List of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches explained

The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live sketches, organized by the season and date in which the sketch first appeared.For an alphabetical list, see Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed alphabetically).

1975–1976

Title	Premiere date	Main actor(s)	Description
Weekend Update	October 11, 1975	Chevy Chase Jane Curtin Dan Aykroyd	A satirical news segment starring that is the longest-running recurring sketch in the show's history. Like the show itself, it has seen many changes over the years and has a revolving door of anchors, including Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Charles Rocket, Gail Matthius, Brian Doyle-Murray, Mary Gross, Christine Ebersole, Brad Hall, Christopher Guest, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon, Norm Macdonald, Colin Quinn, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz, Seth Meyers, Cecily Strong, Colin Jost, and Michael Che.
The Killer Bees	October 11, 1975		First characters to recur on SNL. According to a Lorne Michaels interview for the book Live from New York, "The only note we got from the network on the first show was 'Cut the bees.' And so I made sure I put them in the next show." The bees were played by all the repertory players at the time, who wore yellow and black horizontal stripes, wings, and springy antennas. Much of the humor from these scenes came out of puns or metaphors that had to do with well-known activities and body parts of bees. The bees were a staple of the first season, appearing 11 times. However, the cast and crew quickly became tired of them, and the bees only appeared three more times during the original cast's five-year tenure.
The Land of Gorch	October 11, 1975	Jim Henson Alice Tweedie Jerry Nelson Fran Brill Richard Hunt Frank Oz	Puppet sketch starring Jim Henson's Muppets, King Ploobis (performed by Jim Henson), Queen Peuta (performed by Alice Tweedie), Scred (performed by Jerry Nelson), Vazh (performed by Fran Brill), Wisss (performed by Richard Hunt), and the Mighty Favog (performed by Frank Oz). Lorne Michaels described the characters as the type of Muppets that can stay up late.
Land Shark	November 8, 1975	Chevy Chase	Chevy Chase plays a shark attempting to lure his way into a victim's home.
Sherry	November 15, 1975	Laraine Newman	Laraine Newman plays Sherry, a stereotypical naive valley girl. Newman reprised the role in the 40th anniversary special as part of The Californians sketch in 2015, in which she played Karina's mother who, like Sherry, also spoke valley girl-esque.
Minute Mystery with Mike Mendoza	November 15, 1975	Dan Aykroyd	Dan Aykroyd is a crime scene photographer who gives the audience a list of clues and 60 seconds to solve a mystery.
Looks at Books	November 15, 1975	Jane Curtin	A talk show sketch hosted by Jane Curtin interviewing profound authors.
Emily Litella	December 13, 1975	Gilda Radner	Emily Litella was an elderly woman with a hearing problem who frequently ranted about topics about which she had misread or misheard, such as "Violins on Television," "Canker Research," "Endangered Feces," or "Presidential Erections" (to satisfy the censors at the time, Litella was made to explicitly state that she was referring to erecting statues of presidents). Her catchphrase was "Never mind!", said after she was informed of her mistake.
Saturday Night Live Samurai	December 13, 1975	John Belushi	John Belushi plays a samurai warrior, who speaks only (mock) Japanese, and wields a katana. He is seen in various occupations ranging from a hotel desk clerk to a tailor.
Mel's Char Palace	December 20, 1975	Dan Aykroyd	A steakhouse commercial parody featuring Dan Aykroyd. At Mel's, customers are given a chainsaw and are invited to hunt, stun, cut and cook their own cow.
Steve Bushakis	January 24, 1976	John Belushi	A John Belushi character who hails from Chicago, named after Belushi's childhood friend.
H & L Brock	January 31, 1976	John Belushi	As Lowell Brock, John Belushi gives reasons why he should do your taxes., "He'll take the time . . because he has the time . . because he's doing time."
Mr. Bill	February 28, 1976		Mr. Bill is the clay figurine star of a parody of children's shows. Mr. Bill got its start when Walter Williams sent SNL a Super 8 reel featuring the character in response to the show's request for home movies during the first season. Mr. Bill's first appearance was on the February 28, 1976 episode. Williams became a full-time writer for the show in 1978, writing more than 20 sketches based on Mr. Bill. Each Mr. Bill episode started innocently, but quickly turned dangerous for Mr. Bill. Along with his dog, Spot, he suffered various indignities inflicted by "Mr. Hands," a man seen only as a pair of hands (played by Vance DeGeneres).^[1] The character's popularity spawned the 1986 live-action movie Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures.
Tomorrow	April 17, 1976	Dan Aykroyd	A parody of The Tomorrow Show, starring Dan Aykroyd as Tom Snyder.
Baba Wawa	April 24, 1976	Gilda Radner	Gilda Radner impersonates journalist Barbara Walters.
Colleen Fernman	April 24, 1976	Gilda Radner	Appearing in seven sketches over five seasons, Colleen is usually non-talkative, and appears to be spaced out or in a vegetative state, and it is established in a February 24, 1979, sketch about psychiatrists that she is autistic.
Bobbi Farber	July 31, 1976	Gilda Radner	Middle-class Jewish-American with a nasal voice, who appeared in eight sketches in various settings over five seasons.

1976–1977

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Mr. Mike's Least-Loved Bedtime Tales (Michael O'Donoghue) – October 30, 1976
Consumer Probe (Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Candice Bergen) – December 11, 1976
Coneheads (Dan Aykroyd, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman) – January 15, 1977
E. Buzz Miller and Christie Christina (Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman) – January 22, 1977
Rhonda Weiss (Gilda Radner) – January 29, 1977
Leonard Pinth-Garnell (Dan Aykroyd) – March 12, 1977
Colleen Fernman (Gilda Radner) – April 9, 1977
Nick The Lounge Singer (Bill Murray) – April 16, 1977
Debbie Doody (Gilda Radner) – April 16, 1977
Shower Mike with Richard Herkiman (Bill Murray) May 21, 1977

1977–1978

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The Festrunk Brothers (Wild and Crazy Guys) (Dan Aykroyd, Steve Martin) – September 24, 1977
The Franken and Davis Show (Al Franken, Tom Davis) – September 24, 1977
The Ex-Police (Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray) – October 15, 1977
Judy Miller (Gilda Radner) – October 29, 1977
Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner) – January 21, 1978
Olympia Cafe (Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger) (John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Laraine Newman, Bill Murray) – January 28, 1978
The Nerds (Lisa Loopner) (Gilda Radner, featuring Bill Murray as Todd, and Jane Curtin as Mrs. Loopner) – January 28, 1978
Lester Crackfield (Al Franken) – February 18, 1978
Point/Counterpoint (Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd) – March 25, 1978
The Blues Brothers (Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi) – April 22, 1978
Theodoric of York, Medieval Barber (Steve Martin) – April 22, 1978
Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) – May 13, 1978

