| SNL Debut | Actor/Actress | Best Characters | |
|---|
| 2008 | Casey Rose Wilson | Rachael Ray, Kristy Joe Muller, Scarlett Johansson | |
| 2005 | Andy Samberg | T'Shane | |
| 2005 | Bill Hader | Vinny Vedecci | |
| 2005 | Kristen Wiig | The Target Lady, Penelope, Jean, Aunt Linda, A-Hole girl, Porch Sitter | |
| 2004 | Jason Sudeikis | A-Hole guy | |
| 2004 | Rob Riggle | - | |
| 2003 | Finesse Mitchell | Starkisha | |
| 2003 | Kenan Thompson | Al Sharpton, D.J. Dynasty Handbag, Bill Cosby, Star Jones, Charles Barkley | |
| 2002 | Fred Armisen | Barack Obama, Gunther Kelly, Henry Quincy Lundford, Fericito, Leonard, Prince | |
| 2002 | Will Forte | Crew Member, George W. Bush, Patrick Kelly, The Falconer, Brian Williams, Zell Miller | |
| 2001 | Amy Poehler | Sharon Osbourne, Hillary Clinton, Betty Caruso, Dakota Fanning, Sally Needler, Nancy Grace | |
| 2001 | Dean Edwards | Chris Tucker, Boyd Tinsley | |
| 2001 | Jeff Richards | Baby K, Gary Busey, Drunk Girl | |
| 2001 | Seth Meyers | Dan Needler, Anderson Cooper, Brad Scheinwald, Jonathan Feinstein, John Kerry, William Fitzpatrick | |
| 2000 | Jerry Minor | - | |
| 2000 | Tina Fey | Sarah Palin | |
| 1999 | Maya Rudolph | Whitney Houston, Donatella Versace , Britanica, Beyonce Knowles , Megan, Jodi Deitz | |
| 1999 | Rachel Dratch | Sheldon, Debbie Downer, Denise McDenna, Abe Scheinwald, Female Dancer, Virginia Klarvin | |
| 1998 | Chris Parnell | - | |
| 1998 | Horatio Sanz | Ozzy Osbourne, Frank Hilbert, Rick, Manuel Pantalones, Elton John , Carol | |
| 1998 | Jimmy Fallon | French Stewart, Adam Sandler, Dave Matthews, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank, Nicholas Cage | |
| 1996 | Ana Gasteyer | Martha Stewart , Margaret Jo McCullin, Deana Nolan-Gray, Bobbi Mohan-Culp, Mary Faye, Kincaid | |
| 1996 | Chris Kattan | - | |
| 1996 | Tracy Morgan | Star Jones , Astronaut Jones, Woodrow, Brian Fellow | |
| 1995 | Cheri Oteri | Mariah Carey , Rita Delvecchio, Arianna, Collette Reardon, Nadeen | |
| 1995 | Colin Quinn | Robert De Niro | |
| 1995 | Darrell Hammond | Chris Matthews, Bill Clinton, Sean Connery, John Travolta, Phil Donahue, Bill O'Reilly | |
| 1995 | David Koechner | Fagan | |
| 1995 | Fred Wolf | - | |
| 1995 | Jim Breuer | Don Wong, Glenn, Goat Boy, Gunner Olsen, Jeffrey Kaufman, Joe, Jr. | |
| 1995 | Nancy Walls | Susan Taylor, Gail Lafferty | |
| 1995 | Will Ferrell | Tom Wilkins, Steve Butabi, Alex Trebek, Craig Buchanan, Frank Henderson, Saddam Hussein | |
| 1994 | Chris Elliott | - | |
| 1994 | Janeane Garofalo | - | |
| 1994 | Laura Kightlinger | - | |
| 1994 | Mark McKinney | Lucien Callow | |
| 1994 | Molly Shannon | Minnie Driver, Mary Katherine Gallagher, Courtney Love, Jeannie Darcy, Circe Nightshade, Helen Madden | |
| 1994 | Morwenna Banks | - | |
| 1993 | Jay Mohr | Ricki Lake , Anthony Kiedis , Joe Perry , Mickey Rourke , Sean Penn , Christopher Walken | |
| 1993 | Michael McKean | - | |
| 1993 | Norm MacDonald | Burt Reynolds, Burt Reynolds, Larry King, Bob Dole | |
