Bill Hader: "I remember getting in the elevator for my audition and there was a guy next to me who had a backpack full of props and wigs and things, and I went, ‘Oh my god, that guy is so prepared, I have nothing, I have no props.’ And that was Andy Samberg. And Andy Samberg said he was looking at me going, ‘Oh, that guy has no props. He doesn’t need props.’ And that was the first time we met, was in that elevator."
spaceye just watched that interview a couple of days ago lol. It's funny to hear that Bill was a bit of a nervous wreck for the first 4 seasons on SNL.
we got a lot of those fakebitches walking around in my backyard, we knew im probably the only Atheist in my neighborhood, doy Eliminar la madresi no quieted, sabemos El chamuco que se come Las ermanas es la madre, y El Padre, nonoyosoyyotuermanalamadresabes. They could've said they were, instead of disappearing and pretending their ghosts, but their not, and they need me to pretend ? No way, they didn't, its not even about if they lied or not anymore cause they did lie, aperantly that's okay, we all know i cant lie and say am cause im not u to be lying, Death can lie. Im covered with deaths lies. Death know that's not.
@@tejaswoman Then you have zero concept of comedy or humor in general. Kristen is the only cast member in 40+ years to get the job after one audition, so it's safe to say you have no clue what you're on about.
the moral story of this video is, failed in audition doesnt mean fail in future career. just look at Stephen Colbert, Jim Carrey, Zach Galifianakis, and Kevin Hart.
Right! To think that she started only impersonating a somewhat not so popular Penelope Cruz ( phenomenaly) but who knew she had so much range with all these new impersonations
Right? His was one of a tiny handful where I wasn't sure which person was auditioning, having disappeared so completely out of the character. Will Ferrell was another one, the one where he has a wig and glasses.
In retrospect, it seems unbelievable that Jim Carrey didn't get hired, but it was probably for the best. He was amazing on In Living Color and his style was probably more suited for that show. In the long run, it was probably the best for his career as well. If he'd been hired for SNL, he probably would've been so popular that they might've convinced him to stay for like ten years, in which case, he may not have been able to start his phenomenal film career when he did.
Plus SNL was too crowded with huge talent at the time and he might have drown there while in living colrs he was with very few people, seriously not more than 10 people at the same time and got more room
Exactly while SNL is amazing for the greatest height of comedic career you can't do anything else once you get out. Most people have either done shows or movies that dudually didn't get much show light ( except Andy samberg, Bill hader and all the other late night hosts like Seth, Fallon and others) meanwhile Arminsen's portlandia wasn't known and Wiig usually did comedic movies like bridesmaid, Ghostbusters and others. So you can't really go into other genre.
I just want to know what the thinking process was? Like did he think he was too weird? Not funny? Too energetic? Even in that early tape you see the Kaufman thing
I like how nervous how some of them seem. Amy Poehler's gets me. It's amazing when you consider how confident she was on the show and has been since, but then you see them where they started, and they were terrified beings like the rest of us.
you'd be amazed at how shy so many performers are. their job is to entertain, but even they get nervous and have stage fright. I was involved in theatre growing up and when I'd have to do a presentation I'd always tell the class that I'm nervous and please be easy on me. my English teacher asked me how can I be nervous if I'm so involved with theatre. I told her it's because on stage I am someone else. it's not me up there, it's my character( and mind you, I was always cast as the most outlandish part). she told me to just pretend that I was in a play and that my character has to make a class presentation. boom. my mindset completely changed. my point is even pros get nervous.
I saw an SNL audition tape of a guy named Joe Hursley he started the audition wearing all his characters outfits layered on top of each other and he’d strip them off when he switched characters. By the end of his audition he was dancing in just his briefs.
I absolutely adore this video. It's comedic history. I wish they showed Eddie Murphy's audition. That's must've been gold. And the way this montage ended - with Gilda Radner being so adorable and full of life - puts tears in my eyes. So many of these cast members died early. But they are comedic legends, thank you SNL for discovering the people who want to make the world laugh.