1978–1979

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Honker the Homeless Man (Bill Murray) – October 14, 1978
The Mall (Scotch Boutique, D&R Men's Stylists, Barry White's Big and Tall, etc.) – October 14, 1978
Woman to Woman (Gilda Radner) – October 21, 1978
Uncle Roy (Buck Henry) – November 11, 1978
St. Mickey's Knights Of Columbus – November 11, 1978
Chico Escuela (Garrett Morris) – November 11, 1978
Telepsychic (Dan Aykroyd) – December 9, 1978
Candy Slice (Gilda Radner) – December 9, 1978
The Widettes (Jane Curtin, Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Gilda Radner) – December 16, 1978
Miles Cowperthwaite (Michael Palin) – January 27, 1979
Dick Lanky (Bill Murray) – February 17, 1979
Rosa Santangelo (Gilda Radner) – May 19, 1979

1979–1980

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Tom Clay (Harry Shearer) – October 20, 1979
The Bel-Airabs (Don Novello, Bill Murray, Jane Curtin, Gilda Radner, Laraine Newman) – December 8, 1979
Big Vic Ricker (Harry Shearer) – January 26, 1980
Iris De Flaminio (Jane Curtin) – April 5, 1980

1980–1981

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Vickie & Debbie (Gail Matthius, Denny Dillon) – November 15, 1980
What's It All About (Gilbert Gottfried, Denny Dillon) – November 15, 1980
Paulie Herman (Joe Piscopo) – December 6, 1980
Raheem Abdul Muhammed (Eddie Murphy) – December 6, 1980
Mary Louise (Denny Dillon) – December 6, 1980
Nadine and Rowena (Denny Dillon, Gail Matthius) – December 13, 1980
The Livelys (Charles Rocket, Gail Matthius) – January 17, 1981
Mister Robinson's Neighborhood (Eddie Murphy) – February 21, 1981
I Married A Monkey (Tim Kazurinsky) – April 11, 1981
Frank & Papa (Tim Kazurinsky, Tony Rosato) – April 11, 1981

1981–1982

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A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney (Joe Piscopo) – October 3, 1981
Tyrone Green, Prose and Cons (Eddie Murphy) – October 3, 1981
The Bizzaro World (Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross, Christine Ebersole, Robin Duke, Joe Piscopo, Tony Rosato) – October 10, 1981
Buckwheat (Eddie Murphy) – October 10, 1981
Paulette Clooney (Robin Duke) – October 10, 1981
Velvet Jones (Eddie Murphy) – October 17, 1981
Vic Salukin (Tony Rosato) – October 31, 1981
Pudge & Solomon (Joe Piscopo, Eddie Murphy) – January 30, 1982
Dr. Jack Badofsky (Tim Kazurinsky) – March 20, 1982
Gumby (Eddie Murphy) – March 27, 1982
The Whiners (Joe Piscopo, Robin Duke) – April 10, 1982

1982–1983

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April May June (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – September 25, 1982
Mrs. T. (Robin Duke) – October 2, 1982
Marvin & Celeste (Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross) – October 2, 1982
Alfalfa (Mary Gross) – November 13, 1982
Havnagootiim Vishnuuerheer (Tim Kazurinsky) – December 4, 1982
Siobhan Cahill (Mary Gross) – January 22, 1983
Dr. Ruth Westheimer (Mary Gross) – January 29, 1983
Dion's Hairstyling (Eddie Murphy, Joe Piscopo) – February 19, 1983
Patti Lynn Hunnsacker (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – February 5, 1983

1983–1984

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Dwight MacNamara (Gary Kroeger) – November 12, 1983
Hello, Trudy! (James Belushi, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – December 10, 1983
El Dorko (Gary Kroeger) – January 28, 1984
Worthington Clotman (Tim Kazurinsky) – January 28, 1984
Wayne Huevos (Tim Kazurinsky) – February 18, 1984

1984–1985

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Ed Grimley (Martin Short) – October 6, 1984
Rich Hall's Election Report (Rich Hall) – October 6, 1984
Lawrence Orback (Martin Short) – October 6, 1984
Lew Goldman (Billy Crystal) – October 13, 1984
Tippi Turtle (Christopher Guest) – October 13, 1984
Willie & Frankie ("Don't ya hate it when...?") (Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest) – October 20, 1984
Buddy Young, Jr. (Billy Crystal) – October 20, 1984
Fernando's Hideaway (Billy Crystal) – November 3, 1984
The Joe Franklin Show (Billy Crystal) – November 10, 1984
Jackie Rogers Jr. (Martin Short) – November 10, 1984
Chi Chi & Consuela (Mary Gross, Julia Louis-Dreyfus) – November 10, 1984
Nathan Thurm (Martin Short) – November 17, 1984
Paul Harvey (Rich Hall) – November 17, 1984
Harry Shearer (Christopher Guest) – December 8, 1984
Ricky & Phil (Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest) – January 19, 1985
That White Guy (James Belushi) – February 2, 1985
Robert Latta (Rich Hall) – February 2, 1985

1985–1986

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Cabrini Green Jackson (Danitra Vance) – November 9, 1985
The Jones Brothers (Damon Wayans, Anthony Michael Hall) – November 9, 1985
The Limits of the Imagination (Randy Quaid) – November 9, 1985
The Pat Stevens Show (Nora Dunn) – November 16, 1985
Craig Sundberg, Idiot Savant (Anthony Michael Hall) – November 16, 1985
Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar (Jon Lovitz) – November 16, 1985
Master Thespian (Jon Lovitz) – December 7, 1985
The Rudy Randolphs (Randy Quaid, Robert Downey Jr.) – December 7, 1985
The Stand-Ups (Tom Hanks, Jon Lovitz, Damon Wayans, Dennis Miller) – December 14, 1985
That Black Girl (Danitra Vance) – January 18, 1986
Vinnie Barber (Jon Lovitz) – January 18, 1986
Mephistopheles (Jon Lovitz) – January 25, 1986
The Big Picture (A. Whitney Brown) – February 8, 1986
Babette (Nora Dunn) – February 15, 1986
The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena (Jon Lovitz, Joan Cusack) – February 22, 1986
Actors of Film (Nora Dunn, Robert Downey Jr.) – March 22, 1986

