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welcome to watch mojo and today we're
counting down our picks for the top 10
most underrated saturday night live cast
members
you know i just like to have fun i'm not
worthy of anything i'm really not
and a foaming french poodle can give you
ques quesabi
we'll take a good long look again cause
you just stepped into
hell baby for this list
we're ranking some of the not ready for
primetime players that did some great
work during their tenure at snl
however for one reason or another
they've largely flown under the radar in
the public eye
which member of the extensive snl cast
do you think is underrated
sound off in the comments and let us
know
number 10 jay farrow blue ivy hover
junior
yup you don't have to be great at
impressions to be an snl star but it
certainly helps
jay pharaoh just happens to be fantastic
at them
and it showed during his tenure at
saturday night live
michelle it's uh this is such a treat i
feel like uh
i feel like it's been years since i've
seen you
sure just about every snl fan is aware
of pharaoh's nearly perfect take on
barack obama
but we'd argue that his impressions of
other celebrities such as denzel
washington were possibly even better
oh look at this here this is nice it's
very nice
yeah thank you you bought this i did
huh this handbag right here that's what
you this is yours yes it is
pharaoh just possesses a knack for
nailing down every little detail and
personality quirk about his subjects
not to mention an ease and confidence
that make him tailor-made for the
saturday night live stage
on may 24th kevin and i getting married
fam
number nine kevin nelen every good
comedic bit needs a straight man
there were few snl alum that were better
at this often thankless task
than kevin nealon girls like hair yeah
so hairy bodies are good definitely well
then why should i keep my
shirt on
the comedian was probably best known for
his excellent stint as host of weekend
update where we got to witness one of
his classic characters
mr subliminal i mean germany
german reunification is right around the
corner big mistake
however neylan was also great in skits
and could be relied upon to allow a more
animated co-star such as adam sandler or
chris farley
to shine by holding things together
if saturday night live was a well-oiled
machine then it was kevin nelen that
helped keep those gears in motion
as an underrated member of the cast hey
is that
brenda out here pulling up oh probably
let me check
yeah looks like her number eight bobby
moynihan
bobby moynihan was a member of the snl
cast for nearly 10 years
and for that we are deeply thankful i
mean you know kids they need to pull up
their pants seth
kids today kids today they're always
saying text me
text me text me don't you write a letter
you dummy
not just because of his popular roles
like the recurring weekend update
character of drunk uncle
but also due to his valuable balance of
physical comedy
and impressions do you understand the
pressure that i'm under
i got a science project that's two weeks
late i'm five
chapters behind in taylor two city and i
don't have a freaking date to
dance moynihan could make the audience
laugh with subtle facial expressions
or get a huge reaction from some
over-the-top stunt
let's take a look at the slow-mo he
completely misjudged where that first
pad was it was almost as if there was
absolutely no communication between his
brain and his body
it's this versatility that made moynihan
underrated in a cast that included some
pretty big names
including andy samberg bill hader and
kristen wiig
being able to stand out in that crowd is
just one of the reasons why he's still
remembered so fondly
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number 7. terry sweeney bearing no
relation to the more well-known julia
sweeney
terry sweeney was only a part of the snl
cast for one season
i don't know why but the maple fudge is
selling better than ever before
and the almonds fudge is even surpassing
that
however he actually worked as a staff
writer in the years prior to his 1985
promotion
terry made history as the first openly
gay male member of the cast
the trailblazing comedian displayed an
outrageous sense of humor and bold
creative voice a round trip ticket to
aruba
and five thousand dollars man
[Applause]
car keys money key wouldn't have to
belong to that little corvette outside
in front would it
sweeney's impressions of female
celebrities like joan rivers were
envelope pushing for the period
in a time when saturday night live was
struggling to connect with viewers and
critics
his energetic delivery also stood out
here's hoping that terry sweeney's
underrated work can be rediscovered by a
new generation today
well i just want to thank you well i
just want to thank you
johnny wherever you are for giving me my
first
big break i owe it all to you johnny
now eat my dust
number 6. sherry o'terry most snl fans
best remember sherry oteri from her
comedy dream team pairing with will
ferrell during the spartan cheerleaders
sketches
oh my god we are playing great chess
right now i know how's my hair look
it looks okay you have some split ends
though i'm sorry i'm a friend
but we shouldn't limit her skill to this
admittedly great character i want you to
slow it down now
and tell me just what occurred oh terry
could be relied upon to be incredibly
creative with her comedy
from developing outside the box
characters like nadine and colette
reardon
to her impeccable take on television
icon barbara walters
oh and let's not forget her pairing with
chris katan as the zimmermans
who took the pda acronym to a whole new
level with their affectionate antics
i said go down i'm gonna go down maybe i
want to go up huh
number five jan hooks remove your shirt
the lady smells there's a chill
remove it the greatly missed jan hooks
was a part of the fresh and new snl cast
for 1986
a group that included future stars phil
hartman and dana carvey
while hooks never seemed to achieve the
mainstream heights of some of her
castmates
she absolutely delivered the comedic
goods the comedian
killed it as one half of the sweeney
sisters a superb
parody of a lounge act from the 1970s or
80s
the 70s the 70s now that's a decade that
still has us all
puzzled not a clue went right over my
head i lost it i don't know
she also showed off her down-to-earth
warmth and charisma as brenda the
waitress
ready to tell me what you like i'm ready
you look it
you got some specials that look real
fine
i'm pretty proud of them although she
may not have become as famous and well
known as other great comedians
one thing's for sure she connected with
fans and colleagues alike from around
the world
somewhere between cleanliness and
godliness lies compulsion
the world's most indulgent disinfectant
number four
tim meadows we know what you might be
thinking how could someone who had an
snl tenure as long as tim
lil hockey meadows be underrated you
know i have two loves in my life uh
fourth of july and of course teamwork
really and yet and yet on your
application you put here teamwork is for
suckers
when i'm hired i will do to teamwork
what napoleon did to japan
yeah he conquered japan right we'd argue
that the freshness of his work and how
much he grew as a performer throughout
his ten season run on the show
made him into an underappreciated
superstar shirt in a can comes in four
kick-ass styles golf shirt
dress shirt tank top and super fancy
tuxedo shirt
the comedian cut his teeth working
improv his ability to adapt and progress
served meadows well once he made it onto
saturday night live in 1991.
