▁main ▁producer , ▁Lor ne ▁Mich a els . ▁Fer rell ▁joined ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁and ▁left ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁after ▁a ▁seven - year ▁ten ure . ▁He ▁has ▁hosted ▁the ▁show ▁five ▁times , ▁thereby ▁becoming ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁show ' s ▁Five ▁Tim ers ▁Club . ▁ ▁During ▁his ▁time ▁on ▁SN L , ▁Fer rell ▁made ▁a ▁name ▁for ▁himself ▁with ▁his ▁imp erson ations , ▁which ▁included ▁US ▁President ▁George ▁W . ▁Bush , ▁Chicago ▁C ubs ▁announ cer ▁Harry ▁Car ay , ▁singer ▁Robert ▁G ou let ▁( cro oning ▁a ▁c app ella ▁pieces ▁of ▁music ▁by ▁S is q ó , ▁Bah a ▁Men , ▁and ▁The ▁Not orious ▁B . I . G .), ▁singer ▁Neil ▁Diam ond , ▁Inside ▁the ▁Act ors ▁Studio ▁host ▁James ▁Li pton ▁( who ▁fav ored ▁Fer rell ' s ▁imp erson ation ), ▁Massachusetts ▁Senator ▁Ted ▁Kennedy , ▁United ▁States ▁Att orney ▁General ▁Jan et ▁Ren o , ▁conv icted ▁Un ab om ber ▁Ted ▁K acz yn ski , ▁game ▁show ▁host ▁Alex ▁Tre bek , ▁fict it ious ▁private ▁detect ive ▁John ▁Sh aft , ▁professional ▁wrest ler ▁J esse ▁Vent ura , ▁US ▁Vice ▁President ▁Al ▁G ore , ▁Ira qi ▁President ▁S add am ▁Hus sein , ▁and ▁Cub an ▁President ▁F idel ▁Castro . ▁ ▁His ▁original ▁characters ▁included ▁Mor ning ▁Lat te ▁co - host ▁Tom ▁Wil kins , ▁ ▁M