List of Saturday Night Live guests (Q–T)
Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels.[1] It premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night.[2] The show usually satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics.[3][4][5] SNL features a two-tiered cast: the repertory cast members, and newer cast members known as "Featured Players."[6] A typical episode of SNL features a single host, who delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. The format also features a musical guest, and a number of episodes have featured celebrity cameos.[7][8]
George Carlin was the first to host the show.[9] Candice Bergen was both the first female host in November 8, 1975, and the first to host a second time in December of the same year.[10][11] On occasion the episode's host also serves as the musical guest; the first was Paul Simon on October 18, 1975.[12] The most recent to pull double duty was Timothée Chalamet on January 25, 2025.[13] The Rolling Stones are the only band to ever serve as both host and musical guest during the same episode, which aired October 7, 1978.[14] Guests who host five times become members of the Five-Timers Club, introduced on the December 8, 1990, episode, when Tom Hanks became the seventh person to host their fifth episode.[15]
The list below shows the people who have appeared on the show. It is split into three sections: "Host", if the person hosted the show at any given time; "Musical guest", if a person was the musical guest on the show at any given time; and "Cameo", which is for a person who has appeared on the show but did not act as host or musical guest.
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[edit]| Performer | Host | Musical guest | Cameo | First appearance date | Notes | Ref(s). |
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| Dennis Quaid | 
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December 15, 1990 | [16] | |||
| Queen |
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September 25, 1982 | [17] | |||
| Queen Ida |
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November 23, 1985 | With the Bon Temps Zydeco Band | [18] | ||
| Queen Latifah |
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March 8, 2003 | [13][19] | |
| Queens of the Stone Age |
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May 14, 2005 | [20] | |||
| Questlove |
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December 12, 2020 | [21] | |||
| Colin Quinn |
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October 13, 2001 | Former cast member | [22] | ||
| Zachary Quinto |
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July 25, 2020 | [23] |
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- ^ Deggans, Eric (September 28, 2024). "'SNL' has always taken on politics. Here's what works – and why". NPR. Archived from the original on December 2, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Hudson, Alex (July 1, 2024). "Seth Meyers and the Lonely Island Explain the Difference Between 'SNL' Featured Players and Full Cast Members". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on August 30, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Hoffman, Ashley (September 30, 2016). "The Best Saturday Night Live Monologues". Time. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Shales, Tom; Miller, James Andrew (November 10, 2002). "Live From New York". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 26, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ Flook, Ray (October 11, 2024). "SNL 50 Anniversary Rewind: A Look Back at October 11, 1975 (Video)". Bleeding Cool. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Sederholm, Jillian (December 22, 2024). "See every host in 'Saturday Night Live' Five-Timers Club". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 29, 2025. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
- ^ Dyess-Nugent, Phil (July 21, 2013). "Saturday Night Live (Classic): "Candice Bergen/Martha Reeves, The Stylistics"". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on September 14, 2024. Retrieved February 3, 2025.
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- ^ Boisvert, Lauren (2024-09-25). "On This Day in 1982: Queen Makes Their Final U.S. Appearance on 'Saturday Night Live'". American Songwriter. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Hoffman, Jordan (2021-02-21). "Rosalía and Bad Bunny Smolder in 'Saturday Night Live' Appearance". Vanity Fair. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Dailey, Hannah (2025-03-10). "Here's Every Musician Who's Ever Hosted 'Saturday Night Live'". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Vincenty, Samantha (2025-01-16). "Is Gene Frenkle, Will Ferrell's Cowbell Character, a Real Person?". NBC Insider. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ Alter, Rebecca (2020-12-13). "Questlove Stage-Slapped Timmy Chalamet and Pete Davidson on SNL". Vulture. Retrieved 2025-03-11.
- ^ "Saturday Night Live Season 27". Prime Video. Retrieved March 11, 2025.
- ^ Barrett, Annie (July 30, 2020). "'Star Trek' is for everyone! And Spock is hottttttttt. T." Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Vincenty, Samantha (2025-01-27). "Questlove's SNL Music Documentary Cold Open: The Songs in the Six-Minute Intro Mix". NBC Insider. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Slezak, Michael (2012-01-15). "Saturday Night Live With Daniel Radcliffe: Best and Worst Sketches". TVLine. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Dodd, Sophie (August 20, 2024). "All About Reese Witherspoon's Parents, Betty and John Draper Witherspoon". People. Retrieved 2025-02-03.
- ^ Gelman, Vlada (17 February 2019). "John Mulaney to Host SNL in March". TVLine. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Itzkoff, Dave (2024-09-29). "'S.N.L.' Recap: Maya Rudolph Returns to Play Kamala Harris". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Hailu, Selome (2024-05-02). "'SNL' Sets Maya Rudolph and Jake Gyllenhaal as Hosts With Vampire Weekend and Sabrina Carpenter as Musical Guests". Variety. Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Wright, Megh (2020-11-13). "The History of SNL's Celebrity Jeopardy". Vulture. Retrieved 2025-03-11.