1986–1987

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Marge Keister (Jan Hooks) – October 11, 1986
The Church Lady (Dana Carvey) – October 11, 1986
Mr. Subliminal (Kevin Nealon) – October 11, 1986
Derek Stevens ("She choppin' broccoli...") (Dana Carvey) – October 11, 1986
The Sweeney Sisters (Jan Hooks, Nora Dunn, Marc Shaiman) – October 18, 1986
Instant Coffee with Bill Smith (Kevin Nealon) – October 18, 1986
The Two Sammies (Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon) – November 8, 1986
Miss Connie's Fable Nook (Jan Hooks, Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon) – November 8, 1986
Chick Hazzard/Eddie Spimozo (Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz) – November 15, 1986
Ching Chang (Dana Carvey) – November 15, 1986
The NFL Today (Phil Hartman, Kevin Nealon) – January 24, 1987
Mace (Phil Hartman) – January 24, 1987
Nightline (Dana Carvey) – February 14, 1987
Discover (Phil Hartman) – February 28, 1987
President Dexter (Charlton Heston) – March 28, 1987

1987–1988

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Pumping Up with Hans & Franz (Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon) – October 17, 1987
Dennis Miller (Dana Carvey) – December 19, 1987
Tonto, Tarzan & Frankenstein's Monster (Jon Lovitz, Kevin Nealon, Phil Hartman) – December 19, 1987
Learning To Feel (Nora Dunn) – January 23, 1988
Girl Watchers (Tom Hanks, Jon Lovitz) – February 20, 1988

1988–1989

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Mr. Short-Term Memory (Tom Hanks) – October 8, 1988
Celebrity Restaurant (Dana Carvey) – December 3, 1988
Plug Away (Jon Lovitz) – December 10, 1988
Tony Trailer (Kevin Nealon) – January 21, 1989
Stuart Rankin, All Things Scottish (Mike Myers) – January 28, 1989
Grumpy Old Man (Dana Carvey) – February 11, 1989
Wayne's World (Dana Carvey, Mike Myers) – February 18, 1989
Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef (Phil Hartman) – April 1, 1989
Tales Of Ribaldry (Jon Lovitz) – April 1, 1989
Sprockets (Mike Myers) – April 15, 1989
Lothar of the Hill People (Mike Myers, Phil Hartman, Jon Lovitz) – April 15, 1989
Toonces, The Driving Cat (Dana Carvey, Victoria Jackson) – May 20, 1989

1989–1990

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Lank Thompson (Mike Myers) – October 21, 1989
The Tonight Show (Dana Carvey) – October 28, 1989
Lyle the Effeminate Heterosexual (Dana Carvey) – November 11, 1989
Annoying Man (Jon Lovitz) – November 11, 1989
Singing Cowboys (Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman) – November 11, 1989
Hanukkah Harry (Jon Lovitz) – December 16, 1989
The Continental (Christopher Walken) – January 20, 1990
Middle-Aged Man (Mike Myers)– April 21, 1990

1990–1991

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Larry Roman the Talent Scout (Dana Carvey) – September 29, 1990
Simon (Mike Myers) – November 10, 1990
The Dark Side with Nat X (Chris Rock, Chris Farley) – November 10, 1990
The Doormen (Rob Schneider, Kevin Nealon) – November 10, 1990
Pat (Julia Sweeney) – December 1, 1990
Uri (Sabra) (Tom Hanks) – December 8, 1990
Bill Swerski's Superfans (Joe Mantegna, George Wendt, Robert Smigel, Mike Myers, Chris Farley) – January 12, 1991
I'm Chillin' (Chris Rock, Chris Farley) – January 12, 1991
Deep Thoughts (Jack Handey) – January 19, 1991
The Elevator Fans (Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon) – January 19, 1991
The Richmeister (Copy Room Guy) (Rob Schneider) – January 19, 1991
Coffee Talk with Linda Richman (Mike Myers) – January 19, 1991
Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley (Al Franken) – February 9, 1991
Frank Gannon, P.I. P.I. (Kevin Nealon) – April 13, 1991

1991–1992

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Tales From The Barbecue (Tim Meadows, Chris Rock) – September 28, 1991
Zoraida the NBC Page (Ellen Cleghorne) – September 28, 1991
The Chris Farley Show (Chris Farley) – October 4, 1991
Queen Shenequa (Ellen Cleghorne) – October 26, 1991
Mark Strobel (Chris Farley) – November 2, 1991
Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer (Phil Hartman) – November 23, 1991
Dick Clark's Receptionist (David Spade) – December 7, 1991
Theatre Stories (Mike Myers, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey) – December 14, 1991
Jan Brady (Melanie Hutsell) – January 11, 1992
Delta Delta Delta (Melanie Hutsell, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Beth Cahill) – January 11, 1992
Cajun Man (Adam Sandler) – February 8, 1992
The Sensitive Naked Man (Rob Schneider) – February 8, 1992
Buster Jenkins (Chris Rock) – February 15, 1992
Susan the Transsexual (Phil Hartman) – February 15, 1992
Opera Man (Adam Sandler) – April 18, 1992

1992–1993

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Tiny Elvis (Nicolas Cage/Rob Schneider) – September 26, 1992
Larry King Live (Kevin Nealon) – October 3, 1992
Hollywood Minute (David Spade) – October 3, 1992
Audience McGee (Adam Sandler) – October 24, 1992
Hank Fielding (Robert Smigel) – November 14, 1992
Tony Vallencourt (Adam Sandler) – December 12, 1992
Orgasm Guy (Rob Schneider) – December 12, 1992
Gap Girls (Adam Sandler, David Spade, Chris Farley) – January 9, 1993
Sassy's Sassiest Boys (Phil Hartman) – February 6, 1993
Canteen Boy (Adam Sandler) – March 13, 1993
Hub's Gyros ("You like-a the juice?") (Rob Schneider, Robert Smigel, Chris Farley, Adam Sandler) – April 10, 1993
Bennett Brauer (Chris Farley) – April 10, 1993
Matt Foley (Chris Farley) – May 8, 1993

1993–1994

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Milton (Office Space) – September 25, 1993
Out Of Africa ("You put your weed in there!") (Rob Schneider) – September 25, 1993
The Denise Show (Adam Sandler) – October 2, 1993
Ike Turner (Tim Meadows) – October 2, 1993
Christopher Walken's Psychic Network (Jay Mohr) – October 9, 1993
Karl's Video (David Spade) – October 9, 1993
Phillip the Hyper Hypo (Mike Myers) – November 20, 1993
The Herlihy Boy (Adam Sandler, Chris Farley) – December 4, 1993
Stevie Siskin (David Spade) – February 19, 1994
Total Bastard Airlines (David Spade) – March 19, 1994
Captain Jim & Pedro (Tim Meadows, Adam Sandler) – April 9, 1994

