List of Saturday Night Live cast members

Fred Armisen

2002

2013

11

Y

Y

Y

Aristotle Athari

2021

2022

1

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

2021

8

Y

Y

Tommy Brennan

2025

present

1

Y

Jim Breuer

1995

1998

3

Y

Paul Brittain

2010

2012

2

Y

A. Whitney Brown

1986

1991

6

Y

Y

Aidy Bryant

2012

2022

10

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

12

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

Jeremy Culhane

2025

present

1

Y

Joan Cusack

1985

1986

1

Y

Pete Davidson

2014

2022

8

Y

Y

Y

Tom Davis

1979

1980

1

Y

Y

Mikey Day

2016

present

10

Y

Y

Y

Denny Dillon

1980

1981

1

Y

Andrew Dismukes

2020

present

6

Y

Y

Y

Jim Downey

1980

1

Y

Y

Robert Downey Jr.

1985

1986

1

Y

Y

Brian Doyle-Murray

1980

2

Y

Y

Y

Y

1981

1982

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

7

Y

Y

Will Forte

2002

2010

8

Y

Y

Y

Al Franken

1979

1980

8

Y

Y

1986

1988

1995

Heidi Gardner

2017

2025

8

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

Marcello Hernández

2022

present

4

Y

Y

Lauren Holt

2020

2021

1

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

James Austin Johnson

2021

present

5

Y

Y

Punkie Johnson

2020

2024

4

Y

Y

Leslie Jones

2014

2019

5

Y

Y

Y

Colin Jost

2014

present

13

Y

Y

Y

Y

Chris Kattan

1996

2003

8

Y

Y

Y

Tim Kazurinsky

1981

1984

4

Y

Y

Molly Kearney

2022

2024

2

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

Michael Longfellow

2022

2025

3

Y

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

Ben Marshall

2025

present

1

Y

Y

Gail Matthius

1980

1981

1

Y

Y

Michael McKean

1994

1995

2

Y

Y

Mark McKinney

1995

1997

3

Y

Y

Kate McKinnon

2012

2022

11

Y

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

Jerry Minor

2000

2001

1

Y

Y

Finesse Mitchell

2003

2006

3

Y

Y

Alex Moffat

2016

2022

6

Y

Y

Jay Mohr

1993

1995

2

Y

Y

Kyle Mooney

2013

2022

9

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

2

Y

Y

Y

1985

1986

Luke Null

2017

2018

1

Y

Ego Nwodim

2018

2025

7

Y

Y

Mike O'Brien

2013

2014

1

Y

Y

Michael O'Donoghue

1975

1

Y

Y

Cheri Oteri

1995

2000

5

Y

Y

Ashley Padilla

2024

present

2

Y

Chris Parnell

1998

2006

8

Y

Y

Kam Patterson

2025

present

1

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

2022

5

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

2

Y

Y

Y

1984

1985

Sarah Sherman

2021

present

5

Y

Y

Martin Short

1984

1985

1

Y

Y

Y

Sarah Silverman

1993

1994

1

Y

Y

Y

Jenny Slate

2009

2010

1

Y

Veronika Slowikowska

2025

present

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

Y

Cecily Strong

2012

2022

11

Y

Y

Y

Jason Sudeikis

2005

2013

9

Y

Y

Y

Y

Julia Sweeney

1990

1994

4

Y

Y

Terry Sweeney

1985

1986

1

Y

Y

Kenan Thompson

2003

present

23

Y

Y

Chloe Troast

2023

2024

1

Y

Danitra Vance

1985

1986

1

Y

Melissa Villaseñor

2016

2022

6

Y

Y

Dan Vitale

1985

1986

1

Y

Devon Walker

2022

2025

3

Y

Y

Nancy Walls

1995

1996

1

Y

Emil Wakim

2024

2025

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

Jane Wickline

2024

present

2

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

7

Y

Y

Y

Sasheer Zamata

2014

2017

4

Y

Y

Alan Zweibel

1980

1

Y

Y

Kenan Thompson

23

2003

present

Promoted to repertory player in his third season on the show.

