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This is a concept I've had in mind for a while where I create a hypothetical SNL compilation episode based on a particular theme, this time being forgotten cast members! Now, the term "forgotten" can be used in various ways, so I've decided to define it as "either someone who the typical person has never heard of or someone the average SNL fan wouldn't think of when thinking of cast members". This casts a pretty wide net, so there will still probably be disagreements on who does and doesn't count as forgotten. I've tried to give each of these cast members one sketch each, and I tried to choose sketches where they take center stage (for a good chuck of these players, they only really have one major comedic showcase). Feel free to suggest sketches that you would include on a compilation like this.
Cold Opening: A Message From Judge Ito (Mark McKinney) [S20E17]
Virtual Reality Books (Michael McKean) [S20E4]
Dylan & Guthrie (Patrick Weathers) [S6E5]
I Play The Maids (Danitra Vance) [S11E14]
Chung / Gingrich (Laura Kightlinger and Janeane Garofalo) [S20E10]
Weekend Update Desk Pieces: Little Girl on American News (Morwenna Banks) [S20E19], America's Breast Obsession (Pamela Stephenson) [S10E5], Leviticus the Street Prophet (Rob Riggle) [S30E8], Dirty Dancing Audition (Jon Rudnitsky) [S41E12]
Christopher Walken's Skittles Commercial (Jay Mohr) [S20E17]
Single Bars & Single Women (Christine Ebersole) [S7E2]
Schiller's Reel: Java Junkie (Peter Aykroyd) [S5E8]
The Vic Salukin Show (Tony Rosato) [S7E4]
Penis Measuring Device Pitch (Chris Elliott) [S20E16]
There might be room for a couple more sketches, but I think this is a solid enough list. Sorry for the overabundance of Season 20, it just has a lot of short-term players with only a few scattered standout moments (with McKinney and Elliott being exceptions, as McKinney stuck around for a bit and Elliott frequently gifted us the best sketches of the season).
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The supporting cast helps in it but I still like Paul Brittain’s Lord Wyndemere sketch
That’s a good lineup of material!
I fucking love Virtual Reality Books! Call me…………Ishmael.
Legit great idea
Great list & idea! Would you know of any other stand-outs for Janeane Garofalo? Just curious, I haven’t seen much of S20.
I feel like there was one where she did one of those like…testimonials? Like a fake commercial or something
Bathroom Monkey
TIL Rob Riggle was on SNL
I love offbeat lists like this. Neat ideas so far.
Angelo sort of has to be on this
Christopher Walken’s Psychic Hotline is funnier than the Skittles one.
I like this list and this idea. Maybe throw in Hallway Confrontation to give Yvonne Hudson an appearance (though that does also star Eddie who is hardly forgotten).