Lorne Michaels

Chevy Chase (Oct 11, 1975 – Oct 30, 1976)

George Coe (Oct 11, 1975 – Oct 25, 1975)

Jane Curtin (Oct 11, 1975–1980)

John Belushi (Oct 11, 1975–1979)

Garrett Morris (Oct 11, 1975–1980)

Laraine Newman (Oct 11, 1975–1980)

Dan Aykroyd (Oct 11, 1975–1979)

Michael O'Donoghue (Oct 11, 1975 – Oct 25, 1975)

Gilda Radner (Oct 11, 1975–1980)

Tom Davis ( 1975 - 1980 )

Al Franken ( 1975 - 1980 ) & ( 1987 - 1995 )

Bill Murray ( 1977 - 1980 )

Don Novello ( 1978 - 1980 ) & ( 1985 - 1986 )

Peter Aykroyd ( 1979 - 1980 )

Jim Downey ( 1979 - 1980 )

Paul Shaffer ( 1979 - 1980 )

Tom Schiller ( 1979 - 1980 )

Alan Zweibel ( 1979 - 1980 )

Brian Doyle-Murray ( 1979 - 1980 ) & ( 1981 - 1982 )

Harry Shearer ( 1979 - 1980 ) & ( 1984 - 1985 )

Denny Dillon ( 1980 - 1981 )

Gilbert Gottfried ( 1980 - 1981 )

Yvonne Hudson ( 1980 - 1981 )

Matthew Laurance ( 1980 - 1981 )

Gail Matthius ( 1980 - 1981 )

Laurie Metcalf ( 1980 - 1981 )

Emily Prager ( 1980 - 1981 )

Ann Risley ( 1980 - 1981 )

Charles Rocket ( 1980 - 1981 )

Patrick Weathers ( 1980 - 1981 )

Tony Rosato ( 1980 - 1982 )

Robin Duke ( 1980 - 1984 )

Tim Kazurinsky ( 1980 - 1984 )

Eddie Murphy ( 1980 - 1984 )

Joe Piscopo ( 1980 - 1984 )

Christine Ebersole ( 1981 - 1982 )

Mary Gross ( 1981 - 1985 )

Brad Hall ( 1982 - 1984 )

Gary Kroeger ( 1982 - 1985 )

Julia Louis-Dreyfus ( 1982 - 1985 )

Jim Belushi ( 1983 - 1985 )

Billy Crystal ( 1984 - 1985 )

Christopher Guest ( 1984 - 1985 )

Rich Hall ( 1984 - 1985 )

Martin Short ( 1984 - 1985 )

Pamela Stephenson ( 1984 - 1985 )

Robert Downey Jr. ( 1985 - 1986 )

Anthony Michael Hall ( 1985 - 1986 )

Randy Quaid ( 1985 - 1986 )

Terry Sweeney ( 1985 - 1986 )

Danitra Vance ( 1985 - 1986 )

Dan Vitale ( 1985 - 1986 )

Damon Wayans ( 1985 - 1986 )

Nora Dunn ( 1985 - 1990 )

Jon Lovitz ( 1985 - 1990 )

A. Whitney Brown ( 1985 - 1991 )

Dennis Miller ( 1985 - 1991 )

Jan Hooks ( 1986 - 1991 )

Victoria Jackson ( 1986 - 1992 )

Dana Carvey ( 1986 - 1993 )

Phil Hartman ( 1986 - 1994 )

Kevin Nealon ( 1986 - 1995 )

Ben Stiller ( 1988 - 1989 )

Mike Myers ( 1988 - 1995 )

Chris Rock ( 1990 - 1993 )

Rob Schneider ( 1990 - 1994 )

Julia Sweeney ( 1990 - 1994 )

Chris Farley ( 1990 - 1995 )

Adam Sandler ( 1990 - 1995 )

David Spade ( 1990 - 1996 )

Tim Meadows ( 1991 - 2000 )

Beth Cahill ( 1991 - 1992 )

Siobhan Fallon ( 1991 - 1992 )

Robert Smigel ( 1991 - 1993 )

Melanie Hutsell ( 1991 - 1994 )

Ellen Cleghorne ( 1991 - 1995 )

Sarah Silverman ( 1993 - 1994 )

Michael McKean ( 1993 - 1995 )

Jay Mohr ( 1993 - 1995 )

Norm Macdonald ( 1993 - 1998 )

