| Sketch | Beatniks |
| Steve Martin | ... | Rodney Chernin |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Herbie Gleason |
| John Belushi | ... | Shelly Bailess |
| Chevy Chase | ... | Juan Kutner |
| Bob Cranshaw | ... | bass player |
| Jane Curtin | ... | Francesca Richardson |
| Garrett Morris | ... | Josh Jackson |
| Laraine Newman | ... | Isadora Schwartz |
| Michael O'Donoghue | ... | Gregory Collyer |
| Don Pardo | ... | announcer Voice |
| Gilda Radner | ... | Suki Bird |
| Tom Schiller | ... | patron |
| Paul Shaffer | ... | pianist |
| Howard Shore | ... | flautist |