The “SNL” 5-Timers Club has been around since December 1990, when Tom Hanks joked in his monologue that a person’s fifth time hosting is when they receive a membership card into the club. Hanks then left the stage and joined Steve Martin, Elliott Gould and Paul Simon in an expensive-looking set with hors d’oeuvres, waiters and a doorman. The iconic club set would be seen multiple times on NBC’s late sketch comedy throughout the decades, often (but not always) when a new host is anointed as a five-timer. Members of the club are always seen wearing exclusive jackets embroidered with a “5” badge.
So who has hosted “Saturday Night Live” at least five times? Scroll through our “SNL” 5-Timers Club members list below, which includes (in alphabetical order by last name) some of the most recognizable people in the industry, including Tina Fey, Paul Rudd and Tom Hanks.
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Ben Affleck
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: February 19, 2000
Fifth appearance: May 18, 2013
Time to reach club: 13 years, 88 days -
Alec Baldwin
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 17
First appearance: April 21, 1990
Fifth appearance: December 10, 1994
Time to reach club: 4 years, 233 days -
Drew Barrymore
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 6
First appearance: November 20, 1982
Fifth appearance: February 3, 2007
Time to reach club: 24 years, 75 days -
Candice Bergen
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: November 8, 1975
Fifth appearance: May 19, 1990
Time to reach club: 14 years, 192 days -
Chevy Chase
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 8
First appearance: February 18, 1978
Fifth appearance: December 6, 1986
Time to reach club: 8 years, 291 days -
Danny DeVito
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 6
First appearance: May 15, 1982
Fifth appearance: January 9, 1993
Time to reach club: 10 years, 239 days -
Will Ferrell
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: May 14, 2005
Fifth appearance: November 23, 2019
Time to reach club: 14 years, 193 days -
Tina Fey
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 6
First appearance: February 23, 2008
Fifth appearance: December 19, 2015
Time to reach club: 7 years, 299 days -
John Goodman
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 13
First appearance: December 2, 1989
Fifth appearance: May 7, 1994
Time to reach club: 4 years, 156 days -
Elliott Gould
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 6
First appearance: January 10, 1976
Fifth appearance: February 16, 1980
Time to reach club: 4 years, 37 days -
Tom Hanks
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 10
First appearance: December 14, 1985
Fifth appearance: December 8, 1990
Time to reach club: 4 years, 359 days -
Woody Harrelson
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: November 18, 1989
Fifth appearance: February 25, 2023
Time to reach club: 33 years, 99 days -
Buck Henry
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 10
First appearance: January 17, 1976
Fifth appearance: November 19, 1977
Time to reach club: 1 year, 306 days -
Jonah Hill
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: March 15, 2008
Fifth appearance: November 3, 2018
Time to reach club: 10 years, 233 days -
Scarlett Johansson
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 6
First appearance: January 14, 2006
Fifth appearance: March 11, 2017
Time to reach club: 11 years, 56 days -
Dwayne Johnson
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: March 18, 2000
Fifth appearance: May 20, 2017
Time to reach club: 17 years, 63 days -
Steve Martin
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 16
First appearance: October 23, 1976
Fifth appearance: April 22, 1978
Time to reach club: 1 year, 181 days -
Melissa McCarthy
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: October 1, 2011
Fifth appearance: May 13, 2017
Time to reach club: 5 years, 224 days -
John Mulaney
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: April 14, 2018
Fifth appearance: February 26, 2022
Time to reach club: 3 years, 318 days -
Bill Murray
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: March 7, 1981
Fifth appearance: February 20, 1999
Time to reach club: 17 years, 350 days -
Paul Rudd
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: November 15, 2008
Fifth appearance: December 18, 2021
Time to reach club: 13 years, 33 days -
Justin Timberlake
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 5
First appearance: October 11, 2003
Fifth appearance: March 9, 2013
Time to reach club: 9 years, 149 days -
Christopher Walken
Image Credit: Courtesy of NBC Total appearances as host: 7
First appearance: January 20, 1990
Fifth appearance: May 19, 2001
Time to reach club: 11 years, 119 days
