List of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches
The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live sketches, organized by the season and date in which the sketch first appeared.
1975–1976
1976–1977
1977–1978
- The Festrunk Brothers – September 24, 1977
- The Franken and Davis Show – September 24, 1977
- The Ex-Police – October 15, 1977
- Judy Miller – October 29, 1977
- Roseanne Roseannadanna – January 21, 1978
- Olympia Cafe – January 28, 1978
- The Nerds – January 28, 1978
- Lester Crackfield – February 18, 1978
- Point/Counterpoint – March 25, 1978
- The Blues Brothers – April 22, 1978
- Father Guido Sarducci – May 13, 1978
1978–1979
- Honker the Homeless Man – October 14, 1978
- The Mall – October 14, 1978
- Woman to Woman – October 21, 1978
- Uncle Roy – November 11, 1978
- St. Mickey's Knights Of Columbus – November 11, 1978
- Chico Escuela – November 11, 1978
- Telepsychic – December 9, 1978
- Candy Slice – December 9, 1978
- The Widettes – December 16, 1978
- Miles Cowperthwaite – January 27, 1979
- Dick Lanky – February 17, 1979
- Rosa Santangelo – May 19, 1979
1979–1980
- Tom Clay – October 20, 1979
- The Bel-Airabs – December 8, 1979
- Big Vic Ricker – January 26, 1980
- Iris De Flaminio – April 5, 1980
1980–1981
- Vickie & Debbie – November 15, 1980
- What's It All About – November 15, 1980
- Paulie Herman – December 6, 1980
- Raheem Abdul Muhammed – December 6, 1980
- Mary Louise – December 6, 1980
- Nadine and Rowena – December 13, 1980
- The Livelys – January 17, 1981
- Mister Robinson's Neighborhood – February 21, 1981
- I Married A Monkey – April 11, 1981
- Frank & Papa – April 11, 1981
1981–1982
- A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney – October 3, 1981
- Tyrone Green, Prose and Cons – October 3, 1981
- The Bizzaro World – October 10, 1981
- Buckwheat – October 10, 1981
- Paulette Clooney – October 10, 1981
- Velvet Jones – October 17, 1981
- Vic Salukin – October 31, 1981
- Pudge & Solomon – January 30, 1982
- Dr. Jack Badofsky – March 20, 1982
- Gumby – March 27, 1982
- The Whiners – April 10, 1982
1982–1983
- April May June – September 25, 1982
- Mrs. T. – October 2, 1982
- Marvin & Celeste – October 2, 1982
- Alfalfa – November 13, 1982
- Havnagootiim Vishnuuerheer – December 4, 1982
- Siobhan Cahill – January 22, 1983
- Dr. Ruth Westheimer – January 29, 1983
- Dion's Hairstyling – February 19, 1983
- Patti Lynn Hunnsacker – February 5, 1983
1983–1984
- Dwight MacNamara – November 12, 1983
- Hello, Trudy! – December 10, 1983
- El Dorko – January 28, 1984
- Worthington Clotman – January 28, 1984
- Wayne Huevos – February 18, 1984
1984–1985
- Ed Grimley – October 6, 1984
- Rich Hall's Election Report – October 6, 1984
- Lawrence Orback – October 6, 1984
- Lew Goldman – October 13, 1984
- Tippi Turtle – October 13, 1984
- Willie & Frankie – October 20, 1984
- Buddy Young, Jr. – October 20, 1984
- Fernando's Hideaway – November 3, 1984
- The Joe Franklin Show – November 10, 1984
- Jackie Rogers Jr. – November 10, 1984
- Chi Chi & Consuela – November 10, 1984
- Nathan Thurm – November 17, 1984
- Paul Harvey – November 17, 1984
- Harry Shearer – December 8, 1984
- Ricky & Phil – January 19, 1985
- That White Guy – February 2, 1985
