The WORST episodes of Saturday Night Live
Every episode of Saturday Night Live ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Saturday Night Live!
Each week, live from New York, a famous guest host appears in sketches and parodies alongside a company of up-and-coming comedians. A popular musical guest, short films, and Weekend Update - a recurring satirical newscast - form the backbone of one of the most influential and culturally significant comedy shows in history.
#1 - Dave Chappelle / GloRilla
Season 50 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/18/2025
Dave Chappelle hosts, and GloRilla performs.
#2 - Bad Bunny
Season 49 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/21/2023
Bad Bunny hosts and performs on Saturday Night Live on October 21, 2023.
#3 - Austin Butler / Lizzo
Season 48 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/2022
Austin Butler hosts Saturday Night Live, with musical guest Lizzo.
#4 - Steve Martin & Martin Short / Brandi Carlile
Season 48 - Episode 8 - Aired 12/10/2022
Steve Martin and Martin Short host the Emmy-winning late-night comedy show. Music comes from Brandi Carlile.
#5 - Dave Chappelle / Black Star
Season 48 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2022
Comedy icon Dave Chappelle takes up the mantle as host. Plus, there’s music from hip hop duo Black Star.
#6 - Jack Harlow
Season 48 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2022
Rapper Jack Harlow doubles up as host and musical guest of the iconic late-night comedy show.
#7 - Megan Thee Stallion
Season 48 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2022
Megan Thee Stallion does double duty as both the host and musical guest of the iconic late-night show.
#8 - Brendan Gleeson / Willow
Season 48 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2022
The actor Brendan Gleeson hosts the iconic late-night comedy show, with musical guest Willow.
#9 - Miles Teller / Kendrick Lamar
Season 48 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/1/2022
Miles Teller hosts the season opener of the iconic late-night comedy show, joined by musical guest Kendrick Lamar.
#11 - Winona Ryder/Moby
Season 27 - Episode 20 - Aired 5/18/2002
Live From New York, It's...Maya Rudolph and (for the final time) Will Ferrell Sketches include ""Jimmy Carter In Cuba,"" ""Celebrity Jeopardy: Music Edition,"" ""Dueling Wedding Singers,"" ""Botox"", ""Bear Researchers,"" ""Girl Next Door: The Search For a Playboy Playmate,"" ""Jacuzzi Lovers II,"" ""Mango, Winona, and Moby Go Shoplifting,"" and ""Farewell To Will Ferrell."" Moby performs: ""We Are All Made Of Stars"" and ""South Side""
#12 - Bea Arthur/The Roches
Season 5 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/1979
Sketches include ""Sex Change,"" ""The Backers' Audition,"" and ""First, He Cries.""
#13 - Malcolm McDowell/Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/22/1980
Live from New York, it's...Gilbert Gottfried! Sketches include: Sitting Up Straight In The Electric Chair, Mutually Omaha's Wild Kingdom: In Search of the Negro Republican, Tobacco Growers of America, Serf City, Amy Carter Gets Adopted To The Reagans, Alex DeLarge For The American Milk Association, SNL Film: Showdown, Gothic Novel Shop, The 100 Years War, The Leather Weather Report, Commie Hunting, The Rocket Report, Jack The Stripper, SNL Film: Someone Is Hiding In My Apartment, and The Wine Cellar With Caroline Parker Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band perform: ""Hothead"" and ""Ashtray Heart""
#14 - Sally Kellerman/Jimmy Cliff, Sally Kellerman
Season 6 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/7/1981
Sketches include Rocket Report, Italian Audition, Name That Sin, Ear, Nose, and Throat, Was I Ever Red, Iranian Joke Book, Jimmy Cliff performs "I Am The Living." Weekend Update with Charles Rocket & Gail Matthius, Parent & Child, A Day in the Life of a Hostage, Lean Acres, Jimmy Cliff performs "Gone Clear." Iranian Student Council, New York, Pillow Pets, Televised Trial, Sally Kellerman performs "Starting Over Again".
#15 - Milton Berle/Ornette Coleman
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/14/1979
Sketches include "Texaco Star Theater Intro," "The Widettes," "On The Spot," and "Milton's Writers." Ornette Coleman played "Times Square."
