Feature/February 2011

Elliott Gould & Roslyn Kind

Long before Barbra appeared on SNL, former husband Elliott Gould had actually hosted the show an astounding 6 times. He hosted the show twice during the show's first season (1976) and returned to host four more times ('77, '78 and twice in '80). Gould held a record as the most frequent SNL guest host for quite a while. For his third stint as host (1977), Elliott brought along sister-in-law Roslyn Kind (left) for her only appearance on the show. Elliott, who introduced her as "my son Jason's aunt, Rozzie Kind" was able to arrange for Roz to perform a ballad, even though the show already had another musical guest.

Barbra's "Not Ready for Prime Time" Co-Stars
Many people who have worked with Barbra throughout the years have hosted the show. In just the first few seasons alone, you'd be amazed at the number of Streisand co-stars (past and future) who landed the SNL hosting gig. They even convinced Walter Matthau to dress up for one of John Belushi's iconic "Killer Bee" sketches.

Here are a few of our favorites who hosted SNL during the seventies in various sketches with SNL's original Not Ready for Prime Time Players:

Kris Kristofferson (1976) w/Jane Curtin	Madeline Kahn (1977) w/Gilda Radner	Michael Sarrazin (1978) w/Dan Aykroyd
Richard Dreyfuss (1978) w/Laraine Newman, Aykroyd & Curtin	Walter Matthau (1978) w/John Belushi	Maureen Stapleton (1979) w/Newman & Curtin

In case you want to check them out on Hulu or Netflix, here's a list of all the Streisand co-stars who have hosted SNL (including Louise Lasser, ensemble cast member in "I Can Get It For You Wholesale" and understudy for Miss Marmelstein). We've also listed both hosting appearances by Seth Rogen, who will next co-star with Barbra in "My Mother's Curse."