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The following is a list of Saturday Night Live cast members, past and present. The cast members of Saturday Night Live were originally referred to as the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players".

The original cast (l to r): Laraine Newman, John Belushi, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Dan Aykroyd, Garrett Morris, and Chevy Chase

List of all cast members

As of October 2015, the show has featured 142 cast members. The list below includes both repertory and featured players, but omits SNL writers and others who were not listed as cast members during the show's credits. The dates given are those of the years they were part of the cast. 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. Many of the cast members were writers as well.

Performer	Years active	No. of seasons	Repertory player	Featured player only	"Weekend Update" anchor	Hosted	Best of...	Writer
Fred Armisen	2002–2013	11	Y
Dan Aykroyd	1975–1979	4	Y		Y	Y	Y	Y
Peter Aykroyd	1979–1980	1		Y				Y
Morwenna Banks	1995	1	Y
Vanessa Bayer	2010–present	6	Y
Jim Belushi	1983–1985	2	Y					Y
John Belushi	1975–1979	4	Y				Y	Y
Beck Bennett	2013–present	3	Y
Jim Breuer	1995–1998	3	Y
Paul Brittain	2010–2012	2		Y
A. Whitney Brown	1986–1991	6		Y				Y
Aidy Bryant	2012–present	4	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	2		Y	Y			Y
Ellen Cleghorne	1991–1995	4	Y
George Coe	1975	1	Y
Billy Crystal	1984–1985	1	Y		Y	Y		Y
Jane Curtin	1975–1980	5	Y		Y
Joan Cusack	1985–1986	1	Y
Pete Davidson	2014–present	2		Y
Tom Davis	1977–1980	4		Y				Y
Denny Dillon	1980–1981	1	Y
Jim Downey	1979–1980	1		Y				Y
Robert Downey, Jr.	1985–1986	1	Y			Y
Brian Doyle-Murray	1979–1980 1981–1982	2	Y		Y			Y
Rachel Dratch	1999–2006	7	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
Chris Elliott	1994–1995	1	Y
Jimmy Fallon	1998–2004	6	Y		Y	Y	Y
Siobhan Fallon	1991–1992	1		Y
Chris Farley	1990–1995	5	Y			Y	Y
Will Ferrell	1995–2002	7	Y			Y	Y
Tina Fey	2000–2006	6	Y		Y	Y		Y
Will Forte	2002–2010	8	Y
Al Franken	1977–1980 1985–1986 1987–1995	12		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
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				Y
Phil Hartman	1986–1994	8	Y			Y	Y	Y
Jan Hooks	1986–1991	5	Y
Yvonne Hudson	1980–1981	1		Y
Melanie Hutsell	1991–1994	3	Y
Victoria Jackson	1986–1992	6	Y
Leslie Jones	2014–present	2		Y				Y
Colin Jost	2014–present	3	Y		Y			Y
Chris Kattan	1996–2003	8	Y				Y
Tim Kazurinsky	1981–1984	4	Y					Y
Laura Kightlinger	1994–1995	1		Y				Y
Taran Killam	2010–present	6	Y
David Koechner	1995–1996	1	Y
Gary Kroeger	1982–1985	3	Y
Matthew Laurance	1980–1981	1		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
Gail Matthius	1980–1981	1	Y		Y
Michael McKean	1994–1995	2	Y			Y
Mark McKinney	1995–1997	3	Y
Kate McKinnon	2012–present	5	Y
Tim Meadows	1991–2000	10	Y				Y	Y
Laurie Metcalf	1981	1		Y
Seth Meyers	2001–2014	13	Y		Y			Y
John Milhiser	2013–2014	1		Y
Dennis Miller	1985–1991	6	Y		Y			Y
Jerry Minor	2000–2001	1		Y				Y
Finesse Mitchell	2003–2006	3	Y
Jay Mohr	1993–1995	2		Y				Y
Kyle Mooney	2013–present	3	Y
Tracy Morgan	1996–2003	7	Y			Y	Y
Garrett Morris	1975–1980	5	Y					Y
Bobby Moynihan	2008–present	8	Y
Eddie Murphy	1980–1984	4	Y			Y	Y	Y
Bill Murray	1977–1980	4	Y		Y	Y		Y
Mike Myers	1989–1995	7	Y			Y	Y	Y
Kevin Nealon	1986–1995	9	Y		Y			Y
Laraine Newman	1975–1980	5	Y
Don Novello	1979–1980 1985–1986	2		Y		Y		Y
Mike O'Brien	2013–2014	1		Y				Y
Michael O'Donoghue	1975	1	Y					Y
Cheri Oteri	1995–2000	5	Y				Y
Chris Parnell	1998–2001 2002–2006	8	Y
Nasim Pedrad	2009–2014	5	Y
Jay Pharoah	2010–present	6	Y
Joe Piscopo	1980–1984	4	Y					Y
Amy Poehler	2001–2008	8	Y		Y	Y	Y
Emily Prager	1981	1		Y
Randy Quaid	1985–1986	1	Y
Colin Quinn	1995–2000	5	Y		Y			Y
Gilda Radner	1975–1980	5	Y				Y
Jeff Richards	2001–2004	3	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
Charles Rocket	1980–1981	1	Y		Y
Tony Rosato	1981–1982	2	Y					Y
Jon Rudnitsky	2015	1		Y
Maya Rudolph	2000–2007	9	Y			Y
Andy Samberg	2005–2012	7	Y			Y		Y
Adam Sandler	1991–1995	5	Y				Y	Y
Horatio Sanz	1998–2006	8	Y		Y
Tom Schiller	1979–1980	1		Y				Y
Rob Schneider	1990–1994	4	Y					Y
Paul Shaffer	1979–1980	1		Y		Y
Molly Shannon	1995–2001	7	Y			Y	Y
Harry Shearer	1979–1980 1984–1985	2	Y					Y
Martin Short	1984–1985	1	Y			Y		Y
Sarah Silverman	1993–1994	1		Y		Y		Y
Jenny Slate	2009–2010	1		Y
Robert Smigel	1991–1993	2		Y				Y
David Spade	1990–1996	6	Y			Y	Y	Y
Pamela Stephenson	1984–1985	1	Y
Ben Stiller	1989	1		Y		Y
Cecily Strong	2012–present	4	Y		Y
Jason Sudeikis	2005–2013	9	Y					Y
Julia Sweeney	1990–1994	4	Y
Terry Sweeney	1985–1986	1	Y					Y
Kenan Thompson	2003–present	13	Y
Danitra Vance	1985–1986	1	Y
Dan Vitale	1985–1986	1		Y
Nancy Walls	1995–1996	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
Kristen Wiig	2005–2012	7	Y			Y
Casey Wilson	2008–2009	2		Y
Fred Wolf	1995–1996	2		Y				Y
Sasheer Zamata	2014–present	3	Y
Alan Zweibel	1979–1980	1		Y				Y