Morwenna Banks ( 1994 - 1995 )

Chris Elliott ( 1994 - 1995 )

Janeane Garofalo ( 1994 - 1995 )

Laura Kightlinger ( 1994 - 1995 )

Mark McKinney ( 1994 - 1997 )

Molly Shannon ( 1994 - 2001 )

David Koechner ( 1995 - 1996 )

Nancy Walls ( 1995 - 1996 )

Fred Wolf ( 1995 - 1997 )

Jim Breuer ( 1995 - 1998 )

Cheri Oteri ( 1995 - 2000 )

Colin Quinn ( 1995 - 2000 )

Will Ferrell ( 1995 - 2002 )

Darrell Hammond ( 1995 - present )

Chris Kattan ( 1996 - 2003 )

Ana Gasteyer ( 1996 - 2002 )

Tracy Morgan ( 1996 - 2003 )

Jimmy Fallon ( 1998 - 2004 )

Chris Parnell ( 1998 - 2006 )

Horatio Sanz ( 1998 - 2006 )

Rachel Dratch ( 1999 - 2006 )

Maya Rudolph ( 1999 - 2007 )

Jerry Minor ( 2000 - 2001 )

Tina Fey ( 2000 - 2007 )

Dean Edwards ( 2001 - 2003 )

Jeff Richards ( 2001 - 2004 )

Seth Meyers ( 2001 - present )

Amy Poehler ( 2001 - 2008)

Fred Armisen ( 2002 - present )

Will Forte ( 2002 - present )

Finesse Mitchell ( 2003 - 2006 )

Kenan Thompson ( 2003 - present )

Rob Riggle ( 2004 - 2005 )

Jason Sudeikis ( 2004 - present )

Bill Hader ( 2005 - present )

Andy Samberg ( 2005 - present )

Kristen Wiig ( 2005 - present )

Casey Wilson ( 2008 - present )

Bobby Moynihan ( 2008 - present )

Abby Elliott ( 2008 - present )

Michaela Watkins ( 2008 - present )

United States

Lorne Michaels executive produce /producer (592 episodes, 1975-2010)

Ken Aymong supervising producer/associate producer (398 episodes, 1986-2010)

Michael Shoemaker associate producer/producer (372 episodes, 1990-2009)

Audrey Peart Dickman associate producer/coordinating producer (301 episodes, 1977-1993)

Marci Klein producer/associate producer (294 episodes, 1995-2010)

Steve Higgins producer (255 episodes, 1996-2010)

James Downey producer/consulting producer (209 episodes, 1985-1997)

Al Franken producer/co-producer (187 episodes, 1979-1994)

Tom Davis producer (166 episodes, 1979-1993)

James Signorelli film segment producer/producer: film (148 episodes, 1976-2010)

Robert Smigel producer/co-producer (137 episodes, 1990-2008)

Ayala Cohen co-producer/producer (122 episodes, 2004-2010)

Jean Doumanian associate producer/executive producer (106 episodes, 1976-1981)

Dick Ebersol executive producer/executive producer: NBC (102 episodes, 1975-1985)

Tanya Ryno line producer/producer (86 episodes, 1995-2000)

Stacey Foster coordinating producer (83 episodes, 2004-2010)

Bob Tischler producer/supervising producer (78 episodes, 1981-1985)

Jennifer Danielsonassociate producer (76 episodes, 2006-2010)

Tim Herlihy producer (59 episodes, 1997-2000)

Samantha Scharff producer/line producer (56 episodes, 1998-2007)

Hillary Selesnick Hunn co-producer (54 episodes, 2006-2009)

Rhys Thomas associate producer: film/film associate producer (51 episodes, 2005-2009)

Doug Abeles producer: Weekend Update (44 episodes, 2008-2010)

Nicholas S. Mallardi associate producer (44 episodes, 2008-2010)

Kevin Miller associate producer (44 episodes, 2008-2010)

Brian Siedlecki associate producer / co-producer (44 episodes, 2008-2010)

Scott Weinstein co-producer (44 episodes, 2008-2010)

Gary Weis producer: film segments/film segment producer (42 episodes, 1975-1977)

Barbara Lieberman producer: film/associate producer: film (40 episodes, 1981-1984)

James Percelay producer: film/producer: film segment (40 episodes, 1988-1990)

Michael Schur segment producer (40 episodes, 2002-2004)

