Darrel Hammond, Saturday Night Live cast member for 14 seasons has taken his final bow for the weekend sketch show and will not be reappearing. Hammond has officially announced his retirement from SNL.
He apparently has said that he retired last year but his retirement is official today according to a post by Extra. Hammond, 53-year-old will no longer be featured in the shows iconic opening credits but could appear in certain sketches on a “case-by-case basis.”
Hammond is most well known for his appearances as Sean Connery (“That’s not what your mother said last night!”), Donald Trump (“You’re fired”), Vice President Dick Cheney and the one and only President Bill Clinton.
Clinton had to be Hammond’s best impression all the way from the accent to that politicians thumb, as he spoke. Hammond was one of the better impressionists of the show but never was fully appreciated unless you’ve been a fan for a long time. He was older, but really brought a lot of class to the show and I will miss seeing his talent.
Darrel Hammond joined the show in ‘94 and is the longest running cast member.
I’m concerned his retirement is the final bow needed for Lorne Michaels, producer, to revamp the show with as much young talent as possible. With the firing of Michaela Watkins and the hiring of younger Jenny Slate this furthers my theory. As much as I love Samberg, Wiig, Hader and Sudeikis there was something about the classic comedians up there that made a more diverse and intriguing show.
We shall see how the show continues without Hammond and hopefully it sticks to the the same idea and that is to always remember the funny!
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