the departure of Mike Myers. Garofalo left in mid-season, replaced by Molly Shannon. Myers also left in mid-season, as would Nealon after the season's end. Farley and Sandler left at the end of the season. Longtime featured player Jay Mohr left as well, and Al Franken, who had worked on the show as a writer and featured player on and off since 1975, also departed later that season. British actress Morwenna Banks joined the cast for the last four episodes of the season as a full cast member. Much like season 6 [1980-1981] (or, to a lesser extent, season 11 [1985-1986]), season 20 [1994-1995] is considered one of SNL'''s worst-received seasons. The season was home to many cast turnovers and much dissension. Janeane Garofalo left the show halfway through the season. Mike Myers departed to pursue a movie career. Longtime feature player Al Franken quit; Ellen Cleghorne, Kevin Nealon, Chris Elliott, and Michael McKean also quit the show as well. Laura Kightlinger left to join Roseanne Barr's ill-fated FOX comedy series Saturday Night Special. Morwenna Banks, Chris Farley, Jay Mohr, and Adam Sandler were fired. Banks was hired as a contract player for the last four episodes of the season, but did not return for Season 21. Towards the end of the 1994–1995 season on SNL the show was in a state of turmoil, with the show enacting the highest turnover rate going into the next season. The 1994–1995 season had a total of 14 cast members; only five remained for the 1995–1996 season: Molly Shannon, Mark McKinney, Norm Macdonald, David Spade and Tim Meadows. Cast Morwenna Banks (debut: April 8, 1995) Ellen Cleghorne Chris Elliott Chris Farley Janeane Garofalo (final: February 25, 1995) Norm Macdonald Michael McKean Mark McKinney (debut: January 14, 1995) Tim Meadows Mike Myers (final episode: January 21, 1995) Kevin Nealon Adam Sandler David SpadeFeaturing'' Al Franken (final: May 6, 1995) Laura Kightlinger Jay Mohr Molly Shannon (debut: February 25, 1995) References 1990 Saturday Night Live history 1990 1990s in American television