David Sheffield supervising producer / co-producer (39 episodes, 1982-1984)

Charlie Grandy producer/segment producer (32 episodes, 2006-2008)

Craig Kellem associate producer/producer (23 episodes, 1975-1976)

Patricia O'Keefe associate producer (23 episodes, 1976-1977)

Mary Satler producer: film (23 episodes, 1981-1982)

Jack Briggs associate producer: film (21 episodes, 1982-1984)

Barry W. Blaustein supervising producer (21 episodes, 1983-1984)

Annina Lavee producer: film segment/film associate producer (21 episodes, 1986-1989)

Robert Marianetti producer/animation producer (21 episodes, 1998-2007)

Kim Myers associate producer: film (20 episodes, 1983-1984)

Brett D. King producer: film (20 episodes, 1989-1990)

Jack Handey co-producer (20 episodes, 1990-1991)

Sue Leibman associate producer (20 episodes, 1994-1995)

David Wachtenheim producer/animation producer (20 episodes, 2000-2007)

J.J. Sedelmaier producer/animation producer (19 episodes, 1992-2007)

Mary Salter producer: film segments (18 episodes, 1985-1986)

Abby Terkuhle film associate producer (17 episodes, 1985-1986)

David Lipson animation producer/producer (11 episodes, 1998-2003)

Penelope Spheeris producer: film segments/producer (9 episodes, 1975-1976)

Michael O'Donoghue supervising producer (9 episodes, 1981)

Neal Marshad supervising producer/producer (5 episodes, 1979-1990)

Leslie Carangi Kelley producer (5 episodes, 1991-1994)

Barbara Gallagher associate producer (3 episodes, 1975)

Dinah Minot associate producer (3 episodes, 1986-1989)

Rob Issen producer (3 episodes, 2000-2001)

Laila Nabulsi associate producer (2 episodes, 1985-1986)

Alton Christensen executive producer (2 episodes, 1998)

David Tecson executive producer (2 episodes, 1998)

Jim L. Clark animation producer: TV Funhouse

Merritt Duff associate producer

Lori Jo Hoekstra coordinating producer

Pam Thomas producer

Dave Wilson (335 episodes, 1975-1995)

Beth McCarthy-Miller (218 episodes, 1995-2006)

Don Roy King (76 episodes, 2006-2010)

Akiva Schaffer (59 episodes, 2005-2010)

Paul Miller (53 episodes, 1986-1989)

James Signorelli (50 episodes, 1977-2009)

Gary Weis (37 episodes, 1975-1977)

David Wachtenheim (26 episodes, 1997-2008)

Walter Williams (24 episodes, 1976-1981)

Tom Schiller (21 episodes, 1977-1993)

Jorma Taccone (20 episodes, 2007-2010)

Robert Marianetti (19 episodes, 1998-2007)

J.J. Sedelmaier (14 episodes, 1996-2007)

Albert Brooks (7 episodes, 1975-1976)

Adam McKay (7 episodes, 2000-2001)

T. Sean Shannon (7 episodes, 2004-2005)

Glen Steinmacher (7 episodes, 2006-2008)

Jonathan Krisel (6 episodes, 2010)

Danielle Kasen (5 episodes, 2010)

Don McGrath (4 episodes, 2000-2007)

John Solomon (4 episodes, 2008-2009)

Jack Zander (3 episodes, 1984)

Matthew Meshekoff (3 episodes, 1985-1988)

Mike Judge (3 episodes, 1993-1994)

David Lipson (3 episodes, 2000-2001)

Eric Idle (2 episodes, 1976)

William Wegman (2 episodes, 1977-1981)

Leon Ichaso (2 episodes, 1980-1981)

William Dear (2 episodes, 1981)

Mary Pat Kelly (2 episodes, 1981)

John Fox (2 episodes, 1983-1985)

Claude Kerven (2 episodes, 1983-1984)

Christopher Guest (2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Peter Corbett (2 episodes, 1991)

Bruce McCulloch (2 episodes, 1994-1995)

Mark Alt (2 episodes, 1998)

Chel White (2 episodes, 2001-2004)

Robert Smigel (1 episode, 1996-2004)

Mike DeSeve

October 11, 1975 – present

TV Funhouse

ASIFA/East Animation Festival

2007 2nd place ASIFA/East Award Sponsored Films David Wachtenheim Robert Marianetti For episode #31.17, segment "Journey to the Disney Vault".

