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[[WMG: Heather]]
->Played by Cecily Strong

The one-dimensional female character of a male-driven comedy, whom Colin Jost sometimes interviews on Weekend Update.

* AdvertisedExtra: In one sketch, she reveals that she has the least amount of lines in the comedy, despite her name appearing in the title: [[spoiler:''Banging Heather''.]]
* TheCynic: She expresses no tolerance for the immature behavior she claims Colin exhibits.
* GenreSavvy: She seems well-versed in the clichés of her genre.
* TheGlassesGottaGo: She outright admits that her beauty seems more noticeable without her glasses.
* OneOfTheGuys: She calls herself the embodiment of male fantasies of a girl who has masculine interests, but [[MsFanservice still looks hot]].
* SatelliteLoveInterest: Sometimes she shows up just to enter a hasty hookup with Colin.
* SequelNonEntity: She reveals that when the sequel to the comedy rolls around, it'll be like she never existed.
* TheStoic: She can't show too much emotion in her face and voice, or else she'll lose her sex appeal, and just become a nag.
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[[WMG: Penelope]]
->Played by Creator/KristenWiig

A meek yet boastful woman who tries to become the life of every social gathering.

* AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: She always tries to one-up other people at the gathering.
* NewPowersAsThePlotDemands: She demonstrates several unusual skills, such as shrinking, changing color, or teleporting inside the TV.
* RealAfterAll: The last unbelievable anecdotes Penelope gives in most of her sketches become revealed as such.
* SerialEscalation: The boasts she makes in the first sketch sound down-to-Earth in comparison to her later ones.
* SharedFamilyQuirks: Her relatives appear in a ThanksgivingEpisode, also playing with their hair, and wearing CoordinatedClothes similar to hers.
* VerbalTic: "So..."
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* CloudCuckoolander: He frequently asks ridiculous questions about the animals his guests bring, then have an ImagineSpot about the sketch's first animal.

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* CloudCuckoolander: He frequently asks ridiculous questions about the animals his guests bring, then have has an ImagineSpot about the sketch's first animal.

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[[WMG: Brian Fellow]]
->Played by Tracy Morgan

The host of ''Brian Fellow's Safari Planet'', a talk show for people who care for animals.

* CatchPhrase: "That's crazy!" and "I'm Brian Fellow!"
* CloudCuckoolander: He frequently asks ridiculous questions about the animals his guests bring, then have an ImagineSpot about the sketch's first animal.
* TheDitz: The ''Safari Planet'' announcer admits that Brian Fellow only has "a sixth-grade education", which shows.
* FriendToAllLivingThings: The ''Safari Planet'' theme song declares that Brian Fellow loves animals, and they love him back, making them "inter-species friends".
* MrImagination: He tends to zone out of some of his guests' speeches by fantasizing about the animals previous guests brought.

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* GagBoobs: Ms. Rafferty claims that everyone she encounters likes to play with her boobs, and re-enacts this on an unwilling Sharon.

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* CaptainObvious: Ms. Raffterty's and Sharon's other friend becomes this after he tells Ms. Rafferty that her experience sounds terrible.
* GagBoobs: Ms. Rafferty claims that everyone she encounters likes her guides for all of these misadventures like to play with her boobs, and re-enacts this on an unwilling Sharon.Sharon.
* LeaningOnTheFourthWall: Ms. Rafferty's first line of her second appearance admits that her story is a "similar concept...different execution." (In context, she refers to when the {{Guardian Angel}}s of her and her friends took their souls out of their seemingly-dying bodies.)

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* BigWhat: Ms. Rafferty exclaims this after Sharon and their other friend start describing having a more pleasant time than she did.

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* SmokingIsNotCool: Ms. Rafferty always smokes cigarettes during her interviews.
* UnusualEuphemism: Ms. Rafferty has a tendency to lose her pants, then refer to her privates with an original term during the interview.

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[[WMG: Coleen Rafferty and Sharon]]
->Played by Creator/KateMcKinnon and Cecily Strong

Two friends who often have unlikely experiences, then live to tell some very different tales.

* AlienAbduction: The duo's first sketch has them and their friend, Todd (Creator/RyanGosling), recount to the CIA what happened after aliens abducted them.
* BackFromTheDead: The duo's second sketch has them, and an unnamed friend played by Creator/BrieLarson, describe to the American Medical Association when they took a glimpse of the afterlife, after a car crash, then had their souls returned to their mortal bodies.
* ButtMonkey: Ms. Rafferty always has a more miserable experience than Sharon and their other friend do.
* GagBoobs: Ms. Rafferty claims that everyone she encounters likes to play with her boobs, and re-enacts this on an unwilling Sharon.
* SantaClaus: Sharon and her friend, Paul (Creator/CaseyAffleck), claim that he took them on a trip to the North Pole. Ms. Rafferty had to settle for the lesser-known Krinklemaus taking her on a trip to the stables.
* SeenItAll: Ms. Rafferty insists that each of her unpleasant misadventures doesn't actually represent the worst experience for her.

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* CatchPhrase: Catch phrases are a big part of Wayne's act. Some famous ones:

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* CatchPhrase: Catch phrases are a big part of Wayne's act.act, even by SaturdayNightLive standards. Some famous ones:



* HiddenDepths: Wayne's World's typical material is the current heavy metal music scene and some pop culture, but the show often delves into sophisticated issues, such as when he had a discussion with Music/{{Aerosmith}} over the fall of communism.

