- 1918
| Feb 22 | Don [Dominic G] Pardo Westfield MA, TV announcer (Jeopardy, Saturday Night Live), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1937
| Feb 01 | Garrett Morris New Orleans LA, actor/comedian (Saturday Night Live, Martin, Carwash), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1943
| Jan 01 | Don Novello [Father Guido Sarducci], Ashtabula OH, comedian (SNL), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 08 | Chevy Chase (Cornelius Crane Chase), NYC, comedian/actor (SNL, Vacation, Fletch, Caddyshack), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 23 | Harry Shearer actor: The Return of Spinal Tap, The Fisher King, Portrait of a White Marriage, This is Spinal Tap, The Right Stuff, One Trick Pony, Saturday Night Live, voice of Smithers & Otto the Bus Driver: The Simpsons, is born in Los Angeles CA. | Ref: 4 |
- 1944
| Nov 17 | Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1946
| Jun 28 | Gilda Radner, Detroit MI, Emmy Award-winning comedienne, actress: Saturday Night Live [1977-78]; Haunted Honeymoon [w/husband Gene Wilder]; is born. | Ref: 17 |
- 1947
| Mar 14 | Billy Crystal, Long Beach NY, comedian (Soap, Saturday Night Live, City Slickers), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 06 | Jane Curtin Emmy Award-winning comedienne, actress: Kate and Allie [1983-84, 1984-85]; Coneheads, Saturday Night Live, Suspicion, is born. | Ref: 17 |
- 1948
| Feb 05 | Christopher Guest Emmy Award-winning comedy writer: Lily Tomlin [1976]; comedian: Saturday Night Live, is born in New York NY. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 12 | Phil Hartman actor, comedian: Saturday Night Live, NewsRadio, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Dennis the Menace, Amazon Women on the Moon, Loaded Weapon 1, Coneheads, Stuart Saves His Family, Jingle All the Way; shot to death by his wife Brynn, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 28 | Comedian from Saturday Night Live, Phil Hartman is born. | Ref: 68 |
- 1949
| Jan 24 | John (Adam) Belushi, comedian: Second City improvisational troupe, original cast: Saturday Night Live; actor: 1941, The Blues Brothers; is born in Chicago IL. | Ref: 4 |
- 1950
| Mar 03 | Tim Kazurinsky Johnstown PA, comedian (Saturday Night Live, Police Academy 2, 3, 4), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Mar 26 | Martin Short Hamilton Ontario, comedian (Saturday Night Live, SCTV, 3 Amigos), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Sep 21 | Bill Murray Evanston Ill, comedian (SNL, What About Bob, Stripes), is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Oct 01 | Randy Quaid Houston TX, actor (Midnight Express, Vacation, SNL), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1951
| May 18 | Denny Dillon comedian (Saturday Night Live, Dream On), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| May 21 | Al Franken comedian/writer/actor (Saturday Night Live, Stuart Saves His Family), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 17 | Joe Piscopo Passaic NJ, comedian (SNL, Miller Lite commercials), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1952
| Mar 02 | Laraine Newman Los Angeles CA, comedienne/actress (Saturday Night Live), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 29 | Nora Dunn, Chicago IL, comedienne (Saturday Night Live, Miami Blues, Working Girl), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 01 | Dan Aykroyd Ottawa Canada, comedian/actor (SNL, Dragnet), is born. | Ref: 17 |
- 1953
| Mar 25 | Mary Gross Chicago IL, actress/comedian (Saturday Night Live, Club Paradise, Feds), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Nov 03 | Dennis Miller Emmy Award-winning writer: Dennis Miller Live [1993-1994, 1995-1996]; producer-writer: HBO: Dennis Miller: Citizen Arcane [1995-1996]; actor: The Dennis Miller Show, Saturday Night Live, The Net, Disclosure, Madhouse; sports commentator: ABC: NFL Monday Night Football, is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Nov 18 | Kevin Nealon actor: Saturday Night Live, All I Want for Christmas, Roxanne, Champs, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1954
