Funniest 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Members Ever — Ranked - The Delite

The Funniest ‘Saturday Night Live’ Cast Members Ever — Ranked

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Since its first episode debuted in 1975, NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” has been turning little-known comic talents into household names. Every era of the show has had its own batch of distinct stars and anyone who has watched it has their own favorite cast members, but some have undoubtedly left a deeper mark than others.

Ranking funny people is as subjective as it gets but we’ve looked back through the show’s long history and picked out the ones that most consistently killed audiences, whether with dead-on impressions, memorable recurring characters or showing off the many other talents it takes to succeed on “SNL.”

Here are the funniest cast members to ever star in that legendary sketch-comedy series.