1994–1995

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Gil Graham (Adam Sandler) – September 24, 1994
Religious Cult (Adam Sandler, David Spade) – October 15, 1994
Good Morning Brooklyn (Jay Mohr) – November 12, 1994
Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly (Mike Myers, Mark McKinney) – January 21, 1995
Perspectives with Lionel Osbourne (Tim Meadows) – January 21, 1995
Zagat's (Chris Farley, Adam Sandler) – February 25, 1995
Mighty Mack Blues (John Goodman) – March 25, 1995
Melanie the Babysitter (Mark McKinney) – April 15, 1995

1995–1996

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Get Off The Shed! (Will Ferrell, David Koechner, Nancy Walls) – September 30, 1995
Leg Up (Molly Shannon, Cheri Oteri) – September 30, 1995
Nightline (Darrell Hammond) – September 30, 1995
Spade in America (David Spade) – September 30, 1995
Mickey the Dyke (Cheri Oteri) – September 30, 1995
Rita DelVecchio (Cheri Oteri) – October 21, 1995
Mary Katherine Gallagher (Molly Shannon) – October 28, 1995
The Spartan Cheerleaders (Will Ferrell, Cheri Oteri) – November 11, 1995
Stan Hooper (Norm Macdonald) – November 11, 1995
The British Fops (Mark McKinney, David Koechner) – November 11, 1995
Joe Blow (Colin Quinn) – November 18, 1995
Gary Macdonald (David Koechner) – December 2, 1995
The Joe Pesci Show (Jim Breuer) – December 2, 1995
G-Dog (Tim Meadows) – December 2, 1995
Lenny the Lion (Colin Quinn) – December 9, 1995
The Rocky Roads (Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows, David Alan Grier) – December 9, 1995
Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons (David Koechner) – January 13, 1996
Bill Brasky (Will Ferrell, David Koechner, Mark McKinney, Tim Meadows) – January 20, 1996
Kevin Franklin (Tim Meadows) – February 10, 1996
Suel Forrester (Chris Kattan) – March 16, 1996
The Roxbury Guys (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan) – March 23, 1996
Bobby Coultsman (Phil Hartman) – March 23, 1996
Goat Boy (Jim Breuer) – May 11, 1996
Rolf (Colin Quinn) – May 11, 1996

1996–1997

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The Ambiguously Gay Duo (a cartoon by Robert Smigel) – September 28, 1996
Mr. Peepers (Chris Kattan) – September 28, 1996
Kincaid (Ana Gasteyer) – September 28, 1996
Gene, the Ex-Convict (Colin Quinn) – October 5, 1996
Harry Caray (Will Ferrell) – October 19, 1996
The Quiet Storm (Tim Meadows) – October 19, 1996
The Culps (Ana Gasteyer, Will Ferrell) – November 2, 1996
The Delicious Dish (Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Rachel Dratch, Alec Baldwin) – November 16, 1996
Shopping At Home Network (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan) – November 16, 1996
Cinder Calhoun (Ana Gasteyer) – November 23, 1996
Celebrity Jeopardy! (Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Norm Macdonald, and various others) – December 7, 1996
Janet Reno's Dance Party (Will Ferrell) – January 11, 1997
The X-Presidents (a cartoon by Robert Smigel) – January 11, 1997
The Atteburys (Ana Gasteyer, Mark McKinney/Will Ferrell) – January 11, 1997
Wong & Owens, Ex-Porn Stars (Jim Breuer, Tracy Morgan) – January 18, 1997
The Zimmermans (Chris Kattan, Cheri Oteri) – February 15, 1997
The DeMarco Brothers (Chris Parnell, Chris Kattan) – March 15, 1997
Dominican Lou (Tracy Morgan) – March 22, 1997
Goth Talk (Molly Shannon, Chris Kattan, Jim Breuer) – April 12, 1997
Collette Reardon (Cheri Oteri) – May 10, 1997
Space, The Infinite Frontier (Will Ferrell) – May 17, 1997

1997–1998

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Leon Phelps, The Ladies Man (Tim Meadows) – October 4, 1997
Issues with Jeffrey Kaufman (Jim Breuer) – October 18, 1997
Mango (Chris Kattan) – October 18, 1997
Morning Latte (Cheri Oteri, Will Ferrell) – October 25, 1997
Southern Gals (Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon) – November 15, 1997
Tiger Beat's Ultra Super Duper Dreamy Love Show (Ana Gasteyer, Cheri Oteri, Molly Shannon, Sarah Michelle Gellar) – January 15, 1998
Gunner Olsen (Jim Breuer) – March 7, 1998
The Céline Dion Show (Ana Gasteyer) – March 7, 1998
Pretty Living (Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer) – March 14, 1998
Terrence Maddox, Nude Model (Will Ferrell) – March 14, 1998

1998–1999

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Jingleheimer Junction (Will Ferrell, Cameron Diaz, Horatio Sanz, Ana Gasteyer, Tim Meadows) – September 26, 1998
Hello Dolly (Ana Gasteyer) – October 3, 1998
The How Do You Say? Ah, Yes, Show (Chris Kattan) – October 17, 1998
Dog Show (Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon) – December 5, 1998
Pimp Chat (Tracy Morgan, Tim Meadows) – December 5, 1998
Skeeter (Darrell Hammond) – January 9, 1999
Brian Fellow's Safari Planet (Tracy Morgan) – January 16, 1999
7 Degrees Celsius (Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Chris Parnell, Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz) – January 16, 1999
Chet Harper (Ray Romano) – March 13, 1999

1999–2000

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The Boston Teens (Jimmy Fallon, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz, Ben Affleck) – November 13, 1999
Nadeen (Cheri Oteri) – November 13, 1999
Nick Burns, Your Company's Computer Guy (Jimmy Fallon) – November 20, 1999
Jacob Silj (Will Ferrell) – December 4, 1999
Sally O'Malley (Molly Shannon) – December 11, 1999
Jasper Hahn (Horatio Sanz) – January 8, 2000
Dr. Beamen (Will Ferrell) – January 15, 2000
Joy Lipton (Cheri Oteri) – February 12, 2000
The Bloder Brothers (Chris Parnell, Jimmy Fallon) – February 12, 2000
Woodrow the Homeless Man (Tracy Morgan) – May 18, 2000

