List of Saturday Night Live cast members

As of September 2019, the late-night live variety series Saturday Night Live (SNL) has featured 153 cast members. The ensemble was originally referred to as the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players."

The original cast (L to R): Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase

Complete list

The list below includes both repertory and featured players past and present, but omits SNL writers and others who were not listed as cast members during the show's credits. The dates given are those of the years they were part of the cast. The chart also shows whether the cast member has served as a guest host, appeared as the anchorperson of the "Weekend Update" segment (by any of its titles), or has been the subject of their own "Best of" home video collection. Many of the cast members were writers as well. "Middle group" performers are introduced after the main cast by the announcer saying "...with" and reading off these performers before ending with featured players.

Table
Performer Time on SNL No. of seasons Repertory Player Featured Player Middle Group "Weekend Update" Anchor Hosted Best of... Writer
Fred Armisen 2002–2013 11 Y Y Y
Dan Aykroyd 1975–1979 4 Y Y Y Y Y
Peter Aykroyd 1980 1 Y Y
Morwenna Banks 1995 1 Y
Vanessa Bayer 2010–2017 7 Y Y
Jim Belushi 1983–1985 2 Y Y
John Belushi 1975–1979 4 Y Y Y
Beck Bennett 2013–present 7 Y Y
Jim Breuer 1995–1998 3 Y
Paul Brittain 2010–2012 2 Y
A. Whitney Brown 1986–1991 6 Y Y
Aidy Bryant 2012–present 8 Y Y
Beth Cahill 1991–1992 1 Y
Dana Carvey 1986–1993 7 Y Y Y
Chevy Chase 1975–1976 2 Y Y Y Y Y
Michael Che 2014–present 6 Y Y Y Y
Ellen Cleghorne 1991–1995 4 Y Y
George Coe 1975 1 Y
Billy Crystal 1984–1985 1 Y Y Y Y
Jane Curtin 1975–1980 5 Y Y
Joan Cusack 1985–1986 1 Y
Pete Davidson 2014–present 6 Y Y
Tom Davis 1977–1980 3 Y Y
Mikey Day 2016–present 4 Y Y Y
Denny Dillon 1980–1981 1 Y
Jim Downey 1980 1 Y Y
Robert Downey Jr. 1985–1986 1 Y Y
Brian Doyle-Murray 1980
1981–1982		 2 Y Y Y Y
Rachel Dratch 1999–2006 7 Y Y
Robin Duke 1981–1984 4 Y Y
Nora Dunn 1985–1990 5 Y
Christine Ebersole 1981–1982 1 Y Y
Dean Edwards 2001–2003 2 Y
Abby Elliott 2008–2012 4 Y Y
Chris Elliott 1994–1995 1 Y
Jimmy Fallon 1998–2004 6 Y Y Y Y Y
Siobhan Fallon 1991–1992 1 Y
Chris Farley 1990–1995 5 Y Y Y Y
Will Ferrell 1995–2002 7 Y Y Y
Tina Fey 2000–2006 6 Y Y Y Y Y
Chloe Fineman 2019–present 1 Y
Will Forte 2002–2010 8 Y Y
Al Franken 1977–1980
1986
1988–1995		 11 Y Y
Heidi Gardner 2017–present 3 Y Y
Janeane Garofalo 1994–1995 1 Y
Ana Gasteyer 1996–2002 6 Y
Gilbert Gottfried 1980–1981 1 Y
Mary Gross 1981–1985 4 Y Y Y
Christopher Guest 1984–1985 1 Y Y Y
Bill Hader 2005–2013 8 Y Y Y
Anthony Michael Hall 1985–1986 1 Y
Brad Hall 1982–1984 2 Y Y
Rich Hall 1984–1985 1 Y Y
Darrell Hammond 1995–2009 14 Y
Phil Hartman 1986–1994 8 Y Y Y Y
Jan Hooks 1986–1991 5 Y
Yvonne Hudson 1980–1981 1 Y
Melanie Hutsell 1991–1994 3 Y Y Y
Victoria Jackson 1986–1992 6 Y
