The Women of SNL

A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.

Comedy

Tina Fey

(Various (archive footage))

Amy Poehler

(Various (archive footage))

Kristen Wiig

(Various (archive footage))

Maya Rudolph

(Various (archive footage))

Ana Gasteyer

(Various (archive footage))

Molly Shannon

(Various (archive footage))

Rachel Dratch

(Various (archive footage))

Jan Hooks

(Various (archive footage))

Cheri Oteri

(Various (archive footage))

Nora Dunn

(Various (archive footage))

Laraine Newman

(Various (archive footage))

Andy Cohen

(Self (archive footage))

Julia Louis-Dreyfus

(Various (archive footage))

Christina Aguilera

(Self (archive footage))

Fred Armisen

(Various (archive footage))

Dan Aykroyd

(Various (archive footage))

Alec Baldwin

(Various (archive footage))

Charles Barkley

(Mr. Jergs (archive footage))

Candice Bergen

(Fern (archive footage))

Josh Brolin

(Various (archive footage))

Gabriel Byrne

(Priest (archive footage))

Chevy Chase

(Various (archive footage))

Jane Curtin

(Various (archive footage))

Abby Elliott

(Various (archive footage))

Jimmy Fallon

(Various (archive footage))

Darrell Hammond

(Various (archive footage))

Phil Hartman

(Various (archive footage))

Salma Hayek Pinault

(Adriana (archive footage))

Victoria Jackson

(Roseanne (archive footage))

Lindsay Lohan

(Various (archive footage))

Tim Meadows

(Various (archive footage))

Seth Meyers

(Various (archive footage))

Bobby Moynihan

(Various (archive footage))

Chris Parnell

(Various (archive footage))

Gilda Radner

(Various (archive footage))

Andy Samberg

(Various (archive footage))

Horatio Sanz

(Various (archive footage))

Jenny Slate

(Gretchen (archive footage))

Snoop Dogg

(Self (archive footage))

Jason Sudeikis

(Various (archive footage))

Julia Sweeney

(Pat (archive footage))

Kenan Thompson

(Various (archive footage))

Christopher Walken

(Various (archive footage))

Michaela Watkins

(Various (archive footage))

George Wendt

(Dominick (archive footage))

Betty White

(Florence Dusty (archive footage))

Casey Wilson

(Various (archive footage))

Ashton Kutcher

(Various (archive footage))

Bill Murray

(Richard Dawson / Various (archive footage))

Eddie Murphy

(Gumby (archive footage))

Will Ferrell

(Ted Nettters / Craig Buchanan / Alex Trebek / Various (archive footage))

Will Forte

(Greg Allman / Various (archive footage))

Bill Hader

(Various (archive footage))

Chris Farley

(Tom Arnold (archive footage))