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Cecily Strong set the record for longest-tenured female cast member on December 17, 2022, also her very last show.
- Matt Sulem
Apr 23, 2022 · With 19 seasons currently under his belt, Kenan Thompson has the distinction of being the longest-tenured cast member on Saturday Night Live. Fans may also remember him for his work as a teen...
- 9 Tim Meadows - 10 Years
- 8 Aidy Bryant - 10 Years
- 7 Cecily Strong - 11 Years
- 6 Kate Mckinnon - 11 Years
- 5 Al Franken - 11 Years
- 4 Fred Armisen - 11 Years
- 3 Seth Meyers - 13 Years
- 2 Darrell Hammond - 14 Years
- 1 Kenan Thompson - 19 Years
One of the most prominent Black members of SNL history, Tim Meadows used to do many celebrity impersonations, including OJ Simpson, Tiger Woods, and Oprah. His ten years at SNL meant that when an ex-cast member came back to host the show, they would always joke Meadows was still there. Since he left SNL, he has appeared in all types of TV comedies ...
Aidy Bryant spent ten years on SNL and earned three Emmy nominations for her different roles on the show. She might’ve been one of the better glue-gals on the show, as even when she was just the third or fourth most important character in any sketch, she gave her all and made the scene, and her partners in it, better. The success of her TV series S...
Cecily Strong has not only been a hilarious, repertory player with great characters like “The girl you wish you hadn’t started a conversation with at a party”, but she also had a stint as a Weekend Update anchor, one we wished had been longer. Strong has been Emmy nominated twice for her performances on SNL, and has started branching out as this ye...
Kate McKinnon is one of the greatest SNL stars today, and a leading lady. She has created many great characters, some of which have had so much success, they have become recurring. She has been Emmy-nominated nine times, and has won two awards. She might've done some movies like Ghostbusters or The Spy Who Dumped Me, but she looks at home in the sh...
Al Franken had an interesting SNL career, as he appeared and disappeared from the show for many years. He started as a writer when the show began in 1975, and has been sporadically part of the cast since then and 1995. Franken started as a kid in the crowd, whom Belushi dismissed as part of the “angel dust crowd”, and ended with a recurring charact...
Fred Armisen was one of the most beloved cast members of his era, as he could do everything: impersonations, play instruments, be the weirdest characters ever; everything. Not many other actors could be Obama, Prince, Liberace, Lou Reed, or the Queen and nail all of them, but he could do it all. He was also a presence on many Digital Shorts, and af...
Seth Meyers left his mark on SNL as a writer, head writer, performer, and especially Weekend Update host, where he was one of the best. He still holds the record for longest-running Weekend Update anchor (although Colin Jost might take that award from him soon), and his pairing with Amy Poehler at the desk is legendary. Meyers left the show to get ...
Darrell Hammond spent 14 seasons being part of the cast, where his most famous roles were Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Sean Connery. He was always a great bit player, who knew exactly what kind of character worked best for him. Although he left the cast in 2009, he’s still part of the SNLfamily, as he's been the show’s announcer since 2014, replacing...
The longest-running cast member in SNL history isKenan Thompson, and he’s still there, so his record might keep expanding. Thompson got on the show after some teenage successes like Kenan & Kel, and The Mighty Ducks, and has spent most of his adult life on the show. Thompson has done all kinds of roles and impersonations (holding the SNL record for...
- Rafa Boladeras
- Kenan Thompson – 19 Seasons. If Thompson’s SNL career was his child, it would be turning 20 this year. That’s right, Thompson’s been on the show since 2003, back when George W. Bush was president and “In Da Club” by a new artist named 50 Cent was tearing up the charts.
- Darrell Hammond – 14 Seasons. It’s really saying something that the next person on the list is five years below Thompson’s current record. Hammond appeared on the show for 14 seasons from 1995-2009.
- Seth Meyers – 13 Seasons. While he’s probably best known as the host of the popular Late Night with Seth Meyers, the young-faced writer and comedian spent a bulk of his professional years on SNL.
- Fred Armisen – 11 Seasons. Armisen joined SNL in the show’s 28th season. He was a repertory player on the show by Season 30 and left behind a bevy of memorable characters and sketches.
Nov 9, 2019 · Until 2017, Hammond held the record for longest tenure of any SNL cast member in history, with 14 seasons from 1995 to 2009. His most popular and long-running celebrity impression was of Bill...
- Amanda Prahl
Jun 5, 2024 · Thompson, who joined the show in 2003, is the longest-tenured cast member in the show’s history. When Yang joined, first as a writer in 2018 then moving to the cast the following year, he became...
Dec 18, 2022 · Darrell Hammond — 14 seasons (1995-2009) The gifted impressionist who impersonated more than 100 people on the show used to hold the record for the longest-serving cast member — though he could...
