Who is/was the funniest SNL cast member?

[11chaos]

Looking for the funniest cast members of SNL, I am going to pick a few who have been the funniest over the years. This combination of cast would make for some seriously funny shows.

1. Dan Akroyd; Bag "O" Glass
2. Gilda Radner; Roseanne Rosannadanna & Baba Wawa
3. Bill Murray; Todd in the Loopner sketches
4. Eddie Murphy; had a couple of the funniest; Mr Robinson's Neighborhood & Gumby
5. Phil Hartman; Phil Donahue
6. Chris Farley; Chippendale
7. Molly Shannon; Mary Katherine Gallagher
8. Will Ferrell; a bunch but the Impression of President Bush is spot on
9. Darrell Hammond; President Bill Clinton
10. Tina Fey; One of the best for the Weekend Update.
11. Tracy Morgan; ESPN game commercials
12. Adam Sandler; Operaman and his Eddie Vedder

SNL Members In alphabetical order and the years they were part of the cast:

Dan Aykroyd (October 11, 1975–1979) (•)
John Belushi (October 11, 1975–1979) (•)
Chevy Chase (October 11, 1975–1976) (•)
Jane Curtin (October 11, 1975–1980)
Garrett Morris (October 11, 1975–1980)
Laraine Newman (October 11, 1975–1980)
Michael O'Donoghue (October 11, 1975 – October 25, 1975)
Gilda Radner (October 11, 1975–1980) (•)

Tom Davis (1975–1980) (F)
Al Franken (1975–1980) & (1985–1995) (F)
Bill Murray (1976–1980) (•)
Don Novello (1978–1980) & (1985–1986) (F)
Peter Aykroyd (1979–1980) (F)
Jim Downey (1979–1980) (F)
Paul Shaffer (1979–1980) (F)
Tom Schiller (1979–1980) (F)
Alan Zweibel (1979–1980) (F)
Brian Doyle-Murray (1979–1980) & (1981–1982) (F)
Harry Shearer (1979–1980) & (1984–1985)

Denny Dillon (1980–1981)
Gilbert Gottfried (1980–1981)
Yvonne Hudson (1980–1981) (F)
Matthew Laurance (1980–1981) (F)
Gail Matthius (1980–1981)
Laurie Metcalf (1980–1981) (F)
Emily Prager (1980–1981) (F)
Ann Risley (1980–1981)
Charles Rocket (1980–1981)
Patrick Weathers (1980–1981) (F)
Tony Rosato (1980–1982)
Robin Duke (1980–1984)
Tim Kazurinsky (1980–1984)
Eddie Murphy (1980–1984) (•)
Joe Piscopo (1980–1984)
Christine Ebersole (1981–1982)
Mary Gross (1981–1985)
Brad Hall (1982–1984)
Gary Kroeger (1982–1985)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (1982–1985)
Jim Belushi (1983–1985)
Billy Crystal (1984–1985)
Christopher Guest (1984–1985)
Rich Hall (1984–1985)
Martin Short (1984–1985)
Pamela Stephenson (1984–1985)

Joan Cusack (1985–1986)
Robert Downey Jr. (1985–1986)
Anthony Michael Hall (1985–1986)
Randy Quaid (1985–1986)
Terry Sweeney (1985–1986)
Danitra Vance (1985–1986)
Dan Vitale (1985–1986) (F)
Damon Wayans (1985–1986) (F)
Nora Dunn (1985–1990)
Jon Lovitz (1985–1990) (•)
A. Whitney Brown (1985–1991) (F)
Dennis Miller (1985–1991)
Jan Hooks (1986–1991)
Victoria Jackson (1986–1992)
Dana Carvey (1986–1993) (•)
Phil Hartman (1986–1994) (•)
Kevin Nealon (1986–1995) (•)
Ben Stiller (1988–1989) (F)
Mike Myers (1988–1995) (•)

Chris Rock (1990–1993) (•)
Rob Schneider (1990–1994)
Julia Sweeney (1990–1994)
Chris Farley (1990–1995) (•)
Adam Sandler (1990–1995) (•)
David Spade (1990–1996) (•)
Tim Meadows (1991–2000) (•)
Beth Cahill (1991–1992) (F)
Siobhan Fallon (1991–1992)
Robert Smigel (1991–1993) (F)
Melanie Hutsell (1991–1994)
Ellen Cleghorne (1991–1995)
Sarah Silverman (1993–1994) (F)
Michael McKean (1993–1995)
Jay Mohr (1993–1995) (F)
Norm MacDonald (1993–1998)
Morwenna Banks (1994–1995)
Chris Elliott (1994–1995)
Janeane Garofalo (1994–1995)
Laura Kightlinger (1994–1995)
Mark McKinney (1994–1997)
Molly Shannon (1994–2001)(•)

