The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced between September 24, 1989, and May 19, 1990, the fifteenth season of SNL.
Mike Myers played Lank Thompson in three different sketches. Thompson was a very handsome man who marketed a line of videos to help men look and act more handsomely. Debuted October 21, 1989.
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15 | October 21, 1989 | Kathleen Turner | Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Man |
16 | February 23, 1991 | Alec Baldwin | Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Actor |
17 | April 18, 1992 | Jerry Seinfeld | Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Black Man |
A parody of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson , with Dana Carvey impersonating Johnny Carson and Phil Hartman impersonating Ed McMahon.
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16 | May 18, 1991 | George Wendt | The Carsenio Show | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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20 | October 22,1994 | Dana Carvey | The OJ Trial Lyle the Effeminate HeterosexualAn effeminate character played by Dana Carvey who needs to convince others that he is not gay. Debuted November 11, 1989.
Annoying ManPortrayed by Jon Lovitz, he spoke in a high-pitched nasal voice and did annoying things in front of Weekend Update's Dennis Miller, such as chewing with his mouth open, or scratching a fork across a slate chalkboard. These sketches often ended with Lovitz saying something in a calm, cultured, refined tone; for example, "You don't have to yell" or "I love you." Debuted November 11, 1989.
Singing CowboysA Dana Carvey and Phil Hartman sketch.
Hanukkah HarryJon Lovitz plays a Jewish variation of Santa Claus. Debuted December 16, 1989.
The ContinentalChristopher Walken plays a self-imagined ladies' man. Debuted January 20, 1990.
Middle-Aged ManMike Myers portrays Ed Miles, a nominal superhero in late middle age whose superpower is elder wisdom; he solves young adults' mundane life problems. Chris Farley plays Miles's sidekick, Drinking Buddy. Each episode features a full theme song and introduction, with Don Pardo announcing the episode's title. Debuted April 21, 1990.
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