Recurring characters in the Hercule Poirot stories Recurring characters in the Hercule Poirot stories This page details the other fictional characters created by Agatha Christie in her stories about the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Hastings first meets Poirot during his years as a private detective in Europe. Almost immediately after they both arrive in England, he becomes Poirot's partner, and appears in many of the novels and stories. Poirot's view of Hastings was of a man with plenty of imagination but not a great deal of brains. Hastings was capable of great bravery when the going got tough, facing death unflinchingly when confronted by the "Big Four"
Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1989–1990 self-imagined ladies' man. Debuted January 20, 1990. A Mike Myers sketch that later featured Chris Farley who portrayed a character known as "Drinking Buddy," Middle-Aged Man's sidekick. Debuted April 21, 1990. Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1989–1990 The following is a list of recurring "Saturday Night Live" characters and sketches introduced between September 24, 1989, and May 19, 1990, the fifteenth season of "SNL". Mike Myers played Lank Thompson in three different sketches. Thompson was a very handsome man who marketed a line of videos to help men look and act more handsomely. Debuted October 21, 1989.