Timeline of cast members

Lighter colors denote "featured players" versus repertory cast members.

Notable tenures

The following is a list of the cast members with the longest tenures, who have spent at least eight seasons on the show.

Performer	No. of seasons	Notes
Darrell Hammond	14	Hired after a cast overhaul, he is the last cast member hired in the 1990s to leave the show, the oldest cast member to leave the show (age 53 when he left the show), and the longest-active cast member. In 2014, Hammond returned to the show where he replaced Don Pardo as the show's announcer after Pardo's death.
Seth Meyers	13	In 2013, his tenure on Weekend Update reached its eighth year, making him the longest-serving Weekend Update anchor (breaking the records held by Dennis Miller and Tina Fey). He left the show in early 2014 to take over hosting duties for Late Night.
Kenan Thompson	13	He holds the records of both the longest-running cast member born after the show's premiere in 1975 and the longest-active African-American cast member.
Al Franken	12	Hired as a writer in the beginning of the series, as the show progressed, he and Tom Davis were allowed to perform material on-air sporadically. He left the show in 1980, but returned to the show when Lorne Michaels came back in 1985, regaining his writing and on-air featured status until 1995. Later elected the junior United States Senator from Minnesota.
Fred Armisen	11	Armisen joined the show in 2002, and left at the end of season 38 in 2013. He is the show's longest-running Hispanic cast member (beating out the Chilean-born Horatio Sanz), as well as the longest-running Asian cast member (part Japanese).
Tim Meadows	10	Meadows joined the show in early 1991. He left the show at the end of the season 25, after ten seasons on the show.
Kevin Nealon	9	Nealon joined the show as a featured player in 1986 following a major cast overhaul, and was promoted to contract status the following year. He served as Weekend Update anchor for his sixth through eighth seasons, then gave up the position in his ninth. After nine seasons on the show, Nealon left in 1995.
Jason Sudeikis	9	He joined towards the end of season 30, after having been a writer for the show in the previous season. He left at the end of season 38.
Will Forte	8	Forte joined the cast in 2002, and left in 2010 after the release of MacGruber.
Bill Hader		Hader joined the cast in 2005 left at the end of season 38, alongside Fred Armisen and Jason Sudeikis.
Phil Hartman		Hartman was brought onto the cast for the show's twelfth season following a major cast overhaul, and left following the finale of the nineteenth season. He also returned to host the show twice in 1996.
Bobby Moynihan		He joined the show during season 34 and has the second-longest tenure of the current cast, after Kenan Thompson.
Chris Parnell		Parnell joined the cast in 1998, and was later fired in 2001 to make way for new talent. About a year later, he was rehired and remained on the show until he was let go again due to budget cuts in 2006.^[1]
Amy Poehler		She served as co-anchor of Weekend Update with Tina Fey (2004–06) and with Meyers (2006–08). She left the series in late-2008 to begin production on Parks and Recreation.
Maya Rudolph		She joined the show in early 2000 towards the end of season 25. She was absent for most of season 31 following the birth of her child. She did not return to the show in 2008 after the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike had ended.
Horatio Sanz		Sanz joined the cast in 1998, and later briefly served as co-anchor of Weekend Update, in season 31 with Poehler, for a few episodes, after Fey gave birth to her first child (making him the show's only Hispanic Weekend Update anchor). He was also let go due to budget cuts in 2006.^[1]

The following is a list of the former cast members who have had the shortest tenures, spending less than a full 20-episode season on the show.^[2]

Performer	No. of episodes	Notes
