Season 14 is the fourteenth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 8, 1988 and May 20, 1989. It premiered on October 8, 1988 on NBC, hosted by actor Tom Hanks with musical guest, Keith Richards, and came to a conclusion on May 20, 1989, hosted by comedian, actor, writer, producer, playwright and musician Steve Martin with musical guests Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers included a tribute to original (and former) cast member Gilda Radner, who passed away earlier that day.
The new opening montage featured new video, including blue hue clips of the cast in a bar setting. A new show logo was used starting with this season. It was made up of the words SATURDAY + NIGHT + LIVE styled in a circle. It was used until the end of the show's 20th anniversary season in 1995.
This season notably saw the death of a second original cast member, Gilda Radner, who died on the day of the season finale from ovarian cancer. In memory of Radner, Steve Martin showed a clip from the "Dancing in the Dark" sketch from the 1978 episode hosted by Martin in lieu of his planned monologue.
This season introduced a new sketch entitled "Wayne's World".
Cast Changes[]
Before the start of the season, no changes were made to the cast. Al Franken, having rejoined the show as a writer and occasional on-screen performer three years ago, was once again credited as a featured cast member. As the season progressed, Lorne Michaels would hire two new people to the cast: Mike Myers and Ben Stiller, who joined the show mid-season as featured players. Myers made his debut as a cast member midseason. Stiller had actually appeared on the show before; his film made it onto the show in the episode hosted by Charlton Heston in 1987. This was the only season of the show for Stiller. After being on the show for four episodes, Stiller left due to creative differences with Michaels.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
 Dana Carvey |
 Nora Dunn |
 Phil Hartman |
 Jan Hooks |
 Victoria Jackson |
 Jon Lovitz |
 Dennis Miller |
 Kevin Nealon |
Featured Players[]
 A. Whitney Brown |
 Al Franken |
 Mike Myers |
 Ben Stiller |
Changes[]
- Mike Myers: hired January 21
- Ben Stiller: Hired March 25; left April 22
Births[]
- James Austin Johnson (July 19, 1989)
Deaths[]
Opening Montage[]
S14
This opening montage would be used through season 15.
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| Preceded by: Season 13 |
Season 14 (1988— 1989) |
Followed by: Season 15 |
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