Saturday Night Live characters appearing on Weekend Update

Weekend Update has been a platform for Saturday Night Live characters to grow and gain popularity ever since Gilda Radner used it to create Emily Litella and Roseanne Roseannadanna. Many cast members have used Update as the primary vehicle for a certain character. Don Novello was featured almost exclusively on the news segment as his breakout character, Father Guido Sarducci, and Tim Kazurinsky, in the face of Eddie Murphy's overshadowing popularity, created characters almost exclusively for Update. Before becoming an anchor on Update, Colin Quinn used the segment as his main sounding board as well.

Significant characters who appeared chiefly on Weekend Update are listed here in chronological order of their first appearance.

Emily Litella (Gilda Radner) – November 15, 1975
Roseanne Roseannadanna (Gilda Radner) – January 21, 1978
Lester Crackfield (Al Franken) - February 18, 1978
Father Guido Sarducci (Don Novello) – May 13, 1978
Chico Escuela (Garrett Morris) – November 11, 1978
Big Vic Ricker (Harry Shearer) – January 26, 1980
Dr. Jack Badofsky (Tim Kazurinsky) – March 20, 1982
Siobhan Cahill (Mary Gross) – January 22, 1983
Dwight MacNamara (Gary Kroeger) – November 12, 1983
Worthington Clotman (Tim Kazurinsky) – January 28, 1984
Wayne Huevos (Tim Kazurinsky) – February 18, 1984
Lew Goldman (Billy Crystal) – October 13, 1984
Buddy Young, Jr. (Billy Crystal) – October 20, 1984
Nathan Thurm (Martin Short) – November 17, 1984
Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar (Jon Lovitz) – November 16, 1985
Babette (Nora Dunn) – April 19, 1986
Mr. Subliminal (Kevin Nealon) – October 11, 1986
A Grumpy Old Man (Dana Carvey) – February 11, 1989
Annoying Man (Jon Lovitz) – November 11, 1989
Queen Shenequa (Ellen Cleghorne) – October 26, 1991
Jan Brady (Melanie Hutsell) – January 11, 1992
Cajun Man (Adam Sandler) – February 8, 1992
Buster Jenkins (Chris Rock) – February 15, 1992
Opera Man (Adam Sandler) – April 18, 1992
Hank Fielding (Robert Smigel) – November 14, 1992
Bennett Brauer (Chris Farley) – April 10, 1993
The British Fops (Mark McKinney, David Koechner) – November 11, 1995
Joe Blow (Colin Quinn) – November 18, 1995
Gary Macdonald (David Koechner) – December 2, 1995
Lenny The Lion (Colin Quinn) – December 9, 1995
Cinder Calhoun (Ana Gasteyer) – November 23, 1996
Dominican Lou (Tracy Morgan) – March 22, 1997
Gunner Olsen (Jim Breuer) – March 7, 1998
Jacob Silj (Will Ferrell) – December 4, 1999
Jasper Hahn (Horatio Sanz) – January 8, 2000
Jeannie Darcy (Molly Shannon) – November 18, 2000
Gay Hitler (Chris Kattan) – October 13, 2001
Drunk Girl (Jeff Richards) – December 8, 2001
Fericito (Fred Armisen) – October 5, 2002
Tim Calhoun (Will Forte) – October 19, 2002
The Kelly Brothers (Fred Armisen, Will Forte) – February 8, 2003
Billy Smith (Fred Armisen) – October 18, 2003
Jorge Rodriguez (Horatio Sanz) – May 1, 2004
Jon Bovi (Will Forte, Jason Sudeikis) - October 7, 2006
Two Gay Guys (Fred Armisen, Bill Hader) - October 28, 2006
Aunt Linda (Kristen Wiig) – December 2, 2006
Nicholas Fehn (Fred Armisen) – October 13, 2007
Roger A. Trevanti (Fred Armisen) – November 3, 2007
Judy Grimes (Kristen Wiig) – January 17, 2008
Jean K. Jean (Kenan Thompson) – March 8, 2008
Garth and Kat (Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig) – December 19, 2009
Stefon (Bill Hader) – April 24, 2010
Anthony Crispino (Bobby Moynihan) – October 2, 2010

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Announcers	Don Pardo (1975–1981, 1982–present) Bill Hanrahan (1981) Mel Brandt (1981–1982)

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Films based on sketches	The Blues Brothers (1980) Mr. Mike's Mondo Video (1980) Mr. Bill's Real Life Adventures (1986) Bob Roberts (1992) Mr. Saturday Night (1992) Wayne's World (1992) Wayne's World 2 (1993) Coneheads (1993) It's Pat (1994) Stuart Saves His Family (1995) A Night at the Roxbury (1998) Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) Superstar (1999) The Ladies Man (2000) MacGruber (2010)

Characters	Bill Brasky The Bloder Brothers The Boston Teens Canteen Boy The Church Lady Debbie Downer Ed Grimley Father Guido Sarducci Gilly Hanukkah Harry Hans and Franz Lovers Mango Mary Katherine Gallagher Master Thespian Matt Foley Nick The Lounge Singer Pat Roseanne Roseannadanna Samurai Futaba The Spartan Cheerleaders Stefon Stuart Smalley Toonces the Driving Cat Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer Velvet Jones The Whiners

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Saturday Night Live characters appearing on Weekend Update

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