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 1998–1999 Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 1998–1999 The following is a list of recurring "Saturday Night Live" characters and sketches introduced between September 26, 1998, and May 15, 1999, the twenty-fourth season of "SNL". A Will Ferrell, Horatio Sanz, Ana Gasteyer, Cameron Diaz and Tim Meadows sketch. Debuted September 26, 1998. Meadows played the host of a children's show called Jingleheimer Junction. Diaz, Gasteyer and Sanz played the characters Katie Kindness, Carla Caring and Umberto Unity. When they stand in the right place, the white letters on their shirts spell "UCK." They also introduce a new friend named