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Exactly how many 'Five Timers' Club sketches have there been? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.199.140.32 (talk) 03:39, 28 April 2013 (UTC)
Is there any stated rule that the "five times" have to be in the same field (hosting or musical guesting)? (IE: Why are Sting's 2 hosting gigs not counted to make him a 7-timer?) TheHYPO 06:50, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Well, based on the episode that aired 3/9/13, the five-timers club is only for hosting five times and doesn't count musical appearances. That would take a lot of people on the list off of it. Justin Timberlake entered the five-timers club with that show so the date of his fifth appearance as host is now also incorrect. --Sbwinter2 (talk) 02:00, 12 March 2013 (UTC)
Um, this isn't a real club. The article makes it sound like more than a silly skit. 141.151.79.241 04:29, 23 September 2007 (UTC)
If you count hosting and musical act appearances seperate as the article alludes too. Then if you host and are musical act on the same show it should be counted as 2 instead of one.Aladdin Zane 13:23, 18 October 2007 (UTC)
I've trimmed the 5-timer list from the main article. Here is what was on that list, in case there's anything that might need to be brought over.
The "Five Timers' Club"[edit]
The following performers have hosted SNL at least five times. A
indicates that the performers are the subjects of their own "Best of ..." videotape, DVD, or compilation special. If a
appears next to a person's name that means they were once a cast member on the show. The Five-Timers Club originates from a sketch which appeared on Tom Hanks' fifth episode. This list comes from raw data compiled and listed from two sources: http://snlmusic.parshaparts.com/snlmusic.php and http://snl.jt.org/).
Performer Number of Episodes First Hosted Most Recently Hosted Date of Five Timer Membership Steve Martin [1] 15 October 23, 1976 January 31, 2009 April 22, 1978 ![]()
Alec Baldwin 14 April 21, 1990 February 14, 2009 December 10, 1994 ![]()
John Goodman 12 December 2, 1989 November 3, 2001 May 7, 1994 Buck Henry 10 January 17, 1976 May 24, 1980 November 19, 1977 Chevy Chase 9 February 18, 1978 February 15, 1997 November 16, 1985 ![]()
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Tom Hanks [2] 8 December 14, 1985 May 6, 2006 December 8, 1990 ![]()
Christopher Walken [3] 7 January 20, 1990 April 5, 2008 May 19, 2001 ![]()
Elliott Gould 6 January 10, 1976 November 15, 1980 February 16, 1980 Danny DeVito 6 May 15, 1982 December 10, 1999 January 9, 1993 Candice Bergen 5 November 8, 1975 May 19, 1990 May 19, 1990 Bill Murray 5 March 7, 1981 February 20, 1999 February 20, 1999 ![]()
Drew Barrymore 5 November 20, 1982 February 3, 2007 February 3, 2007
It looked like most of that info was already here, but other folks may feel differently. Matt Deres (talk) 13:37, 18 April 2009 (UTC)
The "Close to being members" section, which includes those who have hosted SNL 4 times, should not be included in this article. Firstly, it is WP:OR. More importantly, however, it excessively broadens the scope of this list, whose criteria are already set in its title. You would not find a "Close to being members" section in other areas like 500 home run club (an FA), List of college dropout billionaires, or 27 Club, because "almost" is not a notable accomplishment. -- Wikipedical (talk) 03:14, 3 November 2012 (UTC)
Logic dictates that someone who has hosted 4 times needs to host only one more time to be inducted into the five-timers club. So the argument 'It shouldn't be up to editors' judgment to define what "almost" means. Why not hosting 3 times?' has no merit. 3 is almost 4, and 4 is almost 5. Except if you use some other numerical system, but we won't get into that. Your removing the list before there is a consensus will be counted towards 3RR. --84.175.70.95 (talk) 12:28, 19 March 2013 (UTC)
From the table, I have removed mention of musical guests who have appeared 5+ times. This article and the Five-Timers Club are about those who have hosted 5+ times. Paul Simon seems to be the exception here, but Eminem, Dave Matthews, Sting, etc. shouldn't be included. -- Wikipedical (talk) 21:56, 23 March 2013 (UTC)
Contrary to popular belief, Martin was never a cast member on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). However, he holds the records for guest appearances (25) on the show (followed closely by Buck Henry), hosting (at 13 times, he sets the standard for the SNL "Five Timers Club"), and hosting in a single season (3). He is also the only person to have hosted a season premiere, a season finale, and a Christmas show.