{"id":446889,"date":"2026-02-01T08:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/446889\/"},"modified":"2026-02-01T08:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T08:50:09","slug":"saturday-night-live-pays-tribute-to-catherine-ohara","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/446889\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019 Pays Tribute To Catherine O\u2019Hara"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Catherine O\u2019Hara, a two-time Saturday Night Live host and a (very brief) former cast member, was remembered by NBC\u2019s late-night program tonight, a day after the Emmy winner<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/catherine-o-hara-dies-beloved-182213755.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:died at the age of 71.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> died at the age of 71. <\/a>A card in O\u2019Hara\u2019s memory from her time on the show ran just before the curtain call at the end of the episode, hosted by Alexander Skarsg\u00e5rd with musical guest Cardi B. You can see it below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">O\u2019Hara <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=catherine+o%27hara+snl+deadline&amp;rlz=1C5GCEM_enUS1104US1104&amp;oq=catherine+o%27hara+snl+deadline&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQIRigATIHCAIQIRigATIHCAMQIRigATIHCAQQIRigATIHCAUQIRigATIHCAYQIRiPAtIBCDQ2NjRqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:opened up in 2024;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">opened up in 2024<\/a> about being cast in the sixth season of SNL in the early 1980s. Coming from another sketch comedy series, the Canadian SCTV, she should\u2019ve felt right at home, but O\u2019Hara said she quit after a week without filming a single episode to return to her \u201c[comedy] family\u201d at SCTV.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More from Deadline<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The exit must not have been too acrimonious as O\u2019Hara was asked back as a host twice: during SNL\u2018s Season 16 in April 1991 with musical guest R.E.M., and during Season 18 in October 1992 with musical guest 10,000 Maniacs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Above is an image of O\u2019Hara from her SNL debut in a sketch alongside then-cast member Mike Myers.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"594\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/f61836b863058c161b5d22dcf916d58a.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Best of Deadline<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/cloud.email.deadline.com\/signup\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline&#039;s Newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Deadline&#8217;s Newsletter<\/a>. 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