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Saturday Night Live has employed a vast number of cast members since it was first broadcast in 1975. This article lists every member of the cast since the first season, including featured players. Seasons in which cast members were billed as featured players are marked in red.

[edit] Cast

Actor	Duration
Billed Cast
George Coe	1
Michael O'Donoghue	1
Chevy Chase	1	2
Dan Aykroyd	1	2	3	4
John Belushi	1	2	3	4
Jane Curtin	1	2	3	4	5
Garrett Morris	1	2	3	4	5
Laraine Newman	1	2	3	4	5
Gilda Radner	1	2	3	4	5
Bill Murray		2	3	4	5
Harry Shearer					5					10
Brian Doyle-Murray					5	6
Denny Dillon						6
Gail Matthius						6
Gilbert Gottfried						6
Ann Risley						6
Charles Rocket						6
Tony Rosato						6	7
Robin Duke						6	7	8	9
Tim Kazurinsky						6	7	8	9
Eddie Murphy						6	7	8	9
Joe Piscopo						6	7	8	9
Christine Ebersole							7
Mary Gross							7	8	9	10
Brad Hall								8	9
Gary Kroeger								8	9	10
Julia Louis-Dreyfus								8	9	10
Jim Belushi									9	10
Billy Crystal										10
Christopher Guest										10
Martin Short										10
Rich Hall										10
Pamela Stephenson										10
Joan Cusack											11
Robert Downey, Jr.											11
Anthony Michael Hall											11
Randy Quaid											11
Terry Sweeny											11
Danitra Vance											11
Nora Dunn											11	12	13	14	15
Jon Lovitz											11	12	13	14	15
Dennis Miller											11	12	13	14	15	16
Jan Hooks												12	13	14	15	16
Victoria Jackson												12	13	14	15	16	17
Dana Carvey												12	13	14	15	16	17	18
Phil Hartman												12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19
Kevin Nealon												12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Mike Myers														14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Chris Rock																16	17	18
Julia Sweeney																16	17	18	19
Chris Farley																16	17	18	19	20
Rob Schneider																16	17	18	19
Adam Sandler																16	17	18	19	20
David Spade																16	17	18	19	20	21
Tim Meadows																16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25
Melanie Hutsell																	17	18	19
Ellen Cleghorne																	17	18	19	20
Michael McKean																			19	20
Norm MacDonald																			19	20	21	22	23
Morwenna Banks																				20
Chris Elliot																				20
Janeane Garofalo																				20
Mark McKinney																				20	21	22
Molly Shannon																				20	21	22	23	24	25	26
David Koechner																					21
Nancy Walls																					21
Jim Breuer																					21	22	23
Cheri Oteri																					21	22	23	24	25
Will Ferrell																					21	22	23	24	25	26	27
Darrel Hammond																					21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Chris Kattan																					21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Colin Quinn																					21	22	23	24	25
Ana Gasteyer																						22	23	24	25	26	27
Tracy Morgan																						22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Jimmy Fallon																								24	25	26	27	28	29
Chris Parnell																								24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Horatio Sanz																								24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Maya Rudolph																									25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Rachel Dratch																									25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Tina Fey																										26	27	28	29	30	31
Amy Poehler																											27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Jeff Richards																											27	28	29
Seth Meyers																											27	28	29	30	31	32	33
Will Forte																												28	29	30	31	32	33
Fred Armisen																												28	29	30	31	32	33
Finesse Mitchell																													29	30	31
Kenan Thompson																													29	30	31	32	33
Jason Sudeikis																														30	31	32	33
Bill Hader																															31	32	33
Andy Samberg																															31	32	33
Kristen Wiig																															31	32	33
Featured Players
Tom Davis			3	4	5
Don Novello			3	4	5						11
Al Franken			3	4	5						11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
Peter Aykroyd					5
Jim Downey					5
Tom Schiller					5
Paul Schaffer					5
Alan Zweibel					5
Yvonne Hudson						6
Matthew Laurance						6
Patrick Weathers						6
Laurie Metcalf						6
Dan Vitale											11
Damon Wayans											11
A. Whitney Brown											11	12	13	14	15	16
Ben Stiller														14
Beth Cahill																	17
Siobhan Fallon																	17
Robert Smigel																	17	18
Sarah Silverman																			19
Jay Mohr																			19	20
Laura Kightlinger																				20
Fred Wolf																					21	22
Jerry Minor																										26
Dean Edwards																											27	28
Rob Riggle																														30
Casey Wilson																																	33
Season numbers in red indicate billing as a feature player that season.