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progressoid

(49,996 posts)
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 08:21 PM Feb 2015

Another questionable list from Rolling Stone. All 141 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Members Ranked

'Saturday Night Live': All 141 Cast Members Ranked

Read more: http://www.rollingstone.com/tv/lists/saturday-night-live-all-141-cast-members-ranked-20150211#ixzz3RrXUKyMu



1. John Belushi (1975-1979)
2. Eddie Murphy (1980-1984)
3. Tina Fey (2000-2006)
4. Mike Myers (1989-1995)
5. Dan Aykroyd (1975-1979)
6. Bill Murray (1977-1980)
7. Phil Hartman (1986-1994)
8. Amy Poehler (2001-2008)
9. Gilda Radner (1975-1980)
10. Chevy Chase (1975-1977)

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Another questionable list from Rolling Stone. All 141 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Members Ranked (Original Post) progressoid Feb 2015 OP
The fact that Victoria Jackson was ranked #140 LynneSin Feb 2015 #1
She is #138 on the list now (?) GreatGazoo Feb 2015 #19
A horribly dumb list. NightWatcher Feb 2015 #2
Yep. GoCubsGo Feb 2015 #3
So basically dumb means they don't agree with you! LOL Logical Feb 2015 #5
Nope. Just my own opinon. LOL GoCubsGo Feb 2015 #8
Considering Murphy pretty well much saved SNL from the horror that was Doumanian.... TheMightyFavog Feb 2015 #6
Gilda Radner stood out in a cast of many talented people. GoCubsGo Feb 2015 #16
Murphy pretty much carried the whole show for 2 seasons cemaphonic Feb 2015 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author GoCubsGo Feb 2015 #15
Murphy #1, some of 1st cast, then 90-94, then the rest underpants Feb 2015 #14
four out of ten from season 1. it was a very good year. n/t orleans Feb 2015 #4
Well, they got the commentary on #32 corrrect. A HERETIC I AM Feb 2015 #7
The order is debatable, but I thought the summaries were pretty spot-on. cemaphonic Feb 2015 #10
I went to art school with Charles Rocket. kwassa Feb 2015 #11
These lists are intrinsically questionable caraher Feb 2015 #12
Phil Hartman should be 1 Dpm12 Feb 2015 #13
No, they got no. 1 right. Belushi was the best ever melman Feb 2015 #17
Close! MountainMama Feb 2015 #18
I loved Phil Hartman. I'd put him far above Belushi. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #22
AGREED! Dpm12 Mar 2015 #23
1 & 2 are spot on GOLGO 13 Feb 2015 #20
Belushi at 1? Yuck. Arugula Latte Feb 2015 #21

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)
1. The fact that Victoria Jackson was ranked #140
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 08:58 PM
Feb 2015

I mean how did they find someone worse than Victoria Jackson.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
3. Yep.
Sun Feb 15, 2015, 09:37 PM
Feb 2015

Gilda Radner is #9, below Eddie Murphy and Mike Meyers? Seriously? She should be #2. Ackroyd and Murray should be #3 and #4, and not necessarily in that order. Dumb list, as they usually are.

TheMightyFavog

(13,770 posts)
6. Considering Murphy pretty well much saved SNL from the horror that was Doumanian....
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 02:43 AM
Feb 2015

I think his place is justified.

GoCubsGo

(32,086 posts)
16. Gilda Radner stood out in a cast of many talented people.
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 03:03 PM
Feb 2015

That's a lot more difficult to do than standing out as the only good comedian in a cast of not so good ones. I think Eddie Murphy deserves a high rank. Just not #2.

cemaphonic

(4,138 posts)
9. Murphy pretty much carried the whole show for 2 seasons
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 04:03 PM
Feb 2015

I'd say a top spot is warranted for him. Myers, I would probably rank a bit lower, but he did have a pretty good run.

Subjective list is subjective, I guess.

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underpants

(182,868 posts)
14. Murphy #1, some of 1st cast, then 90-94, then the rest
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 02:53 PM
Feb 2015

Tina Fey? Yeah I get that she is clever and 30 Rock was good but other than the gift that W offered in the early '00's from 95 until now the show has been horrible. That includes when Fey was the head writer

A HERETIC I AM

(24,376 posts)
7. Well, they got the commentary on #32 corrrect.
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 03:08 AM
Feb 2015

Tim Kazurinsky;

Era: 1981-1984

One of the most under-appreciated players ever, from the much-scorned early-Eighties cast. The Kaz had a virtuoso collection of nervous twitches, especially as sweaty little Dr. Jack Badofsky, the absolute master of terrible puns. It was a treat to hear the audience boo and groan whenever Dr. Jack lectured on diseases like influenza — if you catch it from the Mississippi River, you've got "Huckleberry Finn-fluenza," if "you sneeze your head off, that's Anne Boleyn-fluenza," while "coal miners' daughters are susceptible to Loretta Lynn-fluenza." Or gonorrhea: "If the New York Post finds out you've got it, everyone in the city's gono-rrhead all about it!"


Those bits he did during Weekend Update were absolutely hilarious.

He is without a doubt one of the most underappreciated and under rated cast members.

kwassa

(23,340 posts)
11. I went to art school with Charles Rocket.
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 05:44 PM
Feb 2015

Rocket was his stage name, his real name was Charles Claverie.

He was hilarious, he used to MC all the school events, he had a band called The Fabulous Motels, sort of a comical Mothers of Invention.

Charles never really found his place in the showbiz industry that reflected his real talent. Sad story, really.

caraher

(6,279 posts)
12. These lists are intrinsically questionable
Mon Feb 16, 2015, 06:58 PM
Feb 2015

They're used to provoke arguments/debates... but I actually agree with it for the most part. I saw another list of Weekend Update answers that I thought was utterly bonkers, so I'm gratified to see this list put Norm MacDonald and Colin Quinn firmly in the basement (with the understanding for many of the lower-ranking people that it was often a case of misused talent).

MountainMama

(237 posts)
18. Close!
Tue Feb 17, 2015, 04:14 PM
Feb 2015

Phil should be #2 or #3. I agree with the Belushi ranking, but it's close. Phil was awesomeness with a cherry on top. Still miss him.

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