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Saturday N***t Live was one of the best vehicles of all time for up-and-coming comedic talent. Some of our greatest funnymen (and women) came from this fertile crescent of hilarity. This is a list of the greatest of them, ranked by the wisdom of the crowd. Anyone can contribute to this list, which makes these rankings an accurate, real-time reflection of the crowd's collective opinion. Rank your favorites or add any that you see are missing!

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    John Belushi The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    John Belushi

    1949
    The Richard Pryor Show
    Chicago
    Most Passionate
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    Will Ferrell The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Will Ferrell

    1967
    30 Rock , Eastbound & Down
    Irvine
  3. 3
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    Chris Farley The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Chris Farley

    1964
    Tom
    Madison
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    Bill Murray The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Bill Murray

    1950
    The Sweet Spot
    Wilmette
  5. 5
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    Phil Hartman The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Phil Hartman

    1948
    NewsRadio
    Brantford
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    Eddie Murphy The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Eddie Murphy

    1961
    The Royal Family , The PJs , The PJs
    Brooklyn
  7. 7
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    Mike Myers The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Mike Myers

    1963
    Bizarre
    Scarborough
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    Dana Carvey The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Dana Carvey

    1955
    Blue Thunder
    Missoula
  9. 9
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    Adam Sandler The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Adam Sandler

    1966
    The King of Queens
    Brooklyn
    Controversial
  10. 10
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    Dan Aykroyd The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Dan Aykroyd

    1952
    The Real Ghostbusters , Saturday Night Live
    Ottawa
  11. 11
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    Tina Fey The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Tina Fey

    1970
    30 Rock , 30 Rock , 30 Rock
    Upper Darby
  12. 12
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    Chevy Chase The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Chevy Chase

    1943
    The Hamptons (2002) , The Great American Dream Machine
    New York City
  13. 13
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    Gilda Radner The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Gilda Radner

    1946
    Dr. Zonk and the Zunkins , Music for UNICEF Concert
    Detroit
  14. 14
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    Kristen Wiig The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Kristen Wiig

    1973
    The Mole
    Canandaigua
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    Jimmy Fallon The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Jimmy Fallon

    1974
    Just for Laughs , Late Night
    Brooklyn
    Controversial
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    Amy Poehler The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Amy Poehler

    1971
    Upright Citizens Brigade , Upright Citizens Brigade , Mighty B
    Burlington
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    Chris Rock The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Chris Rock

    1965
    Everybody Hates Chris , Spike Guys' Choice Awards , Everybody Hates Chris , The Chris Rock Show More
    Andrews
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    Norm Macdonald The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Norm Macdonald

    1963
    Celebrity Jeopardy! , The Drew Carey Show , Back to Norm , Where's Elvis This Week? More
    Quebec City
    Controversial
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    Down 22
    Darrell Hammond The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Darrell Hammond

    1955
    Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
    Melbourne
  20. 20
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    David Spade The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    David Spade

    1964
    The Showbiz Show with David Spade
    Birmingham
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    Jon Lovitz The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Jon Lovitz

    1957
    The Critic
    Tarzana
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    Jason Sudeikis The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Jason Sudeikis

    1975
    Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
    Fairfax
    Controversial
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    Tim Meadows The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Tim Meadows

    1961
    The Michael Richards Show
    Highland Park
    Controversial
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    Kevin Nealon The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Kevin Nealon

    1953
    Funniest Commercials of the Year
    St. Louis
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    Chris Parnell The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Chris Parnell

    1967
    I Just Want My Pants Back
    Memphis
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    Tracy Morgan The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Tracy Morgan

    1968
    30 Rock
    The Bronx
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    Will Forte The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Will Forte

    1970
    MacGruber
    Alameda County
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    Jane Curtin The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Jane Curtin

    1947
    Working It Out
    Cambridge
  30. 29
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    Molly Shannon The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Molly Shannon

    1964
    Cracking Up
    Shaker Heights
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    Billy Crystal The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Billy Crystal

    1948
    Darkroom
    Long Beach
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    Chris Kattan The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Chris Kattan

    1970
    Saturday Night Live , Bollywood Hero
    Los Angeles
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    Martin Short The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Martin Short

    1950
    The Martin Short Show (1994) , Ed Grimley , Ed Grimley
    Hamilton
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    Bill Hader The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Bill Hader

    1978
    South Park
    Tulsa
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    Fred Armisen The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Fred Armisen

    1966
    Squidbillies
    Valley Stream
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    Dennis Miller The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Dennis Miller

    1953
    Boston Public , Dennis Miller Show
    Pittsburgh
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    Maya Rudolph The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Maya Rudolph

    1972
    City of Angels
    Gainesville
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    Cheri Oteri The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Cheri Oteri

    1962
    Class Dismissed
    Upper Darby
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    Andy Samberg The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Andy Samberg

    1978
    Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
    Berkeley
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    Al Franken The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Al Franken

    1951
    LateLine , LateLine , LateLine
    New York City
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    Rachel Dratch The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Rachel Dratch

    1966
    Game Over
    Lexington
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    Seth Meyers The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Seth Meyers

    1973
    Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
    Bedford
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    Kenan Thompson The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Kenan Thompson

    1978
    Kenan & Kel
    Atlanta
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    Joe Piscopo The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Joe Piscopo

    1951
    100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd
    Passaic
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    Harry Shearer The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Harry Shearer

    1943
    The Simpsons
    Los Angeles
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    Horatio Sanz The Best SNL Cast Members of All Time Television picture

    Horatio Sanz

    1969
    Big Lake
    Santiago

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    1. KirkSawyers
      The Best SNL Castmembers of All Time at 3/08/2012 10:27 PM
      The list doesn't seem to allow for any more adds btw. How did all these contributors forget Billy Crystal?
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    2. KirkSawyers
      The Best SNL Castmembers of All Time at 3/08/2012 10:25 PM
      Brian Doyle-Murray, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Garret Morris, Tim Kazurinsky, Mary Gross, Martin Short and especially Robin Duke, Joe Piscopo and Billy Crystal belong on the list and fairly high up on it. Robert Downey Jr, Damon Wayans, Al Franken and Ben Stiller were all also technically part of the cast for a year each as well, though they weren't regular.
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