meadows was much more than the ladies
man character
yeah these bias are good
tastes like chocolate not only did he
write skits behind the scenes
but the show greatly benefited from his
natural ability to develop unique
celebrity impressions mr simpson do you
even know who dr
king was oh sure i do he was that black
woman who kicked all those people off
the bus
number three anna gastire call this next
entry a case of
underrated in one medium but not in
another today
anna gasteyer is well known loved and
respected for her work on broadway
but since she was on snl before her
career really took off
she remains one of the series more
underrated players
wow i can't wait to get my mouth around
this ball
we're thinking beyond the classic sweaty
ball skit with molly shannon and alec
baldwin
and more of her razor-sharp
impersonations a robin's egg splatters
in a prism of harvest colors
that felt really good gasteyer's takes
on martha stewart and celine dion were
incredibly spot on
to all my jewish friend back home in
quebec i would like to say
hanukkah and some of her original
characters such as
lilith fair folk singer comedienne
cinder calhoun
are both of their time and hilariously
timeless
thanks to anna's unique comedic voice we
practically peed our pants we were
laughing so hard
number 2. lorraine newman here's your
pea soup
maybe now we can be friends huh what do
you say
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there have been countless comedians who
have entered the snl cast
via their work with the groundlings
improv group and comedy school
this has been true from the beginning
seeing as groundlings founding member
lorraine newman was part of the og
saturday night live cast
my boyfriend brad and me was supposed to
get married and everything you know so i
was making a peach cobbler for his
mother
and i overheard her say look the chicks
is making us a presbyterian pie
despite making history in that first
class of comedians she and fellow not
ready for primetime player garrett
morris were both
underrated in the grand scheme of things
lorraine's decision not to revisit many
of her original characters may have
hampered her reputation as a household
name today
yeah that's disgusting
however her charisma timing and natural
charm in those early
seasons still resonate with snl
historians
and hey she was connie conehead my name
is connie
and i am 16 years old before we unveil
our top pick
here are some honorable mentions tim
robinson
a multi-talented featured player turned
writer my favorite dinosaur is a
brontosaurus
scientists can't tell from the fossils
um if they held their necks out
upright or in casey wilson for
dusty velvet and hosting the cougar den
now we're getting started for her
impressions and physical comedic skill
okay kim i have to admit um i haven't
really seen your show what
you haven't been keeping up with
ellen kleghorn versatile funny and
witty as hell hi y'all it's queen
shaniqua back from harlem when i learned
all about kawansa today kowanza is a
swahili word and it means santa don't
come to my house
horatio sans when he wasn't making jimmy
fallon laugh
he was making us chuckle
why did i give him that whip for his
birthday
i always treat the customers with
makes no sense really chris katan
mango goth talk and roxbury oh my
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number one will forte you're getting
shut down
that nobody wants to work with a crybaby
fart face
speaking of the groundlings our number
one pick also spent time honing his
craft at this prestigious comedy school
he then made his way to snl for an
eight-year tour of duty
to be fair forte's first artistic love
seems to have always been writing
i have these nightmares
this isn't their wake-up call
he has a seriously impressive resume of
behind the scenes credits
however his work on the snl stage
remains underrated for those with an
open mind to creative comedy
the way forte paired up with jason
sedakis as the
reverse hair metal icon's john bovee was
genius oh dying on the prayer
give my foot we will not make it i do
not swear
oh dying on a prayer he
also gave us the bone-headed but beloved
macgyver knockoff magruber
fans could always rely on something
unique and outside the box when it came
to a will forte performance
okay forget it i don't care what you
think anyway okay
i'm very good at my job
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