Darrell Hammond

After 14 seasons on "Saturday Night Live," Darrell Hammond has officially announced his retirement from the sketch show. The comedian tells GossipCop.com he "retired from the show last year." Hammond has memorably impersonated President Bill Clinton, Sean Connery, Donald Trump and Vice President Dick Cheney, among dozens of others. The 53-year-old no longer appears in the show's opening credits, but will continue to appear on the show on "a case-by-case basis." Hammond tells Gossip Cop that "'SNL' has been a home to me." Hammond joined the show in 1994 and is the show's longest-running cast member. Read Full Story

View all the popular images of A Saturday Night Live cast member since 1995 - and still going on - comedian; Darrell hammond. Darrell Hammond (born October 8, 1955) is an American comedian. He has been a regular on Saturday Night Live (SNL) since 1995, and currently holds the record for longest tenure as an SNL cast member, having earned the distinction in 2004-2005. He has made more SNL appearances, by far, than any other cast member in its entire history, and, as of 2009, has impersonated over 100 celebrities (with former President Bill Clinton as his most frequent impression). Hammond was born in ... Read Full Story

Last night’s May 16 Saturday Night Live was the first time that Darrell Hammond had more than a few lines all season - there was something different too, right? Is Darrell Hammond leaving SNL? Sure seemed that way. Darrell Hammond seemed to be pointed at and zoomed in on especially during the ending credits of SNL, almost as a farewell send off, but no news yet this morning on whether Hammond is off of SNL or not. Was last night’s SNL Darrell Hammond’s last show? In a recent TVGuide.com column, a reader asked if Darrell Hammond would be leaving the show. The answer was ... Read Full Story

Mr. Saturday Night? More like Thursday. Despite his appearance in both Weekend Update special prime-time shows this month, the longest running castmember in Saturday Night Live history, the 14-season-strong Darrell Hammond, was noticeably absent from Saturday night's Megan Fox-hosted SNL premiere. With nary a press release or NBC statement on the matter, the master of impressions was simply stricken from the opening credits and subsequently MIA from both the sketches and the all-cast-on-deck show closing. Forget that F-bomb, this is the real scandal! Slow as always on the confirmation uptake, a network spokeswoman said last week that Hammond would be "back in some capacity" ... Read Full Story

Despite his appearance in both Weekend Update special prime-time shows this month, the longest running cast member in Saturday Night Live history, the 14-season-strong Darrell Hammond , was noticeably absent from Saturday night's Megan Fox -hosted SNL premiere . Read Full Story