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Name SNL’s ‘Five-Timers Club’ in 3 Minutes
by Jason English - January 21, 2009 - 11:30 AM

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Today’s quiz comes from reader Daniel Pecoraro. Twelve people have hosted Saturday Night Live five or more times (we’re not counting musical guests). How many can you name in 3 minutes?

Take the Quiz: Name the Five-Timers Club

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Comments (7)

  1. Fun quiz. I only got nine of them, but I spent a good two minutes throwing out guesses (Jim Carrey! John Travolta! Rudy Giuliani!)

    posted by J.D. on 1-21-2009 at 12:08 pm

  2. I could have sworn Paul Simon was one. I remember a skit all about the club & he was involved.

    posted by AnotherEngine on 1-21-2009 at 1:00 pm

  3. If we included musical guests, Paul Simon would be in the club. But he was only the actual host four times (and he was the musical guest 7 times). Tom Petty, Sting and Beck would also make the cut (perhaps a few others, too.)

    posted by Jason English on 1-21-2009 at 1:05 pm

  4. I think the Paul Simon reference is correct. I have a vague recoolection about the five timers skit as well.

    posted by Yaier Lehrer on 1-21-2009 at 3:50 pm

  5. Hanks and Barrymore both referred to the Club in monologues, Baldwin and Martin were gimmes, especially with their “poisoning showdown” when Baldwin almost tied Martin’s record. Buck Henry I remembered from the original sketch, and Walken I remembered because he’s one of the few hosts to have his own recurring character.

    The rest missed me. Had no idea that Candice Bergen hosted that many times.

    posted by Leaper on 1-21-2009 at 4:46 pm

  6. I remember that skity too. It had Steve Martin, Buck Henry and Elliot Gould in it as well. I think, though, that (at the time) it was a ‘four timers’ sketch.

    That’s my guess, and I’m sticking with it.

    posted by BoT on 1-22-2009 at 11:51 am

  7. Ah, got it.

    Dave Grohl has also appeared a number of times as musical guest, 2x w/ Nirvana, 2 or 3 with the Foo Fighters, once with Tom Petty and again with Tenacious D, I believe.

    posted by AnotherEngine on 1-22-2009 at 4:41 pm

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