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Welcome to the club, Martin Short!On Dec. 21, 2024, the actor (and formerSNLcast member)became the latest celebrity to joinSNL’s Five-Timers Club, a.k.a. the group of stars who’ve hosted the show five times or more.According to NBC, it was actuallyTom Hankswho started the club, when he was “inducted” as part of a sketch on the Dec. 8, 1990 episode. But there were already five members when he joined — and there are now 25 in total, with more official fanfare around hitting the milestone, too.Here, a list of every member ofSNL’s Five-Timers Club.
Welcome to the club, Martin Short!
On Dec. 21, 2024, the actor (and formerSNLcast member)became the latest celebrity to joinSNL’s Five-Timers Club, a.k.a. the group of stars who’ve hosted the show five times or more.
According to NBC, it was actuallyTom Hankswho started the club, when he was “inducted” as part of a sketch on the Dec. 8, 1990 episode. But there were already five members when he joined — and there are now 25 in total, with more official fanfare around hitting the milestone, too.
Here, a list of every member ofSNL’s Five-Timers Club.
01of 26Buck HenryBuck Henry on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting: Jan. 17, 19765th Time Hosting: Nov. 19, 1977Number of Times Hosting in Total:10The late actor and filmmaker was the very first host to reach the Five-Timers Club!
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Buck Henry
Buck Henry on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting: Jan. 17, 1976
5th Time Hosting: Nov. 19, 1977
Number of Times Hosting in Total:10
The late actor and filmmaker was the very first host to reach the Five-Timers Club!
02of 26Steve MartinSteve Martin on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Oct. 23, 19765th Time Hosting:April 22, 1978Number of Times Hosting in Total:16Fun fact: Martin took the least amount of time to gain admittance into the Five-Timers Club — he hosted five times in 546 days.
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Steve Martin
Steve Martin on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Oct. 23, 1976
5th Time Hosting:April 22, 1978
Number of Times Hosting in Total:16
Fun fact: Martin took the least amount of time to gain admittance into the Five-Timers Club — he hosted five times in 546 days.
03of 26Elliott GouldElliott Gould on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Jan. 10, 19765th Time Hosting:Feb. 15, 1980Number of Times Hosting in Total:6Friendsstar Gould hosted his sixth and seemingly last episode ofSaturday Night Livejust nine months after joining the Five-Timers Club.
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Elliott Gould
Elliott Gould on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Jan. 10, 1976
5th Time Hosting:Feb. 15, 1980
Number of Times Hosting in Total:6
Friendsstar Gould hosted his sixth and seemingly last episode ofSaturday Night Livejust nine months after joining the Five-Timers Club.
04of 26Chevy ChaseChevy Chase on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting: Feb. 18, 19785th Time Hosting:Dec. 6, 1986Number of Times Hosting in Total:8The original “Weekend Update: host may have leftSNLafter just one season, but he couldn’t stay away for long: he has hosted the show eight times (and made plenty of guest appearances)!
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Chevy Chase
Chevy Chase on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting: Feb. 18, 1978
5th Time Hosting:Dec. 6, 1986
Number of Times Hosting in Total:8
The original “Weekend Update: host may have leftSNLafter just one season, but he couldn’t stay away for long: he has hosted the show eight times (and made plenty of guest appearances)!
05of 26Candice BergenCandice Bergen on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting: Nov. 8, 19755th Time Hosting:May 19, 1990Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Bergen madeSNLhistory when she became the show’s very first female host in 1975, and then she did it again when she became the first woman to join the Five-Timers Club in 1990!
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Candice Bergen
Candice Bergen on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting: Nov. 8, 1975
5th Time Hosting:May 19, 1990
Number of Times Hosting in Total:5
Bergen madeSNLhistory when she became the show’s very first female host in 1975, and then she did it again when she became the first woman to join the Five-Timers Club in 1990!
