List of Saturday Night Live guests (Q–T)

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Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. [1] It premiered on NBC on October 11, 1975, under the title NBC's Saturday Night. [2] The show usually satirizes contemporary American popular culture and politics. [3] [4] [5] SNL features a two-tiered cast: the repertory cast members, and newer cast members known as "Featured Players." [6] A typical episode of SNL features a single host, who delivers the opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast. The format also features a musical guest, and a number of episodes have featured celebrity cameos. [7] [8]

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George Carlin was the first to host the show. [9] Candice Bergen was both the first female host in November 8, 1975, and the first to host a second time in December of the same year. [10] [11] On occasion the episode's host also serves as the musical guest; the first was Paul Simon on October 18, 1975. [12] The most recent to pull double duty was Timothée Chalamet on January 25, 2025. [13] The Rolling Stones are the only band to ever serve as both host and musical guest during the same episode, which aired October 7, 1978. [14] Guests who host five times become members of the Five-Timers Club, introduced on the December 8, 1990, episode, when Tom Hanks became the seventh person to host their fifth episode. [15]

The list below shows the people who have appeared on the show. It is split into three sections: "Host", if the person hosted the show at any given time; "Musical guest", if a person was the musical guest on the show at any given time; and "Cameo", which is for a person who has appeared on the show but did not act as host or musical guest.

Q

Q
PerformerHostMusical guestCameoFirst appearance dateNotesRef(s).
Dennis Quaid Green check.svgDecember 15, 1990 [16]
Queen Green check.svgSeptember 25, 1982 [17]
Queen Ida Green check.svgNovember 23, 1985With the Bon Temps Zydeco Band [18]
Queen Latifah Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svgMarch 8, 2003 [13] [19]
Queens of the Stone Age Green check.svgMay 14, 2005 [20]
Questlove Green check.svgDecember 12, 2020 [21]
Colin Quinn Green check.svgOctober 13, 2001Former cast member [22]
Zachary Quinto Green check.svgJuly 25, 2020 [23]