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** "I think I'm gonna hurl!"
* HiddenDepths: Wayne's World's typical material is the current heavy metal music scene and some typically discusses pop culture, especially heavy metal, but the show often delves into sophisticated issues, such as when he had a discussion with Music/{{Aerosmith}} over the fall of communism.
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\n* NoodleIncident: "Tommy, you know who you are."




Proprietor of the cat shelter Whiskers 'R We, who puts out ads periodically.

* CrazyCatLady: Barbara's GirlOfTheWeek has invariably changed her name to have feline characteristics. Barbara herself is not as crazy but still qualifies.
** Averted by Cat (played by Creator/CharlizeTheron) who admits she was just pretending to be interested in cats to get to Barbara.
* SerialRomeo: Barbara has a new girlfriend every sketch.
* SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism: Barbara credits the cats she's selling with some of the worst human sentient behaviors, including {{megalomania}} and kidnapping, as well as some more mundane ones like co-dependency. The cats themselves, however, are perfectly normal cats.

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Proprietor of the cat shelter Whiskers 'R We, who who periodically puts out ads periodically.

for adopt-a-thons.

* CrazyCatLady: Barbara's GirlOfTheWeek has invariably girlfriends have all changed her name their names to have feline characteristics. Barbara herself is not as crazy but still qualifies.
crazy.
** Averted by Cat Muller (played by Creator/CharlizeTheron) who admits she was just pretending to be interested in cats to get to Barbara.
cats.
* SerialRomeo: GirlOfTheWeek: Barbara has a new girlfriend every sketch.
* SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism: Barbara credits the cats she's selling with some of the worst human sentient behaviors, including {{megalomania}} and kidnapping, [[HostageSituation kidnapping]], as well as some more mundane ones like co-dependency.[[LivingEmotionalCrutch co-dependency]]. The cats themselves, however, are perfectly normal cats.
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[[WMG: Barbara [=DeDrew=] ]]
->Played by Creator/KateMcKinnon

Proprietor of the cat shelter Whiskers 'R We, who puts out ads periodically.

* CrazyCatLady: Barbara's GirlOfTheWeek has invariably changed her name to have feline characteristics. Barbara herself is not as crazy but still qualifies.
** Averted by Cat (played by Creator/CharlizeTheron) who admits she was just pretending to be interested in cats to get to Barbara.
* SerialRomeo: Barbara has a new girlfriend every sketch.
* SlidingScaleOfAnthropomorphism: Barbara credits the cats she's selling with some of the worst human sentient behaviors, including {{megalomania}} and kidnapping, as well as some more mundane ones like co-dependency. The cats themselves, however, are perfectly normal cats.

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A ruthless profiteer who makes dangerous children's toys.

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A ruthless profiteer who makes dangerous children's toys.
toys. Often appears on the show ''Consumer Probe''.

* CoolShades: Irwin always wears sunglasses.



* MushroomSamba: Margaret and Terry trip out when they accidentally ate some mushrooms [[spoiler: (portabella)]].

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* MushroomSamba: Margaret Jo and Terry trip out when they accidentally ate some mushrooms [[spoiler: (portabella)]].



* SpeakInUnison: Margaret and Terry always announce the name of their show, ''The Delicious Dish'', and the week's topic, in unison.


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[[WMG: Hans and Franz]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey (Hans) and Creator/KevinNealon (Franz)

Two Austrian bodybuilders, hosts of ''Pumping Up with Hans and Franz''

* TheAhnold: One of the earliest examples. When Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger hosted, he played himself paying his "cousins" a visit. Schwarzenegger himself would later use parts of their act while campaigning for governor of California.
* CatchPhrase: "I am Hans." "Und I am Franz." "And we're here to pump [clap] you up!"
* FakeMuscles: Part of their costume, though not InUniverse.




[[WMG: Hans and Franz]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey (Hans) and Creator/KevinNealon (Franz)

Two Austrian bodybuilders, hosts of ''Pumping Up with Hans and Franz''

* TheAhnold: One of the earliest examples. When Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger hosted, he played himself paying his "cousins" a visit. Schwarzenegger himself would later use parts of their act while campaigning for governor of California.
* CatchPhrase:
** "I am Hans." "Und I am Franz." "And we're here to pump [clap] you up!"
** "Girly mann."
* FakeMuscles: Part of their costume, though not InUniverse.


[[WMG: Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar]]
->Played by Creator/MikeMyers (Wayne) and Creator/DanaCarvey (Garth)

The hosts of ''Wayne's World'', a community access cable show in Aurora Illinois.

* CatchPhrase: Catch phrases are a big part of Wayne's act. Some famous ones:
** "Party on, Wayne!" "Party on, Garth!"
** "Excellent!"
** "Shyeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt."
** "No Way!"
** "Shwing!"
* HiddenDepths: Wayne's World's typical material is the current heavy metal music scene and some pop culture, but the show often delves into sophisticated issues, such as when he had a discussion with Music/{{Aerosmith}} over the fall of communism.
* {{Sidekick}}: Garth
* TopTenList: Wayne and Garth often make top ten lists for Wayne's World.




[[WMG: Wayne Campbell and Garth Algar]]
->Played by Creator/MikeMyers (Wayne) and Creator/DanaCarvey (Garth)

The hosts of ''Wayne's World'', a community access cable show in Aurora Illinois.

