Tim Meadows has been on the show the longest (consecutive seasons) with nine and a half seasons. Al Franken has been on the show for 11 and a half, but these were non-consecutive
Anthony Michael Hall was only 17 when he joined the cast
19 former SNL players have returned to host the show
12 SNL players have acted as a former cast member
6 SNL players are now dead: John Belushi (cocaine and heroin overdose), Gilda Radner (ovarian cancer), Michael O'Donoghue (brain hemorrhage), Chris Farley (cocaine and morphine overdose), Phil Hartman (shot by wife), Danitra Vance (cancer)
5 SNL players have been nominated for an Academy Award
2 SNL players have won a Tony award
26 SNL players have won a primetime Emmy
In the first Olympia Restaurant sketch, the word cheeseburger was said 80 times
There have been 25 different "celebrities" in the Celebrity Jeopardy sketches
There have been over 500 live episodes of SNL
41 episodes were not named Saturday Night Live
On February 20, 1977, the show was performed in New Orleans- the only time not in New York
There have been 17 Weekend Update Anchors
Steve Martin has hosted the show 13 times
Drew Barrymore was the youngest host ever at 7 years of age
Jim Belushi was Chris Farley's idol. Unfortunately, Farley died in the same way Belushi did, by overdose and at the same age.
Chevy Chase said "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" in almost every episode in the 75-76 season except for two epsidoes (Garrett Morris and Gerald Ford did the other two