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Tom Hanks
Tom Hanks on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Dec. 14, 1985
5th Time Hosting:Dec. 8, 1990
07of 26Danny DeVitoDanny DeVito on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:May 15, 19825th Time Hosting:Jan. 9, 1993Number of Times Hosting in Total:6DeVito has hostedSNLsix times in total, earning his Five-Timer membership in 1993.
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Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:May 15, 1982
5th Time Hosting:Jan. 9, 1993
DeVito has hostedSNLsix times in total, earning his Five-Timer membership in 1993.
08of 26John GoodmanJohn Goodman on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Dec. 2, 19895th Time Hosting:May 7, 1994Number of Times Hosting in Total:13Goodman has hostedSNLa whopping 13 times, which makes him one of the most frequent hosts of the show, just behind Steve Martin (15 times) and Alec Baldwin (17 times).
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John Goodman
John Goodman on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Dec. 2, 1989
5th Time Hosting:May 7, 1994
Number of Times Hosting in Total:13
Goodman has hostedSNLa whopping 13 times, which makes him one of the most frequent hosts of the show, just behind Steve Martin (15 times) and Alec Baldwin (17 times).
09of 26Alec BaldwinAlec Baldwin on SNL.Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty1st Time Hosting:April 21, 19905th Time Hosting:Dec. 10, 1994Number of Times Hosting in Total:17Baldwin holds the record of most times hostingSNL, and his stint as Donald Trump earned him an Emmy Award in 2017.
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Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin on SNL.Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
1st Time Hosting:April 21, 1990
5th Time Hosting:Dec. 10, 1994
Number of Times Hosting in Total:17
Baldwin holds the record of most times hostingSNL, and his stint as Donald Trump earned him an Emmy Award in 2017.
10of 26Bill MurrayBill Murray on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:March 7, 19815th Time Hosting:Feb. 20, 1999Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Murray, who was part of the show’s cast from 1977 to 1980, made it into the Five-Timers Club in 1999, but has not hosted since.
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Bill Murray
Bill Murray on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:March 7, 1981
5th Time Hosting:Feb. 20, 1999
Murray, who was part of the show’s cast from 1977 to 1980, made it into the Five-Timers Club in 1999, but has not hosted since.
11of 26Christopher WalkenChristopher Walken on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting: Jan. 20, 19905th Time Hosting: May 19, 2001Number of Times Hosting in Total:7Looks like the people atSNLhad a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell … and Christopher Walken.
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Christopher Walken
Christopher Walken on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting: Jan. 20, 1990
5th Time Hosting: May 19, 2001
Number of Times Hosting in Total:7
Looks like the people atSNLhad a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell … and Christopher Walken.
12of 26Drew BarrymoreDrew Barrymore on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Nov. 20, 19825th Time Hosting:Feb. 3, 2007Number of Times Hosting in Total:6Barrymore made history her first time hosting in 1982, when she was the youngest host in the show’s history at just 7 years old! She didn’t stop there, though, eventually joining the Five-Timers Club in 2007.
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Drew Barrymore
Drew Barrymore on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Nov. 20, 1982
5th Time Hosting:Feb. 3, 2007
Barrymore made history her first time hosting in 1982, when she was the youngest host in the show’s history at just 7 years old! She didn’t stop there, though, eventually joining the Five-Timers Club in 2007.
13of 26Justin TimberlakeJustin Timberlake on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Oct. 11, 20035th Time Hosting:March 9, 2013Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Timberlake earned his spot in the Fiver-Timers Club in 2013, and in honor of the momentous occasion, he got to meet Steve Martin, Candice Bergen, Alec Baldwin, Chevy Chase, Tom Hanks and Paul Simon in the revived Five-Timers sketch.
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Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Oct. 11, 2003
5th Time Hosting:March 9, 2013
Timberlake earned his spot in the Fiver-Timers Club in 2013, and in honor of the momentous occasion, he got to meet Steve Martin, Candice Bergen, Alec Baldwin, Chevy Chase, Tom Hanks and Paul Simon in the revived Five-Timers sketch.
