![]() ![]() Peepers, one of the great physical characters on the show.ĩ8. Better than most of Wiig’s characters.ĩ5: Chris Kattan: Such as Mango. Julia Sweeney: No, she didn’t spend “most of her time playing Pat,” and no, Pat wasn’t an awful character. Darrell Hammond: Another of those great utility players like Hartman and Hader.ħ6. Seth Meyers: I’d have to say he was the best Weekend Update host. I will occasionally say “I am a barfly” for the rest of my life.Ģ8. Jan Hooks: At the very least, switch her with Newman. ![]() Julia Louis-Dreyfus: Certainly went on to better things.ĥ1. Don Novello: One Weekend Update character vaults you into the top 50?Ĥ5. Laraine Newman: Just didn’t leave that much of an impression.Ĥ2. Good for him for doing some fine Weekend Update appearances and Stuart Smalley, but that’s not enough for the Top 20.Ģ4. But the original Franken-and-Davis sketches weren’t that great. Al Franken: Another one whose writing contributions would put him high on a list of important people. But he deserves a lot of blame for the awful 1994-95 season, where he, Farley and David Spade tried and failed to fill the Phil Hartman void while Chris Elliott, Janeane Garofalo and Mark McKinney were criminally underused.Ģ0. Sure, he had some good characters, some of them more subtle than you might think (remember the old married couple of him and Chris Farley). Kristen Wiig: Really talented, but my goodness, her recurring characters were grating.ġ7. Chevy Chase: Almost as good as he thought he was.ġ4. (Incidentally, that bit alone should’ve saved Noel Wells’ job. But strictly as a cast member, can she be ranked ahead of Carvey, Radner, Hartman, etc.? Probably not. ![]() She was also very good on Weekend Update and as Sarah Palin. No question she’s one of the most important people in SNL history. Tina Fey: If you combine writing and on-stage work, sure. I might re-order them a little - Carvey and Hartman up, Belushi and Myers slightly down - but that’s nit-picking.īut all lists get a few things wrong. I’m glad they gave Maya Rudolph (18) and Rachel Dratch (16) some respect, and it’s hard to argue against Chris Farley (15), Bill Hader (13), Will Ferrell (12), Dana Carvey (11), Gilda Radner (9), Amy Poehler (8), Phil Hartman (7), Bill Murray (6), Dan Aykroyd (5), Mike Myers (4), Eddie Murphy (2) or John Belushi (1). Every time I try to think of my ultimate SNL cast, I’m left with tough choices. Tim Kazurinsky (32) was a highlight of some otherwise dubious years. They also came up with some underrated people. (So does Pete Davidson, but at least it’s his first season.) And Aidy Bryant surely deserves better than being tossed in with “the New Kids” at 81-92. ( Kids in the Hall, in case you were wondering.) It’s curious that they don’t mention the eventual success of Nancy Walls, David Koechner and Laura Kightlinger, all lumped together at 105-110. They call Mark McKinney (104) a comedy star in his own right, though they forget to mention why. Randy Quaid (134) was caught in a disastrous season, as were Anthony Michael Hall (112), Janeane Garofalo (102) and Chris Elliott (103). Robert Downey Jr., now a proven commodity in comedy, drama and action films, ranks dead last at No. Some talented people just don’t get to show their best qualities on SNL. The best part of the list is that it’s relatively snark-free. Rolling Stone went to extremes, ranking nearly everyone who was ever in the cast. With the 40th anniversary celebration of Saturday Night Live coming up, we’re seeing a lot of listicles. ![]()
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