David Koechner (1995–1996)
Nancy Walls (1995–1996)
Fred Wolf (1995–1997) (F)
Jim Breuer (1995–1998)
Cheri Oteri (1995–2000) (•)
Colin Quinn (1995–2000)
Will Ferrell (1995–2002) (•)
Darrell Hammond (1995—) (•)
Chris Kattan (1995–2003) (•)
Ana Gasteyer (1996–2002)
Tracy Morgan (1996–2003) (•)
Jimmy Fallon (1998–2004) (•)
Chris Parnell (1998–2006)
Horatio Sanz (1998–2006)
Rachel Dratch (1999–2006)
Maya Rudolph (1999—)

Jerry Minor (2000–2001) (F)
Tina Fey (2000–2006)
Dean Edwards (2001–2003) (F)
Jeff Richards (2001–2004)
Seth Meyers (2001—)
Amy Poehler (2001–2008)
Fred Armisen (2002—)
Will Forte (2002—)
Finesse Mitchell (2003–2006)
Kenan Thompson (2003—)
Rob Riggle (2004–2005) (F)
Jason Sudeikis (2004—)

Bill Hader (2005—)
Andy Samberg (2005—)
Kristen Wiig (2005—)

Fred Armisen (2002-Present)
Will Forte (2002-Present)
Bill Hader (2005-Present)
Darrell Hammond (1995-Present)
Seth Meyers (2001-Present)
Amy Poehler (2001-2008)
Maya Rudolph (1999-2008)
Andy Samberg (2005-Present)
Jason Sudeikis (2005-Present)
Kenan Thompson (2003-Present)
Kristen Wiig (2005-Present)

[bblair_2002]

I'm not gonna name them in order,but here are my all-time favorites:

Will Farrell
Eddie Murphy
Dana Carvey
Chris Farley
Adam Sandler
John Belushi
Mike Myers
Fred Armisen

I'll take it a step further too:

As far as guest hosts,my 2 favorites are Tom Hanks and believe it or not,Justin Timberlake.

Favorite sketches
Dana Carvey's "Choppin' Brocolli" piano sketch
Will Farrell's Blue Oyster Cult cowbell sketch
Eddie Murphy's Buckwheat sings sketch
Eddie Murphy's Mister Robinson's Neighborhood
All the Jeopardy sketches
Andy Samberg/Justin Timberlake "Richard In A Box" video
Jimmy Fallon/Justin Timberlake Barry Gibb Show sketches
Martin Short's Ed Grimley sketches
Fred Armisen's Sofa King commercial
Ana Gasteyer/Maya Rudolph Delicious Dish sketches with Alec Baldwin as Pete Schwetty (sp)
Da Superfans sketches
Steve Martin singing "King Tut"
Dan Aykroyd/Steve Martin's "Wild and Crazy Guys" sketches


May have missed some but if I think of any more,I'll post those too.

Cool thread,
Brett

[blalock_collector]

Adam Sandler,Chris Farley are mine

[theproudestmonkey]

in no particular order cause i love the show and love all these guys/gals:

john belushi
chris farley
bill murray
gilda radner
will ferrell
eddie murphy
phil hartman
adam sandler
darrell hammond

hosts:
alec baldwin (pete schwetty, LOL)
christopher walken (i gotta have more cow bell)
john goodman (linda tripp, LOL)

sketches:
belushi in the samurai deli
sandler in canteen boy
farley in the chippendales (w/patrick swayze)
farley as matt foley
murphy as buckwheat
ferrell in the jeopardy sketches
the superfan sketches
ferrell/walken in the blue oyster cult sketch

[haybierman]

Dont know about best actors, but best sketches I can do:

In no particular order:

Brian Fellows Safari Planet
Astronaut Jones
Celebrity Jeopardy
Mr. No Depth Perception
Massive Head-Wound Harry
Jon Lovitz' Pathological Liar
Middle-Aged Man
Frankenstein/Tonto/Tarzan
Norm MacDonald's one news sketch where David Koechner played his brother.
Alec Baldwin's Schweddie Balls
David Alan Grier doing Maya Angelou commercials

Those were the best I've ever seen.

[gosoxx777]

chris farley DA BULLS?DA BEARS

[cde4]

Adam Sandler

[OnePimpTiger]

I've gotta go with Ferrell - Harry Caray!

As far as guest hosts,my 2 favorites are Tom Hanks and believe it or not,Justin Timberlake.

I liked Timberlake too...I loved the Omeletville and Punk'd sketches

But the best host ever is Christopher Walken...the Continental