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comedy show has ebbed and flowed in its
popularity but many of its performers
have proved timeless welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 Saturday
Night Live cast members all right now
it’s the time in the show and I like to
give Denise a call and hang up on her
for this list we’re looking at the best
and most well-rounded performers from
the show’s history and are ranking them
solely on the work they did on the
studio 8h stage well this is some weird
wild stuff I did not know that but what
about these people
number 10 John Belushi blue she brought
a raw energy desu NL it’s hard to come
by every sketch he did he was able to
grab the audience’s attention and make
them laugh hysterically with his brazen
animated charm and often crude humor
even though he was only on the show for
a short time Belushi produced many
memorable characters and sketches
including the Olympia cafe samurai
Futaba and The Blues Brothers with his
friend Dan Aykroyd
[Music]
his charisma and brand of slapstick
hasn’t yet been recreated opening for
Jerry Vale was never like this
okay bear he could sit down we’ve all
seen the coat before fine really good
okay number nine Gilda Radner hi I’m
Gilda Radner and okay now Radner was the
first performer cast as one of Lorne
Michaels and nog Yule group of
not-ready-for-prime-time players and
it’s easy to see why Michaels would want
her I know the facts of life you know I
got an A in health she was genuinely
funny and brought her characters like
Roseanne Roseannadanna to life Roseanne
Roseannadanna last Thursday I quit
smoking now I’m depressed I gained
weight my face broke out I’m nauseous
I’m constipated my feet swelled my gums
are bleeding my sinuses are clogged I
got heartburn I’m cranky and I have gas
winning an Emmy Award for her work on
the show Radner helped pioneer the
celebrity impressions that have made SNL
what it is today
by lampooning legends like Patti Smith
[Music]
Lucille Ball and Barbara Walters or
should we say baba wawa to an actual
living weapon number eight Dana Carvey
if people don’t quit now do it now is
this the way we’re gonna play the game
here are you guys gonna keep asking
these after 9 questions till you see
some dirty pictures is that that’s why
as a performer Carvey could turn on the
wow factor
n was instrumental in renewing SNL
status as must-see TV man who who has a
friend who is rich man that’s what
Clarence said by golly he was right when
the show was struggling he was a breath
of fresh air with characters like Garth
of Wayne’s World Fame James Bond gonna
spy on the Guatemalans Hans and Franz
I’m sure Arnold is not threatened and
the church lady could it be but Dana was
not a one-trick pony he did spot-on
impressions of just about anyone
including both George Bush Senior and
Ross Perot which resulted in an
interesting three-way debate with Phil
Hartman as Clinton and the expansion of
SNL’s political satire let me just sum
up on track stay the course thousand
points of light
stay the course number seven
dan aykroyd yes our records were lost
when the craft which brought us from
France plunged into Lake Michigan we
crawled from the bottom of the lake and
lived by night for years our remaining
proto caps Aykroyd was a Renaissance man
on SNL’s first four seasons some of all
moves into you I wouldn’t think the
human body would be capable a little bit
like that there were terrific really
intense intelligent and irreverent he
was the youngest cast member of his era
but also the most well-rounded he could
write perfect characters and perform
them flawlessly in addition to inventing
bizarre but hilarious standalone
sketches yes fish eaters the days of
troublesome scaling cutting and gutting
are over because super bass-o-matic 76
is the tool that lets you use the whole
bass with no fish waste without scaling
cutting or gutting among his many
contributions to the show were the Blues
Brothers with his friend Belushi the
Coneheads I am a driving instructor for
moon and what do you folks come from
France and two wild and crazy guys we
are as well as his time behind the
Weekend Update desk jam you ignorant
slut but who can forget his Julia Child
cut the Dickens out of my finger
number six Phil Hartman you don’t know
what sense it is Junior sense it is
getting dropped by Columbia because
Mitch Miller doesn’t like the way your
career is going it’s having million
dollar pipes and nowhere to play him am
i right Steve and Eydie
known as the glue Hartman was the kind
of performer that always did more than
was expected of him
[Music]
with the smoothest voice and a cache of
impressions in his repertoire he seemed
more mature than his contemporaries
however he was often undervalued for his
contributions tonight I’m gonna let
myself shine through yes
[Music]
I wouldn’t do that Bell okay even so
it’s easy to see that his support often
saved a sketch in addition to excelling
in his own skits and portraying more
than 70 characters over eight seasons he
always helped his fellow castmates BOTS
let number one what is your idea of the
perfect date first of all I would push
you to the ground he on your chanting
house on fire house on fire pulled it
out put it out
