Here, we rank the post-SNLcareers of the 20 most notable one season-only cast members.
Since then, the couple has hadsome run-ins with the law.
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AfterSNL:The then-teen actor went on to more dramatic projects, including 1990sEdward Scissorhandsand 1999sPirates of Silicon Valley.
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Shortly after, hereleasedTasty Radio,a comedy album featuring cameos by fellowSNLalums like Bill Hader and Fred Armisen.
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Even though his career is still very much in the works, he’s worth watching out for.
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Elliott had a disappointing time atSNL.
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“It literally was the worst year of my life,” he says inLive From New York.
“I went there too late after I had a career.”
Esther Zuckerman
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And it was the first year that there was late night competition."
While Michaels wasn’t eager to dispose of him, Koechner explained that a West Coast executive was.
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She had also previously been onThe Ben Stiller Show.
AfterSNL: It’s hard to say the name “Janeane Garofalo” and not think of the ’90s.
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Still, her “iconic” status is most definitely linked with a generation past.
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AfterSNL: Shortly afterSNL, Ebersole appeared in films likeTootsieandAmadeus.
She has since won two Tonys for her work on Broadway.
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It was a funeral scene, and they used me as the corpse."
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Some people speculated that this was why she waslet go at seasons end.
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Shes also made headlines for co-creating the adorableMarcel the Shell with Shoes Onand starring in 2014sObvious Child.
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In fact, Cusack had just a small part in that film.
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He was subsequently fired.
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“I wish Id enjoyedSaturday Night Livemore,” he wrote.
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“I wish I hadnt felt so perpetually under pressure when I worked there.”
Still, he brought with him his character Ed Grimley.
AfterSNL: Short is a bona fide comedy legend.
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His stay didnt last long though he left after just four episodes.
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AfterSNL: Stiller went on to star in multiple commercially successful comedies, includingTheres Something About MaryandZoolander.
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Billy Crystal (1984-1985)
BeforeSNL: Crystal was a high-profile addition during that famous last year of Ebersol.
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In fact, Crystal had already hosted the show before he joined the cast.
You get the picture.
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AfterSNL: Nowadays, Downey, Jr. is a huge star who can reliably bring in big box-office numbers.
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