- Robert Latta – February 2, 1985
1985–1986
- Cabrini Green Jackson – November 9, 1985
- The Jones Brothers – November 9, 1985
- The Limits of the Imagination – November 9, 1985
- The Pat Stevens Show – November 16, 1985
- Craig Sundberg, Idiot Savant – November 16, 1985
- Tommy Flanagan, the Pathological Liar – November 16, 1985
- Master Thespian – December 7, 1985
- The Rudy Randolphs – December 7, 1985
- The Stand-Ups – December 14, 1985
- That Black Girl – January 18, 1986
- Vinnie Barber – January 18, 1986
- Mephistopheles – January 25, 1986
- The Big Picture – February 8, 1986
- Babette – February 15, 1986
- The Further Adventures of Biff and Salena – February 22, 1986
- Actors of Film – March 22, 1986
1986–1987
- Lane Maxwell – October 11, 1986
- Marge Keister – October 11, 1986
- The Church Lady – October 11, 1986
- Mr. Subliminal – October 11, 1986
- Derek Stevens – October 11, 1986
- The Sweeney Sisters – October 18, 1986
- Instant Coffee with Bill Smith – October 18, 1986
- The Two Sammies – November 8, 1986
- Miss Connie's Fable Nook – November 8, 1986
- Chick Hazzard/Eddie Spimozo – November 15, 1986
- Ching Chang – November 15, 1986
- The NFL Today – January 24, 1987
- Mace – January 24, 1987
- Nightline – February 14, 1987
- Discover – February 28, 1987
- President Dexter – March 28, 1987
1987–1988
- Pumping Up with Hans & Franz – October 17, 1987
- Dennis Miller – December 19, 1987
- Tonto, Tarzan & Frankenstein's Monster – December 19, 1987
- Learning To Feel – January 23, 1988
- Girl Watchers – February 20, 1988
1988–1989
- Mr. Short-Term Memory – October 8, 1988
- Celebrity Restaurant – December 3, 1988
- Plug Away – December 10, 1988
- Tony Trailer – January 21, 1989
- Stuart Rankin, All Things Scottish – January 28, 1989
- Grumpy Old Man – February 11, 1989
- Wayne's World – February 18, 1989
- Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef – April 1, 1989
- Tales Of Ribaldry – April 1, 1989
- Sprockets – April 15, 1989
- Lothar of the Hill People – April 15, 1989
- Toonces, The Driving Cat – May 20, 1989
1989–1990
- Lank Thompson – October 21, 1989
- The Tonight Show – October 28, 1989
- Lyle the Effeminate Heterosexual – November 11, 1989
- Annoying Man – November 11, 1989
- Singing Cowboys – November 11, 1989
- Hanukkah Harry – December 16, 1989
- The Continental – January 20, 1990
- Middle-Aged Man – April 21, 1990
1990–1991
- Larry Roman the Talent Scout – September 29, 1990
- Simon – November 10, 1990
- The Dark Side with Nat X – November 10, 1990
- The Doormen – November 10, 1990
- Pat – December 1, 1990
- Uri – December 8, 1990
- Bill Swerski's Superfans – January 12, 1991
- I'm Chillin' – January 12, 1991
- Deep Thoughts – January 19, 1991
- The Elevator Fans – January 19, 1991
- The Richmeister – January 19, 1991
- Coffee Talk with Linda Richman – January 19, 1991
- Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley – February 9, 1991
- Frank Gannon, P.I. P.I. – April 13, 1991
1991–1992
- Tales From The Barbecue – September 28, 1991
- Zoraida the NBC Page – September 28, 1991
- The Chris Farley Show – October 4, 1991
- Queen Shenequa – October 26, 1991
- Mark Strobel – November 2, 1991
- Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer – November 23, 1991