2000–2001

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Gemini's Twin (Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer) – November 4, 2000
Jeannie Darcy (Molly Shannon) – November 18, 2000
Rap Street (Jerry Minor, Horatio Sanz) – November 18, 2000
Veronica & Co. (Molly Shannon, Chris Parnell) – December 9, 2000
Jarret's Room (Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz, Seth Meyers, Jeff Richards) – December 16, 2000
Season's Greetings From Saturday Night Live (Christmas is Number One) (Horatio Sanz, Jimmy Fallon, Chris Kattan, Tracy Morgan) – December 16, 2000
Jeffrey's (Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell) – February 17, 2001
The Lovers (Will Ferrell, Rachel Dratch) – February 24, 2001
Wake Up Wakefield! (Maya Rudolph, Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, Horatio Sanz) – March 17, 2001

2001–2002

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Donatella Versace (Maya Rudolph) – September 29, 2001
Gay Hitler (Chris Kattan) – October 13, 2001
Nicole, The Girl With No Gaydar (Rachel Dratch) – November 3, 2001
America Undercover (Chris Kattan, Amy Poehler) – November 3, 2001
Drunk Girl (Jeff Richards) – December 8, 2001
Astronaut Jones (Tracy Morgan) – February 2, 2002
The Leather Man (Jimmy Fallon) – February 2, 2002
Amber, the One-Legged Hypoglycemic (Amy Poehler) – March 2, 2002
The Ferey Muhtar Talk Show (Horatio Sanz) – March 16, 2002

2002–2003

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Fericito (Fred Armisen) – October 5, 2002
Merv the Perv (Chris Parnell) – October 12, 2002
Tim Calhoun (Will Forte) – October 19, 2002
Top O' the Morning (Seth Meyers, Jimmy Fallon) – October 19, 2002
Z105 with Joey Mack (Jimmy Fallon) – November 2, 2002
Baby K (Jeff Richards) – November 2, 2002
The Falconer (Will Forte) – November 9, 2002
Glenda Goodwin (Maya Rudolph) – November 9, 2002
Terrye Funck (Chris Parnell) – January 11, 2003
Rialto Grande (Chris Kattan, Fred Armisen, Jimmy Fallon, and others) – January 18, 2003
Club Traxx (Maya Rudolph, Fred Armisen) – February 8, 2003
The Kelly Brothers (Fred Armisen, Will Forte) – February 8, 2003
Pranksters (Seth Meyers) – February 22, 2003
Don's Apothecary (Horatio Sanz) – March 8, 2003
Adult Students (Tracy Morgan, Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Horatio Sanz) – March 15, 2003

2003–2004

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2003–04.

The Barry Gibb Talk Show (Jimmy Fallon, Justin Timberlake) – October 11, 2003
Mascots (Justin Timberlake) – October 11, 2003
Billy Smith (Fred Armisen) – October 18, 2003
Starkishka & Appreciante (Finesse Mitchell, Maya Rudolph) – October 18, 2003
Spy Glass (Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers) – November 1, 2003
Terrell and his wife (J. B. Smoove, Paula Pell) – November 1, 2003
Dave "Zinger" Clinger (Seth Meyers) – November 15, 2003
Abe Scheinwald (Rachel Dratch) – November 15, 2003
Appalachian Emergency Room (Seth Meyers, Chris Parnell, Darrell Hammond, Amy Poehler and various others) – January 10, 2004
The Prince Show (Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph) – February 14, 2004
¡Show Biz Grande Explosion! (Fred Armisen as Fericito (see 2002–2003), Horatio Sanz) – March 6, 2004
Debbie Downer (Rachel Dratch) – May 1, 2004
Kaitlin & Rick (Amy Poehler, Horatio Sanz) – May 1, 2004
Jorge Rodriguez (Horatio Sanz) – May 1, 2004
Pat 'N Patti Silviac (Horatio Sanz, Maya Rudolph) – May 15, 2004

2004–2005

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2004–05.

Bear City – October 23, 2004
Carol! (Horatio Sanz) – December 11, 2004
Phoebe and her Giant Pets (Rachel Dratch, Fred Armisen) – November 13, 2004
Noony and Nuni Schoener, Art Dealers (Fred Armisen, Maya Rudolph, Chris Parnell) – January 15, 2005
The Lundford Twins Feel Good Variety Hour (Fred Armisen, Amy Poehler) – January 22, 2005
Gays In Space (Fred Armisen, Chris Parnell, Maya Rudolph, Kenan Thompson) – February 12, 2005

2005–2006

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2005–06.

Voice Recording Woman (Rachel Dratch) – October 8, 2005
Deep House Dish (Kenan Thompson, Rachel Dratch, Andy Samberg) – November 19, 2005
Vincent Price's Holiday Special (Bill Hader) – November 19, 2005
Target Lady (Kristen Wiig) – December 3, 2005
Two A-Holes (Kristen Wiig, Jason Sudeikis) – December 17, 2005
Mike and Lexie (Fred Armisen, Scarlett Johansson) – January 14, 2006
Natalie Raps (Natalie Portman, Andy Samberg) – March 4, 2006
Introverts' Night Out (Will Forte, Kristen Wiig) – April 15, 2006

2006–2007

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2006–07.

Jon Bovi (Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis) – October 7, 2006
Two Gay Guys (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader) – October 28, 2006
Blizzard Man (Andy Samberg) – November 18, 2006
Aunt Linda (Kristen Wiig) – December 2, 2006
Dick In A Box Guys (Andy Samberg, Justin Timberlake) – December 16, 2006
Bronx Beat (Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph) – January 13, 2007
MacGruber (Will Forte) – January 20, 2007
The Dakota Fanning Show (Amy Poehler, Kenan Thompson) – February 3, 2007
Song Memories – February 24, 2007
La Rivista Della Televisione (Bill Hader, Fred Armisen) – March 17, 2007
Penelope (Kristen Wiig) – March 24, 2007

2007–2008

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2007–08.

Nicholas Fehn (Fred Armisen) – October 13, 2007
Jean K. Jean (Kenan Thompson) – March 8, 2008
The Suze Orman Show (Kristen Wiig) – March 15, 2008
Adam Grossman (Jonah Hill) – March 15, 2008
Sue (Kristen Wiig) – April 5, 2008
The Cougar Den (Cameron Diaz, Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, Casey Wilson) – April 12, 2008
Judy Grimes (Kristen Wiig) – April 12, 2008
Scared Straight (Kenan Thompson, Jason Sudeikis, Andy Samberg, Bill Hader, Bobby Moynihan) – May 10, 2008

2008–2009

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2008–09.

