Darrell Hammond has set the record for the longest consecutive tenure of any SNL cast member in the show's existence. Darrell also holds the record for the most impressions by a single cast-member.

Hammond attended the University of Florida at Gainesville where he majored in broadcasting. After graduating he moved to New York City.

Darrell Hammond is a a gifted impressionist. He is best known  for his impressions of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Ted Koppel, Bill O'Reilly, Regis Philbin, Chris Matthews, Dick Cheney, Colin Powell, Donald Rumsfeld, Dr. Phil, Jesse Jackson, Phil Donahue, Sean Connery, Bob Costas, Pee Wee Herman, Johnnie Cochran, Al Sharpton, Richard Dreyfuss, Rudolph Giuliani, Al Gore, and George W. Bush. Although he does many impressions, he is best known for impersonations of Bill Clinton and Donald Trump. Hammond sometimes fills in to introduce the cast, with a spot-on Pardo impersonation.

Darrell Hammond is also a frequent and popular guest on The Howard Stern Show.