20 Celebrities Who Has Done A Great Job At Hosting Saturday Night Live Throughout The Years
Saturday Night Live has introduced its unique brand of late-night humor to our screens since 1975. Over the show's 47 seasons, there's no denying that Saturday Night Live has had many stellar hosts over the years, and fans have witnessed some so-so performances as well. Most people who host Saturday Night Live are actors, for obvious reasons, but sometimes, you get a host who is a musician, or on a rare occasion, a politician. Then there are the athletes. No matter what they're good at, I'm sure each of them has an incredible sense of humor. They all bring us the most memorable shows.
Now, let's see who has made the most appearances, who are the surprising regulars, and who has been banned from SNL.
Now, let's see who has made the most appearances, who are the surprising regulars, and who has been banned from SNL.
#1 Paul Simon (October 18, 1975; November 20, 1976; May 10, 1986; December 19, 1987)
#2 Candice Bergen (November 8, 1975; December 20, 1975; December 11, 1976; November 21, 1987; May 19, 1990)
#3 Fran Tarkenton (January 29, 1977)
#4 Tom Hanks (December 14, 1985; February 20, 1988; October 8, 1988; February 17, 1990; December 8, 1990; May 9, 1992; September 28, 1996; May 6, 2006; October 22, 2016)
#5 Christopher Walken (January 20, 1990; October 24, 1992; January 13, 1996; April 8, 2000; May 19, 2001; February 22, 2003; April 5, 2008)
#6 Rudolph Giuliani (November 22, 1997)
#7 Justin Timberlake (October 11, 2003; December 16, 2006; May 9, 2009; May 21, 2011; March 9, 2013)
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#8 Adrien Brody (May 10, 2003)
In 2003, the Academy Award winner only hosted SNL once. He infamously improvised his introduction for then-musical guest, Jamaican reggae singer Sean Paul, in addition to his terrible performance across skits. Brody appeared on the red carpet with fake dreadlocks and a Jamaican accent. He was then banned from ever hosting another episode of the show.
#9 Peyton Manning (March 24, 2007)
#10 Lindsay Lohan (May 1, 2004; May 21, 2005; April 15, 2006; March 3, 2012)
#11 Donald Trump (April 3, 2004; November 7, 2015)
#12 Paris Hilton (February 5, 2005)
#13 Betty White (May 8, 2010)
#14 Emma Stone (October 23, 2010; November 12, 2011; December 3, 2016; April 13, 2019)
#15 Larry David (February 6, 2016; November 4, 2017)
#16 Ronda Rousey (January 23, 2016)
#17 Ariana Grande (March 12, 2016)
#18 Donald Glover (May 5, 2018)
#19 Harry Styles (November 16, 2019)
#20 Kim Kardashian (October 9, 2021)
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