Jack Black, 56, Joins the SNL Five-Timers Club—Meet Every Member Who Came Before Him
He sang "Carry On Wayward Son" to earn his spot — meet every SNL Five-Timers Club member
Key Takeaways
- Jack Black, 56, was inducted into the SNL Five-Timers Club in April 2026.
- Alec Baldwin holds the record with 17 SNL hosting appearances overall.
- Candice Bergen was the first woman ever inducted into the Five-Timers Club.
The Saturday Night Live (SNL) Five-Timers Club is one of the most exclusive clubs in all of Hollywood. It’s made up of celebrities who have hosted the sketch comedy show at least five times, not including if they were a cast member. And the most recent inductee? Jack Black, age 56! During the April 4 episode the The Super Mario Galaxy Movie actor was welcomed into the highly prestigious group by none other than Jonah Hill, Tina Fey, Melissa McCarthy and Candice Bergen. It’s the first time anyone’s been welcomed since 2024 and was quite an exciting moment fans of the actor and the show alike. To celebrate this achievement, we have decided to look back at all the members of the SNL Five-Timers Club. Read on for more.
Buck Henry
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 10
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: November 1977
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “I did suggest repeating certain characters, which didn’t seem to me exactly revolutionary since every comedy I’ve ever been involved with, including movies, depends on repetition of a kind. I know Lorne [Michaels] has given me credit for saying that he should do certain characters over and over, but if I hadn’t, then someone else would have—it was so obvious.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Henry’s 1978 skit “The Olympia Restaurant” is a fan favorite to this day.
Steve Martin
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 16
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: April 1978
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Recently, Martin was asked to play Governor Tim Waltz on the show, but he turned it down because he said he’s “not an impressionist.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Martin’s “King Tut” skit from 1978 is widely believed to be his best.
Elliott Gould
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 6
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: February 1980
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: When Gould came and inducted John Mulaney into The Five-Timers Club in 2022.
Chevy Chase
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 8
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: December 1986
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “I don’t want to put down Lorne or the cast, but I’ll just say … I’m amazed that Lorne [Michaels] has gone so low. I had to watch a little of it, and I just couldn’t f*ck*ng believe it.
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Chase is best known for being the first-ever “Weekend Update” host.
Christopher Walken
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 7
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: January 1990
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Walken’s most famous SNL moment is his cowbell skit, which he doesn’t “understand why it follows me around like it does. It’s kind of run its course.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Walken’s skit about needing more cowbells is a favorite many years later, but as noted above, he hates it.
Candice Bergen
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: May 1990
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: There have been a lot of rumors that SNL cast members do some sort of drugs before the show. Bergen confirmed those rumors, saying in 2020, “The show was almost impossible to produce, and to do it stoned on grass made it just a lost cause. Because you’d be backstage — you have literally split-second costume and wig changes and makeup changes.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Bergen is best known for being the first-ever female member of the Five-Timers Club. She then helped induct actress Emma Stone in 2023.
Tom Hanks
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 10
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: December 1990
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “The cliché of saying it was a dream come true doesn’t do it justice. It’s a fantasy made real.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: To this day, people love to laugh at Hanks’ recurring character, “Mr. Short-Term Memory.”
Danny DeVito
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 6
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: January 1993
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Devito in the 1987 skit “Police Wire” is a perfect example of the actor’s comedic range.
John Goodman
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 13
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: May 1994
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: When talking about his audition, Goodman said “It’s the worst thing I’ve ever done in front of people in my life. I wrote something about 15 minutes before I went over there and… oh, God, it was awful.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Goodman’s skit from 2013, where he played a fireman is a fan favorite.
Alec Baldwin
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 17
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: December 1994
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “That’s right, I’ve hosted 17. I happen to be a very useful type for the show. They call me whenever they need someone to play a Republican. Because of my face, my voice and my strong daddy vibes.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Baldwin is best known for his impression of President Donald Trump, which you can see below!
Bill Murray
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: February 1999
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “They’re actually doing really great [sketches] now. [People say], ‘The original show was so great, and it’s lousy now.’ I’m like, ‘No it’s not.’ The show that’s on now, they do stuff that’s just as good as anybody ever did, all the time.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Murray is best remembered for coming on the show with several Chicago Cubs players and singing a song.