Eric Lites jim is very individualistic and independent... it would have been really hard for them to handle... probably impossible to handle him... he is... some how... larger than the show itself
!Ali Shahbaz In Living Color handled him just fine, so SNL would've managed. Besides, it isn't like SNL hasn't had larger than life cast members before (John Belushi, Eddie Murphy, Chris Farley, Will Ferrell, etc.).
Lorne, We could watch an hour plus each week of just auditions, so since we're still in lockdown, and there's nothing else to do, let's make that happen!! Thanks. -Sincerely, Millions of People
He'd a been getting prime movie scripts in 2 weeks for inevitable movie career. Too big a star on too big a showcase like Eddie Murphy, even Chevy only lasted a year before getting cherry-picked.
@@peterwieser4631 I don't think people get that SNL is an entry level job, the showbusiness equivalent of flipping burgers. It doesn't matter how funny or talented you are if they don't think you're a good fit for what is a horrendously demanding and cut-throat job.
@@peterwieser4631 Julia was deeply unfunny on SNL. Sarah Silverman didn't last long enough to prove herself. Larry was fired because he hated work with too many people - even on "Seinfeld" he announced that he was going to quit every season. Chris was indeed underused but he was member of a very solid cast.
@@johnbull1568 Yes, but it was also a seal of quality in the 90's and early 2000s. It was a rough job but it wasn't a dead end job by any means - any player, crew member, writer, director, musician had some guaranteed work if he said he worked on SNL.
Phil Hartman's audition is incredible. It's like he stepped off another planet. He came in fully formed and confident, there was no way he wasn't going to not only get hired, but become the legend he is today. It's a great touch that the segues in this to impressions and characters are preceded by clips from Phil's tape. Dana and Will as well. Just supreme talent and energy.
***** No, Lorne was in charge when Carrey auditioned, but he wasn't physically present for it. Those that were, Al Franken in particular, told Lorne that he wasn't right and the rest is history.
@@KuueenKumi nah I think he looks great!! Just not as skinny was when he was probably struggling comedian and had a college metabolism! Cuz yeah he slightly resembles a recently-sharpened pencil.
DID ANYBODY ELSE FREAK OUT AT THE Beginning of the screen test ! So many legends and amazing people that came out of snl so much fucking hilarity omg thank god they showed this
Anyone else notice that Colbert was using his "Waiters Nauseated by Food" sketch (which would eventually air on "The Dana Carvey Show) during his audition?
Post nuclear Elvis... hahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahhahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I fucking diedddd
I'm glad he was able to be successful because I wish i could be on SNl but i probably wouldn't make it, but it's nice to see kevin hart not make it and end up being the most successful comedians of all time!!
I was lucky enough to be able to watch SNL growing up and getting to see John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Dan Ackroid, Phil Hartman, and all the other OG, Icould go on and on....
Will is one of the best comedians to ever be on SNL, but he also unintentionally inspired a whole genre of lazy copycats who focused on his least funny techniques
"...a scratch 'n' sniff that smells like failure and onions." If his voice sounds familiar, it's because that's a skinny and hairless Zach Galifinakis.
Tina Fey said she cast Jonathon Bennet as Aaron Samuels in mean girls partly because he looked like Jimmy Fallon and I didn't realise how right she was until I saw this 😂😂
My son and I occasionally sing the "chopping broccoli" song. It's just so funny -- and it's weird that we know all the words lol. Dana Carvey is a genius. Watching these auditions also made me so sad to see the late, great Phil Hartman; who left this earth way too soon. I still miss him.
It's pretty weird that they didn't hire Jim Carey, I can't really think of a bigger raw talent in comedy other than Eddie Murphy and even that's debatable.
Guy Incognito Lorne was not working on the show when Jim auditioned, which was 1980. That may be why he didn’t make it in. Also, had Jim made it, he would’ve been in the same cast as Eddie Murphy, so it might’ve made that era more balanced, honestly.
