Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1989–90

The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced between September 24, 1989, and May 19, 1990, the fifteenth season of SNL.

Lank Thompson

Mike Myers played Lank Thompson in three different sketches. Thompson was a very handsome man who marketed a line of videos to help men look and act more handsomely. Debuted October 21, 1989.

Appearances

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
15	October 21, 1989	Kathleen Turner	Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Man
16	February 23, 1991	Alec Baldwin	Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Actor
17	April 18, 1992	Jerry Seinfeld	Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Black Man

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

A parody of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, with Dana Carvey impersonating Johnny Carson and Phil Hartman impersonating Ed McMahon.

Appearances

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
15	October 28, 1989	James Woods
15	January 20, 1990	Christopher Walken
15	May 19, 1990	Candice Bergen
16	October 27, 1990	Patrick Swayze
16	May 18, 1991	George Wendt	The Carsenio Show
17	October 5, 1991	Jeff Daniels
17	May 16, 1992	Woody Harrelson
20	October 22,1994	Dana Carvey	The OJ Trial

Lyle the Effeminate Heterosexual

An effeminate character played by Dana Carvey who needs to convince others that he is not gay. Debuted November 11, 1989.

Appearances

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
15	November 11, 1989	Chris Evert
17	March 21, 1992	Mary Stuart Masterson

Annoying Man

Portrayed by Jon Lovitz, he spoke in a high-pitched nasal voice and did annoying things in front of Weekend Update's Dennis Miller, such as chewing with his mouth open, or scratching a fork across a slate chalkboard. These sketches often ended with Lovitz saying something in a calm, cultured, refined tone; for example, "You don't have to yell" or "I love you." Debuted November 11, 1989.

Appearances

Season	Episode	Host
15	November 11, 1989	Chris Evert
15	December 2, 1989	John Goodman
15	January 20, 1990	Christopher Walken
15	February 24, 1990	Fred Savage
15	March 17, 1990	Rob Lowe
15	May 12, 1990	Andrew Dice Clay
16	December 15, 1990	Dennis Quaid

Singing Cowboys

A Dana Carvey and Phil Hartman sketch.

Appearances

Season	Episode	Host
15	November 18, 1989	Woody Harrelson
16	September 29, 1990	Kyle MacLachlan
16	March 23, 1991	Jeremy Irons
17	January 11, 1992	Rob Morrow
17	May 16, 1992	Woody Harrelson

Hanukkah Harry

Jon Lovitz plays a Jewish variation of Santa Claus. Debuted December 16, 1989.

Appearances

Season	Episode	Host	Notes
15	December 16, 1989	Andie MacDowell
15	April 14, 1990	Corbin Bernsen

The Continental

Christopher Walken plays a self-imagined ladies' man. Debuted January 20, 1990.

Appearances

Season	Episode	Host
15	January 20, 1990	Christopher Walken
18	October 24, 1992	Christopher Walken
21	January 13, 1996	Christopher Walken
25	April 8, 2000	Christopher Walken
26	May 19, 2001	Christopher Walken
28	February 22, 2003	Christopher Walken

Middle-Aged Man

Mike Myers portrays Ed Miles, a nominal superhero in late middle age whose superpower is elder wisdom; he solves young adults' mundane life problems. Chris Farley plays Miles's sidekick, Drinking Buddy. Each episode features a full theme song and introduction, with Don Pardo announcing the episode's title. Debuted April 21, 1990.

Appearances

Season	Episode	Host
15	April 21, 1990	Alec Baldwin
16	October 20, 1990	George Steinbrenner
16	May 18, 1991	George Wendt

References

Preceded by Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1988-89	Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches (listed chronologically)	Succeeded by Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1990-91