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Missing ‘SNL’? Check Out the Best TV Shows and Movies From the Cast Both Past and Present

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May 25, 2019 10:00 am·

By Chelsea Duff

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It’s only been one week since the last episode of Saturday Night Live‘s 44th season aired, but we’re already missing the hilarious stars and their crazy comedy. With an hour-and-a-half shaped whole left in our weekends, we decided the best way to film it would be by watching all of the best TV shows and movies SNL stars have given us over the years. Ready for a new weekly dose of hilarity? Prepare to binge watch all weekend, or just set up future movie dates for you and your friends. Check out our favorite projects from some of the most hilarious SNL stars, both past and present.

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Aidy Bryant’s ‘Shrill’

If you never actually got around to watching Shrill on Hulu, there’s no better time than this weekend. Aidy has become one of the most lovable SNL stars in the current cast, and she more than deserves her starring role in the series. Funny and feminist, Aidy’s Annie is a journalist with a trash boyfriend who’s been taking other people’s s–t for too long. After she attends an eye-opening Fat Babe Pool Party, she starts to grow more comfortable in her skin and tries to change her life without changing her body.

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Amy Poehler’s ‘Parks and Recreation’

C’mon, you’ve already watched Parks and Rec, and you know you love it. But with a little extra time already carved out of your TV watching schedule, there’s no better way to fill it than with a few episodes of the silly, sweet comedy. Visiting Leslie and her pals in Pawnee feels like taking a mini staycation, and the show’s “Treat Yo’ Self” episodes never fail to inspire.

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Andy Samberg’s ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

The show’s near-cancellation revealed that not nearly enough people are watching Brooklyn Nine-Nine, and they’re missing out. And the show hasn’t missed a beat since NBC saved the police sitcom after Fox dropped it from their schedule. With Andy starring as Detective Jake Peralta against a colorful cast of friendly and rival detectives, the show regularly has us laughing out loud. Every year, it also treats its fans to a heist episode where the squad competes against each other to be crowned the Ultimate Detective/Genius, and we look forward to it almost as much as the characters do.

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The Lonely Island’s ‘Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping’

If your favorite part about Andy on SNL was his work with The Lonely Island, then Popstar might be more up your alley. Styled as a musical documentary, the film follows Connor Friel as he rises to popularity with his band, The Style Boyz, then steps out as a solo act. But when things start to go wrong in incredibly ludicrous ways, he has to decide what’s more important — fame or friendship. With support from a handful of other SNL stars and a ton of celebrity cameos, the movie is the perfectly Saturday night watch.

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Bill Hader’s ‘Barry’

A comedy about a killer, Barry follows Bill’s turn as the titular assassin who finds himself in LA for a ~gig~ and discovering a whole new industry that he might be interested in: entertainment. With two Emmy wins and two seasons under it’s belt, the HBO series has inspired critical acclaim and audience obsession.

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Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig Skeleton Twins

Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig’s ‘Skeleton Twins’

Skeleton Twins is a different kind of movie. Playing twins both dueling with depression, Bill and Kristen are Milo and Maggie, and they find themselves thrown back together after Maggie considers suicide and Milo attempts it. After the brother moves home to stay with his sister and her husband, they find themselves rediscovering their bond — and all the drama they thought they’d left behind. It’s more dark than it is funny, but these two are impossible not to love together.

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Chevy Chase’s ‘Community’

So what if Pierce isn’t exactly the main character? Chevy is one of SNL’s legends from the golden days in the ’70s, and Community is creative and weird and laugh-out-loud funny. In the show, his character is just one of many, well, ~unique~ members of an unlikely study group at a community college, and together they bond over insane assignments, paintball wars and all kinds of flights-of-fancy.

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Fred Armisen’s ‘Portlandia’

A sketch comedy show in its own right, Portlandia may be the project on this list that shares the most DNA with SNL. Fred and Carrie Brownstein team up to play an ever-rotating cast of characters all based in Portland, Oregon, where life is the stuff ’90s dreams were made of. With iconic sketches like “Put A Bird On It” and their take on binge watching Battlestar Galactica, this eight season show always deserves a rewatch.

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Jenny Slate’s ‘Obvious Child’

OK, technically Jenny was only on SNL for about five seconds before she got fired for accidentally saying the F-word, but in hind-sight, isn’t that totally within the spirit of the show? Her starring role in Obvious Child is also everything to us as she tackles the abortion rom-com after her character, Donna, gets dumped and then knocked up by a stranger. Strangely heartwarming and hilarious to boot, it’s one of those films you want to revisit regularly.

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ ‘New Adventures of Old Christine’

JLD deserves all the love she gets, but New Adventures is often overlooked in her iconic filmography. As a divorced and somewhat dysfunctional divorced mom, Christine is trying to figure her life out as her ex, played by Clark Gregg marries a new, younger Christine. With five seasons and an incredible supporting cast (including Wanda Sykes, natch), JLD breathes an entrancing kind of light into “Old Christine.”

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus’ ‘Veep’

More recently, however, the star has let her light shine in Veep, which just finished up it’s final run on HBO. As the pretty much powerless VPOTUS, JLD’s Selina Meyer is an awful person surrounded by an equally awful staff that you somehow can’t help but root for. A scathing look at the political world, Veep will have you cracking up no matter what side of the aisle you’re on.