Catherine O'Hara	0	In the early 1980s, when SCTV was in between network deals, she was hired to replace Ann Risley when SNL was being retooled in 1981. However, she quit the show without ever appearing on air, choosing to go back to SCTV when the show signed on with NBC. Her SNL position was then given to fellow Canadian Robin Duke. Despite never appearing on the show as a cast member, she did return to host in 1991.
Emily Prager	1	Hired by Dick Ebersol to be a featured player, she appeared in a few sketches at dress rehearsal in what would be the final episode of season six, due to the Writers' Guild of America going on strike in 1981. She did not return to the SNL cast in season seven. 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.^[3]
Laurie Metcalf	1	She also 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 the season seven cast.
Dan Vitale	3	Hired as an on-and-off featured player for season 11, he was only credited with appearing in three episodes throughout the season.
Morwenna Banks	4	She was hired as a repertory player for the last four episodes of season 20, but was let out of her contract as part of a major cast overhaul Lorne Michaels had planned for season 21.
Ben Stiller	4	Before becoming a cast member, he submitted a short film – a parody of the movie 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.
Tom Schiller	7	One of the show writers who was upgraded to cast member status during season five, he left the show at the end of the season.
Patrick Weathers	7	Hired as a featured cast member for season six, he was fired along with many of Doumanian's cast.
George Coe	8	He was one of the original "Not-Ready-for-Primetime Players", because NBC wanted someone older in the cast. He was credited for only the first three episodes, though he continued to make several uncredited appearances throughout the first season.
Yvonne Hudson	8	She was a recurring extra during season five, and became the first black female cast member in season six. Like many of Doumanian's cast, she was fired mid-season.
Jim Downey	9	He was hired as one of many writers-turned-feature players in season five, and though he left the cast after the season, he returned to the show as a writer in the mid-1980s and has remained with it.
Matthew Laurance	10	Hired as a feature player during season six, he was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul.
Alan Zweibel	11	A writer for the show before joining the cast in season five, he left after the season finale.
Gilbert Gottfried	12	He joined the cast for season six and was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul.
Michael O'Donoghue	12	One of the original "Not Ready for Primetime Players", he was dropped after a few episodes. He remained with the show as a writer and occasional on-screen performer.
Ann Risley	12	She joined the cast for season six and was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul.
Charles Rocket	12	He joined the cast for season six and was fired as part of the mid-season overhaul, after having dropped an f-bomb one episode prior.
Damon Wayans	12	Hired for season 11 as a featured player, he was fired mid-season for improvising on the air. He returned as a guest to perform stand-up comedy on season 11's last episode and hosted SNL in 1995.
Beth Cahill	13	She joined the show during season 17 as an off-and-on featured player. She did not return the following season, as she was fired along with cast-mate Siobhan Fallon.
Denny Dillon	13	She joined the cast for season six and was let go after the finale as part of the cast overhaul. She auditioned for the show's first season, but did not make the cut.
Gail Matthius	13	She joined the cast for season six and was let go after the season ended.
Paul Shaffer	13	After being the band's pianist for the first five seasons, he joined the cast during season five, but left after the finale. He hosted SNL in 1987, making him the only member of the house band to do so.
Janeane Garofalo	14	She joined the cast during season 20, but quit mid-season due to creative differences.
Michaela Watkins	15	She joined the show on the first episode after the 2008 United States presidential election, then was let go before the start of season 35.
Peter Aykroyd	16	He joined the show midway through season five, but left at the end of the season, after only 16 episodes.