R

PerformerHostMusical guestCameoFirst appearance dateNotesRef(s)
R.E.M. Green check.svgApril 13, 1991 [24]
Daniel Radcliffe Green check.svgJanuary 14, 2012 [25]
Radiohead Green check.svg
Corinne Bailey Rae Green check.svg
Issa Rae Green check.svg
The Raelettes Green check.svg
Rage Against the Machine Green check.svg
Bonnie Raitt Green check.svg
Mary Lynn Rajskub Green check.svg
Rancid Green check.svg
Tony Randall Green check.svg
Reneé Rapp Green check.svg
Thalmus Rasulala Green check.svg
Emily Ratajkowski Green check.svg
Donnell Rawlings Green check.svg
Gene Rayburn Green check.svg
Raye Green check.svg
Rayvon Green check.svg
Razor Ruddock Green check.svg
Stephen Rea Green check.svg
Ron Reagan Green check.svg
Ariel Rechtshaid Green check.svg
Eugene Record Green check.svg
Red Hot Chili Peppers Green check.svg
Leon Redbone Green check.svg
Redman Green check.svg
Jason ReedGreen check.svg
Lou Reed Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Rex Reed Green check.svg
Norman Reedus Green check.svg
Betty ReeseGreen check.svgMay 9, 2015Appeared with her daughter Reese Witherspoon [26]
Christopher Reeve Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Martha Reeves Green check.svg
John C. Reilly Green check.svg
Rob Reiner Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Judge Reinhold Green check.svg
Paul Reiser Green check.svg
Rema Green check.svg
Jeremy Renner Green check.svg
Janet Reno Green check.svg
Jeff RenuadoGreen check.svg
The Replacements Green check.svg
Simon Rex Green check.svg
Burt Reynolds Green check.svg
Ryan Reynolds Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Thomas Rhett Green check.svg [27]
Busta Rhymes Green check.svg
Christina Ricci Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Frank Rich Green check.svg
Keith Richards Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Miranda Richardson Green check.svg
Lionel Richie Green check.svg
Jonathan Richman Green check.svg
Jeff Richmond Green check.svg
Don Rickles Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Daisy Ridley Green check.svg
Rob Riggle Green check.svg
Rihanna Green check.svg
Rikrok Green check.svg
Molly Ringwald Green check.svg
Kelly Ripa Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Joan Rivers Green check.svg
Anthony Rizzo Green check.svg
Chappell Roan Green check.svg
Margot Robbie Green check.svg
Tim Robbins Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Robert Cray Band Green check.svg
Robert Plant Green check.svgAppeared with The Honeydrippers
Doris Roberts Green check.svg
Marcus Roberts Green check.svg
Cliff Robertson Green check.svg
Robbie Robertson Green check.svg
Martin P. Robinson Green check.svg
Robyn Green check.svg
Roc Raida Green check.svg
The Roches Green check.svg
Chris Rock Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Jay Rock Green check.svg
The Rock Green check.svgGreen check.svg
The Rockettes Green check.svg
Kate Rockwell Green check.svg
Sam Rockwell Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Andy Roddick Green check.svg
Nile Rodgers Green check.svg
Dennis Rodman Green check.svg
Olivia Rodrigo Green check.svg
Alex Rodriguez Green check.svg
Seth Rogen Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Buddy Rogers Green check.svg
Charles Rogers Green check.svg
Maggie Rogers Green check.svg
Al Roker Green check.svg
Scott Rolen Green check.svg
The Rolling Stones Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Rollins Band Green check.svg
Ray Romano Green check.svg
Saoirse Ronan Green check.svg
Mark Ronson Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Linda Ronstadt Green check.svgGreen check.svg
The Roots Green check.svg
Rosalía Green check.svgGreen check.svg
George Rose Green check.svg
David Ross Green check.svg
George H. Ross Green check.svg
Ronda Rousey Green check.svg
Kelly Rowland Green check.svg
Badal Roy Green check.svg
Jerry Rubin Green check.svg
Rick Rubin Green check.svg
Paul Rudd Green check.svgGreen check.svg
David Rudman Green check.svg
Maya Rudolph Green check.svgGreen check.svgFebruary 18, 2012Former cast member [28] [29]
Run DMC Green check.svg
Todd Rundgren Green check.svg
RuPaul Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Bill Russell Green check.svg
Leon Russell Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Mary Russell Green check.svg
Winona Ryder Green check.svgGreen check.svgMay 18, 2002 [30]