Leslie Jones 2014–2019 5 Y Y Y
Colin Jost 2014–present 7 Y Y Y Y
Chris Kattan 1996–2003 8 Y Y Y
Tim Kazurinsky 1981–1984 4 Y Y
Laura Kightlinger 1994–1995 1 Y Y
Taran Killam 2010–2016 6 Y Y
David Koechner 1995–1996 1 Y
Gary Kroeger 1982–1985 3 Y
Matthew Laurance 1980–1981 1 Y
Julia Louis-Dreyfus 1982–1985 3 Y Y
Jon Lovitz 1985–1990 5 Y Y Y
Norm Macdonald 1993–1998 5 Y Y Y Y Y
Gail Matthius 1980–1981 1 Y Y
Michael McKean 1994–1995 2 Y Y
Mark McKinney 1995–1997 3 Y
Kate McKinnon 2012–present 9 Y Y
Tim Meadows 1991–2000 10 Y Y Y Y
Laurie Metcalf 1981 1 Y
Seth Meyers 2001–2014 13 Y Y Y Y Y
John Milhiser 2013–2014 1 Y
Dennis Miller 1985–1991 6 Y Y Y
Jerry Minor 2000–2001 1 Y Y
Finesse Mitchell 2003–2006 3 Y Y
Alex Moffat 2016–present 4 Y Y
Jay Mohr 1993–1995 2 Y Y
Kyle Mooney 2013–present 7 Y Y
Tracy Morgan 1996–2003 7 Y Y Y
Garrett Morris 1975–1980 5 Y Y
Bobby Moynihan 2008–2017 9 Y Y
Eddie Murphy 1980–1984 4 Y Y Y Y Y
Bill Murray 1977–1980 4 Y Y Y Y
Mike Myers 1989–1995 7 Y Y Y Y Y
Kevin Nealon 1986–1995 9 Y Y Y Y
Laraine Newman 1975–1980 5 Y
Don Novello 1979–1980
1985–1986		 2 Y Y Y
Luke Null 2017–2018 1 Y
Ego Nwodim 2018–present 2 Y
Mike O'Brien 2013–2014 1 Y Y
Michael O'Donoghue 1975 1 Y Y
Cheri Oteri 1995–2000 5 Y Y
Chris Parnell 1998–2006 8 Y Y
Nasim Pedrad 2009–2014 5 Y Y
Jay Pharoah 2010–2016 6 Y Y
Joe Piscopo 1980–1984 4 Y Y
Amy Poehler 2001–2008 8 Y Y Y Y Y
Emily Prager 1981 1 Y
Randy Quaid 1985–1986 1 Y
Colin Quinn 1996–2000 5 Y Y Y Y
Gilda Radner 1975–1980 5 Y Y
Chris Redd 2017–present 3 Y Y
Jeff Richards 2001–2004 3 Y Y
Rob Riggle 2004–2005 1 Y
Ann Risley 1980–1981 1 Y
Tim Robinson 2012–2013 1 Y Y
Chris Rock 1990–1993 3 Y Y Y Y
Charles Rocket 1980–1981 1 Y Y
Tony Rosato 1981–1982 2 Y Y
Jon Rudnitsky 2015–2016 1 Y
Maya Rudolph 2000–2007 9 Y Y Y
Andy Samberg 2005–2012 7 Y Y Y Y
Adam Sandler 1991–1995 5 Y Y Y Y Y Y
Horatio Sanz 1998–2006 8 Y Y Y
Tom Schiller 1980 1 Y Y
Rob Schneider 1990–1994 4 Y Y Y Y
Paul Shaffer 1979–1980 1 Y Y
Molly Shannon 1995–2001 7 Y Y Y Y
Harry Shearer 1979–1980
1984–1985		 2 Y Y Y
Martin Short 1984–1985 1 Y Y Y
Sarah Silverman 1993–1994 1 Y Y Y
Jenny Slate 2009–2010 1 Y
Robert Smigel 1991–1993 2 Y Y
David Spade 1990–1996 6 Y Y Y Y Y Y
Pamela Stephenson 1984–1985 1 Y
Ben Stiller 1989 1 Y Y
Cecily Strong 2012–present 8 Y Y Y
Jason Sudeikis 2005–2013 9 Y Y Y
Julia Sweeney 1990–1994 4 Y Y
Terry Sweeney 1985–1986 1 Y Y
Kenan Thompson 2003–present 17 Y Y
Danitra Vance 1985–1986 1 Y
Melissa Villaseñor 2016–present 4 Y Y
Dan Vitale 1985–1986 1 Y
Nancy Walls 1995–1996 1 Y
Michaela Watkins 2008–2009 1 Y
Damon Wayans 1985–1986 1 Y Y
Patrick Weathers 1980–1981 1 Y
Noël Wells 2013–2014 1 Y
Brooks Wheelan 2013–2014 1 Y
Kristen Wiig 2005–2012 7 Y Y Y
Casey Wilson 2008–2009 2 Y
Fred Wolf 1996–1996 2 Y Y
Bowen Yang 2019–present 1 Y Y
Sasheer Zamata 2014–2017 4 Y Y
Alan Zweibel 1980 1 Y Y

Timeline

Lighter colors denote "featured players" versus repertory cast members.


