Following the departure of the show's original cast and creator after five seasons, SNL in the '80s is a look back at a decade of turbulent, often uncertain times that included the hiring and firing of several casts, numerous writers, producers and ultimately the revitalization of the show with the return of executive producer Lorne Michaels.
Jim Belushi
A. Whitney Brown
Dana Carvey
Billy Crystal
Conan O'Brien
Martin Short
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Lorne Michaels
Tom Davis
Gilbert Gottfried
Gail Matthius
Denny Dillon
Joe Piscopo
Tim Kazurinsky
David Sheffield
Barry W. Blaustein
Bob Tischler
Mary Gross
Andy Breckman
Gary Kroeger
Dick Ebersol
Danny DeVito
Jon Lovitz
Victoria Jackson
Terry Sweeney
Nora Dunn
Al Franken
Robert Smigel
Don Novello
Bernie Brillstein
Kevin Nealon
Margaret Oberman
Robert Downey Jr.
Eddie Murphy
Bill Murray
Mike Myers
Elliott Gould
Harry Shearer
Joan Cusack
Chevy Chase
Brian Doyle-Murray
Randy Quaid
Christopher Guest
Michael McKean
Phil Hartman
Lily Tomlin
Dennis Miller
Damon Wayans
Harry Connick Jr.
Brad Hall
Hulk Hogan
Larry David
Michael O'Donoghue
Francis Ford Coppola
Stevie Wonder
George Wendt
Jean Doumanian
Alan Zweibel
Bruce Hornsby