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA

2007 Nominated Saturn Award Best Retro Television Series Release on DVD For "The Complete First Season".

American Comedy Awards

2001 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series Christopher Walken

2001 Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series Dana Carvey

2001 Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series Will Ferrell

1999 Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Male Guest Appearance in a TV Series Alec Baldwin

1991 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series Dana Carvey

1990 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series Dana Carvey

1990 Nominated American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Female Performer in a TV Series Jan Hooks

1989 Won American Comedy Award Funniest Supporting Male Performer in a TV Series Dana Carvey

Annie Awards

1997 Nominated Annie Best Animated Short Subject For episode "The Ambiguously Gay Duo #2"

1997 Nominated Annie Best Animated Short Subject For episode "The Ambiguously Gay Duo #3"

1997 Nominated Annie Best Individual Achievement: Producing in a TV Production J.J. Sedelmaier For episode "The Ambiguously Gay Duo #2".

Art Directors Guild

2010 Nominated Excellence in Production Design Award Episode of a Multi-Camera Variety, or Unscripted Series For episode with host Justin Timberlake.

2009 Nominated Excellence in Production Design Award Awards Show, Variety, Music or Non-Fiction Program For episode #1536 - Josh Brolin/Adele.

BET Comedy Awards

2005 Won BET Comedy Award Outstanding Comedy Variety Series

Directors Guild of America

2010 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety Don Roy King For episode with host Justin Timberlake.

2009 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical Variety Don Roy King

2007 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety Don Roy King For episode with host Alec Baldwin.

2004 Nominated DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety Beth McCarthy-Miller For episode with Christopher Walken and The Foo Fighters.

2001 Won DGA Award Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Musical/Variety For episode with Val Kilmer and U2.

Emmy Awards

2009 Won Emmy Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Justin Timberlake For playing "Various Characters". For episode with host Justin Timberlake.

2009 Won Emmy Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series Tina Fey For playing "Governor Sarah Palin (Spoof)". For episode "Presidential Bash 2008".

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series For episode with hosts 'Anne Hathaway' and Hugh Laurie.

2009 Nomianted Emmy Outstanding Creative Achievement in Interactive Media - Nonfiction For "The Saturday Night Live Digital Experience" (NBC.com).

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series Don Roy King For episode with host Justin Timberlake.

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special For episode with host Josh Brolin.

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Lighting Direction (Electronic, Multi-Camera) for Variety, Music or Comedy Programming For episode with host Hugh Laurie.

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Makeup for a Multi-Camera Series or Special (Non-prosthetic) For episode with host Josh Brolin.

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics For the song "Motherlover". For episode with host Justin Timberlake.

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Amy Poehler

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Kristen Wiig

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video Control for a Series For episode with host Josh Brolin.

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2009 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2008 Won Emmy Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or a Special For episode with host Tina Fey.

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Don Roy King For episode with host Tina Fey.

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Tina Fey (host/performer)

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Amy Poehler

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2008 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2007 Won Emmy Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics For the song "Dick In A Box". For episode with host Justin Timberlake.

2007 Won Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode with host Alec Baldwin and musical guest Christina Aguilera.

2007 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Don Roy King For episode with host Alec Baldwin.

2006 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program For episode with host Jack Black, musical guest Neil Young.

2005 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode with host Jason Bateman and musical guest Kelly Clarkson.

2004 Won Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode with host and musical guest 'Janet Jackson' .

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Variety or Music Program For episode with host Elijah Wood.

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series For episode with hosts 'Jessica Simpson' & 'Nick Lachay' .

2004 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2003 Won Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode with host Christopher Walken, musical guest: "Foo Fighters".

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program For episode with host Robert De Niro.

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program Beth McCarthy-Miller (directed by) For episode with host Christopher Walken.

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2003 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2002 Won Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode with Britney Spears.

2002 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2002 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program For episode with host Lara Flynn Boyle.

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Will Ferrell (performer) For episode with host Alec Baldwin.

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode with host Christopher Walken and musical guest Weezer.

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

2001 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program

2000 Won Emmy Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Bobby H. Grayson For episode with host Alan Cumming.

2000 Won Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series For episode with host Christopher Walken. Tied with "Politically Incorrect" (1994).

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Costumes for a Variety or Music Program For episode with host Christopher Walken.