Googie Rene (Kenan Thompson) – September 27, 2008
The Lawrence Welk Show (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig) – October 4, 2008
Jeff Montgomery (Will Forte) – October 25, 2008
Stefon (Bill Hader) – November 1, 2008
Grady Wilson (Kenan Thompson) – November 1, 2008
The Vogelchecks (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader) – November 15, 2008
Dateline (Bill Hader) – November 22, 2008
Shana (Kristen Wiig) – December 6, 2008
Gilly (Kristen Wiig) – January 17, 2009
Angie Tempura (Michaela Watkins) – February 14, 2009
Game Time With Randy And Greg (Bill Hader, Kenan Thompson) – March 7, 2009
Hamilton (Will Forte) – May 16, 2009

2009–2010

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2009–10.

Pete Twinkle and Greg Stink (Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis) – October 10, 2009
What Up with That? (Kenan Thompson) – October 17, 2009
Hollywood Dish (Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig) – November 7, 2009
Roger Brush (Fred Armisen) – November 21, 2009
Secret Word (Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig) – November 21, 2009
Kickspit Underground Festival (Jason Sudeikis, Nasim Pedrad, Bobby Moynihan) – December 5, 2009
Tina Tina Cheneuse (Jenny Slate) – December 12, 2009
Garth and Kat (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig) – December 19, 2009
The Manuel Ortiz Show (Fred Armisen) – December 19, 2009
Bedelia (Nasim Pedrad) – April 10, 2010
The Devil (Jason Sudeikis) – April 10, 2010
Mort Mort Feingold – Accountant for the Stars (Andy Samberg) – April 17, 2010
Anthony Crispino (Bobby Moynihan) – April 17, 2010

2010–2011

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2010–11.

The Miley Cyrus Show (Vanessa Bayer) – October 2, 2010
Les Jeunes de Paris (Taran Killam) – October 23, 2010
"Sex" Ed Vincent (Paul Brittain) – October 23, 2010
Laura Parsons (Vanessa Bayer) – November 13, 2010
The Essentials with Robert Osborne (Jason Sudeikis) – November 20, 2010
Visiting the Queen (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader) – November 20, 2010
Herb Welch (Bill Hader) – November 20, 2010
Julian Assange (Bill Hader) – December 4, 2010
Principal Daniel Frye (Jay Pharoah) – December 11, 2010
What's That Name? (Bill Hader) – December 11, 2010
Merryville Carnival Ride (Bill Hader, Taran Killam, other) – January 8, 2011
Triangle Sally (Kristen Wiig) – January 8, 2011
Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy (Vanessa Bayer) – January 15, 2011
The Original Kings of Catchphrase Comedy (Kenan Thompson, Paul Brittain, Bobby Moynihan, Seth Meyers) – March 12, 2011
Get in the Cage! (Andy Samberg) – April 2, 2011
The Best of Both Worlds (Andy Samberg) – April 9, 2011
Bongo's Clown Room (Jason Sudeikis) – April 9, 2011
Dictator's Two Best Friends From Growing Up (Fred Armisen, Vanessa Bayer) – May 7, 2011

2011–2012

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2011–12.

Movie Screen Tests (Various) – September 24, 2011
J-Pop America Fun Time Now (Taran Killam, Vanessa Bayer, Jason Sudeikis) – October 15, 2011
Lord Wyndemere (Paul Brittain) – October 15, 2011
Getting Freaky with Cee-Lo Green! (Kenan Thompson) – November 5, 2011
We're Going to Make Technology Hump (Andy Samberg) – November 12, 2011
Drunk Uncle (Bobby Moynihan) – December 3, 2011
Janet Peckinpah (Bobby Moynihan) – February 4, 2012
Bein' Quirky with Zooey Deschanel (Abby Elliott, Taran Killam) – February 11, 2012
How's He Doing? (Kenan Thompson, Jay Pharoah) – February 19, 2012
B108 FM (Taran Killam, Bobby Moynihan) – March 4, 2012
The Californians (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Kristen Wiig, Vanessa Bayer) – April 14, 2012

2012–2013

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2012–13.

Puppet Class (Bill Hader) – September 15, 2012
The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started A Conversation With At A Party (Cecily Strong) – September 27, 2012
Regine (Fred Armisen) – October 6, 2012
Kirby (Bobby Moynihan) – October 6, 2012
Last Call (Sheila Sovage) (Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson) – November 3, 2012
Girlfriends Talk Show (Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong) – November 10, 2012
Niff and Dana (Bobby Moynihan, Cecily Strong) – November 10, 2012
The Ellen Show (Kate McKinnon) – November 10, 2012
Maine Justice (Jason Sudeikis) – December 8, 2012
Former Porn Star Commercials (Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong) – December 8, 2012
Eddie (Taran Killam) – February 9, 2013
Olya Povlatsky (Kate McKinnon) – February 16, 2013
Sheila Kelly (Melissa McCarthy) – April 6, 2013
90's Dating Tips (Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon) – April 6, 2013

2013–2014

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2013–14.

Bruce Chandling (Kyle Mooney) – September 28, 2013
Cinema Classics (Kenan Thompson) – September 28, 2013
Mornin' Miami! (Bobby Moynihan, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer) – October 5, 2013
Miss Meadows (poetry teacher) (Vanessa Bayer) – October 5, 2013
Inside SoCal (Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, Bobby Moynihan) – October 5, 2013
Miley tapes (Miley Cyrus, Kyle Mooney) – October 5, 2013
Shallon (Nasim Pedrad) – October 26, 2013
Holiday Food – October 26, 2013
Heshy Farahat (Nasim Pedrad, Mike O'Brien) – November 2, 2013
Waking up with Kimye (Nasim Pedrad, Jay Pharoah) – November 16, 2013
Jebidiah Atkinson (Taran Killam) – November 16, 2013
Mr. Patterson (Baby Boss) (Beck Bennett) – November 23, 2013
Animal Hospital (Vet Office) (Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon) – November 23, 2013
Family Feud (Kenan Thompson) – December 21, 2013
Melanie (Aidy Bryant) – January 18, 2014
Tonkerbell (Aidy Bryant) – March 1, 2014
Black Jeopardy (Jay Pharoah, Kenan Thompson, Sasheer Zamata) – March 29, 2014
Chris Fitzpatrick (Kyle Mooney) – March 29, 2014
Leslie Jones (Leslie Jones) – May 3, 2014
Whiskers R We (Kate McKinnon) – May 10, 2014

2014–2015

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2014–15.