and his Bill Clinton was spot on sir
we’ve only been jogging for three blocks
Judy I’m gonna go out on a limb here and
say maybe you’re still a little too
nervous I’m just kidding
number five Kristen Wiig you know you
could come back another time
I’m fine since I can’t come back another
time because I’m too busy
just kidding I’m not busy busy I just
kidding I am but I can leave time for
you just kidding on how to make time
just kidding but I know how to make pies
just kidding a donut just kidding I do
and I’ll make one right now proofing
herself is one of the most vital female
performers in the show’s history week
was a versatile try anything once kind
of gal that’s it
[Music]
sometimes glamorous sometimes
over-the-top and often awkward roles
like the female a-hole and dooney’s
showed her range she had a knack for
annoying absurd characters like Penelope
well that cat was like a child to her
account was my child I was pregnant with
my cat Gilly and the target lady what
that’s impossible I’m but she was also
capable of celebrity impressions too
numerous to name listen my sweet
theories I’m gonna say something that I
have never said before and it is not I
love the smell of a man it was easy to
see that her cast mates enjoyed working
with her too as evidenced by recurring
skits like Garth and kept one number for
Mike Myers
[Music]
[Applause]
he was the kind of guys just wanted to
hang out with I’m hypoglycemic and
hyperactive I’m a hyper hypo that’s why
I wear a helmet whether he was
portraying metalhead Wayne Campbell
alongside Dana Carvey Garth I’m sorry I
know it’s her mom but I’m afraid she’s a
babe shwayne or the copy talk lady Linda
Richmond welcome to coffee talk I’m your
host Linda Richmond or Simon the little
boy who draws in the tub okay this is a
jury of my daddy at the roulette table
look he’s crying he’s shouting for
people to give him more credit
Myers exuded a crazy fun attitude but
some of his best work came when he
played against his goofy nature as
Deiters sprocket the no-nonsense
talk-show host from West Germany yes the
time on sprocket family does
[Music]
creative adaptable and skilled at
accents Myers was a definite asset to
the early 90s SNL cast number three
Eddie Murphy would you be mine could you
be back after joining the show once the
original cast members moved on to
greener pastures Murphy had big shoes to
fill and he did it with a smile on his
face a spring in his step and a load of
impressions in his Arsenal his antics
brought fewer sketches like Gumby I’m
Gumby babbit mr. Robinson oh look an
eviction notice and buckwheat a
character so popular Murphy requested he
be killed so he could play other roles
buckwheat was very today and the entire
world whore the lone bright spot in the
show’s Dark Ages
Murphy reinvigorated SNL by cultivating
his brand of wacky high-energy humor
[Music]
number 2 Chris Farley you kids are
probably asking yourselves with farley
viewers never knew what to expect sure
his behavior was often erotic because of
his drug use but there was something
remarkably funny and dare we say
touching about his character sketches
that’s very and the other song and the
song goes and in the end the love you
take is equal to the love you make me
remember that yes is that true trying to
bring the same quality of work to the
screen as his idol John Belushi Farley
was willing to go anywhere and do
anything for a laugh you’re drinking
Columbian decaf coffee crystals
[Music]
what you son-of-a-bitch whether he was
caricaturing himself as a horrible
interviewer on his fictitious talk show
playing an aspiring Chippendales dancer
or a sassy lunch lady Farley was one of
a kind yeah everybody gets enough food
down here in the magical before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions well folks if you
love seeing huge people in suits with
thousands of buttons you’re in the right
place this is the sound a doggie makes
mr. Connery move No
well that’s the sound your mother made
last night this is the word it’s the
word anyway the bounce there’s a
king-sized lesbian who looks like Phil
Jackson and the password is Scotty
[Laughter]
number one will ferrel when a
professional gets his mitts on a song
that’s what it really takes off from day
one it was clear will was there to
dominate
[Laughter]
[Applause]
it was hot after a slew of popular cast
members left or were fired in the early
90s Farrell arrived with many other new
faces to shake things up and shake them
up he did Nelson Reilly I am NOT alone
in thinking that you make Gandhi look
like a child pornographer his versatile
average Joe looks and attitude allowed
him to play any character they threw his
way from george w bush making the tough
decisions 24/7 that’s 24 hours a week to
Alex Trebek come on that was way out of
line to steve butabi
plus his all-or-nothing approach to
performing earned him many fans and
solidified his place as the most cowbell
worthy SNL star ever
[Music]
do you agree with our list
which SNL performer was your favorite
yeah farted jealous for more comedic top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
series that reef eacher some of our
biggest and best videos that you may
have missed this late-night sketch
