13 Frequent Guests Who Should Have Been Made Cast Members

Because of his heavy involvement in their studio albums, Sir George Henry Martin has been called “The Fifth Beatle.” And that got us thinking… Who are other notable auxiliary members out there? The Ninja Turtles had Casey Jones, Charlie’s Angels had Bosely, but who did SNL have? Who did Parks & Rec have? Find out more on next week’s episode of… Just kidding, you can just keep reading. 

The show wanted these performers to be as involved as possible, and luckily enough, they couldn’t be more thrilled to keep appearing. It was a match made in heaven and fans were more than happy to benefit. So why didn’t they (to quote Buddy’s kid brother in Elf) “stop dragging their feet and commit already?! Maybe their precious movie career was all too important. Maybe there was already a solid core of an ensemble, and they were always destined to be “The Fifth Beatle.” Either way, here are 13 frequent guests who should’ve been made cast members.

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His live act was basically a one man sketch show anyway!

Fandom / Fandom 

Paul Rudd got a lot of great moments near the end of the show.

CNN / Independent 

His stint as Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock sort of counts, right?

Fandom / Deadline 

We suspect this was a jab at Cobie Smulders’ Canadian heritage.

Fandom / Pop Series 

A ton of honorable mentions for Nathan Lane’s character.

Fandom / Attitude 

He would’ve had more appearances if stupid Mad Men didn’t get in the way.

Cheatsheet / TV VCR 

We get it, Tom. Forrest Gump and Saving Private Ryan were probably better career moves.

Goldderby / EW 

If his SNL audition went better, he definitely would’ve been a cast member.

Youtube / Variety 

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