2000 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Molly Shannon

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Costume Design for a Variety or Music Program Tom Broecker For episode with host Vince Vaughn.

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing for a Variety or Music Program Beth McCarthy-Miller For episode with host Jennifer Love Hewitt.

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series Bobby H. Grayson For episode with host Gwyneth Paltrow.

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Makeup for a Series For episode with host Brendan Fraser.

1999 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series For episode with host Ben Stiller.

1998 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series For episode with host Nathan Lane and musical guest: Metallica.

1997 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series For episode with host Dana Carvey and musical guest 'Doctor Dre' .

1996 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Hairstyling for a Series For episode with Quentin Tarantino.

1996 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series For episode starring Christopher Walken and musical guest Joan Osborne.

1995 Won Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series

1994 Won Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series For episode "Starring Alec Baldwin and Kim Basinger. Musical Guest UB40".

1994 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Directing in a Variety or Music Program Dave Wilson (director)

1994 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series For show #818.

1994 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Phil Hartman For episode with host John Goodman.

1994 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Mike Myers For episode with host Heather Locklear.

1994 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series For episode with guest Helen Hunt.

1993 Won Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Dana Carvey For episode "Saturday Night Live's Presidential Bash".

1993 Won Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series

1993 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Series Jennifer Aspinall (makeup artist) For episode with host Harvey Keitel.

1993 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Sound Mixing for a Variety or Music Series or a Special For episode with host Alec Baldwin.

1993 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program For episode with host Harvey Keitel.

1992 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Achievement in Writing in a Variety or Music Program

1992 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Dana Carvey (member of repertory company) For episode with host Kirstie Alley.

1991 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Dana Carvey (member of repertory company) For episode with host John Goodman.

1991 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program For episode with host Roseanne.

1990 Won Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction/Camera/Video for a Series For episode with host Christopher Walken.

1990 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Dana Carvey (member of repertory company) For episode with host Ed O'Neill.

1990 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series For episode with host Alec Baldwin.

1990 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program For episode with host Alec Baldwin (show #637).

1989 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program

1989 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Dana Carvey For episode with host Mel Gibson.

1989 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Program For episode #569.

1987 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Jon Lovitz

1987 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program

1986 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Jon Lovitz

1985 Won Emmy Outstanding Graphic and Title Design

1985 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Billy Crystal

1984 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Eddie Murphy

1984 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program Joe Piscopo

1984 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program For show #378.

1983 Won Emmy Outstanding Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork for a Series For episode with guests Sid Caesar and Joe Cocker.

1983 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy, Variety or Music Series Eddie Murphy

1980 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program For episode with host Teri Garr on 26 January 1980.

1979 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Technical Direction and Electronic Camerawork For episode with Richard Benjamin on 7 April 1979.

1979 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Program

1979 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Comedy or Comedy-Variety or Music Series For episode with Richard Benjamin on 7 April 1979.

1978 Won Emmy Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music Gilda Radner

1978 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Art Direction for a Comedy-Variety or Music Series For episode with host Steve Martin (22 April 1978).

1978 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series Lorne Michaels (producer)

1978 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music Dan Aykroyd

1978 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music John Belushi

1978 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music Jane Curtin

1978 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Dave Wilson (director) For episode with Steve Martin (22 April 1978).

1978 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series For episode with host Steve Martin (22 April 1978).

1977 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series For episode with Sissy Spacek.

1977 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Art Direction or Scenic Design for a Comedy-Variety or Music Series For episode with Sissy Spacek.

1977 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series Lorne Michaels (producer)

1977 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music John Belushi For episode with Candice Bergen on 11 December 1976.

1977 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music Chevy Chase For episode with Elliott Gould on 29 May 1976.

1977 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actress in Variety or Music Gilda Radner For episode with Steve Martin on 26 February 1977.

1977 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Comedy - Variety or Music Series Dave Wilson (director) For episode with host Paul Simon on 20 November 1976.

1977 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series For episode with Elliott Gould.

1976 Won Emmy Outstanding Comedy-Variety or Music Series Lorne Michaels (producer)

1976 Won Emmy Outstanding Continuing or Single Performance by a Supporting Actor in Variety or Music Chevy Chase For the episode on 17 January 1976.

1976 Won Emmy Outstanding Directing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series Dave Wilson For episode on 18 October 1975 with host Paul Simon.