Youngest cast members

The following is a list of the youngest people to join the show.

Performer	Age when joined show	Tenure
Anthony Michael Hall	17 years old	1985–1986
Eddie Murphy	19 years old	1980–1984
Robert Downey Jr.	20 years, 5 months	1985–1986
Pete Davidson	20 years, 10 months	2014–present
Abby Elliott	21 years, 5 months	2008–2012
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	21 years, 8 months	1982–1985
Sarah Silverman	22 years, 9 months	1993–1994
Jay Pharoah	22 years, 11 months	2010–present

Oldest cast members

The following is a list of the oldest people to join the show.

Performer	Age when joined show	Tenure
Leslie Jones	47 years, 1 month	2014–present
George Coe	46 years, 155 days	1975
Michael McKean	46 years, 147 days	1994–1995
Darrell Hammond	39 years old	1995–2009
Garrett Morris	38 years, 8 months	1975–1980
Phil Hartman	38 years, 1 month	1986–1994
Mike O'Brien	37 years old	2013–2014
Michaela Watkins	36 years, 11 months	2008–2009
Christopher Guest	36 years, 8 months	1984–1985
Billy Crystal	36 years, 7 months	1984–1985

Darrell Hammond is the oldest cast member, who left at 53 years old during his final season on the show.

Both cast and hosts

As of October 2014, there are 32 SNL hosts who, at one point in their careers, were either a repertory or featured member of the SNL cast. The following performers have hosted SNL either before, during, or after their tenure as a member of the SNL cast.

Host	Number of episodes	First hosted	Last hosted
Dan Aykroyd	1	May 17, 2003
Dana Carvey	4	October 22, 1994	February 5, 2011
Chevy Chase	8^[4]	February 18, 1978	February 15, 1997
Billy Crystal	2	March 17, 1984	May 12, 1984
Robert Downey Jr.	1	November 16, 1996
Jimmy Fallon	2	December 17, 2011	December 21, 2013
Chris Farley	1	October 25, 1997
Will Ferrell	3	May 14, 2005	May 12, 2012
Tina Fey	5	February 23, 2008	December 19, 2015
Bill Hader	1	October 11, 2014
Phil Hartman	2	March 23, 1996	November 23, 1996
Julia Louis-Dreyfus	2	May 13, 2006	March 17, 2007
Jon Lovitz	1	November 8, 1997
Norm Macdonald	1	October 23, 1999
Michael McKean	1	November 3, 1984
Tracy Morgan	2	March 14, 2009	October 17, 2015
Eddie Murphy	2	December 11, 1982	December 15, 1984
Bill Murray	5	March 7, 1981	February 20, 1999
Mike Myers	1	March 22, 1997
Don Novello	2	January 14, 1984	May 12, 1984
Catherine O'Hara	2	April 13, 1991	October 31, 1992
Amy Poehler	2	September 25, 2010	December 19, 2015
Chris Rock	2	November 2, 1996	November 1, 2014
Maya Rudolph	1	February 18, 2012
Andy Samberg	1	May 17, 2014
Paul Shaffer	1	January 31, 1987
Molly Shannon	1	May 12, 2007
Martin Short	3	December 6, 1986	December 15, 2012
Sarah Silverman	1	October 4, 2014
David Spade	2	November 7, 1998	March 12, 2005
Ben Stiller	2	October 24, 1998	October 8, 2011
Damon Wayans	1	April 8, 1995
Kristen Wiig	1	May 11, 2013