* CatchPhrase: Catch phrases are a big part of Wayne's act. Some famous ones:
** "Party on, Wayne!" "Party on, Garth!"
** "Excellent!"
** "Shyeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt."
** "No Way!"
** "Shwing!"
* HiddenDepths: Wayne's World's typical material is the current heavy metal music scene and some pop culture, but the show often delves into sophisticated issues, such as when he had a discussion with Music/{{Aerosmith}} over the fall of communism.
* {{Sidekick}}: Garth
* TopTenList: Wayne and Garth often make top ten lists for Wayne's World.


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The Continental]]
->Played by Creator/MikeMyers (Wayne) and Creator/DanaCarvey (Garth)

Creator/ChristopherWalken

A creepy guy who steals women's mail to lure them to his apartment so that he can seduce them, only to fail miserably.

* CasanovaWannabe: He uses tricks like stealing mail to lure women to his apartment, but makes an incompetent buffoon of himself.
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench:
The hosts of ''Wayne's World'', a community access cable show Continental believes this, hence why he loves nothing more than fine sham-pan-ya.
* FoodSlap: The women he's seducing tend to throw champange
in Aurora Illinois.

his face (often repeatedly).
* CatchPhrase: Catch phrases are a big part of Wayne's act. Some famous ones:
DirtyOldMan: He lures younger women to his apartment to try to seduce them, hilariously incompetently.
* ThePeepingTom:
** "Party on, Wayne!" "Party on, Garth!"
** "Excellent!"
** "Shyeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt."
** "No Way!"
** "Shwing!"
* HiddenDepths: Wayne's World's typical material is
In one sketch, the current heavy metal music scene and some pop culture, but Continental has a telescope aimed at his victim's window.
** In another, he's rigged a bathroom mirror so he can watch his guest use
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* PovCam: The Continental is shot from
the fall point of communism.
* {{Sidekick}}: Garth
* TopTenList: Wayne and Garth often make top ten lists for Wayne's World.

view of his intended victim.

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[[WMG: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer]]
->Played by Creator/PhilHartman

He used to be a caveman, but now he's a lawyer.

* CatchPhrase: "I'm just a caveman. Your world frightens and confuses me."
* ChewbaccaDefense: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer uses his caveman roots to convince jurors that he is more primitive and in-tune with nature and therefore his words are more truthful.
* InHarmonyWithNature: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer invokes this trope on himself (falsely) to gain the trust of jurors.
* SmugSmiler: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer flashes an evil grin at the camera every time he wins a case.





[[WMG: The Continental]]
->Played by Creator/ChristopherWalken

A creepy guy who steals women's mail to lure them to his apartment so that he can seduce them, only to fail miserably.

* CasanovaWannabe: He uses tricks like stealing mail to lure women to his apartment, but makes an incompetent buffoon of himself.
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: The Continental believes this, hence why he loves nothing more than fine sham-pan-ya.
* FoodSlap: The women he's seducing tend to throw champange in his face (often repeatedly).
* DirtyOldMan: He lures younger women to his apartment to try to seduce them, hilariously incompetently.
* ThePeepingTom:
** In one sketch, the Continental has a telescope aimed at his victim's window.
** In another, he's rigged a bathroom mirror so he can watch his guest use the toilet.
* PovCam: The Continental is shot from the point of view of his intended victim.


[[WMG: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer]]
->Played by Creator/PhilHartman

He used to be a caveman, but now he's a lawyer.

* CatchPhrase: "I'm just a caveman. Your world frightens and confuses me."
* ChewbaccaDefense: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer uses his caveman roots to convince jurors that he is more primitive and in-tune with nature and therefore his words are more truthful.
* InHarmonyWithNature: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer invokes this trope on himself (falsely) to gain the trust of jurors.
* SmugSmiler: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer flashes an evil grin at the camera every time he wins a case.


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\n[[WMG: The Continental]]\n->Played by Creator/ChristopherWalken\n\nA creepy guy who steals women's mail to lure them to his apartment so that he can seduce them, only to fail miserably.\n\n* CasanovaWannabe: He uses tricks like stealing mail to lure women to his apartment, but makes an incompetent buffoon of himself.\n* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: The Continental believes this, hence why he loves nothing more than fine sham-pan-ya.\n* FoodSlap: The women he's seducing tend to throw champange in his face (often repeatedly).\n* DirtyOldMan: He lures younger women to his apartment to try to seduce them, hilariously incompetently.\n* ThePeepingTom:\n** In one sketch, the Continental has a telescope aimed at his victim's window.\n** In another, he's rigged a bathroom mirror so he can watch his guest use the toilet.\n* PovCam: The Continental is shot from the point of view of his intended victim.\n\n\n[[WMG: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer]]\n->Played by Creator/PhilHartman\n\nHe used to be a caveman, but now he's a lawyer.\n\n* CatchPhrase: "I'm just a caveman. Your world frightens and confuses me."\n* ChewbaccaDefense: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer uses his caveman roots to convince jurors that he is more primitive and in-tune with nature and therefore his words are more truthful.\n* InHarmonyWithNature: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer invokes this trope on himself (falsely) to gain the trust of jurors.\n* SmugSmiler: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer flashes an evil grin at the camera every time he wins a case.\n\n[[/folder]]


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[[WMG: Mango]]
->Played by Creator/ChrisKattan

An effeminate nightclub dancer who inspires hopeless infatuation in people.

* CampStraight: Mango is as camp as it gets but is not gay.
* DudeMagnet: Men are enthralled by him.
* LeitMotif: ...like the deserts miss the rain...
* TheTease: In spite of the fact that Mango doesn't really want all the attention, he can't help teasing people.