1976 Won Emmy Outstanding Writing in a Comedy-Variety or Music Series For episode on 10 January 1976 with host Elliott Gould.

1976 Nominated Emmy Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Title Sequences For the episode on 17 January 1976 (with Buck Henry).

Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Awards

2003 Nominated Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award Best Character Makeup - Television Series Louie Zakarian Andrea Miller (Jimmy Fallon), (Amy Poehler).

Image Awards

2007 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Maya Rudolph

2006 Nominated Image Award Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Kenan Thompson

Ottawa International Animation Festival

2006 Won OIAF Award Television Animation for Adults David Wachtenheim Robert Marianetti Glen Steinmacher For episode #31.17, segment "Journey to the Disney Vault".

2004 Won Mike Gribble Peel of Laughter Award David Wachtenheim Robert Marianetti For episode #28.19, segment "Saddam and Osama".

2004 Won OIAF Award Best Television Special David Wachtenheim Robert Marianetti For episode #28.19, segment "Saddam and Osama".

PGA Awards

2005 Nominated Television Producer of the Year Award in Variety Television

Prism Awards

2006 Nominated Prism Award Performance in a TV Comedy Series Jason Lee

2006 Nominated Prism Award Performance in a TV Comedy Series Amy Poehler

2006 Nominated Prism Award Performance in a TV Comedy Series Kenan Thompson

Satellite Awards

2005 Nominated Golden Satellite Award Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical Maya Rudolph

TV Guide Awards

2001 Nominated TV Guide Award Breakout Star of the Year Will Ferrell Darrell Hammond "Bush" and "Gore.

2000 Nominated TV Guide Award Favorite Late Night Show

1999 Nominated TV Guide Award Favorite Late Night Show

TV Land Awards

2008 Won TV Land Award Most Memorable SNL Musical Guest Paul Simon Art Garfunkel

2008 Nominated TV Land Award Most Memorable SNL Musical Guest Elvis Costello

2008 Nominated TV Land Award Most Memorable SNL Musical Guest Sinéad O'Connor

2008 Nominated TV Land Award Most Memorable SNL Musical Guest Leon Redbone

2007 Nominated TV Land Award Fake Product You Want to Buy Super Bass-o-Matic '76. Favorite Elvis Impersonation Dan Aykroyd John Belushi

2007 Nominated TV Land Award Favorite Elvis Impersonation Andy Kaufman

Teen Choice Awards

2004 Won Teen Choice Award Choice TV Show - Late Night

2003 Won Teen Choice Award Choice TV - Late Night

2001 Won Teen Choice Award TV - Choice Late Night Show

2001 Nominated Teen Choice Award TV - Choice Personality Jimmy Fallon

2000 Nominated Teen Choice Award TV - Choice Personality Chris Kattan

Television Critics Association Awards

2009 Nominated Heritage Award

2009 TCA Award Program of the Year

2008 Nominated Heritage Award

2004 Nominated Heritage Award

2003 Nominated Heritage Award

2002 Nominated Heritage Award

Writers Guild of America

2010 Won WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series

2009 Won WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series

2007 Won WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety - (Including Talk) Series

2003 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

2002 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

2001 Nominated WGA Award (TV) Comedy/Variety (Including Talk) - Series

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‘Saturday Night Live’ was one of the landmark programs of the 1970s, an attempt to bring fresh, often outrageous comedy and the excitement of live TV (from New York) to late-night viewers. It featured ‘The Not Ready for Prime Time players’, a repertory company of wacky comics who presented 90 minutes of topical satire, straight comedy and music every Saturday night. Each week a different guest star served as the host and the person around whom many of the sketches were written. Some of the more familiar guests were George Carlin (host of the first telecast), Candice Bergen, Buck Henry, Elliott Gould, Lily Tomlin, Dick Cavett, Steve Martin, Eric Idle, Richard Dreyfuss and Paul Simon. Some hosts weren’t from the entertainment world at all, such as New York Mayor Ed Koch, consumer advocate Ralph Nader, football star Fran Tarkenton, Georgia legislator Julian Bond and even Presidential Press Secretary Ron Nessen (in a controversial but good-humored appearance). Perhaps most unusual was 80-year-old Mrs. Miskel Spillman, who happened to win an ‘Anyone Can Host’ write-in contest during the 1977 – 1978 season.

Each week also had a musical guest, ranging from some truly offbeat and eccentric musicians to such major rock stars as Blondie and the Rolling Stones.

