Auditions - SNL 40th Anniversary Special

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  • เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.พ. 2015
  • Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones introduce a supercut of auditions from former cast members like Gilda Radner, Bill Hader and Chevy Chase. Plus, see auditions from the stars that didn't make the cut.
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  • @spaceye
    @spaceye 9 ปีที่แล้ว +24860

    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."

    • @Udobrenie
      @Udobrenie 8 ปีที่แล้ว +678

      what a story! i like it

    • @Recardoguy007
      @Recardoguy007 7 ปีที่แล้ว +451

      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.

    • @kareemabdelhakam3640
      @kareemabdelhakam3640 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      spaceye

    • @burnbobquist8999
      @burnbobquist8999 5 ปีที่แล้ว +359

      Samberg and Hader will forever be one of the best duos on SNL.

    • @TamannaDas
      @TamannaDas 5 ปีที่แล้ว +265

      What a great anecdote to show that there's never a one-size-fits-all way of doing things.

  • @cameronglen4912
    @cameronglen4912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6287

    pete davidson wearing a spiderman shirt to his audition is my everything

    • @rubydiven4902
      @rubydiven4902 3 ปีที่แล้ว +78

      HJAJWJ IKR AND THE WAY HE WAS STANDING IS POSTURE IS SO FUNNY

    • @lindsaypasseroni5542
      @lindsaypasseroni5542 3 ปีที่แล้ว +50

      It’s so on brand for him

    • @OMGWTFLOLSMH
      @OMGWTFLOLSMH 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      😕

    • @tontonnacu3371
      @tontonnacu3371 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Why is that?

    • @paulfaulconer2512
      @paulfaulconer2512 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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

  • @derekstevens9188
    @derekstevens9188 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5904

    WE DEMAND THE RELEASE OF KATE MCKINNON’S AUDITION TAPE.

  • @sassora
    @sassora 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6735

    I get that Seth Meyers is doing Hugh Grant, but he is actually NAILING Eddie Redmayne about a decade before he even showed up!

    • @ewg-rv8nl
      @ewg-rv8nl 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

      R S that WASNT hugh grant???

    • @yes.9731
      @yes.9731 4 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      Omg it sounded exactly like him 😂

    • @theamericandream5576
      @theamericandream5576 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      R S my thoughts exactly

    • @TheBETZINATOR
      @TheBETZINATOR 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      i literally thought he was eddie redmayne at first lol

    • @alyburr6645
      @alyburr6645 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@TheBETZINATOR omg i watched this at least twice before i realised it wasn't eddie redmayne!

  • @holypicklesmofo
    @holypicklesmofo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6941

    Such respect for Kristin Wiig for going and doing Target Lady during her audition because it literally looked insane

    • @tejaswoman
      @tejaswoman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Is that what she was doing? All I knew was it was as unfunny as she always was on the show.

    • @stevencocky19
      @stevencocky19 5 ปีที่แล้ว +497

      @@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.

    • @DW-lx9wt
      @DW-lx9wt 5 ปีที่แล้ว +107

      @@stevencocky19 I'm sure it's just a 'bait' comment.

    • @milenatapia6412
      @milenatapia6412 4 ปีที่แล้ว +102

      I was so happy when she did Target Lady. She didn’t even know that it would turn into a real skit!

    • @AlexaBellaMuerte
      @AlexaBellaMuerte 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      target lady is goals

  • @muarifsumahar9139
    @muarifsumahar9139 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11890

    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.

    • @austinpearce5442
      @austinpearce5442 6 ปีที่แล้ว +219

      And Colbert is rocking Late Night.

    • @jonofong3084
      @jonofong3084 6 ปีที่แล้ว +301

      Thank god Colbert didn't make it otherwise we would never have gotten the Colbert Report

    • @heyammakkawi
      @heyammakkawi 5 ปีที่แล้ว +68

      Muarif Sumahar Zach Galifianakis looks sooo young

    • @PepsiFuture
      @PepsiFuture 5 ปีที่แล้ว +138

      ...Colbert did make it. He was a writer

    • @FirstLadyJoy
      @FirstLadyJoy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Ikr..makes ME feel good about not winning a singing competition....

  • @DunmoresMovieMania
    @DunmoresMovieMania 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1994

    Every single time Pete Davidson appears on camera, he looks like he's nervously auditioning.

    • @KalosPVP
      @KalosPVP 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      while not being funny.

    • @linnycrocus6023
      @linnycrocus6023 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I think he's a lot more confident now. This was only his second season

    • @jayg5391
      @jayg5391 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@linnycrocus6023 still not funny.

    • @dannydorko7075
      @dannydorko7075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      i quite like pete's personality, seems like a likeable guy but that dude was so fucking lucky to get that spot on SNL...