- Dick Clark's Receptionist – December 7, 1991
- Theatre Stories – December 14, 1991
- Jan Brady – January 11, 1992
- Delta Delta Delta – January 11, 1992
- Cajun Man – February 8, 1992
- The Sensitive Naked Man – February 8, 1992
- Buster Jenkins – February 15, 1992
- Susan the Transsexual – February 15, 1992
- Opera Man – April 18, 1992
1992–1993
- Tiny Elvis – September 26, 1992
- Larry King Live – October 3, 1992
- Hollywood Minute – October 3, 1992
- Audience McGee – October 24, 1992
- Hank Fielding – November 14, 1992
- Tony Vallencourt – December 12, 1992
- Orgasm Guy – December 12, 1992
- Gap Girls – January 9, 1993
- Sassy's Sassiest Boys – February 6, 1993
- Canteen Boy – March 13, 1993
- Hub's Gyros – April 10, 1993
- Bennett Brauer – April 10, 1993
- Matt Foley – May 8, 1993
1993–1994
- Milton – September 25, 1993
- Out Of Africa – September 25, 1993
- The Denise Show – October 2, 1993
- Ike Turner – October 2, 1993
- Christopher Walken's Psychic Network – October 9, 1993
- Karl's Video – October 9, 1993
- Phillip the Hyper Hypo – November 20, 1993
- The Herlihy Boy – December 4, 1993
- Stevie Siskin – February 19, 1994
- Total Bastard Airlines – March 19, 1994
- Captain Jim & Pedro – April 9, 1994
1994–1995
- Gil Graham – September 24, 1994
- Religious Cult – October 15, 1994
- Good Morning Brooklyn – November 12, 1994
- Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly – January 21, 1995
- Perspectives with Lionel Osbourne – January 21, 1995
- Zagat's – February 25, 1995
- Mighty Mack Blues – March 25, 1995
- Melanie the Babysitter – April 15, 1995
1995–1996
- Get Off The Shed! – September 30, 1995
- Leg Up – September 30, 1995
- Nightline – September 30, 1995
- Spade in America – September 30, 1995
- Mickey the Dyke – September 30, 1995
- Rita DelVecchio – October 21, 1995
- Mary Katherine Gallagher – October 28, 1995
- The Spartan Cheerleaders – November 11, 1995
- Stan Hooper – November 11, 1995
- The British Fops – November 11, 1995
- Joe Blow – November 18, 1995
- Gary Macdonald – December 2, 1995
- The Joe Pesci Show – December 2, 1995
- G-Dog – December 2, 1995
- Lenny the Lion – December 9, 1995
- The Rocky Roads – December 9, 1995
- Gerald "T-Bones" Tibbons – January 13, 1996
- Bill Brasky – January 20, 1996
- Kevin Franklin – February 10, 1996
- Suel Forrester – March 16, 1996
- The Roxbury Guys – March 23, 1996
- Bobby Coultsman – March 23, 1996
- Goat Boy – May 11, 1996
- Rolf – May 11, 1996
1996–1997
- The Ambiguously Gay Duo – September 28, 1996
- Mr. Peepers – September 28, 1996
- Kincaid – September 28, 1996
- Gene, the Ex-Convict – October 5, 1996
- Harry Caray – October 19, 1996
- The Quiet Storm – October 19, 1996
- The Culps – November 2, 1996
- The Delicious Dish – November 16, 1996
- Shopping At Home Network – November 16, 1996
- Cinder Calhoun – November 23, 1996
- Celebrity Jeopardy! – December 7, 1996
- Janet Reno's Dance Party – January 11, 1997
- The X-Presidents – January 11, 1997
- The Atteburys – January 11, 1997
- Wong & Owens, Ex-Porn Stars – January 18, 1997
- The Zimmermans – February 15, 1997
- The DeMarco Brothers – March 15, 1997
- Dominican Lou – March 22, 1997
- Goth Talk – April 12, 1997
- Collette Reardon – May 10, 1997
- Space, The Infinite Frontier – May 17, 1997