| Mar 13 | Robin Duke, Toronto Canada, comedienne (Saturday Night Live, SCTV, Club Paradise), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 15 | Jim Belushi Chicago Ill, comedian (Sat Night Live, Trading Places), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1955
| Apr 02 | Comedian from Saturday Night Live, Dana Carvey is born. | Ref: 68 |
| Jun 02 | Dana Carvey comedian (Sat Night Live-Church Lady/George Bush), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 06 | Dana Carvey Missoula Montana, comedian (Church Lady-SNL), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1957
| Apr 23 | Jan Hooks, Decatur GA, comedienne actress (Saturday Night Live, Designing Women), is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Jul 21 | Actor, comedian from Saturday Night Live, Jon Lovitz is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1958
| Mar 21 | Brad Hall Santa Barbara CA, comedian (Saturday Night Live), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1960
| Mar 23 | Terry Sweeney St Albans NY, writer/comedian (Saturday Night Live), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1961
| Apr 03 | Eddie Murphy Brooklyn NY, actor (Saturday Night Live, 48 Hours, Beverly Hills Cop, Raw), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1962
| Oct 11 | Joan Cusack Evanston Ill, comedienne (SNL), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1963
| May 23 | Mike Myers, Canada, comedian (SNL-Wayne's World), is born. (TWA, 1997) | Ref: 95 |
| May 25 | Mike Myers Canada, comedian (Saturday Night Live, Wayne's World) [or Jun 23], is born. | Ref: 5 |
| Oct 17 | Norm Macdonald actor, comedian, celebrity impersonator: Saturday Night Live, Billy Madison, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Doctor Dolittle, The Norm Show, Screwed | Ref: 4 |
| Oct 31 | Rob Schneider actor: Saturday Night Live, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1964
| Feb 15 | Comedian from Saturday Night Live, Chris Farley (Christopher Crosby Farley) is born. | Ref: 24 |
| Jul 22 | David Spade writer, comedian, actor: Saturday Night Live, Just Shoot Me, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Coneheads, A Very Brady Sequel, 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag, The Rugrats Movie, Lost & Found, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 16 | Molly Shannon actress: Saturday Night Live, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 28 | Janeane Garofalo actress: The Larry Sanders Show, The Ben Stiller Show, Saturday Night Live, TV Nation, The Truth About Cats, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1965
| Apr 04 | Robert Downey Jr, New York NY, comedian/actor (Larry Paul-Ally McBeal, Saturday Night Live, Less than Zero, Back to School), is born. | Ref: 5 |
- 1966
| Feb 07 | Chris Rock actor, comedian: Beverly Hills Cop II, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka, Saturday Night Live, Beverly Hills Ninja, The Chris Rock Show, Lethal Weapon 4, Me, Myself & Irene, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Bad Company, is born. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 09 | Adam Sandler comedian: The Cosby Show, Saturday Night Live [opera man]; actor: Happy Gilmore, Mixed Nuts, Airheads, Coneheads, Shakes the Clown, Going Overboard, The Wedding Singer, The Waterboy, Big Daddy, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1967
| May 04 | Comedian Ana Gasteyer is born. | Ref: 6 |
- 1968
| Apr 14 | Anthony Michael Hall actor: The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, National Lampoon’s Vacation, Edward Scissorhands; comedian: Saturday Night Live, is born in Boston MA. | Ref: 4 |
| Jul 16 | Will Ferrell, comedian, actor from: Saturday Night Live, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1970
| Oct 19 | Chris Kattan, Saturday Night Live, is born. (USA Weekend, p 2, 10/17-19/2003) | |
- 1972
