A look back at some of the funniest female characters and sketches in SNL's 39-year history.
Tina Fey
Various (archive footage)
Amy Poehler
Kristen Wiig
Maya Rudolph
Ana Gasteyer
Molly Shannon
Rachel Dratch
Jan Hooks
Cheri Oteri
Nora Dunn
Laraine Newman
Andy Cohen
Self (archive footage)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Christina Aguilera
Fred Armisen
Dan Aykroyd
Alec Baldwin
Charles Barkley
Mr. Jergs (archive footage)
Candice Bergen
Fern (archive footage)
Josh Brolin
Gabriel Byrne
Priest (archive footage)
Chevy Chase
Jane Curtin
Abby Elliott
Jimmy Fallon
Darrell Hammond
Phil Hartman
Salma Hayek Pinault
Adriana (archive footage)
Victoria Jackson
Roseanne (archive footage)
Lindsay Lohan
Tim Meadows
Seth Meyers
Bobby Moynihan
Chris Parnell
Gilda Radner
Andy Samberg
Horatio Sanz
Jenny Slate
Gretchen (archive footage)
Snoop Dogg
Jason Sudeikis
Julia Sweeney
Pat (archive footage)
Kenan Thompson
Christopher Walken
Michaela Watkins
George Wendt
Dominick (archive footage)
Betty White
Florence Dusty (archive footage)
Casey Wilson
Ashton Kutcher
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
Chris Farley
Tom Arnold (archive footage)
Paul Miller
Director
Paula Pell
Writer
John Solomon
Emily Spivey
Nov 20, 2000
Nov 13, 2015
Nov 25, 1987
Feb 14, 2018
Nov 1, 2013
Aug 26, 2024
Sep 27, 2011
Dec 19, 2025
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