# Movie starring the most former SNL hosts (as opposed to cast) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 6, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946 "2004-06-06T12:51:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/1 "2004-06-06T12:51:30Z")
In watching a promo for the Rock’s action flick _The Rundown_, it ocurred to me that it starred three former _Saturday Night Live_ hosts: Seann William Scott, Christopher Walken, and the Rock himself. Something tells me that three SNL hosts in the same movie is not the record. Are there any, in fact, with more? Note: SNL cast members who never hosted are specifically excluded from this count. For the record, the [top five hosts](http://www.snlpeople.com/) (by # of appearances) are: \*\*Steve Martin (13) John Goodman (12) Alec Baldwin (12) Buck Henry (10) Chevy Chase (8)\*\* ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/2 "2004-06-06T13:07:55Z")
Does the movie have to post-date their first appearance as SNL host? ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/3 "2004-06-06T14:55:19Z")
> [@bienville](#): > > Does the movie have to post-date their first appearance as SNL host? Good question. I’d say “no”. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/4 "2004-06-06T15:46:12Z")
To help, here’s a list of all the hosts: [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List\_of\_Saturday\_Night\_Live\_hosts\_and\_musical\_guests](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Saturday_Night_Live_hosts_and_musical_guests) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/5 "2004-06-06T15:49:19Z")
And I see that _Young Frankenstein_ had a SNL Host Rating of 4: Peter Boyle, Teri Garr, Gene Hackman, and Madeline Kahn. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/6 "2004-06-06T17:57:11Z")
It just occurred to me that the Christopher Guest movies (_Spinal Tap, Waiing For Guffman, Best in Show_, et al) should represent well in this category. I know Catherine O’Hara and Michael McKean have hosted. Let me dig around a bit … (I can’t believe Eugene Levy has never hosted!) … well … maybe not, after all. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/7 "2004-06-06T18:13:10Z")
OK, the Christopher-Guest tack was fruitful after all – \*This Is Spinal Tap \* had _eight_ SNL hosts: **Billy Crystal Dana Carvey Ed Begley, Jr. Michael McKean Rob Reiner Howard Hesseman Angelic Huston Fred Willard** :eek: - _(researching this has suggested a new thread to me: **People who should have hosted SNL, but haven’t** )_ ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/8 "2004-06-06T19:17:02Z")
I’ve got another 8-fer: John Travolta Bruce Willis Sam Jackson Quentin Tarantino Rosanna Arquette Steve Buscemi Chris Walken Harvey Keitel **Pulp Fiction** , of course! ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/9 "2004-06-06T20:19:01Z")
_Home Alone_ has three: Macaulay Culkin, John Candy and Catherine O’Hara. I was going to include Steve Martin, but conflated this movie with _Planes, Trains and Automobiles._ Good ol’ John Hughes. _True Lies_ is another three-fer: Shwarzennegger, Tom Arnold and Jamie Lee Curtis. _Heathers_: Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, and that girl from 90210 whose name escapes me. _Star Trek: Generations_ had a bunch: Shatner, Stewart, Whoopi Goldberg, Malcolm McDowell. The Rolling Stones collectively hosted once, so _Gimme Shelter_ and _C_cksucker Blues\* should count for four or five apiece. And the unforgivable _Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band_ probably sets some record for number of musical hosts. How many SNL hosts are in _Coffee and Cigarettes_? TV shows that could be contenders include _Friends, Cheers_ and_SCTV_. ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/10 "2004-06-06T20:30:28Z")
Here’s a six-fer: _Charlie’s Angels_ Cameron Diaz Drew Barrymore Lucy Liu Bill Murray Tim Curry Tom Green (Plus a couple who might have been on, I just don’t remember: Crispin Glover, Luke Wilson, and Matt LeBlanc) Include the sequel, and there’s Bruce Willis and the Olsen Twins! ---
