Entertainment TV Ahead of John Mulaney's 5th Time Hosting 'SNL' , See Which Other Celebs Are in the Show's Five-Timers Club Tom Hanks coined the term 'Five-Timers Club' in 1990 after he hosted Saturday Night Live for the fifth time — see who else has hosted the late-night sketch show five times (or more!) By Andrea Wurzburger Updated on February 26, 2022 05:50 AM Share Tweet Pin Email Trending Videos 01 of 22 Buck Henry Getty 1st Time Hosting: Jan. 17, 1976 5th Time Hosting: Nov. 19, 1977 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 10 The late actor and filmmaker was the very first host to reach the Five-Timers Club! 02 of 22 Steve Martin Getty 1st Time Hosting: Oct. 23, 1976 5th Time Hosting: April 22, 1978 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 15 Fun fact: Martin took the least amount of time to gain admittance into the Five-Timers Club — he hosted five times in 546 days. 03 of 22 Elliott Gould Getty 1st Time Hosting: Jan. 10, 1976 5th Time Hosting: Feb. 15, 1980 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 6 Friends star Gould hosted his sixth and seemingly last episode of Saturday Night Live just nine months after joining the Five-Timers Club. 04 of 22 Chevy Chase Getty 1st Time Hosting: Feb. 18, 1978 5th Time Hosting: Dec. 6, 1986 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 8 The original "Weekend Update: host may have left SNL after just one season, but he couldn't stay away for long: he has hosted the show eight times (and made plenty of guest appearances)! 05 of 22 Candice Bergen Getty 1st Time Hosting: Nov. 8, 1975 5th Time Hosting: May 19, 1990 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 Bergen made SNL history when she became the show's very first female host in 1975, and then she did it again when she became the first woman to join the Five-Timers Club in 1990! 06 of 22 Tom Hanks Getty 1st Time Hosting: Dec. 14, 1985 5th Time Hosting: Dec. 8, 1990 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 10 Hanks is actually the one who first mentioned the notorious Five-Timers Club on air when he hosted in 1990. At the time, he showed off his "membership card" and was welcomed into the "club" by members Steve Martin, Elliot Gould and honorary member Paul Simon (who only hosted four times, but was a musical guest so often that they let him in). 07 of 22 Danny DeVito Getty 1st Time Hosting: May 15, 1982 5th Time Hosting: Jan. 9, 1993 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 6 DeVito has hosted SNL six times in total, earning his Five-Timer membership in 1993. 08 of 22 John Goodman Getty 1st Time Hosting: Dec. 2, 1989 5th Time Hosting: May 7, 1994 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 13 Goodman has hosted SNL a whopping 13 times, which makes him one of the most frequent hosts of the show, just behind Steve Martin (15 times) and Alec Baldwin (17 times). 09 of 22 Alec Baldwin Alec Baldwin as Donald Trump on SNL. Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty 1st Time Hosting: April 21, 1990 5th Time Hosting: Dec. 10, 1994 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 17 Baldwin holds the record of most times hosting SNL, and his stint as Donald Trump earned him an Emmy Award in 2017. 10 of 22 Bill Murray Getty 1st Time Hosting: March 7, 1981 5th Time Hosting: Feb. 20, 1999 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 Murray, who was part of the show's cast from 1977 to 1980, made it into the Five-Timers Club in 1999, but has not hosted since. 11 of 22 Christopher Walken Getty 1st Time Hosting: Jan. 20, 1990 5th Time Hosting: May 19, 2001 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 7 Looks like the people at SNL had a fever, and the only prescription is more cowbell ... and Christopher Walken. 12 of 22 Drew Barrymore Getty 1st Time Hosting: Nov. 20, 1982 5th Time Hosting: Feb. 3, 2007 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 6 Barrymore made history her first time hosting in 1982, when she was the youngest host in the show's history at just 7 years old! She didn't stop there, though, eventually joining the Five-Timers Club in 2007. 13 of 22 Justin Timberlake Getty 1st Time Hosting: Oct. 11, 2003 5th Time Hosting: March 9, 2013 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 Timberlake earned his spot in the Fiver-Timers Club in 2013, and in honor of the momentous occasion, he got to meet Steve Martin, Candice Bergen, Alec Baldwin, Chevy Chase, Tom Hanks and Paul Simon in the revived Five-Timers sketch. 14 of 22 Ben Affleck Getty 1st Time Hosting: Feb. 19, 2000 5th Time Hosting: May 18, 2013 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 Affleck first appeared on the show in 2000, and joined the Five-Timers Club 13 years later in May 2013. 15 of 22 Tina Fey Getty 1st Time Hosting: Feb. 23, 2008 5th Time Hosting: Dec. 19, 2015 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 6 Fey had a pretty impressive tenure on SNL, ranging from head writer to "Weekend Update" host to Sarah Palin impressionist, and (as if that isn't enough) she has hosted the show six times since making her exit in 2006. 16 of 22 Scarlett Johansson Getty 1st Time Hosting: Jan. 14, 2006 5thTime Hosting: March 11, 2017 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 6 Johansson didn't just get an awesome jacket to commemorate her club status, she also managed to meet her husband, "Weekend Update" host Colin Jost, and the pair welcomed a baby boy in August 2021. So there are plenty of perks to being a Five-Timer! 17 of 22 Melissa McCarthy Getty 1st Time Hosting: Oct. 1, 2011 5th Time Hosting: May 13, 2017 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 It's not a surprise that the hilarious actress has hosted SNL five times. McCarthy even won an Emmy for her side-splitting portrayal of former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer in 2017. 18 of 22 Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson Getty 1st Time Hosting: March 18, 2000 5th Time Hosting: May 20, 2017 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 2017 was a big year for Five-Timers. First Scarlett Johansson, then Melissa McCarthy and then Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson — all in the span of a few months! 19 of 22 Jonah Hill Getty 1st Time Hosting: March 15, 2008 5th Time Hosting: Nov. 3, 2018 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 Hill got to join the Five-Timers in 2018, and was welcomed into the club by a few of its female members: Tina Fey, Drew Barrymore and Candice Bergen. 20 of 22 Will Ferrell Getty 1st Time Hosting: Nov. 15, 2008 5th Time Hosting: Dec. Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 Ferrell graced the SNL soundstage for seven years, but you might be surprised to find that he only joined the Five-Timers Club in November 2019. 21 of 22 Paul Rudd Getty 1st Time Hosting: Nov. 15, 2008 5th Time Hosting: Dec. 18, 2021 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 Reigning Sexiest Man Alive Rudd joined the exclusive club with his fifth hosting gig on Dec. 18 — a slightly unconventional episode that was majorly scaled-back amid the omicron wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. 22 of 22 John Mulaney John Mulaney on SNL. Will Heath/NBC 1st Time Hosting: April 14, 2018 5th Time Hosting: Feb. 26, 2022 Number of Times Hosting in Total: 5 Mulaney — who served as a writer on the show for four seasons beginning in 2008 — is the fourth SNL writer to host the show, despite never appearing as an official cast member. Others who have that distinction include Conan O'Brien, Louis C.K., and Larry David.