Norm Macdonald talks about this audition on his podcast. He was sitting in on it with Lorne, and apparently he lobbied hard for Colbert, but they ended up picking Tracy Morgan over him.
Bill Hader: "I remember getting in the elevator for my audition and there was a guy next to me who had a backpack full of props and wigs and things, and I went, ‘Oh my god, that guy is so prepared, I have nothing, I have no props.’ And that was Andy Samberg. And Andy Samberg said he was looking at me going, ‘Oh, that guy has no props. He doesn’t need props.’ And that was the first time we met, was in that elevator."
what a story! i like it
spaceye just watched that interview a couple of days ago lol. It's funny to hear that Bill was a bit of a nervous wreck for the first 4 seasons on SNL.
spaceye
Samberg and Hader will forever be one of the best duos on SNL.
What a great anecdote to show that there's never a one-size-fits-all way of doing things.
pete davidson wearing a spiderman shirt to his audition is my everything
HJAJWJ IKR AND THE WAY HE WAS STANDING IS POSTURE IS SO FUNNY
It’s so on brand for him
😕
Why is that?
His line was the best one in the video - 20 year olds have sex is like Green Day... one minute and 52 seconds of the same thing every time... lol
I get that Seth Meyers is doing Hugh Grant, but he is actually NAILING Eddie Redmayne about a decade before he even showed up!
R S that WASNT hugh grant???
Omg it sounded exactly like him 😂
R S my thoughts exactly
i literally thought he was eddie redmayne at first lol
@@TheBETZINATOR omg i watched this at least twice before i realised it wasn't eddie redmayne!
“Well apparently we’re using the F word tonight aren’t we? Well that’s very special..” 😂 that is great.
Jimmy
@@angelamary31alisonannadj40 no dana
Church lady 😊
Apparently, he was talking to Pete Davidson!
Every single time Pete Davidson appears on camera, he looks like he's nervously auditioning.
while not being funny.
I think he's a lot more confident now. This was only his second season
@@linnycrocus6023 still not funny.
i quite like pete's personality, seems like a likeable guy but that dude was so fucking lucky to get that spot on SNL...
we got a lot of those fakebitches walking around in my backyard, we knew im probably the only Atheist in my neighborhood, doy Eliminar la madresi no quieted, sabemos El chamuco que se come Las ermanas es la madre, y El Padre, nonoyosoyyotuermanalamadresabes.
They could've said they were, instead of disappearing and pretending their ghosts, but their not, and they need me to pretend ?
No way, they didn't, its not even about if they lied or not anymore cause they did lie, aperantly that's okay, we all know i cant lie and say am cause im not u to be lying,
Death can lie.
Im covered with deaths lies.
Death know that's not.
Such respect for Kristin Wiig for going and doing Target Lady during her audition because it literally looked insane
Is that what she was doing? All I knew was it was as unfunny as she always was on the show.
@@tejaswoman Then you have zero concept of comedy or humor in general. Kristen is the only cast member in 40+ years to get the job after one audition, so it's safe to say you have no clue what you're on about.
@@stevencocky19 I'm sure it's just a 'bait' comment.
I was so happy when she did Target Lady. She didn’t even know that it would turn into a real skit!
target lady is goals
the moral story of this video is, failed in audition doesnt mean fail in future career. just look at Stephen Colbert, Jim Carrey, Zach Galifianakis, and Kevin Hart.
And Colbert is rocking Late Night.
Thank god Colbert didn't make it otherwise we would never have gotten the Colbert Report
Muarif Sumahar Zach Galifianakis looks sooo young
...Colbert did make it. He was a writer
Ikr..makes ME feel good about not winning a singing competition....
Kate McKinnon's audition as Penelope Cruz was so awesome, it ended up being her first live skit on SNL alongside Sofia Vergara
That was her first skit!?
