This Saturday marks the finale of the 39th season of “Saturday Night Live.” Show alum Andy Samberg is hosting the show, after leaving “SNL” for “Brooklyn Nine-Nine,” the show that made him a star and a Golden Globe winner.
But not all of “SNL” troupers who’ve left the show have been able to maintain their career momentum once they’ve left the 11:35 p.m. spotlight.
Here are some of the forgotten greats of “SNL” who once shone brightly.
Chris Kattan
Kattan was a classic character act, with such memorable roles as Mango the male stripper, goth high-schooler Azrael Abyss and Gay Hitler. He’s probably best remembered, though, as one half of the head-banging Butabi brothers with Will Ferrell.
The sketch was turned into the 1998 movie flop “Night at the Roxbury.”
Tim Meadows
He spent 10 seasons with “SNL,” and in that time racked up a slew of fan-favorite impressions, including Oprah, O.J. Simpson and Michael Jackson.
His sex-therapy radio show host, “The Ladies’ Man,” also got his own movie in 2000.
Molly Shannon
Shannon’s numerous characters included Terri Rialto — host of the NPR show “Delicious Dish” opposite Ana Gasteyer — and Sally O’Malley, a 50-year-old dancer who loved to “kick, stretch and kick!”
Her biggest accomplishment, though, has to be the armpit-sniffing Mary Katherine Gallagher, cemented into history with the 1999 movie “Superstar” (another flop).
Dana Carvey
Like Myers, Carvey is probably most recognized for the “Wayne’s World” sketches and movies, where he played Garth Algar. He was also a master of impersonations, most notably George H. W. Bush and Ross Perot, which put him front and center during political sketches.
His “Church Lady” character, the host of “Church Chat,” still endures.
Rob Schneider
Fans loved Schneider’s wacky parts, including the Sensitive Naked Man and “The Richmeister,” an office guy who gave his co-workers annoying nicknames.
He arguably found more success with movies including “The Hot Chick” and “Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo.”
Rachel Dratch
A character actress with a capital “C,” Dratch’s biggest hits included Hollywood producer Abe Scheinwald and Boston teen Denise “Zazu” McDonough.
Her kill-the-party-vibe “Debbie Downer” is her legacy.