List of Saturday Night Live cast members

As of September 2025^[update], the late-night live variety series Saturday Night Live (SNL) has featured 172 cast members. The ensemble was originally referred to as the Not Ready for Prime Time Players.

As of 2025, 172 comedians have served as cast members on the show. Sid Caesar is the only person to be named an honorary cast member. Caesar was presented with a plaque during the goodnights of his hosting stint in 1983.

Lighter colors denote "featured players" versus repertory cast members.

The following comedians have served as cast members on the show for more than 9 seasons:

Two people have been publicly announced as having been hired to the cast, but never performed as cast members:

One person was credited as a cast member but did not actually appear on the show as such.

The following cast members spent less than a full 20-episode season on the show.

Darrell Hammond had the longest tenure portraying a U.S. president, portraying Bill Clinton from 1995 to 2001 and George W. Bush during 2003. He, Joe Piscopo, Phil Hartman, and James Austin Johnson are the only cast members to have portrayed two sitting presidents. Jason Sudeikis portrayed two sitting presidents, but the portrayal of the second president was performed as a host, rather than a cast member. Dana Carvey also portrayed two sitting presidents, with the portrayal of the second president performed as a recurring guest.