The 9th season of Saturday Night Live began on October 8, 1983 and ended on May 12, 1984. The cast remained the same from season 8, with the addition of Jim Belushi was added to the cast, making his debut on the third episode of the season. Later midway in the season in February 1984, Eddie Murphy began appearing intermittently- Jamie Lee Curtis joked about his absence in her monologue, he appeared only via a taped sketch on the March 17 episode, was dropped from the credits for one show, returned for one show, and left for good. With Joe Piscopo, who had been clashing with producer Dick Ebersol since Murphy's hosting gig the previous season, left at the end of the season. With the Murphy-Piscopo nucleus gone, Ebersol looked to reinvent the cast, and would force out Robin Duke, Tim Kazurinsky, and Brad Hall at the end of the season.
Brad Hall, who had been anchoring Weekend Update (then called Saturday Night News) since the previous season, left the position in January of 1984.[6] For the rest of the season and into the next, both cast members and SNL guest-hosts would take turns at the anchor chair. Hall himself left SNL at the end of the season.
Cast[]
Repertory Players[]
Changes[]
- Eddie Murphy: Last April 14; Not credited April 7, May 5, and May 12
Episodes[]
Births[]
- Kate McKinnon (January 6, 1984)
- Cecily Strong (February 8, 1984)
- Kyle Mooney (September 4, 1984)
- Beck Bennett (October 1, 1984)
| Preceded by: Season 8 |
Season 9 (1983— 1984) |
Followed by: Season 10 |
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