<P> George Carlin was first to host the show; Candice Bergen was the first woman to host the show a few weeks later and again hosted only six weeks after that . Guests that host five times (or more) are members of the Five - Timers Club that originated on December 8, 1990, when Tom Hanks became the seventh person to host their fifth episode . Occasionally, a host will also be the musical guest, such as first seen with Paul Simon on October 18, 1975, and, most recently, Donald Glover in 2018 . </P> <P> Saturday Night Live has featured a wide array of hosts and musical guests . George Carlin served as the show's first host in October 1975; three episodes later, Candice Bergen became the first female host and the first to host more than once . Actor Alec Baldwin holds the record for most times hosting, having performed the duty on seventeen different occasions since 1990; Baldwin took the record from actor Steve Martin who has hosted fifteen times since 1976 . </P> <P> Several former cast members have returned to take on hosting duties . Original cast member Chevy Chase has hosted the most times, eight in total . Tina Fey follows behind, having hosted six times, while Bill Murray has hosted five times . On December 11, 1982, Eddie Murphy became the only person to host while still a member of the cast, filling the role at the last minute when the scheduled host (his 48 Hours co-star Nick Nolte) became ill . </P> <P> Musical guests can be solo acts or bands, who perform two to three musical numbers . Occasionally, the musical guest has also simultaneously served as the host . Paul Simon was the first example, hosting and performing on the second episode on October 18, 1975 . As of May 19, 2012, Dave Grohl is the most frequent musical guest, performing on eleven shows since 1992 . </P>

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