Darrell Hammond

14

1995

2009

At the time of his departure, Hammond had the longest tenure as a cast member on the show. In 2014, Hammond returned to the show as the announcer following the death of longtime announcer Don Pardo.

Seth Meyers

12 ½

2001

2014

Meyers anchored Weekend Update from 2006 to 2014. At the time of his departure, he was the longest-serving Weekend Update anchor, however, he has been surpassed by current co-anchor Colin Jost. Jost's co-anchor Michael Che also surpassed Meyers (but not Jost, who currently holds the record). He left the show to become the host of Late Night. Meyers also served as head writer for 9 seasons.

Colin Jost

12 ½

2014

present

Jost has been a writer at SNL since 2005, and has been anchoring Weekend Update since 2014. He had also been a head writer for the show from 2012 to 2015, and again from 2017 until 2022.

Michael Che

12

2014

present

Che has been a writer for SNL since 2013, and started anchoring Weekend Update a year later. Che and Jost are the show's longest running Weekend Update anchors, and serving as co-head writers together from 2017 until 2022.

Fred Armisen

11

2002

2013

Promoted to repertory player in his third season on the show.

Cecily Strong

10 ½

2012

2022

Kate McKinnon

10 ½

2012

2022

McKinnon has stated in an interview that she was planning to leave the show in 2020, but instead remained for two more years due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Aidy Bryant

10

2012

2022

In an interview, Bryant said that she planned to leave at the end of the show's 45th season in 2020, but ended up postponing her departure by two years, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Mikey Day

10

2016

present

Day initially joined the show as a writer in 2013. He was promoted to the cast as a featured player in 2016, and was promoted to repertory status in 2018.

Tim Meadows

9½

1991

2000

At the time of his departure, Meadows had the longest tenure as a cast member on the show.

George Coe(1975)

1

He 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.

Tom Schiller(1980)

1

One of the show writers and resident filmmakers who was made a featured player for only one episode: the April 19, 1980 show in season five. He left the show at the end of the season. He made several short films during his time at the show, including some after his brief time in the cast, and made several short films between seasons 14 and 19.

Alan Zweibel(1980)

1

A writer for the show who, along with Tom Schiller, was credited as a featured player for only the April 19, 1980 episode in season five. He left the show as a writer after the season finale.

Laurie Metcalf(1981)

1

She 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.

Emily Prager(1981)

1

She was hired as part of Ebersol's temporary season six cast following the termination of Jean Doumanian. Although she did not appear in the single episode for which she was credited as a featured player, she had appeared uncredited in five previous episodes, between 1977 and 1981. When the show was put on hiatus for retooling, she was not chosen to return to the show for season seven.

Dan Vitale(1985–1986)

2

Hired as an on-and-off featured player for season 11, he was only credited with appearing in two episodes throughout the season but appeared uncredited in a few more.

Michael O'Donoghue(1975)

3

One of the original "Not Ready for Primetime Players" and the show's first head writer. He was only credited as a cast member for the first, third, and fourth episode before being removed. He remained with the show as a writer (leaving and returning twice). He was only officially a cast member for three episodes, though he would continue as an occasional on-screen performer, often billed as a special guest in the opening credits as "impressionist Michael O'Donoghue" or as his alter ego "Mr. Mike."

Jim Downey(1980)

3

He was one of many writers-turned-featured players in season five, only being credited for three episodes. Though he left the show after the season, he returned to the show as a writer in 1984, and was promoted to head writer the next season in 1985, a position he held for 10 years. After resigning as head writer, he remained with the show on-and-off until 2013.

Ben Stiller(1989)

4

Before 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.

Morwenna Banks(1995)

4

She was hired as a repertory player for the last four episodes of season 20, but was fired as part of a major cast overhaul Lorne Michaels had planned for season 21.

Fred Wolf(1996)

4

He had been a writer since 1993 and, was named as a co-head writer at the start of season 21 in 1995 (being one of the few writers from the previous season to return), and became a featured player near the end for the last four episodes of the season. However, he only appeared in and was credited for episodes 17, 18, and 20. His last episode was in the third episode of the 22nd season (the only episode of that season he was credited for), after which he decided to leave the show.

Peter Aykroyd(1980)

6