Seth Meyers Reveals His Favorite Saturday Night Live Character: 'My One True Love'

Seth Meyers gives his definitive ranking of his favorites Saturday night live characters — and discovering which one comes out on top.

The Late Night with Seth Meyers The host, who appeared on the NBC series from 2001 to 2014 and was the show’s head writer from 2006 until his departure, ranked his favorite characters during an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen.

The 50-year-old comedian began by revealing that Rachel Dratch’s Debbie Downer is fifth on his list. As fans may recall, Debbie Downer was aptly named as the character often voiced her negative opinion at social events.

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Next on Meyers’ list was Eddie Murphy’s Buckwheat, which was based on the character Billie Thomas from Hal Roach’s 1930s and ’40s short Our Gang. In third place is Colleen Rafferty, played by Kate McKinnon. In the “Close Encounters” sketches, the character was abducted by aliens and would somehow end up without pants.

Rachel Dratch (left) and Kate McKinnon in their skits on ‘SNL’.

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Meyers put Will Forte’s MacGruber, who also appeared in his film and spinoff series, in second place, saying, “Enduring love for MacGruber. Great movie! Less than 90 minutes, check it out.”

The host then reveals his top pick, saying, “My one true love, Stefon.”

Stefon, played by Bill Hader, was the “City Correspondent” – who fell in love with Meyers during his appearance on “Weekend Update.” The couple eventually married, and Meyers still keeps a Stefon matryoshka on her desk on her late-night show on NBC.

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Bill Hader as Stefon on ‘SNL’.

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During a conversation with Beanie Feldstein on Late Night with Seth Meyers in February, Meyers addressed televised weddings after Feldstein admitted that the character of Stefon means “everything” to me.

“I’ve been thinking about who I want for Valentine’s Day other than my wife, because it’s like, who do you really love in a very emotional way…Stefon,” Feldstein joked.

To which Meyers replied, “Look, I know him too. I only knew how to get married because I married him first. He was my downfall.”

Bill Hader (left) as Stefon and Seth Meyers on ‘SNL’ during Weekend Update.

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During Hader’s last episode as an SNL In May 2013, the cast member appeared in another “Weekend Update” sketch with Meyers, which essentially broke up the fake wedding between the character and Anderson Cooper. Meyers and Stefon then married themselves and ran to SNL study, where they celebrated the moment with their peers.

In real life, Meyers married his longtime wife, Alexi Ashe, in September 2013, less than four months after the sketch aired.

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