SNL Transcripts: Glossary of Appearances on Saturday Night Live
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Glossary of Appearances on Saturday Night Live
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Dyan Cannon
(1937-) Actress; Oscar-nominated performance in “Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice” (1969); mother of actress Jennifer Grant, by way of short-lived marriage to film legend Cary Grant.
Host:75t
Sketches:Monologue
Hearing Test: Teacher
The Affair: Wife
Bathwater Of The Stars: Cindy Cleavage
Johnny Angel: Teenager
Steve Carell
(1962-) Comedian; auditioned to join cast of SNL in 1995, beat out by Will Ferrell; married to short-term SNL cast member Nancy Walls since 1995; voiced superhero Gary in the Ambiguously Gay Duo” cartoons on short-lived “Dana Carvey Show”, 1996, and SNL, 1996-2002; correspondent on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart”, 1999-2001; star of the American version of “The Office” since 2005.
Host:05a
Sketches:Monologue
Jet Blue Flight #292: Larry
Variety Vault: Lucas Lundford
Debbie Downer: Bob Bummer
George Carlin
(1937-) SNL’s first-ever host; performed “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television” routine on 1972 comedy album, Class Clown.
Host:75a ·84e
Sketches:Monologue
Stand-up I
Stand-up II
Stand-up III
Monologue
The Joe Franklin Show: Dan Halloran
Saturday Night News with George Carlin
Ted’s Book of World Records
Jacqueline Carlin
Model; while girlfriend to Chevy Chase, appeared infrequently on SNL in scenes with him; married Chase in 1976, divorced in 1980.
Cameo:75a ·75d
Sketches:New Dad: Mom
Attractive: Girlfriend
Betty Carter
(1930-98) Jazz musician; studied piano at the Detroit Conservatory of Music; nicknamed “Betty Bebop” by Lionel Hampton; didn’t gain public notice until teaming with Ray Charles in 1961; won her first Grammy Award in 1988.
Musical Guest:75p
Dick Cavett
(1936-) Stand-up comedian; former writer/talent coordinator for “The Tonight Show with Jack Parr”; hosted “The Dick Cavett Show, from 1969-75.
Host:75l ·76g
Sketches:Monologue
Dick Cavett School of Auto Refinishing & Upholstery
Dick Cavett School of Hydroplane Operation
Our Town
Dick Cavett Lookalike Contest
Looks at Books: Nebraska Pimp
Chevy Chase
(1943-) SNL’s first breakout star; formerly performed in Ken Shapiro’s Channel One, also worked with John Belushi in Lemmings; met Lorne Michaels while standing in line to see “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”, hired on a writer’s contract but begged to be a performer, also; performed recurring signature pratfall as the show’s cold opening; created long-running Weekend Update segment as a way to say whatever he wanted about the news; left SNL early in the second season, ostensibly so he could move to California to marry girlfriend, Jacqueline Carlin, whom he was divorced from by 1980; came back to host SNL more than any other alumni, until he was banned from hosting duties in 1997 for berating cast members over the years during his return visits; continued to make cameo appearances; films include “Foul Play” (1978), “Caddyshack” (1980), “National Lampoon’s Vacation” (1983), and “Fletch” (1985).
Cast Member:1975-1976 ·76a ·76b ·76c ·76d ·76e ·76f
Host:77k ·79j ·82a ·85b ·86f ·91k ·95b ·96m
Cameo:76g ·76h ·76i ·76u ·76v ·80m ·89o ·96h
97d ·98n ·01b
Sketches:New Dad
Weekend Update with Chevy Chase
The Whhelchair:
The President of the United States: President Gerald R. Ford
Jaws II: Land Shark
Greg Allman’s Love Life
A Message From President Ford
Jaws III: Land Shark
Weekend Update with Chevy Chase
Christmas EVe at the White House: President Gerald R. Ford
The Dead String Quartet: Celloist
Jill Clayburgh
(1944-) Actress; sought acting career as an act of rebellion against her rich roots; first role was in a 1966 student movie directed by then-boyfriend, Brian DePalma; met and fell in love with Al Pacino while a part of Boston’s Charles Street Repertory Theater in the late 1960’s; starred as Betty Grable in biopic “Gable & Lombard” (1976); Oscar-nominated for “An Unmarried Woman” (1978); married playwright David Rabe, 1979.
Host:75o ·77n
Sketches:Monologue
Jill Carson, Guidance Counselor!
