Weekend Update (sketch)

Weekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies current events. It is the show's longest running recurring sketch, having been on since the show's first broadcast, and is typically presented in the middle of the show. Each season one or two of the players is cast in the role of news anchor, telling jokes based on current events and acting as host(s) for occasional editorials, commentaries, or other performances by other cast members or guests. Many fans consider this the best sketch on Saturday Night Live.

Weekend Update anchors

Many people have anchored the Weekend Update desk, some more memorable than others. Below is a complete list of all SNL cast members who have served as an anchor at one time, or another, and the dates between which they served. An asterisk next to a person's name denotes an anchor who either began or ended their position in mid-season.

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Throughout 1984, no one specific person anchored the show. Instead, that week's host, a cast member, or a special guest handled the task. Those individuals - denoted in italics - are also listed below:

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"Weekend Update":

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• Chevy Chase* (11 OCT 1975 - 30 OCT 1976) & (11 APR 1981)
• Jane Curtin (13 NOV 1976 - 24 MAY 1980)

:*and Dan Aykroyd (24 SEPT 1977 - 20 MAY 1978)

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:*and Bill Murray (07 OCT 1978 - 24 MAY 1980)

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• Charles Rocket* (15 NOV 1980 - 07 MAR 1981) (as "SNL NewsLine" on 07 MAR 1981)

:*and Gail Matthius* (10 JAN 1981 - 21 FEB 1981)

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"SNL NewsBreak":

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• Brian Doyle-Murray(03 OCT 1981 - 22 MAY 1982)

:*and Mary Gross* (03 OCT 1981 - 17 OCT 1981) & (20 FEB 1982 - 20 MAR 1982)

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:*and Christine Ebersole* (27 MAR 1982 - 22 MAY 1982)

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"Saturday Night News":

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• Brad Hall* (25 SEPT 1982 - 21 JAN 1984)
• Various *: (28 JAN 1984 - 17 NOV 1984))

:*— with host Don Rickles (28 JAN 1984)

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:*— with host Robin Williams (11 FEB 1984

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:*— with cast member Joe Piscopo (18 FEB 1984)

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:*— with special guest Edwin Newman (25 FEB 1984, 12 MAY 1984 & 03 NOV 1984)

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:*— with host/cast member Billy Crystal (as Fernando Lamas) (17 MAR 1984, 05 MAY 1984, 06 OCT 1984)

Related Topics:
Billy Crystal - Fernando Lamas

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:*— with host Michael Douglas (07 APR 1984)

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:*— with host George McGovern (14 APR 1984)

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:*— with host Bob Uecker (13 OCT 1984)

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:*— with host Jesse Jackson (20 OCT 1984)

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:*— with host George Carlin (10 NOV 1984)

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:*— with host Ed Asner (17 NOV 1984)

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• Christopher Guest* (01 DEC 1984 - 13 APR 1985)

"Weekend Update":

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• Dennis Miller (09 NOV 1985 - 18 MAY 1991)
• Kevin Nealon (28 SEPT 1991 - 14 MAY 1994)
• Norm MacDonald* (24 SEPT 1994 - 13 DEC 1997)
• Colin Quinn* (10 JAN 1998 - 20 MAY 2000)
• Tina Fey (07 OCT 2000 - 21 MAY 2005)

:*and Jimmy Fallon (07 OCT 2000 - 15 MAY 2004)

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:*and Amy Poehler (02 OCT 2004 - )

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::*and Horatio Sanz (01 OCT 2005 - )

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