Five-Timers Club From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Saturday Night Live's Five Timer's Club is a status given to any performer who has either hosted or appeared as a musical guest on Saturday Night Live at least five times. Contents [hide] 1 Origins 2 Cultural references in other media 3 Current members 3.1 Notes/Trivia 3.1.1 Five time hosts 3.1.2 Five time SNL alumni 3.1.3 Five time musical guest 4 Potential members 4.1 Four timers 4.2 Three timers 5 References 6 External links [edit] Origins The first public reference of the club came on December 8, 1990, when Tom Hanks made his fifth appearance as host on SNL. Hanks described the eligibility process in detail (and with humor) in his monologue: “ Believe it or not, this is the fifth Saturday Night Live I have been lucky enough to host. Now, the first time you do the show, you can't believe you're here. You just can't believe it. Your head buzzes with excitement. The second time you do the show, it means you were funny enough to be asked back - and you're pushing a movie. The third time you do the show, the second time didn't go so well, and you have something to prove to yourself. The fourth time you do the show, you're just blatantly pushing a movie. But the fifth time you do the show is the most special time of all, because you get this.. [holds up a card] ..a membership card in the Five-Timers Club. Come with me.. [walks off the stage] I'm gonna give you a chance to look in on one of the most exclusive clubs in the world. ” [1] After Hanks gave his monologue, he participated in the now famous "Five Timer's Club" sketch. In addition to Hanks, the sketch starred five (or more) time hosts Steve Martin, Elliot Gould and five time musical guest Paul Simon with guest appearances by Ralph Nader trying to crash, Jon Lovitz as a waiter and a then-unknown Conan O'Brien as Sean the door man. Since the December 8, 1990 show, the Five Timer's Club has been a "running gag" on SNL. Danny DeVito referenced the club on his fifth show in 1993, as did Alec Baldwin (1994), John Goodman (1994), Christopher Walken (2001) and Drew Barrymore (2007). A similar sketch was part of Alec Baldwin's November 11, 2006 show. The sketch, featuring Baldwin and Steve Martin, took place in the "Platinum Lounge", which allowed only 12-time hosts, and forbid working cast members. However, Martin tried to distract Baldwin several times (in order to poison him) by claiming to see hosts who had not hosted 12 times. [edit] Cultural references in other media The Five Timer's Club has been referenced in other media since its creation in 1990. The Entertainment Channel, E!, placed it #22 on its list of SNL top moments. [2] The club was also reference by Fox Sports as the basis behind the creation of the "Favre Backup Club" which seeks to be the "NFL's equivalent" to the Five Timer's Club. [3] [edit] Current members As of October 2007, there have been a total of 20 members of the Five-Timer's Club. From this number, nine have been celebrity hosts, two have been SNL alumni hosts, five have been musical guests, and two have served as musical guest and host. Some of these "Five-Timer" hosts (such as Steve Martin, Christopher Walken, Tom Hanks, and Alec Baldwin) have hosted so many times that special episodes of SNL have been compiled and aired as "Best of ..." episodes. Hosts who have been the subject of a Best of SNL videotape, DVD, or compilation special are marked with a (•) by their name on the list below (the following people are members of the Five-Timer's Club. This list comes from raw data compiled and listed from the following independently sources: http://snlmusic.parshaparts.com/snlmusic.php and http://snlarc.jt.org/) Performer Type of Guest Number of Episodes First