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When does Saturday Night Live Season 16 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 16 premiered Saturday, September 29, 1990 on NBC and ended Saturday, May 18, 1991. The season has 20 episodes.

Saturday Night Live aired its sixteenth season during the 1990-1991 television season on NBC. 20 episodes were produced. The sixteenth season began on September 29, 1990, and ended on May 18, 1991. The 16th season of SNL was a transitional one: Several longtime cast members left, and a large number of additions were made to the roster. To ensure that he was not short on talent, Michaels chose to retain most of the late 1980s cast while in the process of hiring the people that would make up the early 1990s cast. At one point during the season, sixteen people were listed as cast members or featured players.

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Saturday Night Live Season 16 release schedule

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1. Kyle MacLachlan/Sinead O'Connor

Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Twin Peaks,"" ""Luther Campbell,"" ""All Things Scottish,"" and ""Frank Sinatra and George Michael"".

Saturday · 36 years ago

2. Susan Lucci/Hothouse Flowers

Sketches include ""Victor Kiam's Classic Bitch and Lezbo Shavers,"" ""All My Luggage,"" ""Great Love Stories,"" ""Game Breakers,"" and ""Her First Period"".

Saturday · 36 years ago

3. George Steinbrenner/The Time

Sketches include ""Kevin Nealon, Victoria Jackson, and George Steinbrenner,"" ""Middle-Aged Man,"" ""Ultra Slim Fast Commercial Parody,"" ""Winston-McCauley Funeral Homes,"" ""Carl's Quick Stop,"" ""What Was I Thinking?""

Saturday · 36 years ago

4. Patrick Swayze/Mariah Carey

Sketches include ""Dirty Square Dancing,"" ""Pumping Up With Hanz and Franz,"" ""Ghost 2,"" ""Super Feud,"" ""Chippendales Auditions,"" ""The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,"" ""White Trash Bed and Breakfast,"" and ""Mouse Trap Seminar"".

Saturday · 36 years ago

5. Jimmy Smits/World Party

Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Chia Head,"" ""Game Challengers,"" ""NBC News Employees,"" ""Simon,"" ""Date With a Ditz,"" ""The Dark Side With Nat X,"" ""Two-Faced Doormen,"" ""Mobile Home,"" and ""Verbal Reversals"".

Saturday · 36 years ago

6. Dennis Hopper/Paul Simon

Sketches include ""Live With Regis and Kathie Lee,"" ""Nikey Turkey,"" ""Toonces,"" ""Inflatable Dolls,"" ""Liason Mocking,"" ""The Civil War,"" ""What Animal Were You Raised By?"", ""Schillervision,"" and ""Gambling to Win"".

Saturday · 36 years ago

7. John Goodman/Faith No More

Sketches include ""Church Chat,"" ""The McLaughlin Group,"" ""Mick Jagger's Wedding,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""Davy Crockett""

Saturday · 35 years ago

8. Tom Hanks/Edie Brickell and New Bohemians

Live From New York, it's...Kevin Nealon (and hosting for the fifth time, it's Tom Hanks!) Sketches include: Mr. Subliminal's Editorial Reply, Tom Hanks Joins The Five-Timers Club, The Gross-Out Family, Game Beaters, The Global Warming Christmas Special, P. Whipped, Sabra Shopping Network, Double-Takes, and The Christmas Tree Story Edie Brickell and New Bohemians perform: ""Woyaho"" and ""He Said""

Saturday · 35 years ago

9. Dennis Quaid/Neville Brothers

Sketches include ""George Bush,"" ""Dysfunctional Family Christmas,"" ""Sally Jessy Raphael,"" ""Family Loves Ex-Boyfriend,"" ""Massage Students,"" ""Renegade,"" ""Sprockets,"" ""Schillervision Theatre,"" and ""The Specialty Songs Of Cal McLane, Jr.""

Saturday · 35 years ago

10. Joe Mantegna/Vanilla Ice

Sketches include ""Godfather Bush,"" ""New York Radio,"" ""Nightline,"" ""Officer Miller,"" ""I'm Chillin',"" ""Complaint Letter,"" ""Superfans,"" ""Insane Inventors,"" and ""Eddie O'Hanlon Funeral"".

Saturday · 35 years ago

11. Sting

Sketches include ""Wayne's World,"" ""Hedley and Wyche,"" ""Sting in an Elevator,"" ""The Sinatra Group,"" ""The Richmeister,"" ""Frankenstein,"" ""Coffee Talk with Paul Baldwin,"" ""Meeting Parents Flashback,"" ""Bleak Poetry""

Saturday · 35 years ago

12. Kevin Bacon/INXS

Live from New York, it's…Kevin Nealon! But is he or NBC or CNN? That's SNL's trick op their sleeve with the ""Gulf War Briefing."" Among the domestic sketches are ""Richmeister #2.""