[[WMG: Debbie Downer]]
->Played by Creator/RachelDratch

* AsideGlance: She looks straight into the camera every time she drops some bad news.
* BearerOfBadNews: Pretty much every time she speaks.
* BornUnlucky: Much, but not all, of her bad news is applicable directly to her.
* StockSoundEffects: An "uh oh" sound plays after every bit of bad news during her AsideGlance.


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[[WMG: Debbie Downer]]
Mango]]
->Played by Creator/RachelDratch

Creator/ChrisKattan

An effeminate nightclub dancer who inspires hopeless infatuation in people.

* AsideGlance: She looks straight into CampStraight: Mango is as camp as it gets but is not gay.
* DudeMagnet: Men are enthralled by him.
* LeitMotif: ...like
the camera every time she drops some bad news.
deserts miss the rain...
* BearerOfBadNews: Pretty much every time she speaks.
* BornUnlucky: Much, but not all,
TheTease: In spite of her bad news is applicable directly to her.
* StockSoundEffects: An "uh oh" sound plays after every bit of bad news during her AsideGlance.

the fact that Mango doesn't really want all the attention, he can't help teasing people.





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[[WMG: Debbie Downer]]
->Played by Creator/RachelDratch

* AsideGlance: She looks straight into the camera every time she drops some bad news.
* BearerOfBadNews: Pretty much every time she speaks.
* BornUnlucky: Much, but not all, of her bad news is applicable directly to her.
* StockSoundEffects: An "uh oh" sound plays after every bit of bad news during her AsideGlance.

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* ThoseTwoGuys: David Pumpkins' skeleton sidekicks

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->Played by Creator/MarkMcKinney (Lucien Callow) and Creator/DavidKoechner (Fagan)

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->Played by Creator/MarkMcKinney [[Creator/MarkMcKinney Mark [=McKinney=]]] (Lucien Callow) and Creator/DavidKoechner (Fagan)



* LeitMotif: ...like the deserts miss the rain...



[[WMG: Margaret Jo McCullen and Terry Rialto]]

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[[WMG: Margaret Jo McCullen [=McCullen=] and Terry Rialto]]



* NaiveEverygirl: The ''The Delicious Dish'' hosts are adult versions of this: just plugging along in life in their demure way.

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* NaiveEverygirl: The ''The Delicious Dish'' hosts are adult versions of this: just plugging along in life in their demure way.way, not understanding the odd things happening around them.
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[[WMG: Margaret Jo McCullen and Terry Rialto]]
->Played by Creator/AnaGasteyer (Margaret) and Creator/MollyShannon (Terry)

The demure hosts of the NPR program ''The Delicious Dish''.

* CatchPhrase: "Good Times."
* DoubleEntendre: They're prone to unwittingly utter double entendres, not getting the taboo meaning.
* MushroomSamba: Margaret and Terry trip out when they accidentally ate some mushrooms [[spoiler: (portabella)]].
* NaiveEverygirl: The ''The Delicious Dish'' hosts are adult versions of this: just plugging along in life in their demure way.
* SpeakInUnison: Margaret and Terry always announce the name of their show, ''The Delicious Dish'', and the week's topic, in unison.

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Series/SaturdayNightLive, being a long running sketch show, has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.


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Series/SaturdayNightLive, being a long running sketch show, has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.

LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, with [[CatchPhrase Loads and Loads of Catch Phrases]].



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[[WMG: Massive Headwound Harry]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey

* BloodyHilarious: Blood from Harry's head wound sickens and irrirates people when it gets on food, sofas, hats, and so on.
* ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Massive Headwound Harry's headwound apparently doesn't heal.



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[[WMG: Lucien Callow and Fagan]]
->Played by Creator/MarkMcKinney (Lucien Callow) and Creator/DavidKoechner (Fagan)

Two foppish guys who dress like they are from the 1700s and are obsessively big fans of the celebrities on [[Series/SaturdayNightLive SNL]].

* AntiquatedLinguistics: They speak in a fake old-sounding English accents.
* AwesomeAnachronisticApparel: "Awesome" may be a stretch but they are wearing examples of clothes from Restoration England.
* InsultBackfire: Any criticism directed aginst Lucien and Fagan is generally met with eager agreement by those two, who thank the critic for their honesty.
* [[LoonyFan Loony Fans]]: They have formed quite obsessive fanhoods over various SNL cast members, especially Creator/NormMacdonald, who they mail cakes and sweaters to.

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The gay host of the tank show ''Plug Away'', where celebrities come to plug their movies and/or products, only to be subjected to Harvey's insecurities about his looks.

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The gay host of the tank talk show ''Plug Away'', where celebrities come to plug their movies and/or products, only to be subjected to Harvey's insecurities about his looks.









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[[WMG: Jebediah Atkinson]]
->Played by Creator/TaranKillam

Speech critic for the Patriot and Union who wrote a negative review of Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, who vists Weekend Update to read his reviews. It turns out Jebediah has been a critic for quite a long time, but for some reason he dresses like it's the early 1800's.

* CatchPhrase: "Next!"
* FloweryInsults: Jebediah gets very creative with all his insults.
* {{Immortality}}: Jebediah was witness to the [[UsefulNotes/{{Jesus}} Sermon on the Mount]], so he's been around for a long time.

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The gay host of the tank show *Plug Away*, where celebrities come to plug their movies and/or products, only to be subjected to Harvey's insecurities about his looks.

