Fred Armisen’s departure from Saturday Night Live was announced today, and though the news came somewhat expectedly after Bill Hader’s announcement on Tuesday, it’s still sad to see one of SNL’s strangest and most absurdity-driven players move on from the show. In the spirit of Fred’s departure after eleven seasons, we’ve collected some of his most memorable characters and sketches, from the rambling Update frequenter Nicholas Fehn to his impressions of Liberace, Penny Marshall, Prince, and more.
Ritchie B
Fericito
New Jersey Gay Couple
Ian Rubbish
Joy Behar
Tangent
Steve Jobs
Martin Scorsese
Billy Smith
A Taste of New York
Nuni Shoener
Liberace
David Paterson
Queen Elizabeth
Riley
Gino’s Pizza Rolls
TNT Promo: The Looker
Garth and Kat
Half Jewish, Half Italian, Completely Neurotic
Barack Obama
Patrick Kelly
Brazilian Bar
Nicholas Fehn
Prince Show