Hosted/Musical Appearance Last Hosting/Musical Appearance Date of Five Timer Membership Steve Martin (•) [4] Host 14 October 23, 1976 February 4, 2006 April 22, 1978 Alec Baldwin (•) Host 13 April 21, 1990 April 12, 2008 December 10, 1994 John Goodman Host 12 December 2, 1989 November 3, 2001 May 7, 1994 Paul Simon Host/Musical Guest 11 (3 host/ 1 host & musical guest/ 7 musical guest) October 18, 1975 May 13, 2006 May 10, 1986 Buck Henry Host 10 January 17, 1976 May 24, 1980 November 19, 1977 Chevy Chase (•) Host/SNL Alum 9 February 18, 1978 February 15, 1997 November 16, 1985 Tom Hanks (•) [5] Host 8 December 14, 1985 May 6, 2006 December 8, 1990 Dave Grohl Musical Guest 8 January 11, 1992 October 13, 2007 November 6, 1999 Tom Petty Musical Guest 7 November 10, 1979 April 10, 1999 November 19, 1994 Christopher Walken (•)[6] Host 7 January 20, 1990 April 5, 2008 May

19, 2001 Randy Newman Musical Guest 6 October 18, 1975 October 22, 1988 December 6, 1986 Elliott Gould Host 6 January 10, 1976 November 15, 1980 February 16, 1980 James Taylor Musical Guest 6 September 18, 1976 November 13, 1993 December 14, 1991 Danny DeVito Host 6 May 15, 1982 December 10, 1999 January 9, 1993 Sting Host/Musical Guest 6 (1 host/ 1 host & musical guest/ 4 musical guest) October 17, 1987 November 20, 1999 November 20, 1999 Beck Musical Guest 6 January 11, 1997 October 28, 2006 April 16, 2005 Candice Bergen Host 5 November 8, 1975 May 19, 1990 May 19, 1990 Bill Murray Host/SNL Alum 5 March 7, 1981 February 20, 1999 February 20, 1999 Drew Barrymore Host 5 November 20, 1982 February 3, 2007 February 3, 2007 Foo Fighters1 Musical Guest 5 December 2, 1995 October 13, 2007 October 13, 2007 Note 1: Foo Fighters included Dave Grohl and Nate Mendel in all of these appearances. [edit] Notes/Trivia Club members do not shake hands normally. Instead, they do the 5 Timers Club shake, which consists of 2 members hitting elbows 5 times, counting out each time, and then, in sequence, pointing to each other and saying, "You're great!" [edit] Five time hosts As of November 2006, Steve Martin currently holds the record for hosting SNL, with 14 episodes. He also hosted three times in one year in 1978 and he co-hosted with Chevy Chase and Martin Short on December 6, 1986 (•) John Goodman hosted once a season for 11 straight seasons. He also holds SNL record for most total guest appearances (21) partially due to his cameo appearances during the Clinton/Lewinsky scandal playing Linda Tripp. Drew Barrymore beat out Jodie Foster as the youngest host on SNL (Barrymore was seven when she first hosted; Foster was 14). Christopher Walken has a standing offer to host the show whenever his and SNL's schedules permit. [edit] Five time SNL alumni Chevy Chase was the first former SNL cast member to host five or more times, the first SNL castmember to come back and host the show, and the only Five Timer to be banned from hosting SNL. Bill Murray is the second former SNL cast member to host five or more times (and is the only person to host episodes produced by all three executive producers: Lorne Michaels, Jean Doumanian, and Dick Ebersol). [edit] Five time musical guest As of January 2008, Sting remains the only British member of the Five-Timers Club. He has hosted twice and appeared as the musical guest 4 times. In one of his hosting appearances he also served as the musical guest. Dave Grohl has appeared as a musical guest eight times, but with different bands. He was the drummer for Nirvana in their two performances, was a drummer for Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers on one performance, and performed with his most recent band, Foo Fighters five times. In addition to being a musical guest seven times, Paul Simon also hosted or co-hosted four