'' Saturday Night Live'' has long mocked the television medium with many fake

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and parodies of TV shows themselves. Another of the show's frequently used styles of recurring sketches has been the talk show format (e.g. "The Brian Fellowes Show", "Barry Gibb Talk Show", etc.). However, anything from cop shows to children's shows has been fair game for the ever-changing cast. Sketches with TV show themes are listed here chronologically by order of first appearance. * The Land of Gorch ( Jim Henson) - October 11, 1975 – September 18, 1976 * The Mr. Bill Show – February 28, 1976 * Consumer Probe (

Dan Aykroyd Daniel Edward Aykroyd ( ; born July 1, 1952) is a Canadian actor, comedian, producer, musician and writer. He was an original member of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" on ''Saturday Night Live'' (1975–1979). During his tenure on ''SNL'' ...

, Jane Curtin, Candice Bergen) – December 11, 1976 *

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Laraine Newman Laraine Newman (born March 2, 1952) is an American actress, writer and comedian. She was part of the original cast of NBC's ''Saturday Night Live''. She took an interest at improv in high school. After graduating, she studied mime with Marcel M ...

) – January 22, 1977 * Leonard Pinth-Garnell (

) – March 12, 1977 * The Ex-Police (

, Bill Murray) – October 15, 1977 * Woman to Woman (

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) – October 21, 1978 * Telepsychic (

) – December 9, 1978 * The Bel-Airabs ( Don Novello, Bill Murray, Jane Curtin,

) – December 8, 1979 * What's It All About ( Gilbert Gottfried, Denny Dillon) – November 15, 1980 *

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Eddie Murphy Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer. He rose to fame on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'', for which he was a regular cast member from 1980 to 1984. Murphy has als ...

) – February 21, 1981 * Fernando's Hideaway ( Billy Crystal) – November 3, 1984 * The Limits of the Imagination ( Randy Quaid) – November 9, 1985 * The Pat Stevens Show ( Nora Dunn) – November 16, 1985 * The Church Lady ( Dana Carvey) – October 11, 1986 * Instant Coffee with Bill Smith ( Kevin Nealon) – October 18, 1986 * Miss Connie's Fable Nook ( Jan Hooks, Dana Carvey, Dennis Miller, Kevin Nealon) – November 8, 1986 * Pumping Up with Hans & Franz ( Dana Carvey, Kevin Nealon) – October 17, 1987 * Learning To Feel ( Nora Dunn) – January 23, 1988 * Wayne's World ( Dana Carvey, Mike Myers) – February 18, 1989 * Cooking with the Anal Retentive Chef ( Phil Hartman) – April 1, 1989 * Tales Of Ribaldry ( Jon Lovitz) – April 1, 1989 * Sprockets ( Mike Myers) – April 15, 1989 * Lank Thompson ( Mike Myers) – October 21, 1989 * The Dark Side with Nat X (

Chris Rock Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Known for his work in comic film, television and stage, he has received multiple accolades, including three Grammy Awards for best come ...

, Chris Farley) – November 10, 1990 * Simon ( Mike Myers) – November 10, 1990 * Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley ( Al Franken) – February 9, 1991 *

Coffee Talk Coffee Talk may refer to: * Coffee Talk (Saturday Night Live) "Coffee Talk" is a series of sketches performed by Mike Myers on the sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live''. It ran from October 12, 1991, until October 15, 1994, although Myers ( ...

with Linda Richman ( Mike Myers) – October 12, 1991 * Theatre Stories ( Mike Myers, Julia Sweeney, Dana Carvey) – December 14, 1991 * Sassy's Sassiest Boys ( Phil Hartman) – February 6, 1993 *

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Adam Sandler Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer and singer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1990 to 1995, before going on to star in numerous Hollywood films, those of wh ...

) – October 2, 1993 * Good Morning Brooklyn ( Jay Mohr) – November 12, 1994 * Perspectives with Lionel Osbourne ( Tim Meadows) – January 21, 1995 * Scottish Soccer Hooligan Weekly ( Mike Myers, Mark McKinney) – January 21, 1995 * The Joe Pesci Show ( Jim Breuer) – December 2, 1995 * The Quiet Storm ( Tim Meadows) – October 19, 1996 * Shopping At Home Network ( Will Ferrell,

Chris Kattan Christopher Lee Kattan () (born October 19, 1970) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1996 to 2003. He played Doug Butabi in '' A Night at the Roxbury'', Bob on the first four seasons of '' The ...

) – November 16, 1996 * Delicious Dish ( Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon, Rachel Dratch,

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) – November 16, 1996 * Celebrity Jeopardy! ( Will Ferrell, Darrell Hammond, Norm Macdonald, and various others) – December 7, 1996 * Goth Talk ( Molly Shannon,

, Jim Breuer) – April 12, 1997 * Leon Phelps, The Ladies Man ( Tim Meadows) – October 4, 1997 * Issues with Jeffrey Kaufman ( Jim Breuer) – October 18, 1997 *

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( Cheri Oteri, Will Ferrell) – October 25, 1997 * Pretty Living ( Molly Shannon, Ana Gasteyer) – March 14, 1998 * Hello Dolly ( Ana Gasteyer) – October 3, 1998 * The How Do You Say? Ah, Yes, Show (

Jimmy Fallon James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, and writer. He is known for his work in television as a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' and as the host of the late-night talk show ''The Ton ...

) – October 17, 1998 * Dog Show ( Will Ferrell, Molly Shannon) – December 5, 1998 * Pimp Chat ( Tracy Morgan, Tim Meadows) – December 5, 1998 * Jarret's Room (

, Horatio Sanz) – December 16, 2000 * Wake Up Wakefield! (

Maya Rudolph Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. In 2000, she became a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy show ''Saturday Night Live'' (''SNL''), and later played supporting roles in the films '' 50 First Dates'' ...

, Rachel Dratch,

, Horatio Sanz) – March 17, 2001 * America Undercover (

, Amy Poehler) – November 3, 2001 * The Ferey Muhtar Talk Show ( Horatio Sanz) – March 16, 2002 * Top O' the Morning (

Seth Meyers Seth Adam Meyers (born December 28, 1973) is an American comedian, writer, producer, actor, and television host. He hosts ''Late Night with Seth Meyers'', a late-night talk show on NBC. Prior to that, he was a cast member and head writer for NBC ...

) – October 19, 2002 * Pranksters (

) – February 22, 2003 * Spy Glass ( Amy Poehler,

) – November 1, 2003 *

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Chris Parnell Thomas Christopher Parnell (; born February 5, 1967) is an American actor and comedian. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' from 1998 to 2006 and played the role of Dr. Leo Spaceman on ''30 Rock''. In animation, he voices Cyril Figgis ...

, and various others) – January 10, 2004 * The Prince Show ( Fred Armisen,

) – February 14, 2004 * ¡Show Biz Grande Explosion! ( Fred Armisen as Fericito (see 2002–2003), Horatio Sanz) – March 6, 2004 * Vincent Price's Holiday Special ( Bill Hader) – November 19, 2005 * Deep House Dish ( Kenan Thompson, Rachel Dratch, Andy Samberg) – November 19, 2005 * The Dakota Fanning Show ( Amy Poehler) – February 3, 2007 * Dateline ( Bill Hader) – November 22, 2008

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