Season 17 premiered on September 28, 1991 with host Michael Jordan and concluded on May 16, 1992 with host Woody Harrelson . The cast turnover that started the the previous season would continue, as Beth Cahill , Ellen Cleghorne , Sibohan Fallon and Melanie Hutsell were all added to the cast and Robert Smigel was promoted from within the writer's room.
Cast Members [ ] At the end of the season, Rob Schneider and Julia Sweeney were promoted to repertory status, Victoria Jackson left the show, Sioban Fallon and Beth Cahill were fired from the show, and Melanie Hutsell was promoted to the middle category.
Repertory [ ]
Dana Carvey
Chris Farley
Phil Hartman
Victoria Jackson
Mike Myers
Kevin Nealon
Chris Rock
Julia Sweeney
Also starring [ ]
Ellen Cleghorne
Siobhan Fallon
Tim Meadows
Adam Sandler
Rob Schneider
David Spade
Featured [ ]
Beth Cahill
Al Franken
Melanie Hutsell
Robert Smigel
Episodes [ ]
Episode
Season
Date
Host(s)
Musical Guest(s)
307
1
September 28, 1991
Michael Jordan
Public Enemy
308
2
October 5, 1991
Jeff Daniels
Color Me Badd
309
3
October 12, 1991
Kirstie Alley
Tom Petty
310
4
October 26, 1991
Christian Slater
Bonnie Raitt
311
5
November 2, 1991
Kiefer Sutherland
Skid Row
312
6
November 16, 1991
Linda Hamilton
Mariah Carey
313
7
November 23, 1991
Macaulay Culkin
Tin Machine
314
8
December 7, 1991
MC Hammer
315
9
December 14, 1991
Steve Martin
James Taylor
316
10
January 11, 1992
Rob Morrow
Nirvana
317
11
January 18, 1992
Chevy Chase
Robbie Robertson Bruce Hornsby & the Range
318
12
February 8, 1992
Susan Dey
C&C Music Factory
319
13
February 15, 1992
Jason Priestley
Teenage Fanclub
320
14
February 22, 1992
Roseanne Arnold Tom Arnold
Red Hot Chili Peppers
321
15
March 14, 1992
John Goodman
Garth Brooks
322
16
March 21, 1992
Mary Stuart Masterson
En Vogue
323
17
April 11, 1992
Sharon Stone
Pearl Jam
324
18
April 18, 1992
Jerry Seinfeld
Annie Lennox
325
19
May 9, 1992
Tom Hanks
Bruce Springsteen
326
20
May 16, 1992
Woody Harrelson
Vanessa Williams
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