Julia Louis-Dreyfus was the first female cast member ever to come back and serve as host. Billy Crystal actually hosted SNL before becoming a cast member.

Only two people ever to have played the role of host, cast member, and musical guest. They are Dan Aykroyd and Michael McKean.

Steve Martin is the only host ever to host the show three times during a single season (1977-1978). It was comedian Albert Brooks ' s idea that there should be a different host every week when he turned down Lorne Michael ' s offer to be the show ' s permanent host.

Only one episode in the history of the show has been filmed outside of New York City: On February 20, 1977, the show was broadcast live from New Orleans.

Lorne Michaels famously offered The Beatles $3,000 to reunite on SNL. Allegedly, Paul McCartney and John Lennon saw the broadcast and considered rushing down to the studio to perform. Though never a regular cast member, SNL writer Michael O'Donahue uttered the first words ever spoken on Saturday Night live.

At 17 years old, Anthony Michael Hall became the youngest cast member ever when he joined the show in 1985.

The oldest actor to join the cast was Michael McKean, who was 46 when he became a cast member in 1994.