    • @cassundraherring6515
      @cassundraherring6515 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Love him!!

  • @khendralibbey617
    @khendralibbey617 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1310

    “Well apparently we’re using the F word tonight aren’t we? Well that’s very special..” 😂 that is great.

    • @angelamary31alisonannadj40
      @angelamary31alisonannadj40 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jimmy

    • @sweetie9870
      @sweetie9870 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@angelamary31alisonannadj40 no dana

    • @lyb.
      @lyb. 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Church lady 😊

    • @shawnuel
      @shawnuel ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Apparently, he was talking to Pete Davidson!

  • @Fugpigoo
    @Fugpigoo 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5593

    Jimmy Fallon was so skinny omgggg everyone looks so young

    • @cousinchaos896
      @cousinchaos896 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes

    • @cowboylike_zoe
      @cowboylike_zoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +104

      A B he looked like josh Randor from how I met your mother

    • @leilanisunsets1362
      @leilanisunsets1362 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Because he was young haha

    • @TrackForField
      @TrackForField 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      No fucking shit scholar

    • @pp-vf8ls
      @pp-vf8ls 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      is that JImmy Fallon?and im thinking he`s Josh Radnor aka Ted Mosby

  • @nyemasobia5593
    @nyemasobia5593 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4152

    They gotta upload all of their individual audtions.

    • @sharonsmalls6846
      @sharonsmalls6846 6 ปีที่แล้ว +40

      Nyema Sobia
      That would be awesome. That was my sentiment as well.

    • @cacauldr
      @cacauldr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Nyema Sobia yes please!

    • @gregorbaby4269
      @gregorbaby4269 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Who's at 2:38?

    • @nosrac3339
      @nosrac3339 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@gregorbaby4269 the one dude from night at the roxbury

    • @traciecarterhans3615
      @traciecarterhans3615 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Seriously?? I wanna see them all

  • @sieekakhan6761
    @sieekakhan6761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4007

    Hiring Kate McKinnon was one of the best decisions that Lorne has ever done

    • @oscarrimore
      @oscarrimore 3 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      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

    • @BedwetterCDN
      @BedwetterCDN 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Ok Kate's mother - Calm down now.

    • @sieekakhan6761
      @sieekakhan6761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@BedwetterCDN shut up incel. You sound so insecure

    • @sieekakhan6761
      @sieekakhan6761 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@myJDside the joke sucks. And if you think that was a joke you need to go out and touch grass

    • @myJDside
      @myJDside 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@sieekakhan6761 yeah it did suck, and so did your reply

  • @redben1252
    @redben1252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +802

    There's probably an alternate universe where one of SNL's best characters is Nuclear Elvis

    • @cool_alienempire6884
      @cool_alienempire6884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I had been grinning as I watched those. But when Nuclear Elvis appeared, I actually guffawed. It was just so so unexpected.

  • @fridapena3616
    @fridapena3616 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3830

    Can't get over how muscular Andy Samberg's legs were lmao

    • @flala2261
      @flala2261 8 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      I know, nice legs 😍

    • @kiertavasirkus
      @kiertavasirkus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      and still are

    • @jhrk4279
      @jhrk4279 7 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Frida Pena You call that muscles?

    • @DendyJungle
      @DendyJungle 6 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Frida Pena method actor.

    • @Axel-ll2jp
      @Axel-ll2jp 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Seriously that’s not even that big

  • @redwanhussain5965
    @redwanhussain5965 4 ปีที่แล้ว +988

    Can't believe Andy Samberg used his body to get cast 😂😂

    • @muraddiab6393
      @muraddiab6393 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      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.

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      So not a fan. Dana Carvey too ugh

  • @JohnDemetriou
    @JohnDemetriou 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1568

    Kate McKinnon's audition as Penelope Cruz was so awesome, it ended up being her first live skit on SNL alongside Sofia Vergara

    • @sparshitasahu2539
      @sparshitasahu2539 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      That was her first skit!?

    • @JohnDemetriou
      @JohnDemetriou 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sparshitasahu2539 Yes, and she was perfect

  • @elijahlulla947
    @elijahlulla947 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1786

    They need to release like a dvd collection of every audition.

    • @janiss3700
      @janiss3700 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Or just upload it on TH-cam

    • @raphaeljoseph6952
      @raphaeljoseph6952 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Oh yeah!

    • @SKRUBL0RD
      @SKRUBL0RD ปีที่แล้ว +3

      what the fuck is a dvd?

    • @Qwerty0791
      @Qwerty0791 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SKRUBL0RD An old Blu-ray. A new CD.

  • @ahmarsaeed6085
    @ahmarsaeed6085 7 ปีที่แล้ว +740

    I bet Andy was hired for his legs!