President of the United States impressionists

Portraying the incumbent President of the United States is considered "about as high [...] an honor that can be bestowed upon a cast member."^[5] The following is a list of people who have portrayed the sitting President.

President	Performer (years)
Gerald Ford	Chevy Chase (1975–76)
Jimmy Carter	Dan Aykroyd (1977–79) Joe Piscopo (1980–81)
Ronald Reagan	Charles Rocket (1981) Joe Piscopo (1981–84) Harry Shearer (1984) Randy Quaid (1985–86) Phil Hartman (1986–89)
George H. W. Bush	Dana Carvey (1989–93)

President	Performer (years)
Bill Clinton	Phil Hartman (1993–94) Michael McKean (1994–95) Darrell Hammond (1995–2001)
George W. Bush	Will Ferrell (2001–02) Chris Parnell (2002–03) Darrell Hammond (2003) Will Forte (2004–06) Jason Sudeikis (2006–08)
Barack Obama	Fred Armisen (2008–12) Jay Pharoah (2012–present)

Darrell Hammond had the longest tenure portraying a U.S. president, with Bill Clinton from 1995 to 2001, and George W. Bush during 2003. Hammond also portrayed Richard Nixon in season 34, episode 12.

Michael McKean portrayed Bill Clinton during a brief period after Phil Hartman's departure. There was also a sketch featuring Chris Farley, David Spade, Chris Elliott, Adam Sandler, and Tim Meadows auditioning for the role of Clinton. There was also a gag in a 2001 sketch with Tracy Morgan filling in for Will Ferrell as George W. Bush.

Another noteworthy presidential portrayal was that of Dan Aykroyd as former president Richard Nixon from 1975 to 1979.

Jim Carrey, while never having been an SNL cast member, portrayed Ronald Reagan in Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion of SNL Presidents (which reunited Chase as Ford, Aykroyd as Carter, Carvey as George H. W. Bush, Hammond as Clinton, Ferrell as George W. Bush, and Armisen as Obama), because two of the actors who previously portrayed Reagan had died since and the other three had declined to appear in the reunion. While Carrey was never an SNL cast member, he did audition to be a cast member for the 1980–1981 season; he hosted the show in May 1996, January 2011, and October 2014.

"SNL Curse"

Although SNL is best known as the launchpad for many successful careers, ten former cast members (out of 143 total) have died younger than the age of sixty. This has given rise to a superstition known as the "Saturday Night Live Curse".^[6]^[7]^[8]

Cast member	Age	Date of death	Notes
John Belushi	33	March 5, 1982	A drug overdose from a speedball injection (cocaine and heroin). His death led to the conviction of Cathy Smith for administering the fatal injection.
Gilda Radner	42	May 20, 1989	Ovarian cancer. She was originally scheduled to host the season 13 finale, a first for a former female cast member, however, SNL was canceled due to a Writer's Guild of America strike. Radner's health worsened the following year. Moments before the season 14 finale, news broke of Radner's death. Steve Martin delivered his visibly shaken monologue by replaying the sketch "Dancing in the Dark" that he and Radner had performed on an episode he hosted in 1978,^[9] and a musical tribute to Radner performed by her ex-husband, G. E. Smith, and the SNL Band.
Danitra Vance	40	August 21, 1994	Breast cancer – although it had been put in remission three years earlier.
Michael O'Donoghue	54	November 8, 1994	A cerebral hemorrhage after suffering from severe chronic migraine headaches for most of his life. Bill Murray honored O'Donoghue's memory in an appearance on the season 20 episode^[10] (hosted by Sarah Jessica Parker with musical guest R.E.M.) by replaying his sketch "Mr. Mike's Least Loved Bedtime Stories: The Soiled Kimono" from 1977.^[11]
Chris Farley	33	December 18, 1997	A drug overdose from a speedball. His death occurred nearly two months after he came back to host SNL, which turned out to be his final television appearance.
Phil Hartman	49	May 28, 1998	Killed by his wife while he slept in his Encino, California home. Before committing the act, Brynn had allegedly consumed a combination of cocaine, alcohol, and the antidepressant drug Zoloft, and later killed herself. During the 25th anniversary special in 1999, several of Hartman's SNL peers honored his memory by replaying his sketch "Love is a Dream" from 1988.
Charles Rocket	56	October 7, 2005	Found dead in his Canterbury, Connecticut backyard. Local police concluded that his death was a suicide; Rocket had allegedly taken his own life by slashing his throat with a box cutter.
Tom Davis	59	July 19, 2012	Head and neck cancer.
Jan Hooks	57	October 9, 2014	Died after a long illness, believed to have been cancer.

