Because of Michaels' involvement, most of the cast consisted of sketch comedians from Michaels's other shows; Andrea Martin had starred in The Hart and Lorne Terrific Hour, while Jan Hooks and Brian Doyle-Murray were cast members on Saturday Night Live (a show where John Goodman had made frequent guest appearances).
bɪkˈʌz ʌv mˈaɪkəlz ɪnvˈɑːlvmənt, mˈoʊst əv ðə kˈæst kənsˈɪstᵻd ʌv skˈɛtʃ kəmˈiːdiənz fɹʌm mˈaɪkəlzᵻz ˈʌðɚ ʃˈoʊz; ˈændɹiə mˈɑːɹtɪn hæd stˈɑːɹd ɪnðə hˈɑːɹt ænd lˈoːɹn tɚɹˈɪfɪk ˈaʊɚ, wˌaɪl dʒˈæn hˈʊks ænd bɹˈaɪən dˈɔɪlmˈɜːɹeɪ wɜː kˈæst mˈɛmbɚz ˌɔn sˈæɾɚdˌeɪ nˈaɪt lˈaɪv ɐ ʃˈoʊ wˌɛɹ dʒˈɑːn ɡˈʊdmən hæd mˌeɪd fɹˈiːkwənt ɡˈɛst ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz.