This week, join Jonathan as he provides really “inside baseball” on the question of whether Saturday Night Live uses more guest stars today than in the past.
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- Andy Kaufman was so frequent a performer, that he, like frequent hosts Steve Martin and Buck Henry could reasonably be mistaken for cast members.
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- Last episode of season 6, and Dick Ebersol’s first, sees host Chevy Chase joined by guests Robin Williams (1951-2014) and Christopher Reeve (1952-2004).
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- Magician Harry Anderson (1952-2018) performing on SNL from February 5, 1983.
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- Host Danny DeVito invites his fellow cast mates from Taxi (1978-1983) on stage during his May 15, 1982 monologue. The show had just been unexpectedly cancelled by ABC.
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- Steven Wright performs on SNL on April 16, 1983.
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- Penn & Teller perform at homebase from April 19, 1986.
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- Senator Paul Simon (1928-2003) (Dem. Illinois) joins his namesake on December 19, 1987.
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- Ben Stiller and Robert DeNiro perform by themselves in a sketch meant to elicit familiarity since they had starred in movies together.
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- May 19, 2018 finale saw Alec Baldwin, Ben Stiller, and Robert DeNiro perform in the opener.
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