**Author:** ![jimmmy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/73ab20/32.png) [@jimmmy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jimmmy)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/11 "2004-06-06T20:41:09Z")
I came to do Charlie Angels (D^mn your fast little arms Krokodil) But I did have a follow-up Bowfinger it only had 5 (Until Jamie Kennedy hosts) Steve Martin Eddie Murphy Heather Graham Christine Baranski Robert Downey jr. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 10:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/12 "2004-06-06T22:40:16Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > Include the sequel, and there’s Bruce Willis and the Olsen Twins! Actually, _Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle_ pulls into the lead with nine: **Cameron Diaz Drew Barrymore Lucy Liu Bernie Mac Demi Moore Carrie Fisher Bruce Willis Ashley Olsen Mary-Kate Olsen** _(adds John Cleese, Luke Wilson, and Eric Bogosian to personal list of shoulda-done-SNL people)_ ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/13 "2004-06-06T22:46:07Z")
Actually, according to the IMDB, Matt LeBlanc is the only Friends regular NOT to have hosted, though that’ll probably change next year when **Joey** hits the air. And John Cleese at least made an extended appearance on an ep, though he wasn’t hosting… ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/14 "2004-06-06T22:56:53Z")
OK … found another niner – _Amazon Women on the Moon_: **Phil Hartman Griffin Dunne David Alan Grier Rosanna Arquette Steve Guttenberg Ed Begley Jr. Carrie Fisher Howard Hesseman Andrew “Dice” Clay** ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/15 "2004-06-06T23:02:08Z")
> [@Krokodil](#): > > How many SNL hosts are in _Coffee and Cigarettes_? Only two – Steve Buscemi and Bill Murray. ---
**Author:** ![Green\_Bean](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/green_bean/32/1760_2.png) [@Green\_Bean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Green_Bean)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/16 "2004-06-06T23:45:54Z")
This is fun! I haven’t turned up anything to beat a nine-fer, but I did uncover some interesting factoids. Like that the same guy who played the freaky blonde kidnapper in _Fargo_ also played the whacked-out cosmonaut in _Armageddon_. Peter Stormare, I salute you! He was also in _The Big Lebowski_, which I’m sure some of you will appreciate. FWIW, TBL comes in at a respectable 5 SNL hosts, plus Flea, who was on as a musical guest with the Chili Peppers. And people I’m surprised never hosted: John Cusack, Will Smith, Dave Chappelle, Owen Wilson, Ving Rhames. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2004, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/17 "2004-06-06T23:52:11Z")
Heck, **Little Shop of Horrors** has five. Christopher Guest Steve Martin Bill Murray Rick Moranis John Candy ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/18 "2004-06-07T00:56:26Z")
I’m not sure if it quite qualifies as it is mostly pointless Cameos, but Jay and Silent Bob ties with 9 Matt Damon Ben Affleck Sean WIlliam Scott Chris Rock George Carlin Shannon Dougherty Carrie Fisher Jon Stewart James Van Der Beek And in the near future at least Will Farrel and maybe Tracy Morgan are sure to host SNL. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/19 "2004-06-07T02:08:29Z")
> [@Garfield226](#): > > Heck, **Little Shop of Horrors** has five. > > Christopher Guest > Steve Martin > Bill Murray > Rick Moranis > John Candy Not Christopher Guest. **Little Shop of Horrors** has four. … **Wolfman** , pointless cameos are A-OK. If you look harder at the lists above, you’ll see lots of pointless cameo roles. ---
**Author:** ![Garfield226](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Garfield226](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Garfield226)\ **Post date:** [June 7, 2004, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946/20 "2004-06-07T02:18:23Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Not Christopher Guest. **Little Shop of Horrors** has four. Uhh…what? [Little Shop of Horrors (first customer)](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091419/) [Christopher Guest (#14)](http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001302/) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movie-starring-the-most-former-snl-hosts-as-opposed-to-cast/248946.md?page=2)