SNL's Greatest Moments.

The best from Saturday Night Live.

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I am watching something on the E! channel right now.  It is a countdown of the "Top 101 moments of Saturday Night Live."

It is interesting how even though I haven't been a real avid watcher of SNL since about 1994, I still seem to have caught all of the major characters and sketches from the show.

Here's my question: who is your favorite cast member?

When I think about this I consider: Bill Murray, Dana Carvey, and then Eddie Murphy. 

Bill Murray and Eddie Murphy have gone on to be HUGE stars.  Dana Carvey hasn't been as successful, but he's still done pretty well for himself.  I think that his sense of humor is too offbeat for being thrust too far into the mainstream.

(Does anyone remember the "Dana Carvey Show" on ABC?  That was awesome!  It is too bad that it didn't last so long.)

That does it.  I think that Dana Carvey was my favorite cast member.  (The other two guys aren't far behind.)

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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
You mean the same Dana Carvey show where he played President Clinton breastfeeding dolls and puppies
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
I've never given much thought to my absolute favorite cast member, but I'd have to say in addition to Murray, Murphy, and Carvey, I'd say Norm McDonald would be high on my list. If for no other reason than his Bob Dole and his stint on weekend update. I absolutely loved both.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top

I'm a big Dana fan also...church lady rules!  I like Mike Meyers a lot also.  I think the best news anchor on SNL was Norm MacDonald.  I just loved the way that man could deliver a joke!  My favorite over all sketch actor was Phil Hartman.  I dearly miss that man.  Futurama and The Simpsons were left with a gaping hole following his untimely death. 

Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Cool, Chiprj and I posted simultaneous admiration of Norm!
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
Here there are, in order of bestestness . . .

1. Will Ferrell
2. Chris Kattan
3. Jimmy Fallon
4. Chris Farley
5. Tracy Morgan
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top
Cool, Chiprj and I posted simultaneous admiration of Norm!


Great minds and all...

Will Ferrell


You're my boy, Blue!
Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top

1. Will Ferrell


2. Gilda Radner


3. John Belushi (moment of silence)


4. Chris Farley (repeat moment of silence)


5. Dennis Miller


6. Norm McDonald


7. Maya Rudolph -- the chief reason I watch it during the "slow" transition periods


8. Eddie Murphy


9. Dan Aykroyd


10. Bill Murray

Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top
(no silence for Gilda?)

I've been trying to think this whole time and I don't know - I haven't watched enough SNL - I think a good time to watch would have been between 1985 and 1995 (Billy Crystal, Dana Carvey, Joan Cusack, Mike Myers, Phil Hartman etc)

Most of the episodes I've seen were 2000 onwards -- I like Tina Fey
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
I love Will Ferell! He's my fav I think. Dana Carvey is hilarious. (Did you see Master of Disguise? ) My top three would be these two and Mike Myers. (Which Dena and I always think Myers reminds us of you Jamie)
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top

Which Dena and I always think Myers reminds us of you Jamie

Sometimes it scares me when he tells "my" jokes.  Mike Myers is definitely on my wavelength.  I'd have to work on my delivery and timing to be as successful as he is.  I will just stick to teaching.

Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top

Most of the episodes I've seen were 2000 onwards -- I like Tina Fey


I doo, too...SNL has traditionally been very male dominated, and Fey is not only an excellent performer, she's also something like the head writer.


(no silence for Gilda?)


sorry, my MAJOR bad.


 

Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
My husband and I used to get drunk while watching SNL on Saturday nights . . . I miss that.
Reply #13 from JoeUser Forums Top
Good call Jo! My fav. is definitely Will FErrel. Jamie, you should definitely ceck out his best of DVD, I laughed all summer long just thinking about that one:)
Reply #14 from JoeUser Forums Top
Jamie~ I hope your family still get to hear your jokes! You can teach the kids and entertain us!
Reply #15 from JoeUser Forums Top
There's so many I like... Dana Carvey, Mike Meyers, Phil Hartman Will Ferill, Chris Farley and probably many others.. But those are the only ones I remember (since those were the SNLs they showed on Comedy Central).
Reply #16 from JoeUser Forums Top
I love Will Ferell! He's my fav I think


I think that maybe he's the only player that may be higher on my list than Norm. I love his Alex Trebeck on celebrity jeopardy!
Reply #17 from JoeUser Forums Top
I love his Alex Trebeck on celebrity jeopardy!


he he he . . . me, too . . . "Suck it Trebek!"
Reply #18 from JoeUser Forums Top
Those Celebrity Jeopardy ones were one of my favorite, if not my favorite! Especially when they had Sean Connery!
Reply #19 from JoeUser Forums Top

Here is a bit of a change-of-topic, but speaking of game show satire: 

 I LOVED that SCTV sketch where Eugene Levy moderated a sort-of Hollywood Squares sketch.  One of the contestants kept buzzing in, then claiming his buzzer was broken.  The character played by John Candy kept offering to fix it.

funny.

Reply #20 from JoeUser Forums Top
I think my favorite sketch ever on SNL was something called "Rookie Cop" from the somewhere in 1994-6 region of SNL.... everyone was a puking in that one....