comedy show has ebbed and flowed in its
popularity but many of its performers
have proved timeless welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 Saturday
Night Live cast members all right now
it’s the time in the show and I like to
give Denise a call and hang up on her
for this list we’re looking at the best
and most well-rounded performers from
the show’s history and are ranking them
solely on the work they did on the
studio 8h stage well this is some weird
wild stuff I did not know that but what
about these people
number 10 John Belushi blue she brought
a raw energy desu NL it’s hard to come
by every sketch he did he was able to
grab the audience’s attention and make
them laugh hysterically with his brazen
animated charm and often crude humor
even though he was only on the show for
a short time Belushi produced many
memorable characters and sketches
including the Olympia cafe samurai
Futaba and The Blues Brothers with his
friend Dan Aykroyd
[Music]
his charisma and brand of slapstick
hasn’t yet been recreated opening for
Jerry Vale was never like this
okay bear he could sit down we’ve all
seen the coat before fine really good
okay number nine Gilda Radner hi I’m
Gilda Radner and okay now Radner was the
first performer cast as one of Lorne
Michaels and nog Yule group of
not-ready-for-prime-time players and
it’s easy to see why Michaels would want
her I know the facts of life you know I
got an A in health she was genuinely
funny and brought her characters like
Roseanne Roseannadanna to life Roseanne
Roseannadanna last Thursday I quit
smoking now I’m depressed I gained
weight my face broke out I’m nauseous
I’m constipated my feet swelled my gums
are bleeding my sinuses are clogged I
got heartburn I’m cranky and I have gas
winning an Emmy Award for her work on
the show Radner helped pioneer the
celebrity impressions that have made SNL
what it is today
by lampooning legends like Patti Smith
[Music]
Lucille Ball and Barbara Walters or
should we say baba wawa to an actual
living weapon number eight Dana Carvey
if people don’t quit now do it now is
this the way we’re gonna play the game
here are you guys gonna keep asking
these after 9 questions till you see
some dirty pictures is that that’s why
as a performer Carvey could turn on the
wow factor
n was instrumental in renewing SNL
status as must-see TV man who who has a
friend who is rich man that’s what
Clarence said by golly he was right when
the show was struggling he was a breath
of fresh air with characters like Garth
of Wayne’s World Fame James Bond gonna
spy on the Guatemalans Hans and Franz
I’m sure Arnold is not threatened and
the church lady could it be but Dana was
not a one-trick pony he did spot-on
impressions of just about anyone
including both George Bush Senior and
Ross Perot which resulted in an
interesting three-way debate with Phil
Hartman as Clinton and the expansion of
SNL’s political satire let me just sum
up on track stay the course thousand
points of light
stay the course number seven
dan aykroyd yes our records were lost
when the craft which brought us from
France plunged into Lake Michigan we
crawled from the bottom of the lake and
lived by night for years our remaining
proto caps Aykroyd was a Renaissance man
on SNL’s first four seasons some of all
moves into you I wouldn’t think the
human body would be capable a little bit
like that there were terrific really
intense intelligent and irreverent he
was the youngest cast member of his era
but also the most well-rounded he could
write perfect characters and perform
them flawlessly in addition to inventing
bizarre but hilarious standalone
sketches yes fish eaters the days of
troublesome scaling cutting and gutting
are over because super bass-o-matic 76
is the tool that lets you use the whole
bass with no fish waste without scaling
cutting or gutting among his many
contributions to the show were the Blues
Brothers with his friend Belushi the
Coneheads I am a driving instructor for
moon and what do you folks come from
France and two wild and crazy guys we
are as well as his time behind the
Weekend Update desk jam you ignorant
slut but who can forget his Julia Child
cut the Dickens out of my finger
number six Phil Hartman you don’t know
what sense it is Junior sense it is
getting dropped by Columbia because
Mitch Miller doesn’t like the way your
career is going it’s having million
dollar pipes and nowhere to play him am
i right Steve and Eydie
known as the glue Hartman was the kind
of performer that always did more than
was expected of him
[Music]
with the smoothest voice and a cache of
impressions in his repertoire he seemed
more mature than his contemporaries
however he was often undervalued for his
contributions tonight I’m gonna let
myself shine through yes
[Music]
I wouldn’t do that Bell okay even so
it’s easy to see that his support often
saved a sketch in addition to excelling
in his own skits and portraying more
than 70 characters over eight seasons he
always helped his fellow castmates BOTS
let number one what is your idea of the
perfect date first of all I would push
you to the ground he on your chanting
house on fire house on fire pulled it
out put it out
and his Bill Clinton was spot on sir
we’ve only been jogging for three blocks