Tenures

Longest tenures

Cast members with the longest tenures include:

PerformerNo. of seasonsYears on the showNotes
Kenan Thompson17[1]2003–presentThompson, born in 1978, is the first cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975 to have joined the show.
Darrell Hammond141995–2009Hired after a cast overhaul, he was the last cast member hired in the 1990s to leave the show, and the oldest cast member to leave the show (age 53 when he departed). At the time of his departure, he held the record for the longest tenure with the show, a record that lasted for eight years until broken by Thompson. In 2014, Hammond returned to the show as the announcer following the death of longtime announcer Don Pardo.
Seth Meyers132001–2014Meyers anchored Weekend Update from 2006 to 2014, making him the longest-serving Weekend Update anchor (breaking the records held by Dennis Miller and Tina Fey). He left the show to become the host of Late Night.
Fred Armisen112002–2013
Al Franken101977–1980; 1986 (one episode); 1988–1995Worked as a writer the first two seasons, and promoted to cast member in Season 3. He left the show in 1980, but returned when Lorne Michaels came back in 1985, regaining his writing and on-air featured status until 1995. Despite the long tenure, he was only credited for about 90 episodes. Franken later served as a United States Senator from Minnesota from 2009 until 2018.
Tim Meadows9½1991–2000Meadows joined the show in the second half of season 16, and left at the end of season 25. At the time of his departure, he held the record for the longest uninterrupted tenure as a cast member.

Shortest tenures

Two people have been publicly announced as having been hired to the cast, but never performed as cast members:

  • Catherine O'Hara, hired in 1981 but quit before ever appearing on air. She has subsequently hosted the show twice.
  • Shane Gillis was announced as a cast member in 2019, but the offer was withdrawn due to controversies surrounding his past use of racial slurs.[2]

One person was credited as a cast member but did not actually appear on the show as such.

  • Emily Prager was hired as part of Ebersol's temporary season six cast following the termination of Jean Doumanian. She was credited for one episode even though she did not appear on the show, as her skit was cut after dress rehearsal. She was not chosen for season seven of the show. Prager had worked as a writer on the show, and also made several appearances on the show, prior to being officially named as a member of the cast.

These cast members spent less than a full 20-episode season on the show.[3]

PerformerNo. of episodesNotes
George Coe1He was one of the original "Not-Ready-for-Primetime Players", because NBC wanted someone older in the cast. He was credited as a cast member for only the first episode, though he continued to make several uncredited appearances throughout the first season. He was later known for voicing the valet Woodhouse in the animated series Archer.
Laurie Metcalf1She was hired as part of Ebersol's temporary season six cast following the termination of Jean Doumanian, and appeared on-camera in a Weekend Update piece. When the show was put on hiatus for retooling, she was not chosen to return to the show for season seven.
Dan Vitale3Hired as an on-and-off featured player for season 11, he was only credited with appearing in three episodes throughout the season.
Morwenna Banks4She was hired as a repertory player for the last four episodes of season 20, but was let out of her contract as part of a major cast overhaul Lorne Michaels had planned for season 21.
Ben Stiller4Before becoming a cast member, he submitted a short film – a parody of the film The Color of Money – that was shown on the season 12 episode hosted by Charlton Heston. He was hired during season 14, but quit after four episodes due to creative differences. Despite this, he returned to host in 1998 and 2011 and later had a recurring role as Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's ex-lawyer.
Fred Wolf4He's been a writer since 1992. However, he became a featured player in near the end season 21 for the last four episodes, however, he only appeared and was credited for episodes 17, 18, and 20. His last episode was in the 3rd episode of the 22nd season. After that episode, he decided to leave the show for good.
Tom Schiller7One of the show writers who was upgraded to cast member status during season five, he left the show at the end of the season.
Patrick Weathers7Hired as a featured cast member for season six, he was fired along with many of Doumanian's cast.
Yvonne Hudson8She was a recurring extra during season five, and became the first black female cast member in season six. Like many of Doumanian's cast, she was fired mid-season.
Jim Downey9He was hired as one of many writers-turned-feature players in season five, and though he left the cast after the season, he returned to the show as a writer in the mid-1980s and has remained with it.
Matthew Laurance10Hired as a feature player during season six, he was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul.
Alan Zweibel11A writer for the show before joining the cast in season five, he left after the season finale.
Gilbert Gottfried12He joined the cast for season six and was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul.
Michael O'Donoghue12One of the original "Not Ready for Primetime Players" and the show's first head writer, he was dropped as a cast member after a few episodes. He remained with the show as a writer (leaving and returning twice) and occasional on-screen performer.
Ann Risley12She joined the cast for season six and was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul.
Charles Rocket12He joined the cast for season six and was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul, after having said "fuck" one episode prior.
Damon Wayans12Hired for season 11 as a featured player, he was fired mid-season for improvising on the air. He returned as a guest to perform stand-up comedy on season 11's last episode and hosted SNL in 1995.
Beth Cahill13She joined the show during season 17 as an off-and-on featured player. She did not return the following season, as she was fired along with castmate Siobhan Fallon.
Denny Dillon13She joined the cast for season six and was let go after the finale as part of the cast overhaul. She auditioned for the show's first season, but did not make the cut.
Gail Matthius13She joined the cast for season six and was let go after the season ended.
Paul Shaffer13After being the band's pianist for the first five seasons, he joined the cast during season five, but left after the finale. He hosted SNL in 1987, making him the only member of the house band to do so.
Janeane Garofalo14She joined the cast during season 20, but quit mid-season due to creative differences.
Michaela Watkins15She joined the show on the first episode after the 2008 United States presidential election, then was let go before the start of season 35.
Peter Aykroyd16He joined the show midway through season five, but left at the end of the season, after only 16 episodes.

