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 2001–2002 Recurring Saturday Night Live characters and sketches introduced 2001–2002 The following is a list of recurring "Saturday Night Live" characters and sketches introduced between September 29, 2001, and May 18, 2002, the twenty-seventh season of "SNL". Maya Rudolph parodies fashion designer Donatella Versace. Debuted September 29, 2001. Gay Hitler (Chris Kattan) was a character loosely based on a theory described in German historian Lothar Machtan's book "The Hidden Hitler", which attempts to prove that Adolf Hitler was a homosexual. The flamboyant Hitler character was known for the catchphrase "Sprechen Sie dick?" Gay Hitler was the author of the fictional autobiography