![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() At the time of his departure, he was the longest-serving Weekend Update anchor, however, he has been surpassed by current anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che in terms of episodes. Meyers anchored Weekend Update from 2006 to 2014. In 2014, Hammond returned to the show as the announcer following the death of longtime announcer Don Pardo. Promoted to repertory player in his third season on the show. Saturday Night Live cast members with the longest tenures The following comedians have served as cast members on the show for more than 9 seasons: Lighter colors denote "featured players" versus repertory cast members. Table of Saturday Night Live cast members Caesar was presented with a plaque during the goodnights of his hosting stint in 1983.Īs of 2023, 170 comedians have served as cast members on the show. Sid Caesar has the distinction of being the only person who has been named an honorary cast member. "Middle group" performers are introduced after the main cast by the announcer saying ".with" and reading off these performers before ending with featured players. Many of the cast members were writers as well. 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. ![]() The dates given are those of the years they were part of the cast. 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 ensemble was originally referred to as the " Not Ready for Prime Time Players". The show has been the backdrop for a few meet-cutes with Davidson’s former girlfriends including Ariana Grande, Cazzie David, and of course, Kardashian.The original cast (L to R): Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy ChaseĪs of October 2023, the late-night live variety series Saturday Night Live ( SNL) has featured 164 cast members. Ahead of his exit, Variety highlighted some of Davidson’s best sketches including his Jasmine and Aladdin sketch with now girlfriend, Kim Kardashian. He joined the show in Season 40 as one of its youngest cast members back in 2014, and became a repertory player in 2016. Looking back, Davidson has certainly had a good run. I’m ready to hang up the jersey.” Davidson has only sparsely appeared on the current SNL season, as his super buzzy relationship with Kim Kardashian and booming TV and movies career has kept him busy. More recently, in a May 2021 interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Davidson said, “I’m surprised I made it to seven. It might not be a huge surprise since Davidson has been dropping hints of his departure for a while, and notably said he had outgrown SNL in February 2020. Variety first reported the major shuffle on May 20. But this will be one of the biggest changes in several years, and it comes after SNL’s largest ever cast of 21 members. The NBC show has been airing for over four decades since its premiere in 1975, so it’s natural to see cast members come and go. Pete Davidson is expected to be leaving Saturday Night Live, alongside cast members Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, and Kyle Mooney, after Season 47’s finale on May 21. ![]()
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