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The gay host of the tank show *Plug Away*, ''Plug Away'', where celebrities come to plug their movies and/or products, only to be subjected to Harvey's insecurities about his looks.



* [[IAmNotPretty I Just Want to be Pretty, is That So Wrong]]: Harvey is always asking guests if they find him attractive, even the straight men.
* [[{{Gayngst}} I Just Want to be Gay, is That So Wrong]]: Harvey constants gets his feelings hurt when his guests are weirded out by questions whether they find him attractive (but it doesn't stop him from asking every time).
* [[{{Hypocrite}} I Just Want to be a Hypocrite, is That So Wrong]]: When Creator/KathleenTurner visits his show, she turns the tables and asks him if he finds her attractive (despite being gay), and he gets just as weirded out by it as his guests get when he does it to them.

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* [[IAmNotPretty I Just Want to be Pretty, is That So Wrong]]: Harvey is always asking his guests if they find him attractive, even the straight men.
* [[{{Gayngst}} I Just Want to be Gay, is That So Wrong]]: Harvey constants gets his feelings hurt when whenever his guests are weirded out by questions whether they find him attractive (but it doesn't stop him from asking every time).
* [[{{Hypocrite}} I Just Want to be a Hypocrite, is That So Wrong]]: When Creator/KathleenTurner visits his show, she turns the tables and asks him if he finds her attractive (despite him being gay), and he gets just as weirded out by it as his guests get when he does it to them.



Two Austrian bodybuilders, hosts of Pumping Up with Hans and Franz

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Church Lady is the host of Church Chat, a talk show where she riffs on various visiting celebrities and public figures for their sinful lifestyles.

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Church Lady is the host of Church Chat, ''Church Chat'', a talk show where she riffs on various visiting celebrities and public figures for their sinful lifestyles.



The hosts of Wayne's World, a community access cable show in Aurora Illinois.

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[[WMG: Harvey Firestein]]
->Played by Creator/JonLovitz

The gay host of the tank show *Plug Away*, where celebrities come to plug their movies and/or products, only to be subjected to Harvey's insecurities about his looks.

* [[CatchPhrase I Just Want a Catch Phrase, is That So Wrong]]: "I just want to be loved, is that so wrooong?"
* [[IAmNotPretty I Just Want to be Pretty, is That So Wrong]]: Harvey is always asking guests if they find him attractive, even the straight men.
* [[{{Gayngst}} I Just Want to be Gay, is That So Wrong]]: Harvey constants gets his feelings hurt when his guests are weirded out by questions whether they find him attractive (but it doesn't stop him from asking every time).
* [[{{Hypocrite}} I Just Want to be a Hypocrite, is That So Wrong]]: When Creator/KathleenTurner visits his show, she turns the tables and asks him if he finds her attractive (despite being gay), and he gets just as weirded out by it as his guests get when he does it to them.


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* {{Hypocrite}}: Church Lady sometimes riffs evangelical public figures (such as Ted Cruz and Jim Bakker) for claiming to be more holy than everyone else, meanwhile it's pretty much her whole schtick.


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* {{Hypocrite}}: Church Lady sometimes riffs evangelical public figures (such as Ted Cruz and Jim Bakker) for claiming to be more holy than everyone else, meanwhile it's pretty much her whole schtick.

schtick. Though, granted, it may be less their attitude and more that she just doesn't believe they are actually all that holy to begin with.
* SnarkKnight: Despite being a parody of humourless {{Moral Guardian}}s, Church Lady is an absolute smart-ass.
* StrawmanHasAPoint: She makes a number of quite intelligent and insightful comments about her guests (or at least, the parodies she interviews), correctly pointing out their shallowness, selfishness or stupidity.

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* CatchPhrase: "I'm just a caveman."

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* CatchPhrase: "I'm just a caveman. Your world frightens and confuses me."


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* ComicallyMissingThePoint: Shallon and her classmates always miss the point the adult is trying to say. In fact they usually get it completely reversed.

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* StockFootage: Toones's crashes are stock footage clips of cars driving off cliffs.


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* StockFootage: Toones's Toonces's crashes are stock footage clips of cars driving off cliffs.




->Played by Creator/MikeMyers (Wayne) an Dana Carvey (Garth)

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->Played by Creator/MikeMyers (Wayne) an Dana Carvey Creator/DanaCarvey (Garth)


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[[WMG: Shallon]]
->Played by Creator/NasimPedrad

Ten-year old girl whose class is visited by a variety of adult speakers giving safety lessons.

* AdultsAreUseless: Shallon makes mincemeat of well-meaning adults trying to teach her class about safety.
* DisappearedDad: Shallon has never met her father. Doesn't stop her from rationalizing talking to strangers because they might be her dad's friends.
* InsaneTrollLogic: Shallon takes anything an adult says and twists it nearly to its opposite meaning, or to something completely unrelated. Her classmates also do that, to a lesser extent.

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[[WMG: Wayne Campbell]]
->Played by Creator/MikeMyers

The host of Wayne's World, a community access cable show in Aurora Illinois.

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[[WMG: Wayne Campbell]]
Campbell and Garth Algar]]
->Played by Creator/MikeMyers

Creator/MikeMyers (Wayne) an Dana Carvey (Garth)

The host hosts of Wayne's World, a community access cable show in Aurora Illinois.



** "Party on, Garth"

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** "Party on, Garth"Wayne!" "Party on, Garth!"



** "Shwing!"



* {{Sidekick}}: Garth



[[WMG: Garth Algar]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey

Co-host of Wayne's World.

