THIS LIST WAS NOT MADE BY AN ACCREDITED SNL FAN BUT BY AN ENTHUSIASTIC BLOGGER WITH A LOVE FOR ALL OF JULIA SWEENEY'S MEMORABLE CHARACTERS: Paste lists SNL's top 30 characters of all time, and while I can forgive the exclusion of Gilly, who most people outside of my immediate family can't stand, how can you leave Nick the Lounge Singer off the roster? And I am guessing characters excludes celebrities or else Alex Trebek & Sean Connery and even Buckwheat would be here. And while Dan Aykroyd merits the most mentions with four (Killer Bees, Wild and Crazy Guys, Coneheads and Blues Bros.), Dana Carvey wins the most praise for holding down the top two slots, solo with the Church Lady at No. 2 and alongside Wayne at No. 1. But seriously, Pat?
So, who else deserved to be on the list? Talk amongst yourselves (No. 11) in the comments.