Saturday Night Live season 12
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The twelfth season of Saturday Night Live, an American sketch comedy series, originally aired in the United States on NBC between October 11, 1986 and May 23, 1987.
History
When the 1986-1987 season began, only Jon Lovitz, Nora Dunn, Dennis Miller, and featured player A. Whitney Brown returned as cast members. Michaels went back to his original tactic of assembling a strong ensemble of relative unknowns, led by Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson, and Kevin Nealon.[1]
The first show of the 1986–1987 season opened with Madonna, host of the previous season opener, telling the audience that the entire 1985–1986 season had been a "horrible, horrible dream".[2] Carvey's Church Lady character debuted in this episode.[3]
Hartman's send-up of President Ronald Reagan kickstarted the most fruitful and successful period of political parody on SNL. Carvey's widely remembered impression of then Vice President George H. W. Bush debuted in the following season. [4][5]
Other popular sketches introduced this season include Mr. Subliminal,[6] the Sweeney Sisters,[7] and Derek Stevens.[8]
Cast
Returning cast members included A. Whitney Brown, Nora Dunn, Jon Lovitz and Dennis Miller. Al Franken continued to write on the show, dropping his featured player status that he held for one episode of the previous season. In rebuilding the cast, Lorne Michaels returned to his usual practice of hiring unknown performers from stand-up and improv comedy backgrounds.[9] New cast members included Dana Carvey, Phil Hartman, Jan Hooks, Victoria Jackson and Kevin Nealon.[10][11]
Cast roster
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Unlike featured players in most other 80s/90s seasons, A. Whitney Brown and Kevin Nealon are credited in the opening montage for every single episode this season.
Writers
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Episodes
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References
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