Saturday Night Live

Season 15

Saturday Night Live aired its fifteenth season during the 1989 - 1990 television season on NBC. The fifteenth season started off with a 15th anniversary special on September 24, 1989 and ended on May 19, 1990. 21 episodes were produced, including the anniversary special.

Few changes happened before the start of the season. The only change was the absence of Ben Stiller. After being on the show for five episodes, Stiller left the show due to creative differences with Lorne Michaels. Mike Myers was upgraded to repertory status.

This season saw the first hosting gigs of three celebrities who would go on to be frequent SNL hosts: John Goodman, Christopher Walken, and Alec Baldwin.

This season is also notorious for an in-cast spat towards the end of the season. Nora Dunn staged a boycott over the host of the episode, controversial comedian Andrew Dice Clay. Dunn refused to appear in the episode because of Clay's profane jokes about women. The original musical guest for the episode, Sinéad O'Connor, joined Dunn in her boycott and canceled her scheduled appearance. O'Connor was replaced by Julee Cruise and The Spanic Boys.

20 Episodes

Bruce Willis/Neil Young
Bruce Willis/Neil YoungEpisode 1
Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee Jones
Rick Moranis/Rickie Lee JonesEpisode 2
Kathleen Turner/Billy Joel
Kathleen Turner/Billy JoelEpisode 3
James Woods/Don Henley
James Woods/Don HenleyEpisode 4
Chris Evert/Eurythmics
Chris Evert/EurythmicsEpisode 5
Woody Harrelson/David Byrne
Woody Harrelson/David ByrneEpisode 6
John Goodman/k.d. lang & The Reclines
John Goodman/k.d. lang & The ReclinesEpisode 7
Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville
Robert Wagner/Linda Ronstadt & Aaron NevilleEpisode 8
Andie MacDowell/Tracy Chapman
Andie MacDowell/Tracy ChapmanEpisode 9
Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick, Jr.
Ed O'Neill/Harry Connick, Jr.Episode 10
Christopher Walken/Bonnie Raitt
Christopher Walken/Bonnie RaittEpisode 11
Quincy Jones
Quincy JonesEpisode 12
Tom Hanks/Aerosmith
Tom Hanks/AerosmithEpisode 13
Fred Savage/Technotronic
Fred Savage/TechnotronicEpisode 14
Rob Lowe/The Pogues
Rob Lowe/The PoguesEpisode 15
Debra Winger/Eric Clapton
Debra Winger/Eric ClaptonEpisode 16
Corbin Bernsen/Smithereens
Corbin Bernsen/SmithereensEpisode 17
Alec Baldwin/The B-52's
Alec Baldwin/The B-52'sEpisode 18
Andrew Dice Clay/Spanic Boys & Julee Cruise
Andrew Dice Clay/Spanic Boys & Julee CruiseEpisode 19
Candice Bergen/Notting Hillbillies
Candice Bergen/Notting HillbilliesEpisode 20