shows. He hosted the second episode October 18, 1975 where he reunited with his old partner Art Garfunkel, and co-hosted with Catherine Oxenberg on May 10, 1986, during the 11th season. He also served as musical guest when he hosted the 11/20/76 meaning he has technically been the musical guest 8 times making him the most frequent musical guest to date in the shows history On October 13, 2007 The Foo Fighters became the first band to make the five timers club. [edit] Potential members The following is a list of potential members of the Five-Timer's Club. To be considered a potential member, the performer must have hosted or appeared as a musical guest on SNL at least three times. [edit] Four timers Performer Type of Guest Number of Episodes First Hosted/Musical Appearance Last Hosting/Musical Appearance Other Notes Leon Redbone Musical Guest 4 February 28, 1976 March 12, 1983 Eric Idle Host 4 October 2, 1976 October 20, 1979 Bonnie Raitt Musical Guest 4 January 28, 1978 October 1, 1994 Billy Joel Musical Guest 4 February 18, 1978 October 23, 1993 Michael Palin Host 4 April 8, 1978 January 21, 1984 He co-hosted the January 21, 1984 SNL show with his mother. David Bowie Musical Guest 4 December 15, 1979 October 2, 1999 Natalie Merchant Musical Guest 4 February 27, 1988 May 2, 1998 Her first two appearances were with her band the 10,000 Maniacs. Neil Young Musical Guest 4 September 30, 1989 December 17, 2005 Aerosmith Musical Guest 4 February 17, 1990 March 17, 2001 Mariah Carey Musical Guest 4 October 27, 1990 March 15, 2008 Jon Bon Jovi Host/Musical Guest 4 (1 host/ 3 musical guest January 9, 1993 October 13, 2007 Was a musical guest with his band Bon Jovi in all three of his musical guest appearances. Bon Jovi also performed on the show that John hosted but were not the musical guest (Foo Fighters were) Snoop Dogg Host/Musical Guest 4 (1 host/ 3 musical guest) March 19, 1994 May 8, 2004 Gwen Stefani Musical Guest 4 December 7, 1996 December 9, 2006 Though some people count her appearance with Eve as a stint as musical guest she was never credited as such on the show. This means her appearance on that show cannot be counted as official in the number of times as musical guest. Eminem Musical Guest 4 October 23, 1999 October 30, 2004 Christina Aguilera

Host/Musical Guest 4 (1 host / 3 musical guest) April 8, 2000 November 11, 2006 Jack Black Host/Musical Guest 4 (3 host/ 1 musical guest) January 19, 2002 December 2, 2006 Was a musical guest as a member of Tenacious D (His musical partner, Kyle Gass, has also made two appearances with Black as a host) Ben Affleck Host 4 February 19, 2000 November 1, 2008 Beyoncé Musical Guest 4 May 5, 2001 November 15, 2008 Her first and third appearances were with her group Destiny's Child [edit] Three timers Performer Type of Guest Number of Episodes First Hosted/Musical Appearance Last Hosting/Musical Appearance Other Notes Phoebe Snow Musical Guest 3 October 18, 1975 May 19, 1979 Lily Tomlin Host 3 November 22, 1975 January 22, 1983 Al Jarreau Musical Guest 3 February 14, 1976 February 10, 1990 The Kinks Musical Guest 3 February 26, 1977 November 17, 1984 Willie Nelson Host/Musical Guest 3 (1 host & musical guest/ 2 musical guest) December 10, 1977 May 15, 1993 Elvis Costello Musical Guest 3 December 17, 1977 May 18, 1991 Mick Jagger Host/Musical Guest 3 (1 host & musical guest/ 2 musical guest) October 7, 1978 December 8, 2001 On the show where he was both host and musical guest he hosted and musical guested with his band The Rolling Stones. Rickie Lee Jones Musical Guest 3 April 7, 1979 October 7, 1989 Linda Ronstadt Musical Guest 3 May 19, 1979 December 9, 1989 Deborah Harry Host/Musical Guest 3 (1 host/ 2 musical guest) October 13, 1979 January 24, 1987 Her first musical guest