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‘There’s No Other Show Like It’
50 seasons of Saturday Night Live’s impact, as told by 65 of its writers and cast members.
They are, as Robert Smigel puts it, “the ones who’ve done it the most.” That includes: Alec Baldwin, whom David Mandel says writers would save their best sketches for because they “didn’t want to waste them on other hosts”; Tom Hanks, whom Jerry Minor describes as “almost like another cast member”; and Christopher Walken, who sticks out in Rachel Dratch’s memory because he “always brought the weird.” But if someone does take over, the vast majority of the respondents voted for Tina Fey; Sarah Silverman, Al Franken, Rachel Dratch, Bobby Moynihan, Jim Belushi, Gary Kroeger, Jeff Richards, Jon Rudnitsky, Michaela Watkins, Kevin Kelton, Melanie Hutsell, James Anderson, Noël Wells, and Denny Dillon all suggested the former head writer and “Update” anchor. The final category is the one-offs that range from potentially plausible — Siobhan Fallon Hogan endorsed Marci Klein, while Laraine Newman recommended Robert Smigel — to the more, um, offbeat: Amy Poehler suggested Judge Judy, Julio Torres wants Miss Piggy, and David Mandel floated Vivek Ramaswamy.
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