‘SNL’ 5-Timers Club: Who has hosted ‘Saturday Night Live’ at least five times?

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 above, 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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Woody Harrelson is the latest member to join the 5-Timers Club, and he will do so during the Saturday, February 25 episode. Other recent inductees are John Mulaney (in 2022), Paul Rudd (in 2021), Will Ferrell (in 2019), Jonah Hill (in 2018), and Scarlett Johansson, Dwayne Johnson and Melissa McCarthy (all in 2017).

Those who have hosted the most times through the decades include Alec Baldwin (17), Steve Martin (16), John Goodman (13), Tom Hanks (10) and Buck Henry (10).

While the list is dominated by men, five women are members of the 5-Timers Club: Drew Barrymore, Candice Bergen, Tina Fey, Scarlett Johansson and Melissa McCarthy.

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