Mike Myers returned to “Saturday Night Live” in the most classic way during the show’s 50th-anniversary special on Sunday. The comedian reprised his role as Linda Richman. Myers popularized the Linda Richman character in his beloved “Coffee Talk” sketches from 1991 to 1994. The “Shrek” actor based the character on his real-life mother-in-law when he was married to his then-wife Robin Ruzan.

Linda is a middle-aged woman who talks in a stereotypical New York accent. When Linda Richman was first introduced in a 1991 episode of “SNL,” it was through a sketch titled “Coffee Talk with Paul Baldwin.” However, Paul Baldwin was quickly written out of the sketch, and Linda replaced him as the host of “Coffee Talk.”

On ‘SNL50,’ Myers reprised the Linda Richman character through another loved “SNL” sketch, “Bronx Beat with Betty and Jodi,” which stars Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph. Initially, Betty and Jodi pulled actor Miles Teller...