Editing Weekend Update (section)

==== Dennis Miller (1985–1991) ====
In 1985, [[Lorne Michaels]] returned to produce the show, bringing the ''Weekend Update'' name back with him. The new anchor was [[Dennis Miller]], who remained in the chair for six years, the longest run for a solo ''Weekend Update'' anchor. Miller opened the segments by saying "Good evening, and what can I tell ya?" and signed off by saying "Guess what, folks? That's the news, and I am outta here!" He would then scribble nonsense on his script, sometimes throwing it into the air. Miller left ''SNL'' in 1991. Dana Carvey did a memorable mockery of Miller anchoring during this period, to the point Carvey's impersonation would ''itself'' become another character, being further impersonated by [[Tom Hanks]] simply dressing as Miller and clucking like a chicken.{{citation needed|date=April 2025}}

During many of his Weekend Update segments, Miller was joined by The Weekend Update Dancers.