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
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
Michael Che		 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.
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 would reprise 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 would frequently rant 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 would start innocently enough, but would quickly turn dangerous for Mr. Bill. Along with his dog, Spot, he would suffer 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

1977–1978

1978–1979

1979–1980

1980–1981

1981–1982

1982–1983

1983–1984

1984–1985

1985–1986

1986–1987

1987–1988

1988–1989

1989–1990

1990–1991

1991–1992

1992–1993

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

1995–1996

1996–1997

1997–1998

1998–1999

1999–2000
Main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1999–2000

2000–2001

2001–2002

2002–2003

2003–2004

2004–2005

2005–2006

2006–2007

2007–2008

2008–2009

2009–2010

2010–2011

2011–2012

2012–2013

2013–2014

2014–2015

2015–2016

2016–2017

2017–2018

2018–2019

2019–2020

References
  1. "Oh Noooooo! It's Mr. Bill's 20th Anniversary (1995)". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
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