#16 - Cicely Tyson/Talking Heads
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 2/10/1979
Sketches include "Cicely Confronts Garrett Monologue," "Nick Rails, the Train Lounge Singer," and "The Widettes."
#17 - Louise Lasser/Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Season 1 - Episode 23 - Aired 7/24/1976
Live from New York, It's...Chevy Chase Sketches include--Belushi thinks Chevy has a big head, Louise Lasser locks herself dressing room, General "V.D" Amin, Sven and Inger, John Belushi tries to sell his clothes, Ode to Television, Louise apologizes to her dog, Jimmy Carter talks about the campagin.
#18 - Tom Green/David Gray
Season 26 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/18/2000
Sketches include ""Decision 2000,"" ""Bald Eagles,"" ""Rap Street,"" ""Lorne and Tom in a Tub,"" ""Hardball,"" ""Dog Show,"" ""Oprah,"" ""Story Tellers,"" ""TV Funhouse: Sex and the Country"", ""Rock Around the Clock,"" and ""Tom and Drew's Wedding."" The NBC rerun replaces the ""Sex and the Country"" TV Funhouse with the one from the Charlize Theron episode where Mr. T lands a job doing a tampon commercial.
#19 - Linda Hamilton/Mariah Carey
Season 17 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/16/1991
Sketches include ""Weekend Update Special Report,"" ""Toonces, the Cat Who Can Drive a Car,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""Annoying Double Date,"" and ""The Chris Farley Show.""
#20 - Fred Savage/Technotronic
Season 15 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/24/1990
Sketches include ""Church Chat,"" ""Left Alone with a Gun,"" ""The Pat Stevens Show,"" ""Imaginary Friend,"" and ""Hooked on Sushi"" (film). Technotronic performed ""Pump Up The Jam.""
#21 - John Larroquette/Timbuk 3
Season 12 - Episode 17 - Aired 4/18/1987
Live from New York, it's... Dana Carvey! Sketches include "Pagan Easter Special," "Sold-Out Gold," "Collecting Evidence," "Heaven Has The Answers," "Instant Coffee," "ICM Meeting," and "Grab Bag Store." Timbuk 3 performs "Just Another Movie" and "Hairstyles & Attitudes."
#22 - John Lithgow/Anita Baker
Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/11/1987
Live from New York, it's... John Lithgow! Sketches include "Embassy Spies," "Laramie Vice," "The Pat Stevens Show," "World's Meanest Methodist Minister," "Master Thespian," "Discover," "Cab Ride," and "The Fighter." Anita Baker performs "Sweet Love" and "Same Ole Love."
#23 - Ron Reagan/The Nelsons
Season 11 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/8/1986
Live From New York, it's...Ronald Reagon, Jr. Sketches include: White House Risky Business, You're Going To Hell: A Message From The Almighty (repeat from the Madonna/Simple Minds episode), The Pat Stevens Show, Dalkon Shield Trout Lure, Back To The Future, Penn And Teller Guest Performance, Limits of the Imagination, Shakespeare In The Slums With Flotilda Williams, and The Woody Allen Fan The Nelsons performs: Walk Away and Do You Know What I Mean
#24 - Donald Trump/Toots and the Maytals with Bootsy Collins and The Roots
Season 29 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/3/2004
Live from New York, it's...Donald Trump Sketches include 'The SNL Apprentice,' 'Fear Factor Junior,' 'Live with Regis and Kelly,' 'The VIP Seats,' 'Donald Trump's House of Wings,' 'Weekend Trump-Date,' 'Prince and the Pauper '04,' 'Fathers and Sons,' '9/11 Hearings,' and 'Donald's Band Rehearsal.' Toots and the Maytals perform 'Love Gonna Walk Out on Me' (with Ben Harper and Jack Johnson) and 'Funky Kingston' (with Bootsy Collins and The Roots).
#25 - Deborah Harry/The Funky Four Plus One More
Season 6 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/14/1981
Sketches include "Is Frank Sinatra a Hoodlum?" "Don't Look In The Refridgerator," "Where's Cooder?" "Paulie in the Card Shop," "Sweethearts" (film), "Newsbreak," and "The Waxmans in SoHo." Deborah Harry performs "Love T.K.O." and "Come Back Jonee." And "The Funky Four + One More" performs"That's The Joint."