14of 26Ben AffleckBen Affleck on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Feb. 19, 20005th Time Hosting:May 18, 2013Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Affleck first appeared on the show in 2000, and joined the Five-Timers Club 13 years later in May 2013.
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Ben Affleck
Ben Affleck on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Feb. 19, 2000
5th Time Hosting:May 18, 2013
Affleck first appeared on the show in 2000, and joined the Five-Timers Club 13 years later in May 2013.
15of 26Tina FeyTina Fey on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Feb. 23, 20085th Time Hosting:Dec. 19, 2015Number of Times Hosting in Total:6Fey had a pretty impressive tenure onSNL, ranging from head writer to “Weekend Update” host to Sarah Palin impressionist, and (as if that isn’t enough) she has hosted the show six times since making her exit in 2006.
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Tina Fey
Tina Fey on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Feb. 23, 2008
5th Time Hosting:Dec. 19, 2015
Fey had a pretty impressive tenure onSNL, ranging from head writer to “Weekend Update” host to Sarah Palin impressionist, and (as if that isn’t enough) she has hosted the show six times since making her exit in 2006.
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Scarlett Johansson
Scarlett Johansson on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Jan. 14, 2006
5th Time Hosting:March 11, 2017
17of 26Melissa McCarthyMelissa McCarthy on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Oct. 1, 20115th Time Hosting: May 13, 2017Number of Times Hosting in Total:5It’s not a surprise that the hilarious actress has hostedSNLfive times. McCarthy even won an Emmy for her side-splitting portrayal of former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in 2017.
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Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Oct. 1, 2011
5th Time Hosting: May 13, 2017
It’s not a surprise that the hilarious actress has hostedSNLfive times. McCarthy even won an Emmy for her side-splitting portrayal of former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in 2017.
18of 26Dwayne “The Rock” JohnsonDwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:March 18, 20005th Time Hosting:May 20, 2017Number of Times Hosting in Total:52017 was a big year for Five-Timers. First Scarlett Johansson, then Melissa McCarthy and then Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — all in the span of a few months!
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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:March 18, 2000
5th Time Hosting:May 20, 2017
2017 was a big year for Five-Timers. First Scarlett Johansson, then Melissa McCarthy and then Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson — all in the span of a few months!
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Jonah Hill
Jonah Hill on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting: March 15, 2008
5th Time Hosting: Nov. 3, 2018
20of 26Will FerrellWill Ferrell on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Nov. 15, 20085th Time Hosting:Dec.Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Ferrell graced theSNLsoundstage for seven years, but you might be surprised to find that he only joined the Five-Timers Club in November 2019.
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Will Ferrell
Will Ferrell on SNL.Getty
1st Time Hosting:Nov. 15, 2008
5th Time Hosting:Dec.
Ferrell graced theSNLsoundstage for seven years, but you might be surprised to find that he only joined the Five-Timers Club in November 2019.
21of 26Paul RuddPaul Rudd on SNL.Getty1st Time Hosting:Nov. 15, 20085th Time Hosting:Dec. 18, 2021Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Reigning Sexiest Man Alive Rudd joined the exclusive club with his fifth hosting gig on Dec. 18, 2021 —a slightly unconventional episodethat was majorly scaled-back amid the omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Paul Rudd
Paul Rudd on SNL.Getty
5th Time Hosting:Dec. 18, 2021
Reigning Sexiest Man Alive Rudd joined the exclusive club with his fifth hosting gig on Dec. 18, 2021 —a slightly unconventional episodethat was majorly scaled-back amid the omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
22of 26John MulaneyJohn Mulaney on SNL.Will Heath/NBC1st Time Hosting:April 14, 20185th Time Hosting:Feb. 26, 2022Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Mulaney — who served as a writer on the show for four seasons beginning in 2008 — was thefourthSNLwriterto host the show, despite never appearing as an official cast member. Others who have that distinction includeConan O’Brien, Louis C.K., andLarry David.
