Who hosted snl the most

Actor Alec Baldwin holds the record for most times hosting, having done so seventeen times since 1990; Baldwin took the record from actor Steve Martin who has hosted fifteen times since 1976. Several former cast members have returned to take on hosting duties.

Paul Simon – 4 Technically, Simon only hosted four times, but he’s been included in “Five-Timers Club” sketches since he was the musical guest on a fifth show. He also owns arguably the most emotional moment in the history of “SNL”: his performance of “The Boxer” in the cold open of the first post-9/11 episode.

John Stephen Goodman (June 20, 1952), best remembered for his role as Dan Conner on the top-rated ABC sitcom “Roseanne,” has been a frequent host of SNL. Between 1989 and 2001, he hosted SNL 12 times , one short of the show record of 13 set by comedian Steve Martin.

He appeared on Saturday Night Live as a musical guest on May 17, 1980 where he performed “All-Night Television” and “Coming Up” (which was also featured as the world premiere and became a rare instance of a music video airing on SNL), on February 13, 1993 where he performed “Get Out of My Way,” “Biker Like an Icon” and …

Darrell Hammond – 14 Years

For quite a while, Darrell Hammond held the record for longest-running cast member. Although his record has since been beat, Hammond is still actively part of SNL as the show’s announcer, replacing the late Don Pardo in 2014.

Steven Seagal (April 20, 1991)

And so we come to Steven Seagal, the consensus pick for “worst host ever” by anyone working at SNL at the time (including Lorne Michaels).

In 1982, 7-year-old Drew Barrymore became the youngest person ever to host SNL.

The influential comedian George Carlin hosted the debut episode of SNL.

Steven Seagal was banned after hosting in 1991. Lorne Michaels called him the “worst host ever” as well as difficult to work with. In a later episode hosted by Nicolas Cage, Lorne Michaels got in a jab at Seagal.