Youngest cast members
PerformerAge when joined showTenure
Anthony Michael Hall17 years, 6 months1985–1986
Eddie Murphy19 years, 8 months1980–1984
Robert Downey Jr.20 years, 5 months1985–1986
Pete Davidson20 years, 10 months2014–present
Abby Elliott21 years, 5 months2008–2012
Julia Louis-Dreyfus21 years, 8 months1982–1985
Sarah Silverman22 years, 9 months1993–1994
Jay Pharoah22 years, 11 months2010–2016

Oldest cast members
PerformerAge when joined showTenure
Leslie Jones47 years2014–2019
George Coe46 years, 155 days1975
Michael McKean46 years, 147 days1994–1995
Darrell Hammond39 years old, 11 months1995–2009
Garrett Morris38 years, 8 months1975–1980
Phil Hartman38 years, 1 month1986–1994
Mike O'Brien37 years old2013–2014
Michaela Watkins36 years, 11 months2008–2009
Don Novello36 years, 10 months1979–1980; 1985–1986
Colin Quinn36 years, 9 months1996–2000

After 14 seasons, Hammond left as the show's oldest active cast member, ending his tenure at 53 years during his final season in 2009. Leslie Jones is the oldest female cast member to have left the show, having left at age 51.

President of the United States impressionists

Portraying the sitting President of the United States is considered "about as high [...] an honor that can be bestowed upon a cast member."[4]

Darrell Hammond had the longest tenure portraying a U.S. president, portraying Bill Clinton from 1995–2001, and George W. Bush during 2003. This makes him one of only three cast members to have portrayed two sitting presidents, with Joe Piscopo and Phil Hartman being the others.

There was a sketch featuring Chris Farley, David Spade, Chris Elliott, Adam Sandler, and Tim Meadows auditioning for the role of Clinton. There was also a gag in a 2001 sketch with Tracy Morgan filling in for Will Ferrell as George W. Bush.

The web short Presidential Reunion, released in 2010 and produced by Funny or Die, reunites six SNL cast members who have portrayed sitting presidents. The cast members span all the sitting presidents that have been portrayed on SNL up to 2010 with the exception of Ronald Reagan. Jim Carrey portrayed Ronald Reagan in the web short because two of the actors who had portrayed Reagan had died, and the remaining three had declined to appear in the reunion. Although he was never a cast member for SNL, Carrey did audition to be a cast member for the 1980–81 season and has hosted the show in May 1996 (he also twice hosted the show after the release of the web short).

George H. W. Bush grew fond of Dana Carvey's impersonation of him. Carvey was invited to headline a White House Christmas party in 1992, during the lame duck period after Bush had lost the elections.[5] Two years later, on October 22, 1994, when Carvey hosted the show for the first time, Bush appeared in pre-recorded videos in both the cold open, as well as the opening monologue critiquing Carvey's impersonation of him.[6][7]

Presidents are not usually portrayed on Saturday Night Live after they leave office. Exceptions are limited to the portrayal of president Richard Nixon who left office prior to the launch of the show in 1975. Dan Aykroyd portrayed Nixon from 1975–79, and Darrell Hammond portrayed Nixon on episode 12 of season 34.