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Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones’ ‘Ghostbusters’

Regardless of however you feel about the Ghostbusters franchise, you can’t deny that this is pretty much a dream team of SNL stars. Capped off with funny lady Melissa McCarthy, these four ladies bring plenty of paranormal humor to the screen. And if you do happen to love the Ghostbusters films, it’s got some pretty loving tributes to the originals, too.

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Kate McKinnon’s ‘The Spy Who Dumped Me’

Kate has been one of the biggest SNL stars as of late, and Mila Kunis has no problem keeping up with her comedic chops in this flick. As best friends who find themselves dragged into a world of espionage, the two women discover they actually might not be so bad at this spy thing — that is, if they manage to survive the mission.

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Kristen Wiig’s ‘Bridesmaids’

We know, we know, Maya Rudolph is there, too, but there’s no denying that it’s Kristen’s flick. Her character, Annie, is going through a hard time, but she tries to put her personal life aside while celebrating life-long BFF Lillian’s engagement and wedding as the maid of honor. But when things just keep going wrong — and Lillian’s new best friends threatens to steal her away — Annie has to get honest with herself about what she wants out of life. The female friendship is real in this flick, and it’s no poorer in gross out gags than any supposed “guy’s movie.”

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Maya Rudolph’s ‘Away We Go’

Equally heartwarming and heartbreaking, Away We Go focuses on soon-to-be-parents played by Maya and John Krasinski as they try and find the perfect place to settle down and start their family. Visiting far-away-family and dysfunctional friends, the couple isn’t quite sure where they belong, but they know one thing: They’re dedicated to giving their kid the best life they can.

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Maya Rudolph’s ‘Big Mouth’

It’s not technically her show per se, but she does play one of the hormone monsters who personify puberty to the cartoon kids leading the story. The show also features former SNL cast members Fred Armisen and Jenny Slate and is packed full of raunchy humors that resonates with anyone who’s still a pervy teenager at heart.

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Molly Shannon and Will Ferrell’s ‘Superstar’

Superstar is actually an SNL spin-off about Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher, played by the adult Molly Shannon. Based on the story she started telling on the sketch comedy show, the star follows Mary Katherine as she chases her dancing dreams, goes after hot guy Will Ferrell, and makes some unusual friends along the way.

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Taran Killam’s ‘Single Parents’

The show is about pretty much what it sounds like — a group of single parents coming together to help each other raise their tribe of kids. With Taran leading the pack as new-dad-at-school Will, he and his daughter quickly bond and become something of a family with the rest of the gang. OK, it’s kind of corny, but it’s also funny as hell.

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Tina Fey and Tim Meadows’ ‘Mean Girls’

Actually, almost every adult in this film was on SNL at some point or another. Though the drama focuses mainly on Lindsay Lohan and the rest of the wild teens vying for power in high school, the SNL cast members making up the supporting characters add an extra element to the flick. But you already know that Mean Girls is a total classic — we’re just reminding you that you can rewatch it any time you want.

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Tina Fey’s ’30 Rock’

Remember when we said that Portlandia, as a sketch comedy show, shares the most DNA with SNL? Well, 30 Rock takes you behind the scenes of a sketch comedy show, giving you a glimpse of what it might have been like to work on the show all the days that it wasn’t filming the actual episode. With seven hilarious seasons and the endlessly relatable Liz Lemon, 30 Rock is a must-watch.

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Molly Shannon and Amy Poehler’s ‘Wet Hot American Summer’

First released back in 2001, the movie was a satirical take on kids and counselors at camp, all played by a hilarious ensemble cast. Based in 1981, it pokes fun at all the old movies of the era. Better yet, the story continues a decade and a half later with a prequel TV series and sequel series where the original cast reprise their roles, regardless of age or time period.

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Will Forte’s ‘Last Man on Earth’

The show may have ended on a cliff-hanger after four incredible seasons, but no one took on the end of the world quite like Last Man on Earth. In season one, it starts off by following Will’s Phil as he sets off to find any other living people after a plague devastates the world population. Before long, he finds a motley crew of survivors, but they’re not exactly all compatible. Packed with capsule episodes and guest stars from his fellow SNL alum, the show would be worth a watch for Kristen Wiig’s cameo alone — but you should watch the whole thing.

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Amy Poehler and Rachel Dratch’s ‘Wine Country’

Also featuring Maya Rudolph, Tina Fey, Ana Gasteyer and SNL writers Paula Pell and Emily Spivey, you know this female-driven flick is bound to have you rolling on the floor laughing. As a group of friends reuniting to celebrate one of their 50th birthday in, you guessed it, wine country, the women reconnect, rehash the issues in their lives, and commit to transforming their celebration-turned-disastrous weekend into a vacation they’ll want to remember.

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Will Ferrell executive producing Dead to Me

Honorary Mention: Will Ferrell’s ‘Dead to Me’

OK, so Will isn’t exactly in the show, but he is an executive producer and Dead to Me is absolutely worth your time. Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini are two funny women in their own rights, and after bonding in a grief support group, they learn to lean on each other as they address their feelings of loss and love.

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