* CatchPhrase: "Party on, Wayne!"
* {{Sidekick}}




* CampStraight: Mango is as camp as it gets but not gay.

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* CampStraight: Mango is as camp as it gets but is not gay.


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[[WMG: Macgruber]]
->Played by Creator/WillForte

Making life-saving inventions out of household materials; getting in and [[CoversAlwaysLie out]] of ultra sticky situations; the guy's a friggin genius.

* ComicalOverreacting: Macgruber often reacts violently to other people doing something innocent (and very often Macgruber had just asked them to do).
* DramaQueen: Macgruber takes just about everything, good or bad, as a personal attack.
* ExplosiveStupidity: Every time. PlayedForLaughs.
* InformedAbility: We're told that he is great at [[MacGyvering getting out of sticky situations]], but we never actually see it....
* StereotypeReactionGag: Whenever there's a black, gay, Muslim, etc., person around, you can expect this.
* TimeBomb: A common sticky situation Macgruber finds himself in.

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* {{Mondegreen}} Due to her deafness, she misinterprets things and ends up talking about such topics as presidential erections, sax and violins on television, and the deaf penalty.


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* {{Mondegreen}} {{Mondegreen}}: Due to her deafness, she misinterprets things and ends up talking about such topics as presidential erections, sax and violins on television, and the deaf penalty.







* CatchPhrase:
** "I'm just a caveman."

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* CatchPhrase:
**
CatchPhrase: "I'm just a caveman."



A nightclub dancer who inspires hopeless infatuation in a lot of people.

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A An effeminate nightclub dancer who inspires hopeless infatuation in a lot of people.



* DudeMagnet: Men are enthralled by him
* TheTease: In spite of the fact that Mango doesn't really want all the attention, he can't help teasing


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* DudeMagnet: Men are enthralled by him
him.
* TheTease: In spite of the fact that Mango doesn't really want all the attention, he can't help teasing

teasing people.




->Played by Creator/RachaelDratch

* AsideGlance: She looks straight into the camera every time she drops some bad news
* BearerOfBadNews: Pretty much every time she speaks
* BornUnlucky: Much, but not all, of her bad news is applicable directly to her
* StockSoundEffects: An "uh oh" sound plays comes after every bit of bad news


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->Played by Creator/RachaelDratch

Creator/RachelDratch

* AsideGlance: She looks straight into the camera every time she drops some bad news
news.
* BearerOfBadNews: Pretty much every time she speaks
speaks.
* BornUnlucky: Much, but not all, of her bad news is applicable directly to her
her.
* StockSoundEffects: An "uh oh" sound plays comes after every bit of bad news

news during her AsideGlance.




* BigStupidDoodooHead: In spite of Creator/SethMeyers calling her website "notoriously snarky", most of Angie's insults are juvenile and silly
* BookDumb: Angie doesn't know the current president or where North America is, but is on all the Hollywood gossip
* IllGirl: She's always congested


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* BigStupidDoodooHead: In spite of Creator/SethMeyers calling her website "notoriously snarky", most of Angie's insults are juvenile and silly
silly.
* BookDumb: Angie doesn't know the current president or where North America is, but is up on all the Hollywood gossip
gossip.
* IllGirl: She's always congested

congested.




* CampGay: Stefan puts an Ed-Hardy-like chic on his campiness.

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* CampGay: Stefan Stefon puts an Ed-Hardy-like chic on his campiness.

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\n* DudeMagnet: Men are enthralled by him
* TheTease: In spite of the fact that Mango doesn't really want all the attention, he can't help teasing


[[WMG: Debbie Downer]]
->Played by Creator/RachaelDratch

* AsideGlance: She looks straight into the camera every time she drops some bad news
* BearerOfBadNews: Pretty much every time she speaks
* BornUnlucky: Much, but not all, of her bad news is applicable directly to her
* StockSoundEffects: An "uh oh" sound plays comes after every bit of bad news



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[[WMG: Angie Tempura]]
->Played by Creator/MichaelaWatkins

Blogger of the notoriously snarkly website bitchpleeze.com, who visited Weekend Update a few times.

* BigStupidDoodooHead: In spite of Creator/SethMeyers calling her website "notoriously snarky", most of Angie's insults are juvenile and silly
* BookDumb: Angie doesn't know the current president or where North America is, but is on all the Hollywood gossip
* IllGirl: She's always congested

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* ShoutOut: Toones sketches often parody movies with notable driving scenes, such as Film/DrivingMissDaisy, Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay, Film/{{Bullitt}}, and Film/RebelWithoutACause.

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* ShoutOut: Toones Toonces sketches often parody movies with notable driving scenes, such as Film/DrivingMissDaisy, Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay, Film/{{Bullitt}}, and Film/RebelWithoutACause.


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[[WMG: Nick Burns]]
->Played by Creator/JimmyFallon

Your company's computer guy. He'll fix your computer, then he's gonna make fun of you.

* CatchPhrase:
** "Was that so hard?"
** "MOVE!"
* {{Jerkass}}
* TechnoWizard: Nick can (usually) fix computers by random typing for a few seconds.

