Weekend Update

Typically scheduled after the first musical performance of the guest music act, the action consists of a mock newsroom with one of the players playing an anchorman reading off the news of the week and cracking satirical jokes about the stories.

In addition, various other players give humorously bizarre editorials which make fun of the perceived self-importance of such news content.

Weekend Update anchors

• Chevy Chase (1975-1976)
• Jane Curtin (1976-1980)
• Dan Aykroyd (1977-1978)
• Bill Murray (1978-1980)
• Charles Rocket (1980-1981)
• Gail Matthius (1981)
• Brian Doyle-Murray & Mary Gross (1981-1982) (as SNL Newsbreak)
• Christine Ebersole (1982) (as SNL Newsbreak)
• Brad Hall (1982-1984) (as Saturday Night News)
• Christopher Guest (1984-1985) (as Saturday Night News)
• Dennis Miller (1985-1991)
• Kevin Nealon (1991-1994)
• Norm MacDonald (1994-1997)
• Colin Quinn (1998-2000)
• Jimmy Fallon & Tina Fey (2000-present)

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