# The 31 Greatest Saturday Night Live Hosts of All Time

> Jacketed Five-Timers share this list with one-night wonders, and not one of them was ever part of the cast. They arrived from stand-up stages, movie sets, sports fields and recording studios.

*By YPB Team · Published November 1, 2026 · https://youpick.best/ranking/the-31-greatest-saturday-night-live-hosts-of-all-time*

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1. **Steve Martin** — score 1000/1000
   Hosted 16 times starting in 1976 and played one of the Festrunk brothers, the "Wild and Crazy Guys", opposite Dan Aykroyd.
2. **Danny DeVito** — score 969/1000
   Taxi star who has hosted six times, beginning in 1982.
3. **John Mulaney** — score 832/1000
   Former SNL writer who co-created Stefon and has hosted six times since 2018.
4. **Adam Driver** — score 778/1000
   Hosted four times between 2016 and 2023, including the 2016 "Undercover Boss" sketch as Kylo Ren.
5. **Ben Affleck** — score 658/1000
   First hosted in 2000 and became a Five-Timers Club member in 2013.
6. **John Goodman** — score 658/1000
   Has hosted 13 times since 1989, the third-highest total in the show's history.
7. **Timothée Chalamet** — score 658/1000
   Hosted three times from 2020 to 2025, doubling as musical guest in his January 2025 episode.
8. **Jonah Hill** — score 658/1000
   Hosted five times between 2008 and 2018, reaching the Five-Timers Club in 2018.
9. **Ryan Gosling** — score 602/1000
   Hosted four times, in 2015, 2017, 2024 and 2026, and is remembered for breaking into laughter in the "Close Encounter" sketch.
10. **Larry David** — score 602/1000
   Former SNL writer who hosted in 2016 and 2017 and was Emmy-nominated for playing Bernie Sanders on the show.
11. **Christopher Walken** — score 602/1000
   Seven-time host whose April 2000 episode featured the "More Cowbell" sketch.
12. **Alec Baldwin** — score 601/1000
   Holds the record for most Saturday Night Live hosting stints with 17, the first in 1990.
13. **Tom Hanks** — score 601/1000
   Ten-time host who first fronted the show in 1985 and introduced the David S. Pumpkins character in 2016.
14. **Drew Barrymore** — score 538/1000
   Became the youngest host in the show's history at age seven in 1982 and has hosted six times.
15. **Jack Black** — score 466/1000
   First hosted in January 2002 and joined the Five-Timers Club with his fifth episode in April 2026.
16. **Justin Timberlake** — score 466/1000
   Hosted five times from 2003 to 2013, and his Digital Short "Dick in a Box" won a Creative Arts Emmy for original music and lyrics.
17. **Paul Simon** — score 466/1000
   Hosted the show's second episode in October 1975 and fronted four episodes in total.
18. **George Carlin** — score 466/1000
   Hosted the very first episode of Saturday Night Live on October 11, 1975.
19. **Jon Hamm** — score 466/1000
   Mad Men star who has hosted four times, most recently in April 2025.
20. **Paul Rudd** — score 466/1000
   First hosted in 2008 and received his Five-Timers Club jacket in 2021.
21. **Peyton Manning** — score 384/1000
   NFL quarterback who hosted in March 2007, an episode known for his United Way parody sketch.
22. **Melissa McCarthy** — score 384/1000
   Six-time host since 2011 who won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on the show.
23. **Jim Carrey** — score 384/1000
   Hosted three times, in 1996, 2011 and 2014.
24. **Scarlett Johansson** — score 384/1000
   Has hosted seven times since her 2006 debut, the most of any woman.
25. **Elliott Gould** — score 290/1000
   First hosted in 1976, reached five hosting stints in 1980 and has hosted six times in total.
26. **Woody Harrelson** — score 290/1000
   Cheers actor who first hosted in 1989 and joined the Five-Timers Club in 2023.
27. **Candice Bergen** — score 290/1000
   Became the first woman to host the show in November 1975 and went on to host five times.
28. **Dwayne Johnson** — score 179/1000
   First hosted in 2000 as The Rock and joined the Five-Timers Club in 2017.
29. **Richard Pryor** — score 179/1000
   Hosted in December 1975 in an episode that NBC aired on a delay over fears of his language.
30. **Dave Chappelle** — score 179/1000
   Hosted four times from 2016 to 2025 and won the 2017 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his first episode.
31. **Emma Stone** — score 0/1000
   First hosted in 2010 and joined the Five-Timers Club in 2023.

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