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First episode airs on NBC featuring a cast starring the likes of Jon Belushi, Chevy Chase, and others.
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Eddie Murphy joins the cast for a span of four years. Murphy went on to have a sucessfull film career.
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In the season prior, the entire cast was fired, and a new cast featuring Phil Hartman and Jon Lovitz made an impression. The older, more experienced cast, though not hugely famous, made much more successfull seasons.
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The 1991 season introduced the first major changes to the cast in years, introducing the king of comedy, Chris Farley. David Spade was also added in this season.
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Jimmy Fallon was introduced to the cast of Saturday Night Live in 1998. Fallon has his own late night talk show on air now.
