List of Saturday Night Live guests

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George Carlin, the first person to host Saturday Night Live

Saturday Night Live (SNL) is a late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. It premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. The show usually satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics. SNL 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. While the format also features a musical guest, and a number of episodes have featured celebrity cameos, the focus of the show is the guest host.

George Carlin was the first to host the show, while Candice Bergen was the first woman to do so. Guests that host five times (or more) are considered "members" of the Five-Timers Club, introduced on the December 8, 1990, episode, when Tom Hanks became the seventh person to host their fifth episode.[1] There have been 42 episodes on which the show's host also served as the musical guest, with the most recent being Lizzo on April 16, 2022.[2] The first to pull double duty was Paul Simon on October 18, 1975.[3] The Rolling Stones are the only band to ever serve as both host and musical guest during the same episode, which aired October 7, 1978.[4]

List of Saturday Night Live hosts

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Main articles: Guests (A–D), (E–H), (I–L), (M–P), (Q–T), and (U–Z)

Saturday Night Live has featured a wide array of hosts and musical guests. George Carlin served as the show's first host in October 1975;[5] three episodes later, Candice Bergen became the first female host[6] and the first to host more than once.[7] Actor Alec Baldwin holds the record for most times hosting, having done so seventeen times since 1990; Baldwin took the record from actor Steve Martin who has hosted fifteen times since 1976.[8]

Several former cast members have returned to take on hosting duties. Original cast member Chevy Chase has hosted the most times, eight in total. Tina Fey follows behind, having hosted six times, while Bill Murray and Will Ferrell have hosted five times. On December 11, 1982, Eddie Murphy became the only person to host while still a member of the cast, filling the role at the last minute when the scheduled host (his 48 Hours co-star Nick Nolte) became ill.[9][10]

Musical guests can be solo acts or bands, who perform two to three musical numbers. Occasionally, the musical guest has also simultaneously served as the host. Paul Simon was the first example, hosting and performing on the second episode on October 18, 1975. As of November 7, 2020, Dave Grohl is the most frequent musical guest, performing on fourteen shows since 1992.[11][12]

In 1982, at age 7, Drew Barrymore became the youngest person to host the show. Betty White is the oldest person to host, having done so at 88 years of age in 2010.[13] Due to White's advanced age, Tina Fey, Molly Shannon, Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch and Amy Poehler were on standby to replace her as host or in sketches if she became fatigued, though White ultimately appeared through the whole show as planned.[14] In 2000, singer Britney Spears became the youngest person to both host and simultaneously serve as the show's musical guest, at 18 years and 161 days old.[15]

In addition to making cameo appearances, political figures have also hosted the show. Donald Trump, who hosted in 2004 (promoting the reality TV show The Apprentice) and again in 2015 as a presidential hopeful, is the only host who eventually became President of the United States. Al Gore hosted in 2002, the only former vice president to do so. Presidential candidates, either former, current, or future, have served as hosts: in addition to Trump and Gore, there was Ralph Nader (1977), Jesse Jackson and George McGovern (both 1984), Steve Forbes (1996), Rudy Giuliani (1997), John McCain (2002), and Al Sharpton (2003). Although not a host, Sarah Palin appeared on SNL in 2008 after weeks of Tina Fey doing impressions of her on the show. In more recent years, Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren have both appeared on the show during their presidential campaigns, in 2016 and 2020, respectively.

Five-Timers Club

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Actor Alec Baldwin is the show's most prolific host, fulfilling the role 17 times between 1990 and 2017.

The Five-Timers Club is the group of performers who have hosted SNL at least five times.[16][17][18][19] SNL's first mention of the Club occurred on December 8, 1990, when Tom Hanks mentioned that it was his fifth appearance as host in his monologue:

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Believe it or not, this is the fifth Saturday Night Live I have been lucky enough to host. Now, the first time you do the show, you can't believe you're here. You just can't believe it. Your head buzzes with excitement. The second time you do the show, it means you were funny enough to be asked back – and you're pushing a movie. The third time you do the show, the second time didn't go so well, and you have something to prove to yourself. The fourth time you do the show, you're just blatantly pushing a movie. But the fifth time you do the show is the most special time of all, because you get this [holds up a card] ...a membership card in the Five-Timers Club. Come with me... [walks off the stage] I'm gonna give you a chance to look in on one of the most exclusive clubs in the world.[20]

After Hanks delivered his monologue, the show segued to a sketch featuring Hanks, Steve Martin, Elliott Gould, and Paul Simon in the richly appointed private club.

The second time the Five-Timers Club was mentioned was when Danny DeVito was inducted in 1993. The club was mentioned again after the mark was reached by hosts John Goodman (1994), Alec Baldwin (1994), Christopher Walken (2001), Drew Barrymore (2007), Justin Timberlake (2013), Ben Affleck (2013), Scarlett Johansson (2017), Melissa McCarthy (2017), Dwayne Johnson (2017), Jonah Hill (2018), Paul Rudd (2021), and John Mulaney (2022).