@@sparshitasahu2539 Yes, and she was perfect
They need to release like a dvd collection of every audition.
Or just upload it on TH-cam
Oh yeah!
what the fuck is a dvd?
@@SKRUBL0RD An old Blu-ray. A new CD.
That hushed "Aww" when Gilda said "Thank you! Bye!" at the very end of this was so touching.
I’m miss Gilda Radner 💔.
Damn ovarian cancer 🤬
Jimmy Fallon was so skinny omgggg everyone looks so young
Yes
A B he looked like josh Randor from how I met your mother
Because he was young haha
No fucking shit scholar
is that JImmy Fallon?and im thinking he`s Josh Radnor aka Ted Mosby
They gotta upload all of their individual audtions.
Nyema Sobia
That would be awesome. That was my sentiment as well.
Nyema Sobia yes please!
Who's at 2:38?
@@gregorbaby4269 the one dude from night at the roxbury
Seriously?? I wanna see them all
Can't get over how muscular Andy Samberg's legs were lmao
I know, nice legs 😍
and still are
Frida Pena You call that muscles?
Frida Pena method actor.
Seriously that’s not even that big
There's probably an alternate universe where one of SNL's best characters is Nuclear Elvis
I had been grinning as I watched those. But when Nuclear Elvis appeared, I actually guffawed. It was just so so unexpected.
Hiring Kate McKinnon was one of the best decisions that Lorne has ever done
Right! To think that she started only impersonating a somewhat not so popular Penelope Cruz ( phenomenaly) but who knew she had so much range with all these new impersonations
Ok Kate's mother - Calm down now.
@@BedwetterCDN shut up incel. You sound so insecure
@@myJDside the joke sucks. And if you think that was a joke you need to go out and touch grass
@@sieekakhan6761 yeah it did suck, and so did your reply
Seth's Hugh Grant impression 😂
They look so alike sometimes, their expressions are similar too
because he looks just like him... lol
Right? His was one of a tiny handful where I wasn't sure which person was auditioning, having disappeared so completely out of the character. Will Ferrell was another one, the one where he has a wig and glasses.
but his hair ... so 90s
In retrospect, it seems unbelievable that Jim Carrey didn't get hired, but it was probably for the best. He was amazing on In Living Color and his style was probably more suited for that show. In the long run, it was probably the best for his career as well. If he'd been hired for SNL, he probably would've been so popular that they might've convinced him to stay for like ten years, in which case, he may not have been able to start his phenomenal film career when he did.
Plus SNL was too crowded with huge talent at the time and he might have drown there while in living colrs he was with very few people, seriously not more than 10 people at the same time and got more room
Scary thought, omg.
Exactly while SNL is amazing for the greatest height of comedic career you can't do anything else once you get out. Most people have either done shows or movies that dudually didn't get much show light ( except Andy samberg, Bill hader and all the other late night hosts like Seth, Fallon and others) meanwhile Arminsen's portlandia wasn't known and Wiig usually did comedic movies like bridesmaid, Ghostbusters and others. So you can't really go into other genre.
I almost choked on my spit after seeing Jim Carrey's "post-nuclear Elvis" impression. That was brutal and hilarious.
I just want to know what the thinking process was? Like did he think he was too weird? Not funny? Too energetic? Even in that early tape you see the Kaufman thing
I like how nervous how some of them seem. Amy Poehler's gets me. It's amazing when you consider how confident she was on the show and has been since, but then you see them where they started, and they were terrified beings like the rest of us.
you'd be amazed at how shy so many performers are. their job is to entertain, but even they get nervous and have stage fright. I was involved in theatre growing up and when I'd have to do a presentation I'd always tell the class that I'm nervous and please be easy on me. my English teacher asked me how can I be nervous if I'm so involved with theatre. I told her it's because on stage I am someone else. it's not me up there, it's my character( and mind you, I was always cast as the most outlandish part). she told me to just pretend that I was in a play and that my character has to make a class presentation. boom. my mindset completely changed. my point is even pros get nervous.
