Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1989–1990
The following is a list of recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced between September 24, 1989, and May 19, 1990, the fifteenth season of SNL.
Lank Thompson
Mike Myers played Lank Thompson in three different sketches. Thompson was a very handsome man who marketed a line of videos to help men look and act more handsomely. The three videos were Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Man, Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Actor and Lank Thompson: I'm a Handsome Black Man. Debuted October 21, 1989.
Lyle the Effeminate Heterosexual
A Dana Carvey sketch. Debuted November 11, 1989.
Annoying Man
Portrayed by Jon Lovitz, he spoke in a high-pitched nasal voice and did annoying things in front of Weekend Update's Dennis Miller, such as chewing with his mouth open, or scratching a fork across a slate chalkboard. These sketches often ended with Lovitz saying something in a calm, cultured, refined tone, i.e., "You don't have to yell," or "I love you." Debuted November 11, 1989.
Hanukkah Harry
Jon Lovitz plays a Jewish variation of Santa Claus. Debuted December 16, 1989.
The Continental
Christopher Walken plays a self-imagined ladies' man. Debuted January 20, 1990.