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This is a very interesting and tough topic and I look forward to seeing other responses, but i will go with these 4, but it was hard keeping a lot of people off the list

 

Gilda

Belushi

Hammond

Molly Shannon

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How about four that were largely ignored at SNL, then became huge stars:

 

Robert Downey, Jr

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Ben Stiller

Chris Rock

(Sarah Silverman as a bonus fifth member)

 

Btw, I don't think many of you have watched SNL in decades. All good answers above, but Keenan Thompson has been on for 16 years and carries the show most weeks with his stellar array of impersonations and recurring characters. He deserves to be in the top 4 all-time.

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2 minutes ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

How about four that were largely ignored at SNL, then became huge stars:

 

Robert Downey, Jr

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Ben Stiller

Chris Rock

(Sarah Silverman as a bonus fifth member)

 

Btw, I don't think many of you have watched SNL in decades. All good answers above, but Keenan Thompson has been on for 16 years and carries the show most weeks with his stellar array of impersonations and recurring characters. He deserves to be in the top 4 all-time.

 

Damn...16 years!  I knew it was long but not that long.

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1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

Hader is a good one....I actually might put him above Mike Myers for me.

 

Hader was incredible for his range and hasn’t played himself out, st least as far as I have noticed, my interest in pop culture has lessened over time....

 

 

 

2 minutes ago, Joe in Winslow said:

I can't believe I'm the only Dana Carvey fan in this thread. That dude was funny

 

 

He did the same thing over and over again for decades, not to say it isn’t hilarious still

1 hour ago, Royale with Cheese said:

 

Hader is a good one....I actually might put him above Mike Myers for me.

 

Ran into Mike 20 years ago out and about in Toronto, restfully said hi and enjoyed his work and he scurried away in actual terror like he was an escaped convict. That was sucky, read that week he was in legal combat with his agent and advisors..... :(

 

 

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3 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

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(Sarah Silverman as a bonus fifth member)

 

Btw, I don't think many of you have watched SNL in decades. All good answers above, but Keenan Thompson has been on for 16 years and carries the show most weeks with his stellar array of impersonations and recurring characters. He deserves to be in the top 4 all-time.

 

he has some great gimmicks but he's always the same persona no matter what he does

 

he's not within a million miles of cracking the top 4 to someone who watched it from the first episode, about 98% of the time through 1990, and on and off since

 

 

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I wonder if the results might also vary if you specify only based on their SNL skits and time there and not anything they did outside of it.

 

Including outside stuff might change your opinion because you like them because of their other stuff.

 

Cant believe Keenan has been on for 16 years, knew it's been a while but not that long. Doesnt necessarily mean it's a good thing though.

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Darrell Hammond -- unbelievably talented;  his range of characters is unparalleled on the show.  The Clinton/Gore years were hilarious.

Norm McDonald -- too irreverent even for the show that supposedly prides itself on being just that;  his Weekend Update will never be approached, much less passed.

Will Ferrell -- great 4-minute sketch comedian (but yes, still intolerable in any movie);  you can't ignore his longevity and many good characters.

Phil Hartman -- his Frank Sinatra might be the funniest character ever

 

Dana Carvey, Victoria Jackson, Ana Gasteyer, Chris Rock and Mike Meyers for honorable mention.

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1 minute ago, row_33 said:

 

How or why would you want to bother with someone who announces Keenan was the best ever 

 

Who is Keenan...we still need a bigger mountain. 

 

This just goes to show, we have better comedians than Presidents. 

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5 minutes ago, Augie said:

 

Who is Keenan...we still need a bigger mountain. 

 

This just goes to show, we have better comedians than Presidents. 

 

He’s been on 16 years and people on here have stated he is the greatest

 

you have not watched the show or read the responses on this thread?

 

 

 

 

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