When Kate McKinnon said the word "moisturizer"...... perfect
WE DEMAND THE RELEASE OF KATE MCKINNON’S AUDITION TAPE.
I SECOND THIS
I THIRD THIS
I FOURTH THIS
I FIFTH THIS
I SIXED THIS
Kate McKinnon's audition looked so funny
Blue Palmer And hot
Post-nuclear Elvis hahahahahaha I lost it!!
Best part xD
How the fuck did they NOT hire him after that audition?
Steven C it's so weird, because that was a killer clip. Guess Lorne Michaels was asleep for that audition. 😁
He is on another level of comedy.
i feel so bad for laughing but it just caught me off guard lmaoo
I bet Andy was hired for his legs!
Can't believe Andy Samberg used his body to get cast 😂😂
I saw an SNL audition tape of a guy named Joe Hursley he started the audition wearing all his characters outfits layered on top of each other and he’d strip them off when he switched characters. By the end of his audition he was dancing in just his briefs.
So not a fan. Dana Carvey too ugh
"Hi! Uhm... I'm not sure- I'm Amy Poehler" 🥺
Aww baby poehler bear
This goes to show that SNL is great, but if you've really got that special something, you'll end up at the top anyway.
+IWriteSinsNotEssaysOK Very true statement!!!
IWriteSinsNotEssaysOK yes!
Phil's edited intros to every segment was a dagger to my heart.
@DinnerBells, yes, it still makes me sad!😩😢
Very true
has every comedian in Hollywood auditioned for SNL once?
maybe, after all it's SNL
Yes. It´s every comedian´s dream
SNL is to comedians, what Google is to programmers.
Sooo many amazingly big actors were discovered on SNL
Lyanno99 o
I can't imagine what SNL would be like right now if they didn't hire Kate McKinnon
She's the First Lady of SNL
She is overrated.
TheJoker 175 no. youre just perhaps too base to get her. brilliant lady. she does feel YOURE overrated tho. Fair?? bwahagahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Ayu Thakur you’re making a race joke way too easy right now
@@TheMurrmursonbottle what race joke did I make?
Dana Carvey's "Chopping Broccoli" song is always hilarious!!!
I absolutely adore this video. It's comedic history. I wish they showed Eddie Murphy's audition. That's must've been gold. And the way this montage ended - with Gilda Radner being so adorable and full of life - puts tears in my eyes. So many of these cast members died early. But they are comedic legends, thank you SNL for discovering the people who want to make the world laugh.
I love and agree with everything in your post. I almost cried too.
That Gilda Radner ending was heartwarming and sad when she said goodbye :,)
she was incredible ❤
The Gilda part almost made me cry. She was such a legend.
She seemed so sweet
Post-nuclear Elvis? Say what you want about Jim Carrey, but that is HILARIOUS.
sad he never got on
Every time I watch this seeing Andy stops my heart. What a sweet soul
Tokyo Beans Andy Kaufman.
@@Maazel456 yes Sherlock, we know his full name
rushe p in his defense, I thought they were talking about Andy Samberg
Eeyore The Donkey me too
Andy and Phil and Gilda made me tear up..... They were gone far too soon....
seth meyers is so attractive
Still.
How on Earth does Jim Carrey not get cast after nuclear Elvis 💀💀💀💀
Eric Lites jim is very individualistic and independent... it would have been really hard for them to handle... probably impossible to handle him... he is... some how... larger than the show itself
They had one opening at the time and they gave the SNL part to Will Ferrel
show stealer, Jim is Jim
No, He auditioned during Season 6. That would've been post In Living Color
!Ali Shahbaz In Living Color handled him just fine, so SNL would've managed. Besides, it isn't like SNL hasn't had larger than life cast members before (John Belushi, Eddie Murphy, Chris Farley, Will Ferrell, etc.).
Bill Hader is a genius
What did he say before he said always? I could never make it out.