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PerformerHostMusical guestCameo
Ernie Sabella Green check.svg
Sade Green check.svg
Bob Saget Green check.svg
Susan Saint James Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Soupy Sales Green check.svg
Salt-N-Pepa Green check.svg
Sam and Dave Green check.svg
Andy Samberg Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Sampha Green check.svg
Savanna Samson Green check.svg
David Sanborn Green check.svg
Mark Sanchez Green check.svg
Adam Sandler Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Bernie Sanders Green check.svg
Deion Sanders Green check.svg
Isabel Sanford Green check.svg
Santana Green check.svg
Alejandro Sanz Green check.svg
Horatio Sanz Green check.svg
Susan Sarandon Green check.svg
Michael Sarrazin Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Peter Sarsgaard Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Fred Savage Green check.svg
Joanne SavageGreen check.svg
Kala Savage Green check.svg
Leo Sayer Green check.svg
Boz Scaggs Green check.svg
Chuck Scarborough Green check.svg
Akiva Schaffer Green check.svg
Roy Scheider Green check.svg
Richard Schiff Green check.svg
Rob Schneider Green check.svg
Liev Schreiber Green check.svgGreen check.svg
George Shultz Green check.svg
Amy Schumer Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Chuck Schumer Green check.svg
Arnold Schwarzenegger Green check.svg
David Schwimmer Green check.svg
Scissor Sisters Green check.svg
Martin Scorsese Green check.svg
Drew Scott Green check.svg
Jonathan Scott Green check.svg
Seann William Scott Green check.svg
Tom Scott Green check.svg
Travis Scott Green check.svg
Gil Scott-Heron Green check.svg
Steven Seagal Green check.svg
Seal Green check.svg
Sean Paul Green check.svg
Tom Seaver Green check.svg
John Sebastian Green check.svg
The Section Green check.svg
Neil Sedaka Green check.svg
Jason Segel Green check.svg
Streeter Seidell Green check.svg
Jerry Seinfeld Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Seka Green check.svg
Brian Setzer Green check.svg
Stephanie Seymour Green check.svg
Paul Shaffer Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Shaggy Green check.svg
Shakira Green check.svg
Tupac Shakur Green check.svg
Garry Shandling Green check.svg
Molly Shannon Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Al Sharpton Green check.svgGreen check.svg
William Shatner Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Charlie Sheen Green check.svg
Martin Sheen Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Ed Sheeran Green check.svg
Judge Judy Sheindlin Green check.svg
Blake Shelton Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Mike ShermanGreen check.svg
The Shins Green check.svg
Ellen Shipley Green check.svg
Martin Short Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Grant Show Green check.svg
Rosie Shuster Green check.svg
Sia Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Gabourey Sidibe Green check.svg
Beanie Sigel Green check.svg
Jamie-Lynn Sigler Green check.svg
Silverchair Green check.svg
Sarah Silverman Green check.svg
J.K. Simmons Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Richard Simmons Green check.svg
Carly Simon Green check.svg
Paul Simon Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Paul Simon (politician) Green check.svg
Simple Minds Green check.svg
Simply Red Green check.svg
Ashlee Simpson Green check.svg
Jessica Simpson Green check.svg
O. J. Simpson Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Sturgill Simpson Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Molly Sims Green check.svg
Sinbad Green check.svg
The Singing Idlers Green check.svg
Gene Siskel Green check.svg
Sisqo Green check.svg
Jeremy Sisto Green check.svg
Troye Sivan Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Skid Row Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Leland Sklar Green check.svg
Christian Slater Green check.svgGreen check.svg
John Slattery Green check.svg
Percy Sledge Green check.svg
Sleigh Bells Green check.svg
Jean Smart Green check.svg
The Smashing Pumpkins Green check.svg
Pat Smear Green check.svg
Elliott Smith Green check.svg
G.E. Smith Green check.svg
Patti Smith Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Rex Smith Green check.svg
Sam Smith Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Willow Smith Green check.svgGreen check.svg
The Smithereens Green check.svg
Jimmy Smits Green check.svg
J.B. Smoove Green check.svg
Dick Smothers Green check.svg
Tom Smothers Green check.svg
Chris Snee Green check.svg
Snoop Dogg Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Phoebe Snow Green check.svg
Snow Patrol Green check.svg
The Social ExperimentGreen check.svg
Solange Green check.svg
Soul Asylum Green check.svg
Soundgarden Green check.svg
Sissy Spacek Green check.svg
Kevin Spacey Green check.svg
David Spade Green check.svgGreen check.svg
The Spanic BoysGreen check.svg
Sparks Green check.svg
Bubba Sparxxx Green check.svg
Britney Spears Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
The Specials Green check.svg
Regina Spektor Green check.svg
John Spencer Green check.svg
Octavia Spencer Green check.svg
Sy Sperling Green check.svg
Spice Girls Green check.svg
Steven Spielberg Green check.svg
Miskel Spillman Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Spin Doctors Green check.svg
Spinal Tap Green check.svg
The Spinners Green check.svg
Caroll Spinney Green check.svg
Emily Spivey Green check.svg
Spoon Green check.svg
George Springer Green check.svg
Bruce Springsteen Green check.svg
Squeeze Green check.svg
Billy Squier Green check.svg
Ken Stabler Green check.svg
Sylvester Stallone Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Megan Thee Stallion Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Stanley Clarke Trio Green check.svg
Harry Dean Stanton Green check.svg
Chris Stapleton Green check.svg
Jean Stapleton Green check.svg
Maureen Stapleton Green check.svg
Morgane Stapleton Green check.svg
Francis Farewell Starlite Green check.svg
Maurice Starr Green check.svg
Ringo Starr Green check.svg
The Statler Brothers Green check.svg
Gwen Stefani Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Chris Stein Green check.svgGreen check.svg
George Steinbrenner Green check.svg
Howard Stern Green check.svg
Fisher Stevens Green check.svg
Ivory StewardGreen check.svg
Jon Stewart Green check.svg
Kristen Stewart Green check.svg
Patrick Stewart Green check.svg
Rod Stewart Green check.svg
Julia Stiles Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Ben Stiller Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Jerry Stiller Green check.svg
Sting Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Emma Stone Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Oliver Stone Green check.svg
Sharon Stone Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Stone City BandGreen check.svg
Stone Temple Pilots Green check.svg
Stray Cats Green check.svg
Barbra Streisand Green check.svg
The Strokes Green check.svg
Penelope StrongGreen check.svg
Cecily Strong Green check.svg
Kerri Strug Green check.svg
Stuff Green check.svg
Trudie Styler Green check.svg
Harry Styles Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
The Stylistics Green check.svg
Suburban Lawns Green check.svg
Jason Sudeikis Green check.svgGreen check.svg
The Sugarcubes Green check.svg
Sum 41 Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Sun Ra Green check.svg
David Susskind Green check.svg
Kiefer Sutherland Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Mena Suvari Green check.svg
Hilary Swank Green check.svg
Lynn Swann Green check.svg
Patrick Swayze Green check.svg
Mike Sweeney Green check.svg
Sydney Sweeney Green check.svg
Taylor Swift Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Swizz Beatz Green check.svg
Keith Sykes Green check.svg
Syreeta Green check.svg
SZA Green check.svgGreen check.svg

