He appeared on 16 Saturday Night Live episodes between 19.
Regular appearances of the Mango character on Saturday Night Live formally ended with Kattan's 2003 departure from the show.
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The television series Biography captured the transformation of Kattan into Mango for a special two-hour episode of Saturday Night Live, as part of its documentary production about the history of the program. Kattan recalled being pleased when at a Halloween party in Los Angeles multiple individuals decided to dress up in costume as Mango. Kattan stated his mother did not appreciate the character, telling him it was "too fruity". The character debuted on Saturday Night Live on episode three of season 23 on October 18, 1997. Kattan said he was inspired by the character Lola Lola portrayed by actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930 the film, The Blue Angel. There was a manipulation to her that was incredibly charming." He explained her comedic appeal, "And the joke was that she was a bad dancer but for some ungodly reason, men just fell for her." Kattan developed the character as an androgynous person. Kattan stated in the book Live From New York, "The character of Mango was actually kind of based on an ex-girlfriend. Kattan developed the character initially with writer Scott Wainio, for a sketch with guest host actor Brendan Fraser. Ĭhris Kattan based the Mango character from a combination of his Russian ex-girlfriend, his Dalmatian Winnie, the song "Missing" by the band Everything but the Girl, and an actual performer he met in a strip club, named Mango. Ĭhris Kattan based the Mango character on an ex-girlfriend, his Dalmatian, and the song "Missing" by the band Everything but the Girl. The Art of Comedy placed Mango among "some of the greatest characters" from the series. The Houston Chronicle placed Mango's debut with actor Brendan Fraser among "The 50 greatest 'Saturday Night Live' skits of all time". Entertainment Weekly placed the hosting job of Garth Brooks on Saturday Night Live among the top ten best in history, due to "his surprising chemistry with Chris Kattan's Mango". Michael Musto wrote that Mango was "etched into our memories" by Kattan's performances. Comedian Jim Downey placed Mango among the top 10 most frequent sketches in the history of Saturday Night Live.
Rocky Mountain News posited the character helped popularize the word mango itself in American households. Mango was received favorably in commentary and reflections on the history of Saturday Night Live. These included David Duchovny, Ellen DeGeneres, Garth Brooks, and Cuba Gooding Jr. Actors and guest hosts appearing on the program would become infatuated and drawn to Mango. Kattan drew inspiration for the Mango character from actress Marlene Dietrich in the 1930 film The Blue Angel. Mango is a male exotic dancer who performed in a strip club. Mango is a character performed by Chris Kattan on the American sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live. Search Mango (Saturday Night Live) on Amazon. Chris Kattan as Mango with Horatio Sanz and Tracy Morgan
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