@@ryils6889 jujyfruits
Lorne,
We could watch an hour plus each week of just auditions, so since we're still in lockdown, and there's nothing else to do, let's make that happen!! Thanks.
-Sincerely,
Millions of People
You already knew kristen wiig and kate mckinnon will be legends
why is Gilda Radner the cutest person on the planet
*was the cutest person on the planet*
@@gator9339 shit, u right
if she were still here i feel like she'd be snl's sweet grandmother who always has candy in her bag for kids :(
@@seabunnie1218 this is so sweet
I want to see Kate mckinnons whole audition!!
Same!
She actually did that Penelope Cruz shampoo skit just on her second week with SNL.
Sanne Derks So hot...
She actually did that one in her first episode
Watch out for the die hard Kate McKinnon lesbians
that Jim Carrey audition was hilarious
I love Jim Carrey but I thought his Elvis bit was very corny to the point of it being unfunny. Will Ferrell, now his audition was genius.
He was great In Living Color - the black version of snl
Emani Burton SNL wishes it was In Living Color
In Living Color is the funny version of SNL.
nassauE snl during in living color's run was great.
I wish I could see the full auditions from them all.
Just search up the seperate auditions they're on youtube you know...
Think of some of the unfunny guys that DID get SNL....
And they passed on Jim Carrey.
He'd a been getting prime movie scripts in 2 weeks for inevitable movie career. Too big a star on too big a showcase like Eddie Murphy, even Chevy only lasted a year before getting cherry-picked.
@@peterwieser4631 I don't think people get that SNL is an entry level job, the showbusiness equivalent of flipping burgers. It doesn't matter how funny or talented you are if they don't think you're a good fit for what is a horrendously demanding and cut-throat job.
@@johnbull1568 Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Julie Louis Dreyfus and Larry David would agree with you.lol.
@@peterwieser4631 Julia was deeply unfunny on SNL. Sarah Silverman didn't last long enough to prove herself. Larry was fired because he hated work with too many people - even on "Seinfeld" he announced that he was going to quit every season.
Chris was indeed underused but he was member of a very solid cast.
@@johnbull1568 Yes, but it was also a seal of quality in the 90's and early 2000s. It was a rough job but it wasn't a dead end job by any means - any player, crew member, writer, director, musician had some guaranteed work if he said he worked on SNL.
Is no one gonna mention Chris Parnell's Tom Brokaw voice at 2:00? I'm not entirely sure if it's accurate, but that voice just cracks me up every time.
It’s accurate!
Gilda was so beautiful... inside and out. God bless her sweet soul! :)
kate's penelope cruz kills me every time
colbert kind of looked like a young robert downey jr
Julian needssomereggae KIND OF!?
nah, actually young Robert Downey Jr was in cast of SNL at 1985-86 season, go check him
The waiter revolted by food? Not his best sketch. Probably why he didn't make it.
Phil Hartman's audition is incredible. It's like he stepped off another planet. He came in fully formed and confident, there was no way he wasn't going to not only get hired, but become the legend he is today. It's a great touch that the segues in this to impressions and characters are preceded by clips from Phil's tape.
Dana and Will as well. Just supreme talent and energy.
They really should do a playlist of these. It would be so interesting and fun to watch, especially some of the older ones
chopping broccoli will always be the best audition ever
yeah, but his brother Brad was the real genius of the family(my neighbors). Brad Carvey invented the wire wrapped toaster- the first CGI.
chopping broccoli still impresses me more, lol.
actually Fallon's audition is really good, he does lot of impressions, I was surprised at Robert Smith from The Cure, it was so good
Eh, not my cuppa. We all have our faves.
well, I also love chopping broccoli :)
"Join us again on Living, when we make ice from water." HAHAHAHA
How did they not hire Jim Carey? He was made for sketch comedy
Good thing In Living Color snatched him
Too talented. LOL.
just goes to show you how bad SNL have gotten ...