Impersonation of Donald Trump
Main article: Saturday Night Live parodies of Donald Trump

Donald Trump, having been a public figure before being president, was portrayed by several cast members over the years. He was portrayed by Phil Hartman (1988–1990), Darrell Hammond (1999–2011, 2015–2016), Jason Sudeikis (2012) and Taran Killam (2015). Alec Baldwin started impersonating Trump as a guest during the 42nd season in late 2016, when Trump was the Republican nominee during the 2016 United States presidential elections. Baldwin continued with the guest impersonations of Trump after the elections when Trump was President-elect of the United States, as well as after Trump was sworn in as president. Baldwin continues to impersonate Trump as of season 45.

Alec Baldwin's impersonation of Donald Trump earned him an Emmy award in 2017, in spite of his public declaration that he "loathes the role." At the end of season 44, Baldwin publicly announced that he would cease impersonating Trump, but changed his mind prior to the beginning of season 45 after SNL executive producer Lorne Michaels convinced him to continue with the impersonation.[8][9] Traditionally, presidents do not comment on their portrayal by Saturday Night Live. However, Trump has criticized Baldwin's portrayal of him on multiple occasions. In response, Baldwin taunted Trump with statements such as "release your tax returns and I'll stop."[10]

Trump himself hosted the show on April 3, 2004 and November 7, 2015. Trump's hosting in 2015 occurred while he was a candidate for the Republican presidential nomination. On that episode, Trump praised Killam's and Hammond's portrayal of him.

Emmy Awards

The Primetime Emmy Awards are presented by the American Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. These are the cast members who won or were nominated for an Emmy for their work while in the cast.

Year Performer Category Result Ref.
1976 Chevy Chase Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Supporting Actor Won
1977 Nominated
John Belushi Nominated
Gilda Radner Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Supporting Actress Nominated
1978 Dan Aykroyd Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Supporting Actor Nominated
John Belushi Nominated
Jane Curtin Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Supporting Actress Nominated
Gilda Radner Won
1984 Eddie Murphy Performance in a Variety or Music Program Nominated
Joe Piscopo Nominated
1985 Billy Crystal Nominated
1986 Jon Lovitz Nominated
1987 Nominated
1989 Dana Carvey Nominated
1990 Nominated
1991 Nominated
1992 Nominated
1993 Won
1994 Phil Hartman Nominated
Mike Myers Nominated
2000 Molly Shannon Nominated
2001 Will Ferrell Nominated
2008 Amy Poehler Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2009 Nominated
Kristen Wiig Nominated
2010 Nominated
2011 Nominated
2012 Nominated
Bill Hader Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated
2013 Nominated
2014 Kate McKinnon Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
2015 Nominated
2016 Won
2017 Won [11]
Vanessa Bayer Nominated
Leslie Jones Nominated
Alec Baldwin Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Won
2018 Aidy Bryant Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated
Leslie Jones Nominated
Kate McKinnon Nominated
Kenan Thompson Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated

Returning to host

Several former SNL cast members have returned to host the show. The first former cast member to come back and host the show was Chevy Chase in February 1978. While the majority of cast members who also hosted the show were first cast members and then hosted after leaving the show, there have been two cast members who have hosted the show prior to joining the cast: Billy Crystal (he hosted the show twice during the ninth season prior to joining the cast in the tenth season) and Michael McKean (he hosted the show in the tenth season and joined the cast in the nineteenth season).

Eddie Murphy is the only cast member to have hosted the show while still a cast member. He also holds the distinction of having the longest gap between successive hosting of the show. There was a 35 year and 6 day gap between his second and third hosting of the show.

