A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
![Backdrop of Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1000_and_h450_multi_faces/bfg3COqQzmaZqqaqmCruKoyjk72.jpg)
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w600_and_h900_bestv2/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Top Billed Cast
View all![Kenan Thompson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/vHPhDGc1om91TzoIQ4zMscpNmxF.jpg)
Kenan Thompson
Self - Various Characters (425 episodes)
![Darrell Hammond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/6yzLojcNxWcb2AYFYo2D0aXm6Ks.jpg)
Darrell Hammond
Self - Various Characters (272 episodes)Self - Cameo (uncredited) (22 episodes)
![Seth Meyers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/fYyPnv5ogLZoE3j9mV6vrHgHMep.jpg)
Seth Meyers
Self - Various Characters (261 episodes)Self - Host (1 episode)
![Fred Armisen](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/nLMCRlt0MV2uu4KPbDPDNsPWfBG.jpg)
Fred Armisen
Self - Various Characters (220 episodes)Self - Cameo (uncredited) (24 episodes)Self - Host (1 episode)
![Colin Jost](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/cuNRnDX02digyoqYVyFGkwd78fn.jpg)
Colin Jost
Self - Various Characters (212 episodes)Self - Cameo (uncredited) (5 episodes)
![Kate McKinnon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/2cNetzianFcxPQbyOQnkAIkKUZE.jpg)
Kate McKinnon
Self - Various Characters (213 episodes)Self - Cameo (uncredited) (2 episodes)Self - Host (1 episode)
![Cecily Strong](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/g1WbsojbgQAB72UfUJnNWPaB4b5.jpg)
Cecily Strong
Self - Various Characters (214 episodes)
![Aidy Bryant](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/zXRwe1eNLwMYhQqdOkWpRy69Wi0.jpg)
Aidy Bryant
Self - Various Characters (208 episodes)
![Michael Che](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w276_and_h350_face/ruuCNIw6b9aWeZygEg4ZuoXMCFh.jpg)
Michael Che
Self - Various Characters (204 episodes)
Media
![Maya Rudolph Transforms into Kamala Harris - SNL](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/_Np6fu-0OoY/hqdefault.jpg)
![Jim Carrey and Maya Rudolph Transform into Joe Biden and Kamala Harris - SNL](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/h-aqTtywDDI/hqdefault.jpg)