SNL probably thought he was too slapstick. He was always destined to have a career though, where he got on tv or not.
***** No, Lorne was in charge when Carrey auditioned, but he wasn't physically present for it. Those that were, Al Franken in particular, told Lorne that he wasn't right and the rest is history.
3:05 the broccoli song HAHA
Omg Gilda Radner looks like the most adorable girl I have ever seen
so incredibly cute
she has the sweetest face of any person i've ever seen and if she were still here i'm sure she'd be like the sweet snl grandma
Jimmy Fallon looks so skinny
Before that rich people food
he truly was a starving artist
He got kinda fat and old, as we all do.
@@KuueenKumi nah I think he looks great!! Just not as skinny was when he was probably struggling comedian and had a college metabolism! Cuz yeah he slightly resembles a recently-sharpened pencil.
It's because he hadn't started drinking like a fish yet.
Gilda was adorable and so pure. 😍 Oh, and Dana "choppin' broccoleeeee!"
That Denzel Washington impression @ 1:26 was WAY too good!
"I'm Penelope Cruz" - Kate McKinnon. And I died!!!
I literally cried when I saw Phil Hartman, Gilda Radner and John Belushi - so sad they're gone now :(
💔
DID ANYBODY ELSE FREAK OUT AT THE Beginning of the screen test ! So many legends and amazing people that came out of snl so much fucking hilarity omg thank god they showed this
Yes, in fact, I got a little teary! Such great stuff!
yes !!!! omg its so touching and inspiring it makes me so happy !
i grew up watching snl gilda, chevy, eddie, john, bill...do not make them like they use too.
Whaaaat!? They could have had Colbert???? And Carrey? This shows that sometimes it is good not to get all jobs you want.
Some SNL fans call Carrey 'the one who got away.'
Anyone else notice that Colbert was using his "Waiters Nauseated by Food" sketch (which would eventually air on "The Dana Carvey Show) during his audition?
Yeah and because of that he was hired by the Daily Show :D
*****
A lot of greats got turned down by SNL.
This clip really gives an insight about how freaking DIFFICULT is making people laugh. I'm just melting down seeing Gilda Radner
"It's a busathon! We raising money while we're on the bus!" -Jerry Seinfeld -Jimmy Fallon
Oh wow, Kate at 2:02 doing Penelope Cruz, what a talent!!!
Post nuclear Elvis... hahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahhahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I fucking diedddd
I love Jim Carrey but I thought his bit was unfunny and corny.
gps433fool you died?
akhan727
Unfunny? No. But No one does Corny better than Jim Carey and Will Ferrel. thats what makes them funny.
2:25 - 2:29 Is that the birth of the Target Lady I see there!?
Man. Phil Hartman’s VOICE!!!! ❤️❤️
"He's 25yrs old and he's from the Brazilian rainforest" 😂😂😂 That was random af
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I COULDN’T BE ANY MORE ATTRACTED TO SETH MEYERS 4:35 HAPPENS 💀
Stefon is that you?
I feel some type of way that Kevin Hart didn't make it.
Chaz Smith he talks about his snl audition in an interview. he knew he blew it the minute it was over hahaha
3:34
Cuz hes not funny?
Sometimes good people have bad auditions. It happens.
I'm glad he was able to be successful because I wish i could be on SNl but i probably wouldn't make it, but it's nice to see kevin hart not make it and end up being the most successful comedians of all time!!
Seth's audition killed me. ESPECIALLY WITH THAT ENGLISH ACCENT AMIRITE
+Christine Magill He was doing Hugh Grant.
Armisen's Ferecito character was so great! So forward thinking and clever...
I'M JUST KEEEE-DING!
Gilda Radner was fucking adorable. Also, Hader doing his Pacino is a delight. "What?! Jujyfruits? ...Always."
Wow can't got over how young Seth is at 1:40!! Looks completely different than he did on his SNL days.
My heart broke watching Gilda Radner. She was such a treasure.