Hollywood Game Night (Kate McKinnon) – October 11, 2014
How 2 Dance With Janelle (Sasheer Zamata, Kyle Mooney, Jay Pharoah) – November 1, 2014
High School Theater Show (Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Taran Killam, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Kenan Thompson) – November 22, 2014
Cathy Anne (Cecily Strong) – December 6, 2014
Right Side of the Bed! (Taran Killam, Cecily Strong) – December 13, 2014
A One-Dimensional Female Character from a Male-Driven Comedy (Cecily Strong) – December 13, 2014
Treece Henderson and his band (Kenan Thompson, Kyle Mooney) – December 13, 2014
Willie (Kenan Thompson) – December 20, 2014
Frida Santini (Kate McKinnon) – January 17, 2015
Hunk (Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) – January 24, 2015
Riblet (Bobby Moynihan) – January 24, 2015
Totino's lady (Vanessa Bayer) – January 31, 2015
Brother 2 Brother (Chris Hemsworth, Taran Killam) – March 7, 2015
The House (Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney) – March 7, 2015
Gerard, a former acting coach on The Jeffersons (Kenan Thompson) – March 7, 2015
Gemma (Cecily Strong) – March 28, 2015
The Janet Johnson-Luna Civil Trial (Pete Davidson, Cecily Strong) – April 11, 2015
Kinky Elves (Vanessa Bayer, Kenan Thompson) – May 16, 2015

2015–2016

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2015–16.

Title	Premiere date	Main actor(s)	Description
Young girl interrupting porn shoots	October 10, 2015	Aidy Bryant	The shooting of a porn movie is regularly interrupted by a young girl (Aidy Bryant), seemingly unaware of the fictional aspect of the scene she has stumbled into.
Citizens forum	October 10, 2015	Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Bobby Moynihan, various others	An array of eccentric people monopolize the podium during the citizens' forum of Bakersfield, California, to the dismay of two helpless councilors (Bobby Moynihan and Cecily Strong). Also features Aidy Bryant as disgruntled, middle-aged spinster Jan Krang, Kyle Mooney as Dutch rapper MC Strategy, and Kenan Thompson as costume store owner Gary Loomis.
Colleen Rafferty	December 5, 2015	Kate McKinnon	Three people are being interrogated about a paranormal encounter or phenomenon they experienced. But Colleen Rafferty's (Kate McKinnon) recollection of the events vastly differs from the other two (played by Cecily Strong and the host), and is filled with unsavory details.
Deenie, somebody's mom	December 19, 2015	Kate McKinnon	Deenie (Kate McKinnon) inaccurately recaps her favorite soap-operas on Weekend Update while eating from a plastic container.
America's Funniest Pets	January 16, 2016	Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong	The presenter of an animal-based video clip show invites the two presenters of a French similar series, Joelle LaRue and Noelle LeSoup (Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon). He asks them to cohost the show and provide silly voiceovers for the clips. But said voiceovers turn out to be more depressing than their American counterpart.
True Tales From The Sea	March 12, 2016	Kate McKinnon	Adventurers down on their luck are rescued by beautiful mermaids, including Shud (Kate McKinnon), a part-woman, part-blobfish mermaid who doesn't exactly enchant the men she's trying to seduce.
Shanice Goodwin: Ninja	April 9, 2016	Leslie Jones	Despite her big stature and general clumsiness, Shanice Goodwin (Leslie Jones), cashier by day and ninja by night, is inexplicably a master of stealth.
Chad	April 16, 2016	Pete Davidson	Pete Davidson plays Chad, an apathetic, easily distracted youth with limited conversational skills whose catchphrase is "okay". He's the heartbreaker of several people decades older than him, but he couldn't care less about their grand declarations of love. In one instance, he is the obsession of a psychopathic serial killer, but Chad takes no notice of the killer's attempts to torment him.
Suburban mothers	May 7, 2016	Vanessa Bayer, Kate McKinnon, Leslie Jones, Sasheer Zamata, Aidy Bryant, Cecily Strong	A group of suburban mothers engage in cult-like behavior in trying to convert a newer, inexperienced mother into doing something that proved them of their motherhood.

2016–2017

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2016–17.

Debette Goldry (Kate McKinnon) – October 1, 2016
Action 9 News at Five (Beck Bennett, Cecily Strong, Mikey Day, Leslie Jones) – October 1, 2016
Matt Schatt (Mikey Day, Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett) – October 1, 2016
Melania Moments (Cecily Strong) – October 1, 2016
David S. Pumpkins (Tom Hanks) – October 22, 2016
Leslie & Kyle love story (Leslie Jones, Kyle Mooney, Colin Jost) – November 12, 2016
Posters (Emma Stone, Pete Davidson, Mikey Day) – December 3, 2016
Pete Davidson's First Impressions (Pete Davidson) – January 14, 2017
Dirty Talk (Melissa Villaseñor) – January 21, 2017
The Duncans (Mikey Day, Leslie Jones) – February 11, 2017
Guy Who Just Bought A Boat (Alex Moffat) – February 11, 2017
Eric and Donald Trump Jr. (Mikey Day, Alex Moffat) – March 4, 2017
Dog Translator (Scarlett Johansson, Kyle Mooney, Mikey Day, Cecily Strong, Alex Moffat) – March 11, 2017
Dawn Lazarus (Vanessa Bayer) – May 6, 2017
Morning Joe (Alex Moffat, Kate McKinnon, Mikey Day) – May 6, 2017

2017–2018

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2017–18.

Marketing Campaign (Cecily Strong, Mikey Day) – September 30, 2017
Fresh Takes (Mikey Day, Alex Moffat, Kate McKinnon) – November 4, 2017
Angel, Every Boxer's Girlfriend from Every Movie About Boxing Ever (Heidi Gardner) – November 4, 2017
Lazlo Holmes (Chance the Rapper) – November 18, 2017
Sexual Harassment Charlie (Kenan Thompson, Beck Bennett, Mikey Day, Cecily Strong) – December 9, 2017
Cousin Mandy (Heidi Gardner) – December 9, 2017
Science Room (Mikey Day, Cecily Strong) – January 13, 2018
Dog Head Man (Mikey Day) – January 13, 2018
Bailey Gismert (Heidi Gardner) – January 27, 2018
Dinner Discussion (Aidy Bryant, Heidi Gardner, Kate McKinnon, Kenan Thompson) – January 27, 2018
Big Nick's (John Mulaney, Pete Davidson, Chris Redd, Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Kate McKinnon) – April 14, 2018
Mattel Instagram Pitch (Kenan Thompson, Cecily Strong, Pete Davidson, Heidi Gardner) – May 5, 2018

2018–2019

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2018–19.

