most talented comedian in SNL history, especially when it comes to impersonations.
If you have Chris Farley or Will Ferrell on your list and not Dana Carvey, that's just personal preference for humor and not terribly objective regarding comedic talent. Farley basically always played various versions of the same fat, obnoxious character, and Ferrell basically always played various versions of the same skinny, clueless character with odd accents. A lot people find that funny every time. Nothing wrong with that. Made them movie stars and gazillionaires.
Especially when looking at only material on SNL, D.C. is among the elite.
In case others aren't aware.... The Peacock streaming service has ALL the SNL episodes to watch for free. Has a few commercials and don't get to watch the musical guests.
I started with 1990 to see when Farley first started with small appearances.
Dana Carvey is hilarious with his Bush impressions.
Weekend update with Dennis Miller is awesome. It's fun to see what the news was in the early 90s.
Not a fan on Kevin Nealon doing Weekend update. A step down from Dennis Miller.
Check out SNL on Peacock. It's my new "I can't decide what to watch" show
I started with 1990 to see when Farley first started with small appearances.
Dana Carvey is hilarious with his Bush impressions.
Weekend update with Dennis Miller is awesome. It's fun to see what the news was in the early 90s.
Not a fan on Kevin Nealon doing Weekend update. A step down from Dennis Miller.
Check out SNL on Peacock. It's my new "I can't decide what to watch" show
One that hasn't been mentioned (I think) who was really great was Jan Hooks RIP.
Haven’t watched since the Billy Crystal/Martin Short years. Watched pretty much every year from Season 2 until then (KWWL, the NBC station we got in Cedar Rapids, did not show the first season of SNL for some reason. Ticked me off because I was into comedy at that time, and wanted to see this new show.).
Even the “bad” season had its moments (“My name is VicKEE, and this is my friend, DeBEE” bits, and Joe Piscopo).
SCTV was better, though.
Even the “bad” season had its moments (“My name is VicKEE, and this is my friend, DeBEE” bits, and Joe Piscopo).
SCTV was better, though.
He wasn't great on SNL. He was good, but not great. A better movie actor than live performer.
Perhaps the greatest line you can use with your family stealing their food.
I think you just need to go with who makes you laugh the most. Farley was not high-minded comedy but the clips of him I linked still make me laugh like when I saw them for the first time 30 years ago
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