Young Jimmy Fallon reminds me of Spencer from icarly
I love that the two newest cast members at the time introduced this montage, nice touch.
2:28 "Right now we are having a sale on all of our holiday candles" omg i love kristen wiig. That accent totally reminds me of target lady.
that's because she wrote the sketch and performed it
It was Target Lady - that was an existing character that Kristen performed at the Groundlings before she got SNL.
Look at all the stars that auditioned and didn't make it it takes determination, never give up!!!!! Amazing loved this
Gilda is the Angel of the group to be she is like the mother hen somehow. Always in our hearts
1:05 wow I didn’t know Ted Moesby auditioned for SNL...
Kelly Fulton LMAO
That's what I was thinking!
hahahahahahah HIMYM for life!!
I didn’t realize Jerry Seinfeld disguised as Ted Mosby made it on 😂
That's Jimmy Fallon 😂💀
Why do I rewatch this so often and get goosebumps every frickin' time?
Taran Killam as Brad Pitt doing the weather always kills me
I was lucky enough to be able to watch SNL growing up and getting to see John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Dan Ackroid, Phil Hartman, and all the other OG, Icould go on and on....
3:47 is actually the greatest piece of tape that has ever existed.
Will was and is the best. He must have been a no brainer to hire!!
Get off the shed!
Kate Boe Bate -Will is very funny.
It was actually a close call, it was between him and steve carrel
Will is one of the best comedians to ever be on SNL, but he also unintentionally inspired a whole genre of lazy copycats who focused on his least funny techniques
Oh my god. I had no idea so many sketches came from their own original characters. True talent.
"...a scratch 'n' sniff that smells like failure and onions." If his voice sounds familiar, it's because that's a skinny and hairless Zach Galifinakis.
omg, i thought nobody noticed!!!!!!!!!
WTH 🤦🏽! Never would have recognized Zach. Thanks
3:27 before kevin hart thats Zach Galafanakis
omg unbelievable
:o
what the fuck hahaha.
:)))) i freaked out too but recognized him by his voice... ALL the greats started at SNL
what?!?!
Love these casts.,.love the show. Gilda, we still miss you Girl. R.I.P.
Tina Fey said she cast Jonathon Bennet as Aaron Samuels in mean girls partly because he looked like Jimmy Fallon and I didn't realise how right she was until I saw this 😂😂
My son and I occasionally sing the "chopping broccoli" song. It's just so funny -- and it's weird that we know all the words lol. Dana Carvey is a genius. Watching these auditions also made me so sad to see the late, great Phil Hartman; who left this earth way too soon. I still miss him.
Omg Seinfeld ,Clinton and Denzel W. impersonation were amazing
It's pretty weird that they didn't hire Jim Carey, I can't really think of a bigger raw talent in comedy other than Eddie Murphy and even that's debatable.
Because he would always steal the show in every skit
Jkkkkkkk
Ivani Gomcalves What?
Well, Lorne LOVES improvisation, and probably saw Jim as a frequent improviser.
Guy Incognito Lorne was not working on the show when Jim auditioned, which was 1980. That may be why he didn’t make it in. Also, had Jim made it, he would’ve been in the same cast as Eddie Murphy, so it might’ve made that era more balanced, honestly.
Bill Haders old man makes me laugh all the time. :D
I can't believe they didn't hire Jim Carrey... Their loss!!!
he was better off on ILC , SNL would of held him back
RIP Phil Hartman. One of the best ❤️
That Denzel impression is unreal!!
They said no to Steven Colbert? 🤔
***** That's true! I'd forgotten about that.
he was hired as a writer briefly
they said no to Jorma Taccone, he was hired later as a writer because of Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island thing
Norm Macdonald talks about this audition on his podcast. He was sitting in on it with Lorne, and apparently he lobbied hard for Colbert, but they ended up picking Tracy Morgan over him.
Martin Allen
Well, I imagine it must've been a tough decision then