References

^ ^a ^b "'SNL' pink slips". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 21, 2006.
^ Graham, Mark. "The Michaela Watkins Club: 21 Other SNL Cast Members Who Only Lasted a Season (or Less) – Vulture". Nymag.com. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
^ Specifically, 21 May 1977, 19 Nov 1977, 10 Dec 1977, 22 Apr 1978, and 10 Oct 1981.
^ http://snl.jt.org/cast.php?i=ChCh
^ "SNL Presidents". Movieline.com. Retrieved May 16, 2011.
^ "Is There A 'Saturday Night Live' Curse?". Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ Caroline Donnelly. "7 Tragic SNL Deaths".
^ Robert Rorke. "9 'SNL' stars we lost too soon".
^ "Saturday Night Live Transcripts, 77r: Steve Martin / The Blues Brothers, Dancing in the Dark".
^ http://snltranscripts.jt.org/94/94etribute.phtml
^ http://snltranscripts.jt.org/77/77hmrmike.phtml

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[parnellsanz-1] "'SNL' pink slips". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved September 21, 2006.

[2] Graham, Mark. "The Michaela Watkins Club: 21 Other SNL Cast Members Who Only Lasted a Season (or Less) – Vulture". Nymag.com. Retrieved May 16, 2011.

[3] Specifically, 21 May 1977, 19 Nov 1977, 10 Dec 1977, 22 Apr 1978, and 10 Oct 1981.

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[5] "SNL Presidents". Movieline.com. Retrieved May 16, 2011.

[6] "Is There A 'Saturday Night Live' Curse?". Archived from the original on October 20, 2013. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[7] Caroline Donnelly. "7 Tragic SNL Deaths".

[8] Robert Rorke. "9 'SNL' stars we lost too soon".

[9] "Saturday Night Live Transcripts, 77r: Steve Martin / The Blues Brothers, Dancing in the Dark".

[10] ttp://snltranscripts.jt.org/94/94etribute.phtml

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-Although ''SNL'' is best known as the launchpad for many successful careers, ten former cast members (out of 143 total) have died younger than the age of sixty. This has given rise to a superstition known as the "''Saturday Night Live'' Curse".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/12/saturday-night-live-curse_n_1589775.html|title= Is There A 'Saturday Night Live' Curse?}}{{Dead link|date=February 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=7 Tragic SNL Deaths|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/18730/7-tragic-snl-deaths|author=Caroline Donnelly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=9 'SNL' stars we lost too soon|url=http://nypost.com/2015/02/17/9-snl-stars-we-lost-too-soon/|author=Robert Rorke}}</ref>
+Although ''SNL'' is best known as the launchpad for many successful careers, ten former cast members (out of 143 total) have died younger than the age of sixty. This has given rise to a superstition known as the "''Saturday Night Live'' Curse".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/12/saturday-night-live-curse_n_1589775.html |title=Is There A 'Saturday Night Live' Curse? |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/20131020045027/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/12/saturday-night-live-curse_n_1589775.html |archivedate=October 20, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=7 Tragic SNL Deaths|url=http://mentalfloss.com/article/18730/7-tragic-snl-deaths|author=Caroline Donnelly}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=9 'SNL' stars we lost too soon|url=http://nypost.com/2015/02/17/9-snl-stars-we-lost-too-soon/|author=Robert Rorke}}</ref>
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