Thirsty Cops (Ego Nwodim, Kate McKinnon) – October 13, 2018
Deidre (Heidi Gardner) – October 13, 2018
Baskin Johns (Heidi Gardner) – October 13, 2018
Brothers (Beck Bennett, Kyle Mooney, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant) – November 10, 2018
The War in Words (Mikey Day) – December 1, 2018
Jules, Who Sees Things a Little Differently (Beck Bennett) – December 1, 2018
Them Trumps (Kenan Thompson, Leslie Jones, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd) – December 8, 2018
Travel Expert Carrie Krum (Aidy Bryant) – December 8, 2018
Name Change Office (Mikey Day, Pete Davidson) – January 19, 2019
Nico Slobkin and Brie Bacardi (Mikey Day, Heidi Gardner) – February 9, 2019
Ultimate Baking Championship (Alex Moffat, Heidi Gardner, Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett, Ego Nwodim) – February 16, 2019
Supercentenarian Mort Fellner (Mikey Day) – February 16, 2019
Line Dancing (John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, Kenan Thompson) – March 2, 2019
Smokery Farms (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) – March 2, 2019
Henriette and Nan (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant) – March 9, 2019
Terry Fink (Alex Moffat) – April 6, 2019
What's Wrong with This Picture? (Kenan Thompson, Aidy Bryant) – May 18, 2019

2019–2020

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2019–20.

Chen Biao (Bowen Yang) – October 5, 2019
Instructor Auditions (Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang, Cecily Strong, Heidi Gardner) – October 12, 2019
Sisters and the Soldier (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Beck Bennett) – December 7, 2019
Baby Yoda (Kyle Mooney) – December 14, 2019
Sleepover Incident (Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Heidi Gardner, Melissa Villaseñor, Ego Nwodim, Chloe Fineman) – January 25, 2020
Uncle Meme (John Mulaney, Pete Davidson) – February 29, 2020
MasterClass Quarantine Edition (Chloe Fineman) – April 11, 2020

2020–2021

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2020-21.

Title	Premiere date	Main actor(s)	Description
Edith Puthie	October 3, 2020	Ego Nwodim	An inappropriately-named middle-aged woman (Ego Nwodim) from the "Name Change Office" and "Boomers Got the Vax" sketches.
Dr. Wayne Wenowdis	October 10, 2020	Kate McKinnon	Weekend Updates resident medical expert (Kate McKinnon) who always replies with "We know dis". The pieces end with McKinnon breaking character to address her anxieties regarding the COVID-19 pandemic.
SmokeCheddaDaAssGetta and Nunya Bizness	December 12, 2020	Timothee Chalamet, Ego Nwodim	White rapper SmokeCheddaDaAssGetta (Timothee Chalamet) appears on Nunya Bizness' (Ego Nwodim) talk show to voice his opinions on hip hop.
The Dionne Warwick Talk Show	December 12, 2020	Ego Nwodim, Punkie Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, Melissa Villaseñor, Pete Davidson, Lauren Holt	Dionne Warwick (Ego Nwodim) hosts a talk show while showing how out-of-touch she is with modern culture (e.g. pronouncing Billie Eilish as "Billie Eyelash").
Quote Signs	February 13, 2021		A middle-aged woman receives decorative signs with quotes from her friends and family with progressively more offensive quotes.
Oops, You Did It Again	February 20, 2021	Chloe Fineman	Britney Spears (Chloe Fineman) hosts a talk show in which she interviews guests that have been victims of cancel culture and gives them a chance to apologize for their prior incidents.
Pauline, a Weary Mother in Her Darkest Hour	May 8, 2021	Ego Nwodim	A worn-out woman (Ego Nwodim) appears on Weekend Update to lament her experiences as a mother.

2021–2022

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2021–22.

Title	Premiere date	Main actor(s)	Description
Angelo	October 16, 2021	Aristotle Athari	"International singing sensation" Angelo (Aristotle Athari) performs at an exclusive venue, performing supposedly improvised songs from word prompts given by exasperated audience members.
TikTok	December 11, 2021	Aidy Bryant	An unseen teenager scrolls through a series of eccentric videos on TikTok to avoid chores.
Trend Forecasters	January 29, 2022	Aidy Bryant Bowen Yang	Two fashionable people (Aidy Bryant and Bowen Yang) report data on which trends are what's in and what's out.

2022–2023

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2022–23.

Title	Premiere date	Main actor(s)	Description
Protective Mom	February 4, 2023	Pedro Pascal Marcello Hernandez	Mrs. Flores (Pascal) disapproves of the women her son Luis (Hernandez) dates, and rants about them in Spanish.
Lisa from Temecula	February 4, 2023	Ego Nwodim Punkie Johnson Bowen Yang	Lisa from Temecula (Nwodim) disrupts her sister's (Johnson) social life.
Garrett from Hinge	March 4, 2023	Bowen Yang	Garrett (Bowen Yang) interrupts a couple after being stood up by the bride.
Jingle Pitch	March 11, 2023	James Austin Johnson Andrew Dismukes Bowen Yang Chloe Fineman Devon Walker	Two members of Soul Booth (James Austin Johnson, Andrew Dismukes) try to come up with a new jingle for a company.
Couple Goals	April 1, 2023	James Austin Johnson	Game show about couple goals, where one couple shares very intense theories and thoughts about what would happen to their partner.
Crystal	April 8, 2023	Heidi Gardner	A co-worker who's busy doing absolutely nothing (Heidi Gardner) who appears on Weekend Update.
Recording Session	April 15, 2023	Devon Walker Kenan Thompson Ego Nwodim	Two female artists (Ego Nwodim, the episode's host) try to record a producer tag for Young Spicy (Devon Walker), but they end up being derogatory.

2023–2024

See main article: Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2023-24.

Title	Premiere date	Main actor(s)	Description
Secretary	October 14, 2023	Heidi Gardner Bowen Yang	In a 1960s law office, hyper secretary Trudy (Heidi Gardner) is manically predictive.
Dr. Please	October 28, 2023	Bowen Yang	Oddball Dr. Please (Bowen Yang).

Notes and References

Web site: Oh Noooooo! It's Mr. Bill's 20th Anniversary (1995) . . 2008-06-04.