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When a Saturday Night Live cast member, or even host, depicts a fictional character, sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. The best ones come back again and again, like Bobby Moynihan’s Drunk Uncle, Adam Sandler’s Canteen Boy, Kristen Wiig’s Target Lady, Gilda Radner’s Roseanne Roseannadanna, and Tom Hanks’ David S. Pumpkins.
Powered by Expand Collapse 10 The Blues Brothers 1978-1982 Cast members Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi had a bright idea: they wanted to wear suits and hats along with dark glasses, even during the day, then sing on stage while dancing ridiculously. It didn’t really sound like a sketch. Indeed, as noted in the documentary Ladies & Gentleman…50 Years of SNL Music, the show’s creator Lorne Michaels initially said no, saying he didn’t think it was funny.
8 Opera Man 1992-1995 Adam Sandler had so many funny recurring characters on SNL, but arguably none so much as Opera Man. He was a recurring guest on Weekend Update who would summarize the weekly news in operatic form. But he would add an “ah” or “oh” at the end of English words to make it sound authentically Italian.
6 Mary Catherine Gallagher 1995-2001 Mary Catherine Gallagher was Molly Shannon’s breakout character on SNL that contributed to her being named among the best Saturday Night Live comediennes. She’s an exaggeration of an unpopular Catholic high school girl who is awkward, eccentric, and hyperactive. She’s seemingly afraid of being in the spotlight, which leads her to do odd nervous things when on stage, like stick her hands under her armpits and smell them.
4 The Church Lady 1986-1990 “Well, isn’t that special.” That’s the catchphrase from the recurring The Church Lady sketch where Dana Carvey plays a deeply religious older woman who tries to sound righteous, but she’s also very judgemental, pious, and smug. She interviews guests under the guise of helping them promote a project. But really, she wants to call them out on their sins. Her sweet grandma persona that hides her true intentions.
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