T

PerformerHostMusical guestCameo
T-Pain Green check.svgGreen check.svg
T.I. Green check.svg
Jorma Taccone Green check.svg
Fred Tackett Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Taj Mahal Green check.svg
Take 6 Green check.svg
Talking Heads Green check.svg
Támar Green check.svg
Tame Impala Green check.svg
Quentin Tarantino Green check.svg
Fran Tarkenton Green check.svg
Brandon Tartikoff Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Channing Tatum Green check.svg
James Taylor Green check.svg
Rip Taylor Green check.svg
Teyana Taylor Green check.svg
Anya Taylor-Joy Green check.svg
Technotronic Green check.svg
Teenage Fanclub Green check.svg
Miles Teller Green check.svg
Tenacious D Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Annamarie Tendler Green check.svg
Lee Tergesen Green check.svg
The-Dream Green check.svg
Them Crooked Vultures Green check.svg
Charlize Theron Green check.svg
Justin Theroux Green check.svg
Toots Thielemans Green check.svg
Third Eye Blind Green check.svg
Betty Thomas Green check.svg
Dave Thomas Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Elizabeth ThompsonGreen check.svg
Emma Thompson Green check.svg
The Thompson Twins Green check.svg
Billy Bob Thornton Green check.svg
Marv Throneberry Green check.svg
Cheryl Tiegs Green check.svg
Gary TigermanGreen check.svg
Charlene Tilton Green check.svg
Timbaland Green check.svg
Justin Timberlake Green check.svgGreen check.svgGreen check.svg
Timbuk 3 Green check.svg
The Time Green check.svg
Tin Machine Green check.svg
The Ting Tings Green check.svg
Jacqueline TitoneGreen check.svg
Libby Titus Green check.svg
TLC Green check.svg
Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Marisa Tomei Green check.svg
Lily Tomlin Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Tony! Toni! Toné! Green check.svg
Toots and the Maytals Green check.svg
Peter Tosh Green check.svg
The Tragically Hip Green check.svg
Daniel J. Travanti Green check.svg
Randy Travis Green check.svg
John Travolta Green check.svg
Alex Trebek Green check.svg
Danny Trejo Green check.svg
A Tribe Called Quest Green check.svg
Triple H Green check.svg
Garry Trudeau Green check.svg
Donald Trump Green check.svgGreen check.svg
Ivanka Trump Green check.svg
Stanley Tucci Green check.svg
Kathleen Turner Green check.svg
Tina Turner Green check.svgGreen check.svg
John Turturro Green check.svg
TV on the Radio Green check.svg
Twenty One Pilots Green check.svg
Ty Dolla Sign Green check.svg
Soozie Tyrell Green check.svg
Cicely Tyson Green check.svg
Mike Tyson Green check.svg

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