Saturday Night Love! 15 Celebrity Couples Who Met on ‘SNL’
Now in Season 50, Saturday Night Live has been on the air for longer than many of its newer fans have been alive. From a risky idea to highlight comedian-led sketches to one of the most iconic entertainment shows on TV, SNL has been a tastemaker since 1975. The long-running series will celebrate 50 years on the air in a star-studded special on February 17.
Besides the political commentary and tongue-in-cheek pop culture innuendos, the series that gave a platform to Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Tina Fey, and Co. has also been the birthplace of many relationships.
Sure, everyone knows Pete Davidson‘s romantic adventures, but do you remember Carrie Fisher‘s dating history was often linked to the show?
Working together for many hours a week will inevitably lead to some chemistry or even an after-party adventure. Scroll below to see 15 couples who found love at SNL.
Saturday Night Live, Season 50, Saturdays, 11:30/10:30c, NBC
Carrie Fisher and Paul Simon
Neither one of them ever joined the cast, but the famous musician and actor still met while she was hosting the show. Simon, a good friend of SNL creator Lorne Michaels, even asked him to be the best man for the wedding. Fisher and Simon were only married for 11 months but continued dating on-and-off for many years afterwards.
Carrie Fisher and Dan Aykroyd
The Star Wars legend and original SNL cast member dated for a while in the ’70s and were even engaged. Alas, the two never made it down the aisle.
Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner
Two members of the “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” cast dated, which doesn’t come as a massive surprise considering all we know about the origins of SNL. They worked closely on and off set. Just like Radner, Aykroyd dated many people who were once involved with the show, including his other costar.
Bill Murray and Gilda Radner
Legendary comedian Gilda Radner was part of the “Not Ready for Prime Time Players” ensemble, otherwise known as the original Saturday Night Live cast. During her run on the show, she also briefly dated costar Bill Murray. Fun fact: Gilda’s first husband, G.E. Smith, lead guitarist for Hall & Oates, even became the bandleader for Saturday Night Live after their split.
Fred Armisen and Elisabeth Moss
Crossing paths when Mad Men costar Jon Hamm hosted the famed sketch show, Armisen and Moss fell in love behind the scenes. She also had a cameo in the episode.
After eight months, their marriage came to an end. In an interview with New York Magazine, Moss referred to their union as “traumatic and awful and horrible.”
Fred Armisen and Abby Elliott
Jason Sudeikis and January Jones
Jason Sudeikis and Olivia Wilde
Who doesn’t know this actor-turned-director and comedy star were an item? These two met at an SNL after-party. Sharing two kids and eight years together, Wilde and Sudeikis seemed to be happy until the salad dressing saga, their sudden split, and her subsequent relationship with Harry Styles.
Colin Jost and Nasim Pedrad
Their romance wasn’t the most public relationship, and many probably wouldn’t have known about it at all if Jost didn’t note it down in his memoir. Both were working for the show when they gave their love story a shot. It didn’t last. Jost quickly found love through the show again, although this time with a host instead of a co-worker.
Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson
Johansson jokingly remarked that it was “hard to pick” her favorite “Weekend Update” anchor, before saying that she is “a Colin fan” on Ellen. They first met in 2006 when she hosted, but they didn’t start dating until 2017. The couple made their red carpet debut at the Avengers: Infinity War premiere.
The power couple is still going strong. They have a son and also raise her kid with ex-husband Romain Dauriac.
Cecily Strong and Mike O'Brien
Cecily Strong, the longest-tenured female cast member in the show’s history, from 2012 to 2022, and former SNL writer Mike O’Brien went from being just friendly co-workers to lovers. However, their relationship came to an end in 2015.
Emma Stone and Dave McCary
Stone and McCary have been together ever since meeting during her hosting stint on the popular show in 2016. Three years later, they announced their engagement.
The couple has since married and have a kid together. Both are very private and not much is known about their private life other than they currently reside in Austin, Texas.
Pete Davidson and Cazzie David
Larry David’s daughter and Davidson were in a pretty serious relationship for two-and-a-half years before Davidson broke up with David through a text message, and then immediately jumped into his career-defining fling with Ariana Grande. Despite their breakup, the two appear to be good friends as of now — she even thanked him in her book. They met while David’s dad hosted the show.
Pete Davidson and Ariana Grande
Like many of Davidson’s public relationships, this one was quite intense. Davidson and Grande were inseparable while dating and even got engaged. They didn’t last, but their pairing will forever be part of Grande’s discography in “thank u, next.”
Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian
After the reality TV mogul and ex Kanye West divorced, she rebounded with the comedy playboy. Sparks flew during Kim K’s debut on SNL in 2021, but their romance wasn’t for the long haul. From theme park adventures to their Met Gala appearance, this whirlwind relationship was widely publicized before it fizzled out in 2022.
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