Judy I’m gonna go out on a limb here and
say maybe you’re still a little too
nervous I’m just kidding
number five Kristen Wiig you know you
could come back another time
I’m fine since I can’t come back another
time because I’m too busy
just kidding I’m not busy busy I just
kidding I am but I can leave time for
you just kidding on how to make time
just kidding but I know how to make pies
just kidding a donut just kidding I do
and I’ll make one right now proofing
herself is one of the most vital female
performers in the show’s history week
was a versatile try anything once kind
of gal that’s it
[Music]
sometimes glamorous sometimes
over-the-top and often awkward roles
like the female a-hole and dooney’s
showed her range she had a knack for
annoying absurd characters like Penelope
well that cat was like a child to her
account was my child I was pregnant with
my cat Gilly and the target lady what
that’s impossible I’m but she was also
capable of celebrity impressions too
numerous to name listen my sweet
theories I’m gonna say something that I
have never said before and it is not I
love the smell of a man it was easy to
see that her cast mates enjoyed working
with her too as evidenced by recurring
skits like Garth and kept one number for
Mike Myers
[Music]
[Applause]
he was the kind of guys just wanted to
hang out with I’m hypoglycemic and
hyperactive I’m a hyper hypo that’s why
I wear a helmet whether he was
portraying metalhead Wayne Campbell
alongside Dana Carvey Garth I’m sorry I
know it’s her mom but I’m afraid she’s a
babe shwayne or the copy talk lady Linda
Richmond welcome to coffee talk I’m your
host Linda Richmond or Simon the little
boy who draws in the tub okay this is a
jury of my daddy at the roulette table
look he’s crying he’s shouting for
people to give him more credit
Myers exuded a crazy fun attitude but
some of his best work came when he
played against his goofy nature as
Deiters sprocket the no-nonsense
talk-show host from West Germany yes the
time on sprocket family does
[Music]
creative adaptable and skilled at
accents Myers was a definite asset to
the early 90s SNL cast number three
Eddie Murphy would you be mine could you
be back after joining the show once the
original cast members moved on to
greener pastures Murphy had big shoes to
fill and he did it with a smile on his
face a spring in his step and a load of
impressions in his Arsenal his antics
brought fewer sketches like Gumby I’m
Gumby babbit mr. Robinson oh look an
eviction notice and buckwheat a
character so popular Murphy requested he
be killed so he could play other roles
buckwheat was very today and the entire
world whore the lone bright spot in the
show’s Dark Ages
Murphy reinvigorated SNL by cultivating
his brand of wacky high-energy humor
[Music]
number 2 Chris Farley you kids are
probably asking yourselves with farley
viewers never knew what to expect sure
his behavior was often erotic because of
his drug use but there was something
remarkably funny and dare we say
touching about his character sketches
that’s very and the other song and the
song goes and in the end the love you
take is equal to the love you make me
remember that yes is that true trying to
bring the same quality of work to the
screen as his idol John Belushi Farley
was willing to go anywhere and do
anything for a laugh you’re drinking
Columbian decaf coffee crystals
[Music]
what you son-of-a-bitch whether he was
caricaturing himself as a horrible
interviewer on his fictitious talk show
playing an aspiring Chippendales dancer
or a sassy lunch lady Farley was one of
a kind yeah everybody gets enough food
down here in the magical before we
unveil our number one pick here are a
few honorable mentions well folks if you
love seeing huge people in suits with
thousands of buttons you’re in the right
place this is the sound a doggie makes
mr. Connery move No
well that’s the sound your mother made
last night this is the word it’s the
word anyway the bounce there’s a
king-sized lesbian who looks like Phil
Jackson and the password is Scotty
[Laughter]
number one will ferrel when a
professional gets his mitts on a song
that’s what it really takes off from day
one it was clear will was there to
dominate
[Laughter]
[Applause]
it was hot after a slew of popular cast
members left or were fired in the early
90s Farrell arrived with many other new
faces to shake things up and shake them
up he did Nelson Reilly I am NOT alone
in thinking that you make Gandhi look
like a child pornographer his versatile
average Joe looks and attitude allowed
him to play any character they threw his
way from george w bush making the tough
decisions 24/7 that’s 24 hours a week to
Alex Trebek come on that was way out of
line to steve butabi
plus his all-or-nothing approach to
performing earned him many fans and
solidified his place as the most cowbell
worthy SNL star ever
[Music]
do you agree with our list
which SNL performer was your favorite
yeah farted jealous for more comedic top
10s published every day be sure to
subscribe to watchmojo.com do you agree
with our picks check out these other
great clips from WatchMojo and subscribe
for new videos every day
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