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An old lady with hearing problems who appears on WeekendUpdate to complain about editorials

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An old lady with hearing problems who appears on WeekendUpdate Weekend Update to complain about editorials




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[[WMG: Hans and Franz]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey (Hans) and Creator/KevinNealon (Franz)

Two Austrian bodybuilders, hosts of Pumping Up with Hans and Franz

* TheAhnold: One of the earliest examples. When Creator/ArnoldSchwarzenegger hosted, he played himself paying his "cousins" a visit. Schwarzenegger himself would later use parts of their act while campaigning for governor of California.
* CatchPhrase: "I am Hans." "Und I am Franz." "And we're here to pump [clap] you up!"
* FakeMuscles: Part of their costume, though not InUniverse.




* {{Corpsing}}: Not from Farley himself, but his co-stars would often be in stitches whenever he was in character. On the first Matt Foley sketch, David Spade spent most of the time with his hand over his mouth.



A nightclub dancer who has a inspires hopeless infatuation in a lot of people.

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A nightclub dancer who has a inspires hopeless infatuation in a lot of people.


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* OneSceneWonder: Has so far made only one appearance, but he's already achieved iconic status through MemeticMutation.

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[[WMG: Church Lady]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey

Church Lady is the host of Church Chat, a talk show where she riffs on various visiting celebrities and public figures for their sinful lifestyles.

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[[WMG: Church Lady]]
Samurai Futaba]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey

Church Lady
Creator/JohnBelushi

A samurai warrior working in modern New York.

* AnachronismStew: There is no reason for an 18th Century Japanese feudal warrior to be doing odd jobs in 20th Century New York. Other than RuleOfFunny, of course.
* KatanasAreBetter: No matter what the task, his katana
is the host of Church Chat, perfect tool for it.
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Is based on Creator/ToshiroMifune's role on ''Film/{{Yojimbo}}''.
* {{Seppuku}}: Often attempts it over any disappointment.
* WhyDoYouKeepChangingJobs: Has
a talk show where different job in each appearance.


[[WMG: Emily Litella]]
->Played by Creator/GildaRadner

An old lady with hearing problems who appears on WeekendUpdate to complain about editorials

* CatchPhrase: "Never mind."
* {{Mondegreen}} Due to her deafness,
she riffs on various visiting celebrities misinterprets things and public figures for their sinful lifestyles.
ends up talking about such topics as presidential erections, sax and violins on television, and the deaf penalty.


[[WMG: Roseanne Roseannadanna]]
->Played by Creator/GildaRadner

A frequent commentator on Weekend Update.


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** "Well, it just goes to show you, it's always something."
** "I thought I was gonna die!"
** "It may surprise you that I, Roseanne Roseannadanna..."
* ShaggyFrogStory: Her editorials end up as stories about celebrities doing gross things.


[[WMG: Church Lady]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey

Church Lady is the host of Church Chat, a talk show where she riffs on various visiting celebrities and public figures for their sinful lifestyles.

* CatchPhrase:


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Co-host of Wayne's World.


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[[WMG: Matt Foley]]
->Played by Creator/ChrisFarley

An incompentent motivational speaker.

* CatchPhrase:
** "My name is Matt Foley. I'm 35 years old, I'm thrice divorced, and I live in a '''van''' down by the '''river'''!
** "Well, whoop-dee-freakin'-doo!/lah-dee-freakin'-dah!"
* TheKlutz: Each sketch ends with him breaking furniture by jumping on it. The first time was accidental, but it got such a big reaction that it became part of the character.
* LivesInAVan... down by the river!
* ScareEmStraight: His main motivational tactic is to show people that if they don't change they could become a big loser like him.

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[[WMG: Irwin Mainway]]
->Played by Creator/DanAkroyd

A ruthless profiteer who makes dangerous children's toys.

* CorruptCorporateExecutive: Makes dangerous children's toys such as Bag o' Glass, Johnny Switchblade: Adventure Punk, and Chainsaw Teddy, apparently legally.
* SmugSnake




* CatchPhrase: Catch Phrases are a big part of Wayne's act. Some famous ones:

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* CatchPhrase: Catch Phrases phrases are a big part of Wayne's act. Some famous ones:



* HiddenDepths: Wayne's World's typical material is the current heavy metal music scene and some pop culture, but the show often delves into sophisticated issues, such as when he had a discussion with Creator/Aerosmith over the fall of communism.

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* HiddenDepths: Wayne's World's typical material is the current heavy metal music scene and some pop culture, but the show often delves into sophisticated issues, such as when he had a discussion with Creator/Aerosmith Music/{{Aerosmith}} over the fall of communism.



[[WMG: Unfrozen Cavemen Lawyer]]

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[[WMG: Unfrozen Cavemen Caveman Lawyer]]



[[WMG: Mango]]
->Played by Creator/ChrisKattan

A nightclub dancer who has a inspires hopeless infatuation in a lot of people.

* CampStraight: Mango is as camp as it gets but not gay.




* Corpsing: A big part of Stefon's act is laughing out of character, made all the more hilarious by his generally oblivious in-character personality.

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* Corpsing: {{Corpsing}}: A big part of Stefon's act is laughing out of character, made all the more hilarious by his generally oblivious in-character personality.



* BuffySpeak: Girl at a Party is both a parody and a shining example of it.



* BuffySpeak: Girl at a Party is both a parody and a shining example of it.
* Malaproper: Has trouble with big words.


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* BuffySpeak: Girl at a Party is both a parody and a shining example of it.
* Malaproper:
{{Malaproper}}: Has trouble with big words.




--> "Why did you go all-in on David Pumpkins?"

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--> '''Beck''': "Why did you go all-in on David Pumpkins?"
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Series/SaturdayNightLive, being a long running sketch show, has LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters.


