‘Saturday Night Live’ Stars Who Lasted Only One Season

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ntA hire from the Jean Doumanian era of SNL</em>, Hudsonu2019s short tenure is notable for making her the first Black woman in the cast. She was a featured player in her season, not a full-fledged castmember, and only given small, supporting roles that failed to let her shine. She was fired after 12 episodes after the season debuted to bad reviews and sinking ratings.u00a0</p>n</div>”,”alt”:”David Carradine as Caine, Yvonne Hudson as Ms. Robley, Denny Dillon as Counselor during the ‘Welfare Counseling’ skit on December 20, 1980 SNL”,”image_credit”:”Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank”,”url”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/saturday-night-live-one-season-cast-members/”,”image_id”:1236363065,”image”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-141169653-e1757133808799.jpg?w=1024″,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-141169653-e1757133808799.jpg?w=320″,”width”:320,”height”:180},”pmc-gallery-m”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-141169653-e1757133808799.jpg?w=640″,”width”:640,”height”:361},”pmc-gallery-l”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-141169653-e1757133808799.jpg?w=800″,”width”:800,”height”:451},”pmc-gallery-xl”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-141169653-e1757133808799.jpg?w=1024″,”width”:1024,”height”:577},”pmc-gallery-xxl”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-141169653-e1757133808799.jpg?w=1280″,”width”:1280,”height”:721}},”fullWidth”:1020,”fullHeight”:575,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t

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ntLaura Kightlinger was a featured player on SNL</em> during season 20, and while she didn’t continue on with the series, she went on to appear in several other TV and film projects. She served as a consulting producer and writer on 2 Broke Girls</em>, and served in those same roles on the Emmy Award-winning comedy Will & Grace</em>.</p>n</div>”,”alt”:”Laura Kightlinger at the Venice Family Clinic Silver Circle Gala 2017″,”image_credit”:”Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for Venice Family Clinic”,”url”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/saturday-night-live-one-season-cast-members/”,”image_id”:1236363068,”image”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-658108088-e1757133934175.jpg?w=1024″,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-658108088-e1757133934175.jpg?w=320″,”width”:320,”height”:180},”pmc-gallery-m”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-658108088-e1757133934175.jpg?w=640″,”width”:640,”height”:360},”pmc-gallery-l”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-658108088-e1757133934175.jpg?w=800″,”width”:800,”height”:451},”pmc-gallery-xl”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-658108088-e1757133934175.jpg?w=1024″,”width”:1024,”height”:577},”pmc-gallery-xxl”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-658108088-e1757133934175.jpg?w=1280″,”width”:1280,”height”:721}},”fullWidth”:1020,”fullHeight”:575,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t

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ntDavid Koechner, most well known for his roles inu00a0The Office</em>u00a0and theu00a0Anchorman</em>u00a0films, was previously a castmember onu00a0SNLu00a0</em>during the 1995-96 season. Additional notable names that season include Will Ferrell, Tim Meadows, Darrell Hammond, Jim Breuer, Norm MacDonald, Mark McKinney and Cheri Oteri. In 2019, Koechner went onu00a0Larry King</a></u>u00a0</em>and recalled how he disagreed with the show pushing u201cfake talk show parodies,u201d because he wanted to work on sketches instead.u00a0</p>n</div>”,”alt”:”David Koechner (L) attends SNL50: The Anniversary Special on February 16, 2025 in New York City”,”image_credit”:”Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images”,”url”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/saturday-night-live-one-season-cast-members/”,”image_id”:1236363071,”image”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2200086517-e1757134037739.jpg?w=1024″,”sizes”:{“pmc-gallery-s”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2200086517-e1757134037739.jpg?w=320″,”width”:320,”height”:180},”pmc-gallery-m”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2200086517-e1757134037739.jpg?w=640″,”width”:640,”height”:359},”pmc-gallery-l”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2200086517-e1757134037739.jpg?w=800″,”width”:800,”height”:449},”pmc-gallery-xl”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2200086517-e1757134037739.jpg?w=1024″,”width”:1024,”height”:575},”pmc-gallery-xxl”:{“src”:”https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GettyImages-2200086517-e1757134037739.jpg?w=1280″,”width”:1280,”height”:719}},”fullWidth”:1024,”fullHeight”:575,”mime_type”:”image”,”ad”:””,”appleSongID”:null,”enableAppleGA”:false,”additionalDescription”:null,”subtitleColor”:null,”additionalSubtitle”:null,”additionalSubtitleColor”:null,”ads”:{“html”:”t