Adam Sandler and Dan Aykroyd tie the record of the longest gap between leaving the show as a cast member and returning as a host. Both hosted the show for the first time nine days shy of 24 years from last appearance as cast. However, both made appearances on the show during the gap. On the flip side, Kristen Wiig holds the record for having the shortest gap between leaving the show and returning to host. Wiig first hosted the show only 357 days (8 days shy of a year) after leaving the cast.[lower-alpha 2]

HostNumber of
episodes		First hostedLast hosted
Fred Armisen1 May 21, 2016
Dan Aykroyd1 May 17, 2003
Dana Carvey4October 22, 1994February 5, 2011
Chevy Chase8[12]February 18, 1978February 15, 1997
Billy Crystal2March 17, 1984May 12, 1984
Robert Downey Jr.1 November 16, 1996
Jimmy Fallon3December 17, 2011April 15, 2017
Chris Farley1 October 25, 1997
Will Ferrell5May 14, 2005November 23, 2019
Tina Fey6February 23, 2008May 19, 2018
Bill Hader2October 11, 2014March 17, 2018
Phil Hartman2March 23, 1996November 23, 1996
Julia Louis-Dreyfus3May 13, 2006April 16, 2016
Jon Lovitz1 November 8, 1997
Norm Macdonald1 October 23, 1999
Michael McKean1 November 3, 1984
Seth Meyers1 October 13, 2018
Tracy Morgan2March 14, 2009October 17, 2015
Eddie Murphy3December 11, 1982December 21, 2019
Bill Murray5March 7, 1981February 20, 1999
Mike Myers1 March 22, 1997
Don Novello2January 14, 1984May 12, 1984
Amy Poehler2September 25, 2010December 19, 2015
Chris Rock2November 2, 1996November 1, 2014
Maya Rudolph1 February 18, 2012
Andy Samberg1 May 17, 2014
Adam Sandler1 May 4, 2019
Paul Shaffer1 January 31, 1987
Molly Shannon1 May 12, 2007
Martin Short3December 6, 1986December 15, 2012
Sarah Silverman1 October 4, 2014
David Spade2November 7, 1998March 12, 2005
Ben Stiller2October 24, 1998October 8, 2011
Damon Wayans1 April 8, 1995
Kristen Wiig3May 11, 2013May 9, 2020

"SNL Curse"

Although SNL is best known as the launchpad for many successful careers, nine former cast members have died before the age of 60. This has given rise to a superstition known as the "Saturday Night Live Curse".[13][14][15]

Cast memberAgeDate of deathCause of death
John Belushi33March 5, 1982Belushi died of a drug overdose from a speedball injection (cocaine and heroin). His death led to the conviction of Cathy Smith for administering the fatal injection.
Gilda Radner42May 20, 1989Radner died from ovarian cancer. She was originally scheduled to host the season 13 finale, a first for a former female cast member. However, SNL was canceled due to a Writer's Guild of America (WGA) strike. Radner's health worsened the following year. Moments before the season 14 finale, news broke of Radner's death. In lieu of the opening monologue Steve Martin, visibly shaken, introduced a replay of the "Dancing in the Dark" sketch he and Radner had performed in a 1978 episode;[16] her ex-husband G. E. Smith performed a musical tribute to Radner with the SNL Band.
Danitra Vance40August 21, 1994Vance died of breast cancer, which had returned after a remission three years earlier.
Michael O'Donoghue54November 8, 1994O'Donoghue died from cerebral hemorrhage after suffering from severe chronic migraine headaches for most of his life. Bill Murray honored O'Donoghue's memory in an appearance on a season 20 episode[17] (hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker with musical guest R.E.M.) by replaying his sketch "Mr. Mike's Least Loved Bedtime Stories: The Soiled Kimono" from 1977.[18]
Chris Farley33December 18, 1997Similar to Belushi, Farley died of a drug overdose from a speedball. His death occurred less than two months after he came back to host SNL, which turned out to be his final television appearance.
Phil Hartman49May 28, 1998Hartman was murdered by his wife, Brynn, while he slept in his Encino, California, home. Before committing this crime, Brynn had allegedly consumed a combination of cocaine, alcohol, and the antidepressant drug Zoloft, and later killed herself. During SNL's 25th anniversary special in 1999, several of Hartman's peers honored his memory by replaying his sketch "Love is a Dream" from 1988.
Charles Rocket56October 7, 2005Rocket was found dead in his Canterbury, Connecticut, backyard. Local police concluded his death a suicide; Rocket had allegedly taken his own life by slashing his throat with a box cutter.
Tom Davis59July 19, 2012Davis died from head and neck cancer.
Jan Hooks57October 9, 2014Hooks died of throat cancer after a long illness.[19]
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See also

Notes
  1. Alec Baldwin performed the impersonation on a recurring guest basis, and not as a regular member of the cast.
  2. Eddie Murphy had a shorter gap between his last credited appearance as a cast member and his first post-cast member hosting. His gap was only 294 days, but because he hosted the show as a cast member, his first post-cast member hosting was not his first time hosting.

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