For over forty years, Saturday Night Live has been a breeding ground for comedians making their way up in the film and television industry. Many SNL stars moved on to create some of the most iconic comedies of all-time. How many can you identify? Take our quiz to find out!
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Which SNL alum played the main character in Billy Madison?
John Belushi
Adam Sandler
Bill Murray
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Which SNL alum starred in National Lampoon's Animal House?
Jim Carrey
David Spade
John Belushi
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Which SNL alum starred in Bridesmaids?
Kristen Wiig
Tina Fey
Amy Poehler
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Which SNL alum starred in Rushmore?
Dan Aykroyd
Bill Murray
Billy Crystal
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Which SNL alum played one of the two leads in Wayne's World?
Adam Sandler
Chris Farley
Mike Myers
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Which SNL alum starred in the film Superstar?
Tina Fey
Darrell Hammond
Molly Shannon
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Which SNL alum starred in the film National Lampoon's Vacation?
Chevy Chase
Seth Meyers
Billy Crystal
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Which SNL alum starred in Elf?
Eddie Murphy
Will Ferrell
Anthony Michael Hall
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Which SNL alum starred in Beverly Hills Cop?
Eddie Murphy
Jimmy Fallon
Joe Piscopo
Question 10/12
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Which SNL alum starred in the film Tommy Boy?
Adam Sandler
Rob Riggle
Chris Farley
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This one's kind of cheating - it's a TV show! Which SNL alum was part of an ensemble cast in Just Shoot Me! from 1997-2003?
David Spade
Adam Sander
Andy Samberg
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Which SNL alum voices a major character in the Madagascar animated film series?
Tracy Morgan
Victoria Jackson
Chris Rock
Saturday Night Live has been on the air for forty years - that's a long time. A lot of people have come and gone on the show, and it's hard to keep track of who came from there. But if you're a fan of comedy, you should definitely bone up on your SNL trivia - it's a very important show to the history of comedy!
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You may have missed some of the tougher ones on this quiz, but you sure know your stuff when it comes to Saturday Night Live alumni anyways. SNL has been on the air for forty years, and some of the most famous comedians in the world got their start there. It's great that some people appreciate that, and retain the knowledge that you do!
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Saturday Night Live has been on the air for over forty years, and clearly you've been a fan for a significant portion of it if you know this much about the SNL stars of the past. So many of the world's greatest comedians got their start there, and you did your part to pay respects to their legacy with your score here. Great work!
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Right!
1
Which SNL alum played the main character in Billy Madison?
John Belushi
Adam Sandler
Bill Murray
2
Which SNL alum starred in National Lampoon's Animal House?
Jim Carrey
David Spade
John Belushi
3
Which SNL alum starred in Bridesmaids?
Kristen Wiig
Tina Fey
Amy Poehler
4
Which SNL alum starred in Rushmore?
Dan Aykroyd
Bill Murray
Billy Crystal
5
Which SNL alum played one of the two leads in Wayne's World?
Adam Sandler
Chris Farley
Mike Myers
6
Which SNL alum starred in the film Superstar?
Tina Fey
Darrell Hammond
Molly Shannon
7
Which SNL alum starred in the film National Lampoon's Vacation?
Chevy Chase
Seth Meyers
Billy Crystal
8
Which SNL alum starred in Elf?
Eddie Murphy
Will Ferrell
Anthony Michael Hall
9
Which SNL alum starred in Beverly Hills Cop?
Eddie Murphy
Jimmy Fallon
Joe Piscopo
10
Which SNL alum starred in the film Tommy Boy?
Adam Sandler
Rob Riggle
Chris Farley
11
This one's kind of cheating - it's a TV show! Which SNL alum was part of an ensemble cast in Just Shoot Me! from 1997-2003?
David Spade
Adam Sander
Andy Samberg
12
Which SNL alum voices a major character in the Madagascar animated film series?
Tracy Morgan
Victoria Jackson
Chris Rock
