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26 Famous Comedians That Did Sketch Comedy But Were Never SNL Cast Members

Jason Wiese

June 5, 2024 at 12:00 PM

Not live and not in New York...

Jordan Peele

Carol Burnett

John Candy

Dave Chappelle

Jamie Foxx

Eric Idle

Catherine O'Hara

Bob Odenkirk

Michael Richards

Jim Carrey

Aziz Ansari

Rowan Atkinson

Eric Wareheim

Goldie Hawn

Eugene Levy

Flip Wilson

John Cleese

Bobby Lee

David Cross

David Alan Grier

Rick Moranis

Tracey Ullman

Keegan-Michael Key

Jennifer Saunders

Larry David

Tim Heidecker

Not live and not in New York...

While Saturday Night Live may be the most recognizable and, easily, the longest-lasting sketch comedy series in American history, there have been others, in case you didn’t know. In fact, there are quite a few legendary comedic actors who got their start in sketch comedy and have even been prominently featured in some great SNL sketches as hosts, but have never called Studio 8H home… as regular cast members, at least. The following are some of our favorite well-known masters of mirth who did sketch comedy, but weren't SNL cast members.

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