19 People You Totally Forgot Were On SNL
When it comes to Saturday Night Live you probably don’t think of these people.
1. David Koechner
Champ from Anchorman was on SNL for the 1995-1996 season. Whoda’ thunk it!
2. Randy Quaid
Another member of the 1986 season, Randy AKA Dennis’ bro was only on for one season.
3. Brian Doyle Murray
Bill Murray’s brother had a short stint on SNL during the 1981-82 season. Unlike Bill, he just didn’t stick. It’s okay because his little bro gave him work in Groundhogs Day some years later.
4. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
She was on SNL for three years before leaving the show, and is tied with Abby Elliot as the youngest female cast member to ever be on the show. Sadly, she was never to be heard from again. JK, SEINFELD!
5. Jay Mohr
Had a short lived life on SNL and wrote all about it in “Gasping For Airtime.”
6. Siobhan Fallon
You know you know her from SOMEWHERE, but don’t know where. Well, it’s probably not from SNL, she was only on in from 1991-1992. She has played dozens of other small roles since then.
7. Paul Shaffer
YES. The same Paul Shaffer who is currently Dave Letterman’s house band leader was a featured player for one season in 1979.
8. Janeane Garofalo
Some might forget that she was on SNL for half a season in 1994. She left because she felt it was a “boys club” and after had plenty of success being her cool self.
9. Damon Wayans
He was a player in 1985, but was fired half way through the season.
10. Nancy Wall
AKA WIFE OF STEVE CARELL. She was a cast member for only one season, in 1995.
11. Rob Riggle
He was there with the all star cast of Fey, Poehler, Parnell, Armisen, and many more in 2004-2005. He left SNL after just one season without a trace.
12. Sarah Silverman
Hard to believe they didn’t want her to stick around for more than her less-than-a-full-season stint in 1993.
13. Ben Stiller
After being just a blip in SNL history (he was a player for three months in 1989) he went on — okay, I think we all know what he went on to do.
14. Peter Aykroyd
Another sibling of a legendary cast member, however this Aykroyd brother only lasted for less than a full season in 1979.
15. Joan Cusack
Another one season wonder. She joined the cast in 1985, but was let go in 1986. At least she can say she did it.
17. Billy Crystal
Before he met Sally he was a featured player in the 1984-1985 season.
18. Anthony Michael Hall
This legendary member of the “brat pack” was only 17 when he was on SNL, in 1986.
19. Robert Downey Jr.
YES! He was in the 1986 season, but got fired towards the end. Now he’s Iron Man, so all is well in the world.
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nonatitania 10 months agoJulia Louise Dryfuss met Larry David while working at SNL. Surprised that wasn’t mentioned.
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joeb11 10 months agoIf you want to sample Gilbert Gottfried’s work on SNL, try this weird but funny little skit about a troubled marriage. Gilbert uses his natural voice in it, and it’s interesting to see him doing something other than squinting and yelling the way he normally does when he acts or does stand-up. BONUS: Young Gilbert sort of reminds me of the late, great Adam Yauch.
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luke morris 10 months agoI will never like sarah silverman. I don’t know why and I don’t care..
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joeb11 10 months ago
Yes, for people who follow SNL, none of these are a surprise. But to be fair to the author, some of these will be surprising to people who only casually follow the show or have only seen the most recent seasons. And that’s a LOT of people! I’m an SNL diehard (good times and bad), and I’d actually forgotten Rob Riggle was on the show. I’m familiar with his work, of course, but I wouldn’t have associated him with SNL. He must not have made a strong impression on me at the time. It happens. People get lost in the shuffle on SNL. The inclusion of Billy Crystal was a little silly because, for a year or so, he was pretty much the face of SNL with nationally-recognized characters and catchprhases. (“You look mah-velous!” and “I hate when that happens!”) But, overall, this was a nice little trip down memory lane.
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benjaminc5 10 months agoAside from Peter Ackroyd and Rob Riggle, I knew that most of these people were on SNL. Gilbert Gottfried loves to chat it up about how he was part of the worst cast and worst season ever of that show.
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