The chief discovery of ‘Saturday Night Live’ during its initial season was comic Chevy Chase, famous for his opening pratfall and his role as the earnest young newsman reporting preposterous headlines on ‘Weekend Update’. His trademark line was “Good evening. I’m Chevy Chase and you’re not”. Jane Curtin took over the role as newscaster after Chevy left the show in November 1976 and was later joined by Dan Aykroyd when an anchor team was instituted. Other frequent bits included Chevy as bumbling President Ford; Dan as a candidate and later President Jimmy Carter; Gilda Radner as a lisping Barbara Walters (Ba Ba Wawa), a confused Emily Litella making editorial replies on Weekend Update and later as rambling, loudmouthed newscaster Rosanne Rosanna-Dana; John Belushi as a Samurai warrior; Aykroyd and Belushi as the Blues Brothers; Don Novello as Father Guido Sarducci; and practically everyone in ridiculous costumes as the Bees or the alien Coneheads.

Originally Jim Henson’s Muppets were a regular feature, as was a short, offbeat film produced each week by Albert Brooks (later the films were by Gary Weis). Still later came the ‘Mr. Bill’ films, about the hapless little puppet made of dough that was always being squashed or dismembered by Sluggo. These evolved from a short film submitted by a young man named Walter Williams. And of course there were the ersatz ‘commercials’, satirizing everything from the telephone company to milk.

Over the years ‘Saturday Night Live’ developed a large and loyal audience and by the 1977 – 1978 season it was by far the most popular program in late-night television, surpassing the longtime champ ‘The Tonight Show’. With the success of the show came success for its stars and eventually the departure of the entire original cast. Chevy Chase left in the fall of 1976 to pursue a career in films and prime-time specials. Three years later Belushi (a major film star in ‘Animal House’) and Aykroyd left to make a large-screen production based on the Blues Brothers characters they had developed on ‘Saturday Night Live’. By the spring of 1980 producer Lorne Michaels decided to leave and the remainder of the original cast went with him. A new producer, Jean Doumanian, a new cast and new writers took over in the fall of 1980, to generally poor reviews. Declining audiences resulted in considerable behind-the-scenes turmoil; with more cast changes and a new production team taking over in 1981. Michaels returned in 1985.

The major discovery of he recast ‘Saturday Night Live’ was youthful comic Eddie Murphy, whose career exploded with the success of his first feature film, ’48 Hrs’ in 1982. Later favorite characters included Billy Crystal’s oily interviewer Fernando (“Mahvelous, mahvelous!”). A frequent musical guest in the mid-80s was David Johansen as gravelly voiced singer Buster Poindexter.

After considerable turmoil during the early 1980s (42 regulars appeared on the show between 1980 and 1985), things settled down in the late 1980s with a stable cast of nine players: Nora Dunn, Jon Lovitz, Dennis Miller, Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, Keven Nealon and A. Whitney Brown. Carbey’s ‘Church Lady’ and Lovit’z pathological liar Tommy Flanagan (“That’s the ticket!”) were favorite characters, as was newcomer Mike Myers’ Wayne (spun off into the 1992 hit movie ‘Wayne’s World’). While no program can be expected to recapture the magic of its youth, many felt that ‘SNL’ was once again one of television’s best comedy showcases.

Among the notable comics to emerge from the constantly changing cast in later years were Chris Rock (1990), Adam Sandler (1991), David Spade (1991), Chris Elliott (1994), Janeane Garofalo (1994) and Molly Shannon (1995), the latter best known for her nervous Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher. In the early 2000’s Tina Fey became the show’s first female head writer, a major cast member and half of the first all-female ‘Weekend Update’ team, with Amy Poehler (2004). Among the new popular characters was Rachel Dratch’s ‘Debbie Downer’.

Edited re-runs of ‘SNL’ were telecast in prime time in 1979 – 1980, under the title ‘The Best of Saturday Night Live’.

Contrary to popular belief, Steve Martin was never a cast member on the show. The misconception stems from the fact that he has hosted the show 13 times, in addition to doing occasional surprise appearances.

Steve Martin is the only person to host a season premiere, a season finale, and a Christmas show and is the only person to host the show three times in a single season.

Will Ferrell became the highest paid cast member in SNL history in 2001. He received a salary of USD 350,000 (USD 105,000 in 1975 prices) for the 2001-2002 season.

Tina Fey