| 1993 | Sarah Silverman | - | |
| 1991 | Beth Cahill | - | |
| 1991 | Ellen Cleghorne | Zoraida | |
| 1991 | Melanie Hutsell | - | |
| 1991 | Robert Smigel | - | |
| 1991 | Siobhan Fallon | - | |
| 1991 | Tim Meadows | - | |
| 1990 | Adam Sandler | Brian, Canteen Boy, Opera Man, Carlo the Kitchen Boy, Cajun Man, Pam, Meg, Carl Wollarski, Jan Brady, Queen Shenequa | |
| 1990 | Chris Farley | Matt Foley, B Fats, Todd O'Connor, Beverly Gelfand, Cindy Crawford, Mark Strobel | |
| 1990 | Chris Rock | Nat X | |
| 1990 | David Spade | Dick Clark's Receptionist, Total Bastard Airlines Flight Attendant | |
| 1990 | Julia Sweeney | Pat | |
| 1990 | Rob Schneider | The Sensitive Naked Man, Richard Laymer | |
| 1988 | Ben Stiller | Tom Cruise | |
| 1988 | Mike Myers | Simon, Middle-Aged Man, Phillip, Linda Richman, Lothar, Wayne Campbell | |
| 1987 | Al Franken | Stuart Smalley, Lester Crackfield | |
| 1986 | Dana Carvey | Garth Algar, George H. W. Bush , The Church Lady, Derek Stevens, Ching Chang, Marco | |
| 1986 | Jan Hooks | - | |
| 1986 | Kevin Nealon | Franz, Mr. Subliminal | |
| 1986 | Phil Hartman | Frank Sinatra, Cirroc, Peter Graves , Ronald Reagan , Frankenstein, Pat Buchanan | |
| 1986 | Victoria Jackson | Nancy Maloney | |
| 1985 | A. Whitney Brown | - | |
| 1985 | Anthony Michael Hall | Craig Sundberg, Fed Jones | |
| 1985 | Damon Wayans | - | |
| 1985 | Dan Vitale | - | |
| 1985 | Danitra Vance | - | |
| 1985 | Dennis Miller | Steve | |
| 1985 | Joan Cusack | Salena, Brooke Shields | |
| 1985 | Jon Lovitz | Master Thespian, Satan, Tommy Flanagan, Hanukkah Harry | |
| 1985 | Nora Dunn | Denise Venetti, Mrs. Campbell, Babette, Loose Chang, Liz Sweeney, Ashley Ashley | |
| 1985 | Randy Quaid | Ronald Reagan, Rudy Randolph, Jr. | |
| 1985 | Robert Downey Jr. | Rudy Randolph III, Jimmy Chance | |
| 1985 | Terry Sweeney | Nancy Reagan, Latoya Marie, Cabrini Green Jackson | |
| 1984 | Billy Crystal | Fernando Lamas, Willie, Joe Franklin, Buddy Young, Jr., Lew Goldman, Ricky | |
| 1984 | Christopher Guest | - | |
| 1984 | Harry Shearer | - | |
| 1984 | Martin Short | Ed Grimley, Jackie Rogers, Jr. | |
| 1984 | Pamela Stephenson | - | |
| 1984 | Rich Hall | - | |
| 1983 | James Belushi | - | |
| 1982 | Brad Hall | - | |
| 1982 | Gary Kroeger | - | |
| 1982 | Julia Louis-Dreyfus | - | |
| 1981 | Brian Doyle-Murray | - | |
| 1981 | Christine Ebersole | - | |
| 1981 | Mary Gross | Alfalfa | |
| 1980 | Ann Risley | - | |
| 1980 | Charles Rocket | - | |
| 1980 | Denny Dillon | Debbie | |
| 1980 | Eddie Murphy | Gumby, Buckwheat, Mr. Robinson, Velvet Jones, James Brown | |
| 1980 | Emily Prager | - | |
| 1980 | Gail Matthius | - | |
| 1980 | Gilbert Gottfried | - | |
| 1980 | Joe Piscopo | Doug Whiner, Frank Sinatra, Paulie Herman | |
| 1980 | Laurie Metcalf | - | |
| 1980 | Matthew Laurance | - | |
| 1980 | Patrick Weathers | - | |
| 1980 | Robin Duke | Mrs. T, Wendy Whiner, Paulette Clooney | |
| 1980 | Tim Kazurinsky | - | |