Timberlake's fifth appearance as host on March 9, 2013, featured the reappearance of the richly appointed club. The sketch featured Paul Simon, Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Alec Baldwin, Tom Hanks, and Candice Bergen. There were portraits of John Goodman and Drew Barrymore in the Five-Timers Club's Hall of Portraits. When Melissa McCarthy hosted the show for the fifth time, Five-Timers Club member Steve Martin appeared in the goodnights to welcome her to the club. When Dwayne Johnson hosted the show for the fifth time, fellow five-timers Baldwin and Tom Hanks appeared in the monologue to welcome him to the club.

On November 3, 2018, the club is seen again as part of the monologue of actor/director Jonah Hill.[21] He is taken there by Five-Timer Tina Fey. Once in, he is greeted by Candice Bergen, and Drew Barrymore. Seeing no men in the club, Hill wonders if it's "Ladies Night". He is told by Fey that the other men "are not allowed in right now" because of presumed harassment problems.

The club has been spoofed by SNL itself. During her fourth appearance as host in April 2019, Emma Stone anticipated "Four-Timers Club" honors in her monologue.[citation needed]

The club was seen again on February 26, 2022, when John Mulaney hosted for the fifth time. In the sketch, Mulaney is greeted by Steve Martin, Candice Bergen, Tina Fey, and Paul Rudd, who was the last person to host for the fifth time, although his show was affected that time due to the rise of Omicron cases, which resulted in a reduced cast and no audience. The sketch also featured an appearance by Elliott Gould, which was his first appearance in 15 years on the show, along with a surprise appearance from Conan O'Brien, who appeared in the first Five Timers club sketch as a doorman when Tom Hanks hosted for his fifth time back in season 16.

Chevy Chase was the first former SNL cast member to both host the show and join the Five-Timers Club. This was subsequently done by Bill Murray, Tina Fey, and Will Ferrell.

The club was referenced by Fox Sports writer Peter Schrager as his basis for the "Favre Backup Club", a rundown of notable names who have held the spot behind NFL quarterback Brett Favre on the depth chart.[22]

The following people are members of the Five-Timers Club:

Name Total appearances
as host		 First appearance Fifth appearance Time to reach club Most recent hosting appearance
Buck Henry[1] 10 January 17, 1976 November 19, 1977 1 year, 306 days May 24, 1980
Steve Martin[23][1] 15 October 23, 1976 April 22, 1978 1 year, 181 days January 31, 2009
Elliott Gould[1] 6 January 10, 1976 February 16, 1980 4 years, 37 days November 15, 1980
Paul Simon 4[a] October 18, 1975 May 10, 1986 10 years, 204 days December 19, 1987
Chevy Chase[1] 8 February 18, 1978 December 6, 1986 8 years, 291 days February 15, 1997
Candice Bergen[1] 5 November 8, 1975 May 19, 1990 14 years, 192 days May 19, 1990
Tom Hanks[24][1] 10 December 14, 1985 December 8, 1990 4 years, 359 days April 11, 2020
Danny DeVito[1] 6 May 15, 1982 January 9, 1993 10 years, 239 days December 11, 1999
John Goodman[25][1] 13 December 2, 1989 May 7, 1994 4 years, 156 days December 14, 2013
Alec Baldwin[1] 17 April 21, 1990 December 10, 1994 4 years, 233 days February 11, 2017
Bill Murray[1] 5 March 7, 1981 February 20, 1999 17 years, 350 days February 20, 1999
Christopher Walken[26][1] 7 January 20, 1990 May 19, 2001 11 years, 119 days April 5, 2008
Drew Barrymore[1] 6 November 20, 1982 February 3, 2007 24 years, 75 days October 10, 2009
Justin Timberlake[1] 5 October 11, 2003 March 9, 2013 9 years, 149 days March 9, 2013
Ben Affleck[1] 5 February 19, 2000 May 18, 2013 13 years, 88 days May 18, 2013
Tina Fey[1] 6 February 23, 2008 December 19, 2015 7 years, 299 days May 19, 2018
Scarlett Johansson[1] 6 January 14, 2006 March 11, 2017 11 years, 56 days December 14, 2019
Melissa McCarthy[1] 5 October 1, 2011 May 13, 2017 5 years, 224 days May 13, 2017
Dwayne Johnson[1] 5 March 18, 2000 May 20, 2017 17 years, 63 days May 20, 2017
Jonah Hill[1] 5 March 15, 2008 November 3, 2018 10 years, 233 days November 3, 2018
Will Ferrell[1] 5 May 14, 2005 November 23, 2019 14 years, 193 days November 23, 2019
Paul Rudd[1] 5 November 15, 2008 December 18, 2021 13 years, 33 days December 18, 2021
John Mulaney[27][1] 5 April 14, 2018 February 26, 2022 3 years, 318 days February 26, 2022

a Simon has only guest-hosted four times but has been included in multiple Five-Timers Club sketches. The show credits him as co-host of the 100th episode.[citation needed]

See also

References

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