Drew Barrymore
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 6
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: February 2007
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “I’m not a big bragger..but when it comes to Saturday Night Live, I’m like, ‘That’s my record.’”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: When she hosted the show for the first time at age 7 in 1982. She is still the youngest host in history.
Justin Timberlake
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: March 2013
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Originally, Timberlake “flirted with the idea of hosting,” but said he was never going to do it. He changed his mind in 2003.
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Timberlake’s recurring skits “Bring it on Down to [insert product]” are fan favorites and have appeared in several different seasons.
Ben Affleck
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: May 2013
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “I always bring ideas, they always say they like them, and then they never make them.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Over 12 years later, Affleck’s skit “New Beginnings Summer Camp” is still discussed and has sometimes been called insensitive.
Tina Fey
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 6
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: December 2015
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: As much as Fey values her time as a writer on the show, she said she wouldn’t want to be on the show now because “The culture is so ugly and the political climate is so ugly. We would always have everybody on because you could. You’d have Bush Sr. come do a thing with Dana Carvey before I worked there. It’s so truly ugly now.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Fey’s portrayal of Sarah Palin received very high acclaim, and is still talked about.
Scarlett Johansson
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 7
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: March 2017
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: Johansson is currently married to current SNL cast member Colin Jost, who she says is a “kind person, and he’s hilarious and thoughtful and loving, and he’s a great dad and I love him. I feel very, very lucky. But he’s also got his naughty side. He keeps it interesting.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Just like a lot of other hosts, Johansson’s most well-known sketches are for her impressions, namely Ivanka Trump.
Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: May 2017
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “When it comes to comedy, you either commit or you don’t commit. So, you gotta f*ck*ng commit.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Even though he is now a Disney star, Johnson couldn’t help but poke fun at the hit film Bambi in 2015.
Melissa McCarthy
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 6
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: May 2017
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: McCarthy’s most well-known SNL character is Sheila Knight, an aggressive and violent woman who first appeared on the show in 2013.
Jonah Hill
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: November 2018
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Hill’s introduction to the Five Timers’ Club was marked by a fun sketch filled with several other members of the club.
Will Ferrell
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: November 2019
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “I had a wonderful seven seasons on that show, where I made lifelong friends. I knew at that moment it would be the hardest but most fun job I would ever get to do, and I still look back on it that way.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Along with Walken, Ferrell was in the cowbells sketch while he was a cast member on the show. He has since gotten a ton of laughs for his “Celebrity Jeopardy” skits.
Paul Rudd
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: December 2021
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “SNL has persevered through so much and will continue to do so.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Rudd’s “HomeGoods” commercial sketch remains one of the show’s most well-known parodies.
John Mulaney
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 6
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: February 2022
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “To be performing something you’ve written and trying to listen to the jokes while making sure you’re on your mark and looking into the right camera and then being pulled around to do costume fittings—it was scary.“
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: One of Mulaney’s most recent skits about a Duane Reade at New York City’s Port Authority Bus Terminal has since gone viral.
Woody Harrelson
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: February 2023
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Harrelson’s 2023 monologue has since received a lot of controversy and quickly became his most well-known moment on the show.
Emma Stone
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: December 2023
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: “This honestly has been a dream of mine since I was a kid.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Stone’s 2016 skit “Wells for Boys” remains her most iconic since that was when she met her now husband, Dave McCary, who served as the director.
Kristen Wiig
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: April 2024
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Wiig’s introduction into the Five-Timers club was filled with many cameos and laughable moments.
Martin Short
NUMBER OF OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: December 2024
THOUGHTS ON SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: When asked how he felt about joining the Five-Timers club, Short said “This is really bizarre. I was a cast member 40 years ago.”
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Short’s best skit was when he joked about joining the Five Timers Club in a song.
Jack Black
NUMBER OF TIMES HOSTING SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE: 5
JOINED THE FIVE-TIMERS CLUB IN: April 2026
BEST SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE SKIT: Black’s best skit was in the April 4 episode, where he and several cast members sang and danced along to “Carry on Wayward Son” by Kansas.
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