| Jul 27 | Maya Rudolph actress: Saturday Night Live, City of Angels, Chuck & Buck, Duets; daughter of singer Minnie Riperton, is born. | Ref: 4 |
- 1975
| Oct 11 | Saturday Night Live, makes its debut -- with George Carlin as the first guest host; John Belushi signs on with Saturday Night Live, 15 minutes before showtime. (XDG, p. 4A, 10/11/2000) | Ref: 83 |
| Dec 13 | First time Saturday Night Live uses a time delay (Richard Pryor hosts). | Ref: 5 |
- 1977
| Jan 15 | Coneheads debut on "Saturday Night Live". | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 17 | Elvis Costello, making a rare TV appearance, agreed to perform on NBC’s Saturday Night Live when Sid Vicious and the Sex Pistols failed to show up for the gig. | Ref: 4 |
- 1978
| Apr 22 | 'The Blues Brothers' (Dan Akroyd and John Belushi) make their first appearance on Saturday Night Live. | Ref: 5 |
- 1979
| Aug 02 | Gilda Radner Live From NY opens on Broadway. | Ref: 5 |
- 1980
| May 17 | Paul & Linda McCartney appear on Saturday Night Live. | Ref: 5 |
| Jun 16 | The movie The Blues Brothers opens in Chicago, IL. John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd, formerly of NBC’s Saturday Night Live, starred. The pair played Jake and Elwood Blues. James Brown, Ray Charles, and Aretha Franklin performed. Cab Calloway also appeared with a rendition of his classic Minnie the Moocher. | Ref: 4 |
| Sep 25 | Chevy Chase calls Cary Grant a homo on Tomorrow show (suit follows). | Ref: 5 |
- 1982
| Mar 05 | Saturday Night Live comedian John (Adam) Belushi dies, at age 33, after shooting up a speed ball. The mixing of heroin and cocaine that night had a cumulative effect on the brain, slowing down John's breathing and finally causing complete respiratory failure. | Ref: 24 |
- 1984
| Oct 13 | Jesse Jackson collects the $5,000 standard scale payment for guest hosts on Saturday Night Live. Jackson also appeared in several skits on the show. | Ref: 4 |
| Dec 08 | Ringo Starr appears on Saturday Night Live. | Ref: 5 |
| Dec 18 | Christopher Guest of Saturday Night Live and actress Jamie Lee Curtis were married in the Los Angeles home of comedian Rob Reiner this day. | Ref: 4 |
- 1986
| Sep 02 | Cathy Evelyn Smith is sentenced to 3 years for death of John Belushi. | Ref: 5 |
- 1987
| Jun 26 | “Just the facts, ma’am. Thank you.” Dragnet, starring Dan Aykroyd in the Jack Webb role of Sgt. Joe Friday; and Tom Hanks in the Harry Morgan role of detective Stribeck, opened around the US The movie became the first Hollywood film to feature a "condom-conscious" bedroom scene ... just right for the social mores of the 1980s. Dragnet was a smash theatrical hit, as it had been on radio and TV in the 1940s and 1950s. “This is the city...” | Ref: 4 |
- 1989
| May 20 | Toonces The Cat takes the wheel on Saturday Night Live. | Ref: 5 |
| May 20 | Gilda Radner Emmy Award-winning comedienne, actress: Saturday Night Live [1977-78]; Haunted Honeymoon [w/husband Gene Wilder]; dies of ovarian cancer at age 42. | Ref: 4 |
- 1990
| May 12 | Nora Dunn & Sinead O'Connor boycott Saturday Night Live to protest Andrew "Dice" Clay's hosting; 3rd time SNL uses time delay. | Ref: 5 |
- 1997
| Dec 18 | Comedian Chris Farley is found dead in his Chicago apartment; he was 33. | Ref: 70 |
- 1998
| Jan 02 | Autopsy of Chris Farley shows he overdosed on opiates & cocaine. | Ref: 5 |
| Apr 28 | Phil Hartman actor, comedian: Saturday Night Live, NewsRadio, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Dennis the Menace, Amazon Women on the Moon, Loaded Weapon 1, Coneheads, Stuart Saves His Family, Jingle All the Way; is shot to death by his wife. (TWA, 1999) | Ref: 95 |
| May 28 | Phil Hartman actor, comedian: Saturday Night Live, NewsRadio, The Pee-wee Herman Show, Pee-wee’s Big Adventure, Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Dennis the Menace, Amazon Women on the Moon, Loaded Weapon 1, Coneheads, Stuart Saves His Family, Jingle All the Way; shot to death by his wife Brynn. | Ref: 4 |
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Saturday Night Live Chronology