Downey was another one of the 1985-86 cast members, as he quickly realized that sketch comedy wasn’t quite his thing. Of course, he went on to win an Oscar and play Iron Man. Not bad!

Trying to rank the show’s best cast members might seem like a fool’s errand. How do you compare the zany brilliance of Will Ferrell with the deadpan wit of Rachel Dratch? How can you match the ...

Whenever he appears on SNL anniversaries, he never comes off like it’s enough that he showed up. He commits, he takes chances ...

What makes a good "Saturday Night Live" cast member? Is it a Rolodex of classic ... Parnell was a solid working man on the series. There’s no “more cowbell” without Parnell’s character ...

Through the show’s 50-year run to date, starting way back in 1975, SNL has had many influential cast members ... a.k.a. The Ladies Man, for the film of the same name. Along with doing dozens ...

You could argue that Strong is one of the most versatile and therefore often underrated SNL cast members ever. A jack-of-all-trades (she’s even a great singer), Strong’s adaptability often led ...

And in 2017, those original cast members were inducted into the Television ... and I had to do a sketch with Charlton Heston. He needed glasses, but he said he didn't. He didn't wear glasses ...

Having already cracked up himself, Dave Chappelle decided to turn his sights on cast member Pete Davidson ... and who could blame him? Rachel Dratch (and Everyone) in “Debbie Downer: Disney ...

Siobhan Fallon Hogan revealed the identity of an SNL cast member who would go to church and apologize after taking part in raunchy skits on the sketch comedy series. The actress, 63 - who ...

From Laraine Newman and Molly Shannon, to Mikey Day and Chloe Fineman, we asked veteran cast members to dish on what ... He needed glasses, but he said he didn't. He didn't wear glasses, so ...

Three cast members all pegged their “Holy shit” moment to working on the same exact sketch in 2009. For many, getting hired by Lorne Michaels wasn’t the moment, but hearing their name spoken ...

Everywhere you look, a cast member is on a talk show or a culture writer is spilling ink about their favorite episodes. It’s a lot even for the most devoted obsessives. Still, when the dust ...