Top Five SNL Cast Members

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Top Five SNL Cast Members
« on: June 25, 2008, 12:50:20 PM »
Farley,Eddie Murphy and Will Ferrel I think were the best

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6/19/2008 02:32:00 PM
Top Five SNL Cast Members
 
Will Ferrell was known for doing a great George Bush imitation on 'Saturday Night Live.'
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By Lang Whitaker, SI.com

This weekend marks the return to the megaplex of Mike Myers. After the declining humor of the Austin Powers series, Myers has been absent (at least in person) from the big screen for the last five years. Now, he's back in the hockey-heavy The Love Guru, which hopefully will remind us of Myers' days on Saturday Night Live, when his personal stock of characters -- from Dieter to Wayne -- were all winners. Here's my top five funniest SNL cast members. (And as you can see from my list, I'm a child of the '80s. When Dan Akroyd and those guys were on the show, I was like 2 years old. Sorry.)

1. Norm McDonald: Yep, I was one of those who loved McDonald, especially his breathtaking run hosting "Weekend Update." Hard for me to believe that anyone would find Norm not funny, except for perhaps an NBC executive.

2. Will Ferrell: Even though his best work has been on the big screen, on SNL he was always pitch-perfect as the normal guy who could turn creepy -- and funny -- quickly.

3. Tracy Morgan: Yes, he was a terrible actor, but his ridiculous skits (Brian Fellows, Astronaut Jones) were so strange that they worked.

4. Chris Farley: Seeing him smash through that table while playing Matt Foley still makes me laugh every time I see it. But I thought he was transcendent as a Gap girl.

5. Jon Lovitz: His characters were all similar -- sneering, boozy, uppity -- but he also managed to remain funny throughout.

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Re: Top Five SNL Cast Members
« Reply #1 on: June 25, 2008, 12:59:02 PM »
Tracey Morgan should not be on this list or not even top 10. What about Mike Myers? Bill Murray? Phil Hartman? Dana Carvey? John Belushi? Chevy Chase? Billy Crystal? Dan Akroyd?
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Re: Top Five SNL Cast Members
« Reply #2 on: June 25, 2008, 01:01:40 PM »
Tracey Morgan should not be on this list or not even top 10. What about Mike Myers? Bill Murray? Phil Hartman? Dana Carvey? John Belushi? Chevy Chase? Billy Crystal? Dan Akroyd?

Dana Carvey annoyed the $hit out of me and IMO Billy Crystal is about as funny as Jackie Mason
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Re: Top Five SNL Cast Members
« Reply #3 on: June 25, 2008, 01:06:31 PM »
I could easily replace Morgan and Lovitz with Murray and Hartman and thats assuming we're keeping Myers off the list. Also Carvey had some funny skits
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Re: Top Five SNL Cast Members
« Reply #4 on: June 25, 2008, 01:15:02 PM »
Martin Short was better than Carvey




Re: Top Five SNL Cast Members
« Reply #5 on: June 25, 2008, 05:35:50 PM »
Martin Short was better than Carvey





I must say. Ed Grimley was the shit.

A top 5 list and Eddie is no where to be found? No Belushi? No Akeroyd ( spelling ) ? Will Ferrell? Sorry, but he sucks. Not the least bit funny. He was good in Old School, but the supporting case sure helped.

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Re: Top Five SNL Cast Members
« Reply #6 on: June 29, 2008, 04:26:20 PM »
Phil Hartman

Eddie Murphy

Chris Farley

Will Ferrel

Adam Sandler


HONORABLE MENTION : Dan Akkroyd, Joe Piscopo & Dana Carvey







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Re: Top Five SNL Cast Members
« Reply #7 on: June 29, 2008, 04:32:35 PM »
In Livin Color was better then them all. Believe.
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Re: Top Five SNL Cast Members
« Reply #8 on: June 29, 2008, 04:40:26 PM »
Gilda Radner...

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Re: Top Five SNL Cast Members
« Reply #10 on: June 29, 2008, 06:22:46 PM »
In Livin Color was better then them all. Believe.

It living color was funny but its now saturday night live. SNL isn't what it once used to be.
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