appearance was with her band Blondie. Howard Hesseman Host 3 December 8, 1979 February 19, 1983 Last person to host twice in one season (1982-83). Teri Garr Host 3 January 26, 1980 December 21, 1985 Andrae Crouch Musical Guest 3 May 24, 1980 February 10, 1990 John Cougar Mellencamp Musical Guest 3 April 10, 1982 April 22, 1989 In his first two appearances he was billed as John Cougar and in his third as John Mellencamp. Ric Ocasek Musical Guest 3 May 12, 1984 October 31, 1987 Robin Williams Host 3 February 11, 1984 January 23, 1988 John Lithgow Host 3 December 7, 1985 November 19, 1988 Aaron Neville Musical Guest 3 February 22, 1986 December 15, 1990 Björk Musical Guest 3 October 15, 1988 April 21, 2007 Her first appearance was with her band the Sugarcubes. Edie Brickell Musical Guest 3 November 5, 1988 October 22, 1994 Annie Lennox Musical Guest 3 November 11, 1989 March 18, 1995 Her first appearance was with her band the Eurythmics. Rob Lowe Host 3 March 17, 1990 October 7, 2000 Roseanne Barr Host 3 February 16, 1991 December 3, 1994 She co-hosted the February 22, 1992 SNL show with her husband (Tom Arnold). R.E.M. Musical Guest 3 April 13, 1991 December 11, 1999 Tom Arnold Host 3 February 22, 1992 February 17, 1996 He co-hosted the February 22, 1992 SNL show with his wife (Roseanne Barr). Garth Brooks Host/Musical Guest 3 (1 host / 1 host & musical guest/ 1 musical guest) March 14, 1992 November 13, 1999 On the 11/13/99 show the musical guest was his alter ego Chris Gaines. Pearl Jam Musical Guest 3 April 11, 1992 April 15, 2006 With exception of drummer Matt Cameron, each band member has been a musical guest on SNL 3 times Bon Jovi Musical Guest 3 January 9, 1993 May 12, 2001 The Smashing Pumpkins Musical Guest 3 October 30, 1993 September 26, 1998 Dana Carvey Host/SNL Alum 3 October 22, 1994 October 21, 2000 Dave Matthews Band Musical Guest 3 April 15, 1995 February 24, 2001 Sheryl Crow Musical Guest 3 October 5, 1996 October 29, 2005 Sarah Michelle Gellar Host 3 January 17, 1998 October 12, 2002 Cameron Diaz Host 3 September 26, 1998 April 9, 2005 Justin Timberlake Host/Musical Guest 3 (2 host & musical guest/ 1 musical guest) March 11, 2000 December 16, 2006 His first musical guest appearance was with his group N'Sync. Britney Spears Host/Musical Guest 3 (2 host & musical guest/1 musical guest) May 13, 2000 October 18, 2003 Avril Lavigne Musical Guest 3 January 11, 2003 April 14, 2007 Ashton Kutcher Host 3 May 3, 2003 April 12, 2008 50 Cent Musical Guest 3 May 3, 2003 February 19, 2005 His second appearance was with his group G-Unit Lindsay Lohan Host 3 May 1, 2004 April 15, 2006 Coldplay Musical Guest 3 April 07, 2001 October 25, 2008 [show]v • d • eSaturday Night Live History 1975–1980 • 1980–1985 • 1985–1990 • 1990–1995 • 1995–2000 • 2000–2005 • 2005–Present Seasons 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 Related lists Hosts and musical guests (Five-Timers) • Compilation albums and videos • Commercials • Cast members • Writers Recurring characters and sketches Alphabetical • Chronological • By Cast Member • List of recurring Musical Sketches • Weekend Update characters • Short-lived recurring characters Sketch lists TV shows • Animal • Musical • SNL Digital Shorts • TV Funhouse episodes Sketches A Nonpartisan Message from Governor Sarah Palin & Senator Hillary Clinton • Decabet • Barry Gibb Talk Show • Bill Swerski's Superfans • The Blues Brothers • Celebrity Jeopardy! • The Chris Farley Show • Coffee Talk • The Coneheads • The Continental • The Cork Soakers • Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey • Delicious Dish • Gap Girls • Goth Talk • Happy Fun Ball • Hollywood Minute • Jeffrey's • Landshark • Larry the Lobster •

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