Saturday Night Live: 1990-1991

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  Season 16: 1990-1991


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Starring:

Dana Carvey

Phil Hartman

Jan Hooks

Victoria Jackson

Dennis Miller

Mike Myers

Kevin Nealon

Featuring:

A. Whitney Brown

Chris Farley

Al Franken

Tim Meadows (first: 02/09/91)

Chris Rock

Adam Sandler (first: 02/09/91)

Rob Schneider

David Spade

Julia Sweeney

Episodes

09/29/90: Kyle McLachlan / Sinead O’Connor

10/06/90: Susan Lucci / Hothouse Flowers

10/20/90: George Steinbrenner / The Time

10/27/90: Patrick Swayze / Mariah Carey

11/10/90: Jimmy Smits / World Party

11/17/90: Dennis Hopper / Paul Simon

12/01/90: John Goodman / Faith No More

12/08/90: Tom Hanks / Edie Brickell & New Bohemians

12/15/90: Dennis Quaid / The Neville Brothers

01/12/91: Joe Mantegna / Vanilla Ice

01/19/91: Sting

02/09/91: Kevin Bacon / INXS

02/16/91: Roseanne Barr / Deee-Lite with Bootsy Collins & The Rubber Band

02/23/91: Alec Baldwin / Whitney Houston

03/16/91: Michael J. Fox / Black Crowes

03/23/91: Jeremy Irons / Fishbone

04/13/91: Catherine O’Hara / R.E.M.

04/20/91: Steven Seagal / Michael Bolton

05/11/91: Delta Burke / Chris Isaak

05/18/91: George Wendt / Elvis Costello

SummaryWhy take chances?

Producer Lorne Michaels had played the game before – cast members perform on “Saturday Night Live” for a few seasons, then leave the show to pursue careers in Hollywood or other walks of entertainment. Chevy Chase left in 1976; Aykroyd and Belushi left in 1979; even Eddie Murphy (though not under Lorne’s reign) left in 1984.

It had been five full seasons since Lorne Michaels returned to “Saturday Night Live”, and there was danger of his current cast following the dreams of his original cast – in fact, Jon Lovitz and Nora Dunn didn’t return this season, so it was time for Lorne to think about discovering new talent for the show. Instead of finding himself stuck at the last minute, Lorne decided to overpopulate the cast, as a precaution. Along with the returning familiar faces of Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, Dennis Miller, Mike Myers and Kevin Nealon, Lorne brought in new talent Chris Farley and Chris Rock, as well as aspiring performers below them such as David Spade, Adam Sandler, Tim Meadows, Rob Schneider and Julia Sweeney. If any of the remaining longtime veterans left the show, there would be plenty of performers available to take their places.

The end result? A comedy explosion, exposing “Saturday Night Live” to some of its wildest, funniest and most unforgettable moments ever.

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