SNL Stars Laugh and Cry While Watching Their Auditions in a New Docuseries
Many bits that comedians used in their auditions have ended up as iconic Saturday Night Live sketches, from Kristen Wiig’s overzealous Target clerk to Ana Gasteyer’s smooth operator voice, which landed her a role as a radio host interviewing Alec Baldwin about his famous Schweddy Balls recipe.
The 10 Craziest Things We Learned From Peacock's New 'SNL' Docuseries
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night' is full of incredible insights about the iconic sketch-comedy show. Here are a few of the most interesting.
'SNL50' docuseries looks back on nerve-racking cast auditions, writers and 'more cowbell'
NBC's archetypal comedy program "Saturday Night Live" should have died in 1985, a decade after a volcanic debut that launched stars such as John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner. And yet a half-century later, producer Lorne Michaels and his merry maniacs are still at it. What gives?
SNL Stars Look Back at Their Auditions in a New Docuseries
That’s how long Saturday Night Live auditions last. The high-stakes audition process for the sketch show, which celebrates its 50th anniversary on Feb. 16, is notorious in its own right. Comedians and writers who want to make it on SNL perform their best bits,
Stars You Didn’t Realize Auditioned for SNL
Early in his career, Jim Carrey auditioned three times for SNL, but never landed the show. He was just 18 during his first audition in 1980, the same year Eddie Murphy joined the
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Saturday Night Live alum says 'funniest' sketch was 'surreal and bizarre' in new docuseries
Live's history was retold through a new Peacock docuseries, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night. SNL fans were treated with some ...
What Makes A Successful SNL Sketch? Jimmy Fallon Just Used The Iconic More Cowbell Sketch To Reveal How The Cast Knows What's 'Cooking'
Live still stands as one of the best sketch comedy shows ever because of its ability to deliver original and hilarious ...
Trump refused to do a SNL skit because he ‘thought he looked fat’
Republican presidential hopeful was asked to play a tree in a sketch where he called the Giving Tree a ‘sucker’ ...
Christopher Walken confronted Will Ferrell over SNL’s ‘More Cowbell’ sketch — that ‘ruined’ his life
Will Ferrell recalled, “I went to see [Walken] backstage, and he’s like, ‘You know, you’ve ruined my life…every show, people ...
Damon Wayans On ‘SNL’ Sketch That Got Him Fired: “I Snapped, I Just Did Not Care”
Damon Wayans is opening up about his short stint on Saturday Night Live and the sketch that got him fired from the NBC ...
Katt Williams Has One Complaint About SNL's Parodying Of Him: 'I At This Point Take It As A Badge Of Honor'
Cast members like Jay Pharoah and Ego Nwodim have portrayed the personality, who has his name on one of the great comedy ...
‘SNL' celebrates 50 years with iconic fan experience — how to attend: EXCLUSIVE
The SNL Experience,” a new attraction that will give fans a taste of what it’s like to host the iconic late-night show, will ...
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'SNL's 'More Cowbell' Skit Didn't Originally Feature Any Cowbell
The famously hilarious sketch is the subject of an entire episode of the new 'SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night' documentary, and ...