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John Mulaney
John Mulaney on SNL.Will Heath/NBC
1st Time Hosting:April 14, 2018
5th Time Hosting:Feb. 26, 2022
Mulaney — who served as a writer on the show for four seasons beginning in 2008 — was thefourthSNLwriterto host the show, despite never appearing as an official cast member. Others who have that distinction includeConan O’Brien, Louis C.K., andLarry David.
23of 26Woody HarrelsonWoody Harrelson on SNL.1st Time Hosting:Nov. 18, 19895th Time Hosting:Feb. 25, 2023Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Harrelson became a five-timer in 2023, after hosting periodically through the past three decades and treating viewers to his Joe Biden impression in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election.
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Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson on SNL.
1st Time Hosting:Nov. 18, 1989
5th Time Hosting:Feb. 25, 2023
Harrelson became a five-timer in 2023, after hosting periodically through the past three decades and treating viewers to his Joe Biden impression in the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election.
24of 26Emma StoneEmma Stone on SNL.NBC1st Time Hosting:Oct. 23, 20105th Time Hosting:Dec. 2, 2023Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Stone became the youngest member of the clubat 35 years old when she was inducted in 2023. “It has always been my favorite show and since I started hosting it’s also become just a huge part of my life. I’ve made so many memories here, and so many friends, and I evenmet my husbandatSNL,” she said in her monologue. “I’m so honored to be joining theSNLFive-Timers Club.”
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Emma Stone
Emma Stone on SNL.NBC
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1st Time Hosting:Oct. 23, 2010
5th Time Hosting:Dec. 2, 2023
Stone became the youngest member of the clubat 35 years old when she was inducted in 2023. “It has always been my favorite show and since I started hosting it’s also become just a huge part of my life. I’ve made so many memories here, and so many friends, and I evenmet my husbandatSNL,” she said in her monologue. “I’m so honored to be joining theSNLFive-Timers Club.”
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Kristen Wiig
Kristen Wiig on SNL.Saturday Night Live/YouTube
Saturday Night Live/YouTube
1st Time Hosting:May 11, 2013
5th Time Hosting:April 6, 2024
26of 26Martin ShortSaturday Night Live1st Time Hosting:Dec. 6, 19865th Time Hosting:Dec. 21, 2024Number of Times Hosting in Total:5Though Martin Short wasn’t crazy about being aSaturday Night Livecast member from 1984-1985 (per his memoirI Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend), he has loved returning as a host,earning his “five timer” jacket during the show’s 50th season with the star-studded welcome to the clubbefitting of his icon status.Tom Hanks,Paul Rudd,Tina Fey,Alec Baldwin,Kristen Wiig,Scarlett Johansson,Emma Stone,Melissa McCarthy,John MulaneyandJimmy Fallonwere all on hand for the occasion, though his dear friend (and fellow five-timer) Steve Martin couldn’t make it. “He would’ve been here tonight, but he had a conflict with me not wanting him to be here,” Short cracked about Martin.
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Martin Short
Saturday Night Live
1st Time Hosting:Dec. 6, 1986
5th Time Hosting:Dec. 21, 2024
Though Martin Short wasn’t crazy about being aSaturday Night Livecast member from 1984-1985 (per his memoirI Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend), he has loved returning as a host,earning his “five timer” jacket during the show’s 50th season with the star-studded welcome to the clubbefitting of his icon status.Tom Hanks,Paul Rudd,Tina Fey,Alec Baldwin,Kristen Wiig,Scarlett Johansson,Emma Stone,Melissa McCarthy,John MulaneyandJimmy Fallonwere all on hand for the occasion, though his dear friend (and fellow five-timer) Steve Martin couldn’t make it. “He would’ve been here tonight, but he had a conflict with me not wanting him to be here,” Short cracked about Martin.
source: people.com
