If you adore slapstick, opportunities are you are an SNL follower. For over 40 times, Saturday Night Live has been a breeding ground for talented writers and performers, and often it’s the place where those people get their first big break.
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One of the most successful SNL veterans ever, Dan Aykroyd wrote for and was a cast member in the very first season of SNL in 1975.
He went on to write and star in the movies Ghostbusters and The Blues Brother.
He even opened the music venue chain The House of Blues.
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You may know him from his Vacation movies or perhaps, if you’re a little younger, as the age-old guy in the study group on the TV show, Community .
Chevy Chase was also a first season SNL cast member who became a huge star.
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Murphy was the show’s biggest sun kind 1980 -1 984.
Later, he went on to star in innumerable movies, voice iconic cartoon attributes like Donkey from Shrek and Mushu from Mulan , and has only one improbably successful stand-up comedy career.
In 2015, he received the Mark Twain Prize for Humor.
Unfortunately, Murphy had a falling out with his SNL cast members, and they currently aren’t on expressing terms.
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Kristen Wiig was a cast member on SNL from 2005 -2 012, playing iconic characters like Target Lady and Gilly.
Outside of SNL , she co-wrote and starred in the movie Bridesmaids , which was a huge success.
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You probably know him as International Man of Mystery/ Dr. Evil.
But first, Mike Myers starred on SNL from 1989 -1 995, where he created and played tons of characters, including Wayne of Wayne’s World , which would subsequently be was transformed into a feature-length film.
Do you know which famous comic was merely on SNL for one season before they were fired for cursing on live Tv?
Read on to find out.
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Fallon was on SNL from 1999 -2 004.
Jimmy was famous for his song charades and accidentally chuckling during every sketch.
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Seth was the chief writer for SNL from 2001 -2 014, an impressive run.
He didn’t appear in sketches but did appear on the Weekend Update segment.
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Jenny Slate was an SNL cast member in 2009, but on her very first chapter, she inadvertently said the f-word on live TV.
She was allowed to finish out the season but wasn’t asked to come back the next year.
She replies the whole experience was humbling, but she’s not sorry for the slip-up, there are much worse things on Tv than curse words.
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That’s right, before she was Elaine, she was a casting member on SNL from 1982 -1 985.
According to Julia, she had a hard time on SNL . As a very young female casting member ever, she felt in over her head.
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Julia Louis-Dreyfus actually met Larry David while he was writing for SNL , which this is the only way did for one season.
Only one sketch that he wrote ever built it to air.
David famously quit after that first season but then evidenced back up at work again as if nothing had happened. Extremely Larry David.
More surprising SNL members on the next page!
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Robert Downey Jr. was a cast member on SNL for just one season in 1985.
He was called by Rolling Stone the worst cast member to ever appear on the show.
He was let go after merely one season, but it genuinely didn’t matter much for Downey, who went one to be a huge starring anyway.
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He was already a ace from John Hughes movies such as Sixteen Candles and The Breakfast Club when Anthony Michael Hall joined SNL .
Hall appeared in the same season as Robert Downey Jr, 1985, and was alsoes dismissed from the appearance after one year.
Hall is still the youngest cast member ever to appear on SNL at merely 17.
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Justin Timberlake was never an SNL cast member, and he was already famous for is available on the son stripe* NSYNC before he was never appeared on the show.
But, his appearances on SNL helped boost his acting job and induced people realize that he was a lot more than simply a singer.
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Chris Rock was a cast member from 1990 -1 993.
With the exposure Rock got from SNL he was capable of launching his successful comedy career.
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Belushi was a cast member from 1975 -1 979. He went on to make a number of movies including the extremely popular Animal House .
He succumbed of anti-retroviral drugs overdose in 1982 and soon after two brothers Jim joined the casting of SNL .
Bet you didn’t know this very famous female comedian was on SNL . Find out who on the next page!
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Murray was on SNL for three seasons from 1977 -1 980 before he went on to construct massive ten-strike movies like Caddyshack, Ghostbusters, and Tootsie.
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David Spade was on SNL from 1990 -1 996.
He then went on to join the cast of Spin City and superstar in lots of big movies including Grown-Ups and The Emperor’s New Groove .
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Silverman was on one season of SNL from 1993 -1 994.
However, she was rarely on air and never wrote a sketch that induced it on the show.
She didn’t quite fit in at SNL , so she wasn’t renewed for another year.
However, she made it big-hearted afterward with multiple stand up comedy specials and The Sarah Silverman Program .
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Joan Cusack was on SNL for one season from 1985 -1 986.
She was let go with a large group of cast members at the end of the season. Later, she went on to become a big movie star.
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That’ right, the shrillest voice in Hollywood was once on SNL for only one season in 1980.
SNL wasn’t quite sure what to do with Gottfried( is anyone ?) and let him travel a year later.
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