Weekend Update is an ongoing segment on Saturday Night Live. Despite featuring real people as the hosts, it has many recurring characters (e.g. Stefon) and storylines so it counts as a series.
Series[]
- Weekend Update (October 11th, 1975 - April 11th, 1981; November 9th, 1985 - Present)
- SNL Newsbreak (October 3rd, 1981 - May 22nd, 1982)
- Saturday Night News (September 25th, 1982 - April 13th, 1985)
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Weekend Update Characters appeared in SNL's Recurring Characters for Unity
Weekend Update Characters appeared in SNL 40th Anniversary Musical Medley
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Father Guido Sarducci | May 13, 1978 | Father Guido Sarducci was a reoccuring character on Weekend Update. | 1 |
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The Earth Day Special | April 22, 1990 | Nathan Thurm from Weekend Update appears in The Earth Day Special. | 1a |
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Beavis and Butt-Head | December 14, 1996 | Beavis and Butt-Head appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |
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Child's Play | October 17, 1998 | Chucky appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |
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The Ladies Man | October 6, 2000 | Leon Phelps appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |
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Zoolander | October 8, 2011 | Derek Zoolander appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |
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Muppets | November 19, 2011 | Kermit the Frog appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |
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The Dictator | May 5, 2012 | Admiral General Haffaz Aladeen from The Dictator appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |
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Sesame Street | October 6, 2012 | Big Bird from Sesame Street appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |
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Landshark | February 15, 2015 | A Landshark appeared on the Weekend Update during SNL's 40th Anniversary Special. | 1 |
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The Church Lady | November 5, 2016 | The Church Lady appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |
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Parks and Recreation | January 21, 2023 | April Ludgate and Leslie Knope from Parks and Recreation appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |
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Rocky (United Artists) | January 21, 2023 | Adonis Creed appeared on an episode of Weekend Update. | 1 |