
It's not easy to overshadow Adele, but the real-life Sarah Palin came close during her guest appearance.

She still managed to make an appearance thanks to a pre-taped segment featuring host Jon Hamm. Season 34, Episode 6 - Jon Hamm/Coldplayįamously, Amy Poehler had to miss this episode because she went into labor on Saturday night. Meanwhile, Amy Poehler continued to hone her Hillary Clinton skills as she introduced an attack campaign ad against Barack Obama. Season 33, Episode 7 - Amy Adams/Vampire WeekendĪndy Samberg's digital shorts were still fresh in 2008, as he proved with a music video that found him channeling his inner Batman. You may also like: Best comedy films of all time, according to criticsĪctor Amy Adams attends the 2017 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Graydon Carter at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on Februin Beverly Hills, California. The end result is an eclectic collection of episodes from every era of the show's history and a reminder of why "SNL" remains an essential viewing after all this time. Only episodes with 50 or more votes were counted, and in the case of ties, the episode with the most votes was ranked higher. Stacker has compiled the top 100 episodes as rated by IMDb users. With all this history, curating a list of the best "Saturday Night Live" episodes is a nearly impossible task in truth, it comes down to a matter of taste. Gerald Ford's allies even concede that Chevy Chase's famous impersonation of the president may have influenced his narrow loss in the 1976 election.

Never one to shy away from poking fun at politicians on both sides of the aisle, "SNL" boasts a long history of impressions that shaped how Americans perceive candidates and elected officials. Some of the most well-known comedians of the past 40-plus years (Bill Murray, Tracy Morgan, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Eddie Murphy, Will Ferrell, Jimmy Fallon, and Dan Aykroyd, to name a few) jump-started their careers as writers and actors on "SNL." It's also been known to make or break political careers. Viewers have the show to thank for classic movies like "The Blues Brothers," "Coneheads," and "Wayne's World," all of which were based on "SNL" sketches. The cast and crew of Saturday Night Live at the 70th Emmy Awards.
