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.
- Phil Hartman
- Eddie Murphy
- Dana Carvey
- Gilda Radner
- Bill Hader
- Kate McKinnon
- Tina Fey
- Dan Aykroyd
- Chris Farley
- Will Ferrell
- Mike Myers
- Norm MacDonald
- Jon Lovitz
- Kenan Thompson
- Cecily Strong
- Maya Rudolph
- John Belushi
- Amy Poehler
- Tim Meadows
- Kristen Wiig
- Will Forte
- Molly Shannon
- Jane Curtin
- Jan Hooks
- Adam Sandler
- Martin Short
- Bill Murray
- Andy Samberg
- Bowen Yang
- Vanessa Bayer
- Tracy Morgan
- Rachel Dratch
- Chevy Chase
- Leslie Jones
- Darrell Hammond
- Jason Sudekis
- Kevin Nealon
- Aidy Bryant
- Chris Parnell
- Chris Rock
- Robert Smigel
- Laraine Newman
- Ana Gasteyer
- Al Franken
- Ego Nwodim
- David Spade
- Seth Meyers
- Garrett Morris
- Nora Dunn
- Sasheer Zamata
- Heidi Gardner
- Bobby Moynihan
- Taran Killam
- Cheri Oteri
- Nasim Pedrad
- Melissa Villaseñor
- Fred Armisen
- Chloe Fineman
- Beck Bennett
- Sarah Sherman
- Billy Crystal
- Jimmy Fallon
- Kyle Mooney
- Mikey Day
- Janeane Garofalo
- Christopher Guest
- Mark McKinney
- Pete Davidson
- Paul Brittain
- Joan Cusack
- Melanie Hutsel
- Chris Kattan
- A. Whitney Brown
- Dennis Miller
- Punkie Johnson
- Julia Louis-Dreyfus
- Julia Sweeney
- Jenny Slate
- Please Don’t Destroy
- Jay Pharaoh
- Ellen Cleghorne
- Andrew Dismukes
- Abby Elliott
- Charles Rocket
- Chris Elliott
- Damon Wayans
- Michael McKean
- Harry Shearer
- Michael Longfellow
- Gilbert Gottfried
- Anthony Michael Hall
- Christine Ebersole
- Marcello Hernández
- Don Novello
- Joe Piscopo
- Mary Gross
- Noël Wells
- Danitra Vance
- Ben Stiller
- Robert Downey Jr.
And there you have it, the best SNL cast members.
Good night, and have a pleasant tomorrow.


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