Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1996–97
Season Episode Host
22 November 2 , 1996 Chris Rock
22 February 15 , 1997 Chevy Chase
22 May 10 , 1997 John Goodman
23 November 15 , 1997 Claire Danes
23 December 13 , 1997 Helen Hunt
23 February 14 , 1998 Roma Downey
23 April 11 , 1998 Greg Kinnear
24 October 17 , 1998 Lucy Lawless
24 January 9 , 1999 Bill Paxton
24 May 15 , 1999 Sarah Michelle Gellar
25 November 6 , 1999 Dylan McDermott
25 February 5 , 2000 Alan Cumming
25 May 20 , 2000 Jackie Chan
26 November 11 , 2000 Calista Flockhart
26 January 13 , 2001 Charlie Sheen
26 April 14 , 2001 Renee Zellweger
27 September 29 , 2001 Reese Witherspoon
27 December 15 , 2001 Ellen DeGeneres
27 April 6 , 2002 Cameron Diaz
37 May 12 , 2012 Will Ferrell
The Culps
The Culps , or `` The Culp Family Musical Performances '' , were recurring characters that appeared on SNL between 1996 and 2002 , and were portrayed by Will Ferrell ( as Marty Culp ) , and Ana Gasteyer ( as Bobbi Mohan-Culp ) . Marty and Bobbi were an awkward , unstylish , married couple who served as music teachers at Altadena Middle School . In the sketches , they would perform prim , conservative medleys of modern pop , R & B or rap songs at various school functions , much to the embarrassment of their unseen son who attended the school ; when Claire Danes hosted , she played their college-student daughter , embarrassed beyond words when her parents performed during Career Day . Marty played the keyboard and sings backup , while Bobbi was the lead vocalist , who sang in a high-pitched , operatic style . In between medleys , the Culps make comments to the audience of middle school students , often implying that the children are mocking them , most often by showing them the finger . Debuted November 2 , 1996 . The Culps followed in the tradition of earlier skits that began with 1970s sketch Nick The Lounge Singer and continued in the 1980s with The Sweeney Sisters . The basic premise being that the singers , who usually perform in bottom-of-the-barrel gigs , sing modern songs in their own unique style , but are totally oblivious to how unstylish and `` cheesy '' their performances are . Ferrell and Gasteyer reprised their roles in 2012 when Ferrell hosted the May 12th episode . The couple had a gig at an LGBT prom . They later returned for the 40th anniversary special on February 15 , 2015 in a tribute of musical sketches . Appearances
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