[[WMG: Church Lady]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey

Church Lady is the host of Church Chat, a talk show where she riffs on various visiting celebrities and public figures for their sinful lifestyles.

* CatchPhrase:
** "Well, isn't that special."
** "Could it be... SATAN?"
* DeadpanSnarker: Church Lady takes sarcasm UpToEleven.
* HolierThanThou: Church Lady's raison d'etre.
* {{Hypocrite}}: Church Lady sometimes riffs evangelical public figures (such as Ted Cruz and Jim Bakker) for claiming to be more holy than everyone else, meanwhile it's pretty much her whole schtick.


[[WMG: Toonces the Driving Cat]]

The cat who can drive a car. He drives around, all over the town.

* CaptainCrash: Toonces drives off a cliff every time he's behind the wheel.
* GreenEyedMonster: In one sketch, Toonces becomes insanely jealous when another cat gets a driver's license, so he chloroforms the other cat and takes his place, with disastrous results.
* ShoutOut: Toones sketches often parody movies with notable driving scenes, such as Film/DrivingMissDaisy, Film/Terminator2JudgmentDay, Film/{{Bullitt}}, and Film/RebelWithoutACause.
* StockFootage: Toones's crashes are stock footage clips of cars driving off cliffs.


[[WMG: Wayne Campbell]]
->Played by Creator/MikeMyers

The host of Wayne's World, a community access cable show in Aurora Illinois.

* CatchPhrase: Catch Phrases are a big part of Wayne's act. Some famous ones:
** "Party on, Garth"
** "Excellent!"
** "Shyeah, and monkeys might fly out of my butt."
** "No Way!"
* HiddenDepths: Wayne's World's typical material is the current heavy metal music scene and some pop culture, but the show often delves into sophisticated issues, such as when he had a discussion with Creator/Aerosmith over the fall of communism.
* TopTenList: Wayne and Garth often make top ten lists for Wayne's World.


[[WMG: Garth Algar]]
->Played by Creator/DanaCarvey

* CatchPhrase: "Party on, Wayne!"
* {{Sidekick}}


[[WMG: Pat]]
->Played by Creator/JuliaSweeney

A person of AmbiguousGender in various situations.

* AmbiguousGender: Pretty much the entire joke.


[[WMG: The Continental]]
->Played by Creator/ChristopherWalken

A creepy guy who steals women's mail to lure them to his apartment so that he can seduce them, only to fail miserably.

* CasanovaWannabe: He uses tricks like stealing mail to lure women to his apartment, but makes an incompetent buffoon of himself.
* EverythingSoundsSexierInFrench: The Continental believes this, hence why he loves nothing more than fine sham-pan-ya.
* FoodSlap: The women he's seducing tend to throw champange in his face (often repeatedly).
* DirtyOldMan: He lures younger women to his apartment to try to seduce them, hilariously incompetently.
* ThePeepingTom:
** In one sketch, the Continental has a telescope aimed at his victim's window.
** In another, he's rigged a bathroom mirror so he can watch his guest use the toilet.
* PovCam: The Continental is shot from the point of view of his intended victim.


[[WMG: Unfrozen Cavemen Lawyer]]
->Played by Creator/PhilHartman

He used to be a caveman, but now he's a lawyer.

* CatchPhrase:
** "I'm just a caveman."
* ChewbaccaDefense: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer uses his caveman roots to convince jurors that he is more primitive and in-tune with nature and therefore his words are more truthful.
* InHarmonyWithNature: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer invokes this trope on himself (falsely) to gain the trust of jurors.
* SmugSmiler: Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer flashes an evil grin at the camera every time he wins a case.


[[WMG: Stefon]]
->Played by Creator/BillHeder

A critic who makes regular reviews of New York's hottest new clubs on Weekend Update.

* CampGay: Stefan puts an Ed-Hardy-like chic on his campiness.
* CatchPhrase: "This place has everything."
* CoolestClubEver: Stefon parodies this trope on his Weekend Update appearances, listing New Yorks hottest clubs and their increasingly absurd attractions.
* Corpsing: A big part of Stefon's act is laughing out of character, made all the more hilarious by his generally oblivious in-character personality.
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Stefon's first appearance had him and his brother (played by Creator/BenAffleck) as polar-opposite television producers.
* HappilyMarried: [[spoiler:to Creator/SethMeyers.]]


[[WMG: The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation with at a Party]]
->Played by Creator/CecilyStrong

A regular Weekend Update guest who shares her unique opinions about current world issues.

* CloudCuckoolander: Big time.
* BuffySpeak: Girl at a Party is both a parody and a shining example of it.
* Malaproper: Has trouble with big words.


[[WMG: David Pumpkins]]
->Played by Creator/TomHanks

A made-up Halloween character in a pumpkin party suit, who's the main attraction in a "100 Floors of Frights" elevator ride.

* CatchPhrase: "Any Questions?"
* FauxHorrific: David Pumpkins says he's going to "scare the hell out of you", but all he does is confuse the people on the ride.
* MysteriousMiddleInitial:
--> '''David Pumpkins''': What's my name?
--> '''Skeletons''': David S. Pumpkins
--> '''David Pumpkins''': Any questions?
--> '''Beck''': Yes! Several!
* OverusedRunningGag: {{Invoked}} after David Pumpkins kept appearing the "100 Floors of Frights" ride.
--> "Why did you go all-in on David Pumpkins?"
* ThoseTwoGuys: David Pumpkins' skeleton sidekicks

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