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Best SNL Cast Members Results + Top 100 Rankings

After two weeks of voting, we have now determined who is the best cast member of Saturday Night Live! Over 100 cast members have been up in the nominations round, and almost 100 people voted in this tournament. But before we begin, let’s give some honorary mentions to two nominees who got enough votes to be in the knockout rounds, but weren’t technically cast members. During the nomination round, this nominees received 15 votes and 12 votes respectively, its SNL original shorts character, Mr. Bill, and the voice of the show for almost 40 years, Don Pardo!

Now let’s take a look at who finished at the Top 5!

Number 5

This cast member has everything: A memorable original character, a wide range of impressions, and his own style of comedy. At #5, it’s BILL HADER!

Number 4

At #4, known for being one of the original cast members and one of the show’s standouts. Known for her bubbly personality, and characters like Roseanne Roseannadanna and Emily Litella, it’s… GILDA RADNER!

Number 3

At #3, one of the show’s best impressionists like George HW Bush and Johnny Carson, and also memorable characters like Hans of Hans & Franz, Derek Stevens, and the Church Lady, it’s… DANA CARVEY!

Number 2

At #2, this man has been credited as the one who saved the show from the brink of cancellation after the original cast and crew left the show. Known for his characters like Gumby, Mr. Robinson, and Buckwheat, it’s… EDDIE MURPHY!

Number 1

And finally, at #1.

You might remember him for playing such characters like Frankenstein’s Monster, Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer, and also known as The Glue in the show.

Congratulations, the best SNL cast member, as voted by members of The Avocado, is: PHIL HARTMAN!

Now, before we close this tournament, I have made a ranked list of the top 100 cast members as ranked by the number of votes they received in the nominations round, and the other half the number of votes they received and finished in the knockout rounds:

Top 100 SNL Cast Members: As voted by members of The Avocado.
  1. Phil Hartman
  2. Eddie Murphy
  3. Dana Carvey
  4. Gilda Radner
  5. Bill Hader
  6. Kate McKinnon
  7. Tina Fey
  8. Dan Aykroyd
  9. Chris Farley
  10. Will Ferrell
  11. Mike Myers
  12. Norm MacDonald
  13. Jon Lovitz
  14. Kenan Thompson
  15. Cecily Strong
  16. Maya Rudolph
  17. John Belushi
  18. Amy Poehler
  19. Tim Meadows
  20. Kristen Wiig
  21. Will Forte
  22. Molly Shannon
  23. Jane Curtin
  24. Jan Hooks
  25. Adam Sandler
  26. Martin Short
  27. Bill Murray
  28. Andy Samberg
  29. Bowen Yang
  30. Vanessa Bayer
  31. Tracy Morgan
  32. Rachel Dratch
  33. Chevy Chase
  34. Leslie Jones
  35. Darrell Hammond
  36. Jason Sudekis
  37. Kevin Nealon
  38. Aidy Bryant
  39. Chris Parnell
  40. Chris Rock
  41. Robert Smigel
  42. Laraine Newman
  43. Ana Gasteyer
  44. Al Franken
  45. Ego Nwodim
  46. David Spade
  47. Seth Meyers
  48. Garrett Morris
  49. Nora Dunn
  50. Sasheer Zamata
  51. Heidi Gardner
  52. Bobby Moynihan
  53. Taran Killam
  54. Cheri Oteri
  55. Nasim Pedrad
  56. Melissa Villaseñor
  57. Fred Armisen
  58. Chloe Fineman
  59. Beck Bennett
  60. Sarah Sherman
  61. Billy Crystal
  62. Jimmy Fallon
  63. Kyle Mooney
  64. Mikey Day
  65. Janeane Garofalo
  66. Christopher Guest
  67. Mark McKinney
  68. Pete Davidson
  69. Paul Brittain
  70. Joan Cusack
  71. Melanie Hutsel
  72. Chris Kattan
  73. A. Whitney Brown
  74. Dennis Miller
  75. Punkie Johnson
  76. Julia Louis-Dreyfus
  77. Julia Sweeney
  78. Jenny Slate
  79. Please Don’t Destroy
  80. Jay Pharaoh
  81. Ellen Cleghorne
  82. Andrew Dismukes
  83. Abby Elliott
  84. Charles Rocket
  85. Chris Elliott
  86. Damon Wayans
  87. Michael McKean
  88. Harry Shearer
  89. Michael Longfellow
  90. Gilbert Gottfried
  91. Anthony Michael Hall
  92. Christine Ebersole
  93. Marcello Hernández
  94. Don Novello
  95. Joe Piscopo
  96. Mary Gross
  97. Noël Wells
  98. Danitra Vance
  99. Ben Stiller
  100. Robert Downey Jr.

And there you have it, the best SNL cast members.

Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.