Great Moments in Herstory: Isadora Duncan
Sea Cruise
The Restaurant: Woman
Grable & Lombard: Carole Lombard
Jimmy Cliff
(1948-) Musician; helped introduce reggae music to America with his performance in the 1973 Jamaican film “The Harder They Come.”
Musical Guest:75l
George Coe
Former Broadway actor; Oscar-nominated in 1969 for Best Short Subject, Live Action Subjects for “De Düva: The Dove”; hired specifically to play older characters on SNL, until it was decided the younger cast members could equally perform those roles; small film roles included “Kramer vs. Kramer” (1979) and “Micki + Maude” (1984).
Cast Member:75a
Cameo:75c ·75e ·75k ·75n ·75u ·78g
Sketches:The Courtroom: Judge
The Untouchables: Walter Winchell
Epoxy-Dent: Spokesman
Sacha Baron Cohen
(1971-) Comedian; inspired by Peter Sellers; starred in HBO series “Da Ali G Show” as Ali G, Borat, and Brüno; expanded the middle into 2006 feature film, “Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan.”
Cameo:06d
Sketches:Kazakhstan Ministry of Information: Borat
Harlan Collins
Musician; one of the first pop artists signed to Beatles manager Brian Epstein’s cutting edge label, Nemperor Records; composed and arranged music for the film, “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984); maintains newspaper feature, “Today’s Chuckle”, started by his father in 1948.
Musical Guest:75v
Dane Cook
(1972-) Stand-up comedian; invented the Super Finger (Su-Fi) as an updated way to give someone “the finger”; star of HBO’s “Tourgasm.”
Host:05g ·06a
Sketches:The Long Ride Home: The Jay Feely Story
Wool Sweater: Keith
Target Greatland: Trainee
The Coma: Jerry
Monologue
Homeland Security Refresher
Hugo Chavez Political Roundup: Saddam Hussein
Cubicle Fight: Steve
Water Coolers: Delivery Boy
Closing Time: Deuce
Peter Cook
(1937-95) Comedian; partnered with Dudley Moore on the British stage show, “Beyond the Fringe”, and BBC series “Not Only… But Also”; due also co-starred in comedy film, “Bedazzled” (1967).
Host:75k
Sketches:Monologue: Casting Agent
Lifer Follies: Director
Table Talk
British Sonny & Cher: Cher
Shephard Interview: Shephard
Rita Coolidge
(1945-) Singer; backing vocalist for Joe cocker, Eric Clapton, Leon Russell, Boz Scaggs, others; Russell wrote “Delta Lady” in her honor; married musician Kris Kristofferson in 1973, divorced in 1980; they won the 1974 Grammy Award for Best Country Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal; she recorded cover solo singles throughout the 1970’s; founded Native American music trio, Walela, with sister Priscilla and neice Laura Satterfield in 1997.
Musical Guest:75x
Jane Curtin
(1947-) Performed with comedy group, “The Proposition”, from 1968-72; starred in and co-wrote and the off-Broadway play, “Pretzels”, with Fred Grandy in 1974; married Patrick Lynch prior to joining cast of SNL in 1975, and thus avoided the famous after-party atmosphere; beat out actress Mimi Kennedy for her slot on SNL; replaced Chevy Chase at Weekend Update desk in 1976, which she later co-anchored with Dan Aykroyd from 1977-78, then Bill Murray from 1978-80; co-starred with Susan St. James in “Kate & Allie” from 1984-89, later co-starred with John Lithgow in “3rd Rock From the Sun” from 1996-2001; appointed Ambassador for the US Fund for UNICEF in 1990; cousin of writer/actress Valerie Curtin.
Cast Member:1975-1976 ·1976-1977 ·1977-1978 ·96h
1978-1979 ·1979-1980
Sketches:Black Perspective: herself
Kitchen Dominatrix
Christina Aguilera 06eFred ArmisenAlec Baldwin 06e 06hBeck 06dTony Bennett 06eMary J. Blige 06fKen Davitian 06dCameron Diaz 06iJimmy Fallon 06iWill Ferrell 06cTina Fey 06eWill ForteBill HaderDarrell HammondSteve Martin 06ePaul McCartney 06eSeth MeyersTracy Morgan 06ePharrell 06fAmy PoehlerMaya RudolphAndy SambergMartin Short 06eJason SudeikisTenacious D 06gKenan ThompsonKristen WiigBrian Williams
