As Saturday Night Live celebrates 40 years, everyone has their list of “THE TEN BEST SKETCHES” or “The Top Five Cast Members” or “The Worst Hosts Ever!” Well, I can’t do that, but I will share my favorite sketches, cast members and hosts– perhaps not objectively the best or funniest, but I’ve certainly enjoyed them. And I hope you enjoy them too!
My favorite SNL sketches– not all of them, but 40 of my favorites. Not just the classics or the best ones, just my favorites in no particular order.
1. Nuni and Nuni Shoener- Fred Armisen and Maya Rudolph
2. The Falconer- Will Forte
3. Debbie Downer- Rachel Dratch
4. Weekend Update- Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey
5. Taco Town- Andy Samberg, others
6. I Ran So Far- Fred Armisen, Andy Samberg, Adam Levine
7. Summer Lovin- SNL Cast
8. Stefon- Bill Hader, Seth Meyers
9. Two Inches- Steve Martin, Will Forte
10. Barry Gibb Talk Show- Justin Timberlake, Jimmy Fallon
11. SNL Monologue- Taylor Swift
12. Spartan Cheerleaders- Will Ferrell, Cheri Oteri
13. Gilly- Kristen Wiig, Will Forte
14. Alec Baldwin vs Steve Martin
15. Wake Up And Smile- Will Ferrell, Nancy Wallis, David Alan Greer
16. Penelope- Kristen Wiig
17. Tim Calhoun- Will Forte
18. The Culps- Will Ferrell, Ana Gasteyer
19. Cowbell- Wil Ferrell, Christopher Walken, Jimmy Fallon, others
20. Boombox- Andy Samberg
21. Simmer Down- Cheri Oteri, Tobey McGuire
22. Lazy Sunday- Andy Samberg, Chris Parnell
23. Celebrity Jeopardy- Will Ferrell, Norm MacDonald, Darrell Hammond, others
24. Inside the Actor’s Studio- Will Ferrell
25. Protest Song- Hugh Laurie
Hugh Laurie Protest Song from Michael Dewey on Vimeo.
26. The Tangent- Fred Armisen
27. That’s When You Break- Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg
28. Dear Sister- Andy Samberg, Bill Hader, Shia LeBouf, others
29. Hero Song- Andy Samberg
30. Don’t Buy Stuff- Amy Poehler, Chris Parnell, Steve Martin
31. Disney Vault- Robert Smigel
32. Election 2008- SNL Cast, Politicians
33. Mark Wahlberg Talks to Animals- Andy Samberg
34. Tina Tina Cheneuse- Jenny Slate
35. Baby Boss- Beck Bennet
36. Roxbury- Will Ferrell, Chris Kattan, Jim Carrey
Night At The Roxbury: What is love: Jim Carrey from Valera Kibiks on Vimeo.
37. Chandelier Parody- Jim Carrey, Kate McKinnon
38. SNL Monologue- Zach Galifianakis
39. Jacob Silj- Will Ferrell
40. SNL40- SNL Cast– I really enjoyed the anniversary show, even when it was slow and felt bloated. Just plain fun.
These are my favorite SNL cast members and hosts over the years– not in a specific order, but the first few are certainly my favorite favorites.
- Tina Fey
- Amy Poehler
- Jimmy Fallon
- Will Ferrell
- Kristen Wiig
- Justin Timberlake
- Alec Baldwin
- Bill Murray
- Steve Martin
- Rachel Dratch
- Andy Samberg
- Norm MacDonald
- Christopher Walken
- Bill Hader
- Kenan Thompson
- Fred Armisen
- Adam Sandler
- Maya Rudolph
- Gilda Radner
- Kate McKinnon
- Darrell Hammond
- Chris Farley
- Cecily Strong
- Rachel Dratch
- Martin Short
- John Belushi
- Jan Curtin
- Molly Shannon
- Mike Myers
- Nasim Pedrad
- Bobby Moynihan
- Jason Sudeikis
- Will Forte
- Horatio Sanz
- Seth Meyers
- Chris Kattan
- Cheri Oteri
- Eddie Murphy
- Chevy Chase
- Phil Hartman