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Despite the long tenure, he was only credited for about 90 episodes. He left the show in 1980, but returned when Lorne Michaels came back in 1985, regaining his writing and on-air featured status until 1995. Worked as a writer the first two seasons, and promoted to cast member in Season 3.

He left the show to become the host of Late Night.ДЄrmisen joined the show in season 28 as a featured player, then promoted to repertory player in season 30 and left after the end of season 38.

#Snl kristen wiig lawrence welk cast update#

At the time of his departure, he was the longest-serving Weekend Update anchor (breaking the records held by Dennis Miller and Tina Fey), however, he has been surpassed by current Update anchor Colin Jost in terms of episodes. Meyers anchored Weekend Update from 2006 to 2014. In 2014, Hammond returned to the show as the announcer following the death of longtime announcer Don Pardo. At the time of his departure, he held the record for the longest tenure with the show, a record that lasted for eight years until broken by Thompson. Hired after a cast overhaul, he was the last cast member hired in the 1990s to leave the show, and the oldest cast member to leave the show (age 53 when he departed). Tenures Longest tenures Saturday Night Live cast members with the longest tenures Lighter colors denote 'featured players' versus repertory cast members. Table Table of Saturday Night Live cast members 'Middle group' performers are introduced after the main cast by the announcer saying '.with' and reading off these performers before ending with featured players. Many of the cast members were writers as well. The chart also shows whether the cast member has served as a guest host, appeared as the anchorperson of the ' Weekend Update' segment (by any of its titles), or has been the subject of their own 'Best of' home video collection. The dates given are those of the years they were part of the cast. The list below includes both repertory and featured players past and present, but omits SNL writers and others who were not listed as cast members during the show's credits. 3 President of the United States impressionists.