Saturday · 35 years ago

13. Roseanne Barr/Dee-Lite

Sketches include ""Mr. Subliminal's War Press Conference,"" Misery II, the game show parody Comedy Killers, ""Victoria's Secrets"" and ""White Trash History Minute.""

Saturday · 35 years ago

14. Alec Baldwin/Whitney Houston

Live From New York, it's...Dana Carvey Sketches include: The McLaughlin Group, The Dancer, The Honest Planet, The Sinead O'Connor Awards, Lank Thompson: I'm A Handsome Actor, Pan Am, The Godfather IV, I'm Chillin', Confession Can Be Exciting For The Soul, and Cyrano De Bergerac Whitney Houston performs: ""I'm Your Baby Tonight"" and ""All The Man I Need""

Saturday · 35 years ago

15. Michael J. Fox/The Black Crowes

Sketches include--""Another Post-Desert Storm Speech"",""America's Most Wanted"",""Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smally"" and ""Michael J. Fox Fanatics"".

Saturday · 35 years ago

16. Jeremy Irons/Fishbone

Sketches include ""Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,"" ""Richmeister,"" ""Wayne's World,"" ""Sherlock Holmes,"" ""McIntosh Jr. Commercial: The Power To Crush Other Kids"", ""Weekend Update with Dennis Miller"", ""Football Days by Jack Handey"".

Saturday · 35 years ago

17. Catherine O'Hara/R.E.M.

Sketches include ""Frank and Nancy Sinatra,"" ""It's Pat,"" ""The Justice League of America,"" ""Frank Gannon, P.I. P.I.,"" ""In Conclusion Theater,"" ""Daily Affirmation With Stuart Smalley,"" and ""Wedding Dress to Funeral"".

Saturday · 35 years ago

18. Steven Seagal/Michael Bolton

Sketches include ""Pumping Up with Hans and Franz,"" ""Nico Tenelli,"" ""The Dark Side with Nat X,"" ""Musicians For Free Range Chickens,"" ""Date Intimidation""

Saturday · 35 years ago

19. Delta Burke/Chris Isaak

Sketches include: Balz-Off, Hollywood Minute, Deep Thoughts, The Weight Watchers Meeting, Wayne's World, A Message From The President, Yelling At Your Kids, and Karaoke Hog

Saturday · 35 years ago

20. George Wendt/Elvis Costello Finale

Sketches include ""Dennis Miller is Nervous,"" ""Da Superfans,"" ""Mr. No Depth Perception,"" ""Pat Gets a Haircut,"" ""Doo-Wop,"" ""Deep Thoughts,"" ""Burger Barn,"" ""Li'l General Fireworks,"" and ""The Sunrise Show.""

Saturday · 35 years ago

Saturday Night Live Season 16 guest stars

  • Joe Mantegna

    Joe Mantegna

    Self - Host

  • Whitney Houston

    Whitney Houston

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Delta Burke

    Delta Burke

    Self - Host

  • Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Dennis Quaid

    Dennis Quaid

    Self - Host

  • Kevin Bacon

    Kevin Bacon

    Self - Host

  • Jeremy Irons

    Jeremy Irons

    Self - Host

  • George Steinbrenner

    Self - Host

  • Kyle MacLachlan

    Kyle MacLachlan

    Self - Host

  • Jimmy Smits

    Jimmy Smits

    Self - Host

  • Patrick Swayze

    Patrick Swayze

    Self - Host

  • Catherine O'Hara

    Catherine O'Hara

    Self - Host

  • Mariah Carey

    Mariah Carey

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Sinéad O'Connor

    Sinéad O'Connor

    Self - Musical Guest

  • Alec Baldwin

    Alec Baldwin

    Self - Host

  • Roseanne Barr

    Roseanne Barr

    Self - Host

Saturday Night Live Season 16 FAQ

When does Saturday Night Live Season 16 come out?

Saturday Night Live Season 16 premiered Saturday, September 29, 1990 on NBC.

How many episodes are in Saturday Night Live Season 16?

Saturday Night Live Season 16 has 20 episodes.

Are new episodes of Saturday Night Live Season 16 released weekly?

New episodes are released weekly.

When is the Saturday Night Live Season 16 finale?

The Saturday Night Live Season 16 finale (Episode 20) aired Saturday, May 18, 1991.

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