  • @JustAnotherFangirl67
    @JustAnotherFangirl67 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2213

    Seth's Hugh Grant impression 😂

    • @eclipsicallane9179
      @eclipsicallane9179 7 ปีที่แล้ว +61

      They look so alike sometimes, their expressions are similar too

    • @masterprocrastinator384
      @masterprocrastinator384 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      because he looks just like him... lol

    • @tejaswoman
      @tejaswoman 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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.

    • @analcommando1124
      @analcommando1124 ปีที่แล้ว

      but his hair ... so 90s

  • @elisagiordano24
    @elisagiordano24 3 ปีที่แล้ว +923

    "Hi! Uhm... I'm not sure- I'm Amy Poehler" 🥺

    • @rebeccaxia350
      @rebeccaxia350 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Aww baby poehler bear

  • @ukiemexican
    @ukiemexican 4 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    When Kate McKinnon said the word "moisturizer"...... perfect

  • @ericbenjaminlites
    @ericbenjaminlites 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9412

    How on Earth does Jim Carrey not get cast after nuclear Elvis 💀💀💀💀

    • @High_101
      @High_101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +1007

      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

    • @jagf96
      @jagf96 6 ปีที่แล้ว +477

      They had one opening at the time and they gave the SNL part to Will Ferrel

    • @fredEVOIX
      @fredEVOIX 6 ปีที่แล้ว +117

      show stealer, Jim is Jim

    • @JustinCoasters
      @JustinCoasters 6 ปีที่แล้ว +70

      No, He auditioned during Season 6. That would've been post In Living Color

    • @thedude4672
      @thedude4672 6 ปีที่แล้ว +135

      !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.).

  • @SimoneintheSkies
    @SimoneintheSkies 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5624

    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.

    • @paralegalerika_s6389
      @paralegalerika_s6389 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      +IWriteSinsNotEssaysOK Very true statement!!!

    • @alexonline2340
      @alexonline2340 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      IWriteSinsNotEssaysOK yes!

    • @DinnerBells
      @DinnerBells 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Phil's edited intros to every segment was a dagger to my heart.

    • @lynnwilhoite6194
      @lynnwilhoite6194 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      @DinnerBells, yes, it still makes me sad!😩😢

    • @rosericorico4980
      @rosericorico4980 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Very true

  • @maeomalley5001
    @maeomalley5001 4 ปีที่แล้ว +593

    seth meyers is so attractive

  • @TorkG8
    @TorkG8 5 ปีที่แล้ว +395

    That hushed "Aww" when Gilda said "Thank you! Bye!" at the very end of this was so touching.

    • @cynthiacopland8634
      @cynthiacopland8634 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I’m miss Gilda Radner 💔.
      Damn ovarian cancer 🤬

  • @zolhof
    @zolhof 8 ปีที่แล้ว +3923

    Post-nuclear Elvis hahahahahaha I lost it!!

    • @KTK44
      @KTK44 7 ปีที่แล้ว +46

      Best part xD

    • @1.21Jigawatts
      @1.21Jigawatts 6 ปีที่แล้ว +87

      How the fuck did they NOT hire him after that audition?

    • @mthoensen
      @mthoensen 6 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      Steven C it's so weird, because that was a killer clip. Guess Lorne Michaels was asleep for that audition. 😁

    • @ricardoalcantaracampos4811
      @ricardoalcantaracampos4811 6 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      He is on another level of comedy.

    • @13lues
      @13lues 6 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      i feel so bad for laughing but it just caught me off guard lmaoo

  • @bluepalmer6908
    @bluepalmer6908 7 ปีที่แล้ว +540

    Kate McKinnon's audition looked so funny

  • @nicoladawson2861
    @nicoladawson2861 3 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Dana Carvey's "Chopping Broccoli" song is always hilarious!!!

  • @JustSomeCanadianGuy
    @JustSomeCanadianGuy 5 ปีที่แล้ว +2827

    Think of some of the unfunny guys that DID get SNL....
    And they passed on Jim Carrey.

    • @peterwieser4631
      @peterwieser4631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +105

      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.

    • @johnbull1568
      @johnbull1568 3 ปีที่แล้ว +174

      @@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
      @peterwieser4631 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@johnbull1568 Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Julie Louis Dreyfus and Larry David would agree with you.lol.

    • @redacted2275
      @redacted2275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@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.

    • @redacted2275
      @redacted2275 3 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@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.

  • @Lyanno99
    @Lyanno99 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6595

    has every comedian in Hollywood auditioned for SNL once?

    • @kiertavasirkus
      @kiertavasirkus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +754

      maybe, after all it's SNL

    • @Caprizonica
      @Caprizonica 7 ปีที่แล้ว +750

      Yes. It´s every comedian´s dream

    • @Messi6919
      @Messi6919 7 ปีที่แล้ว +798

      SNL is to comedians, what Google is to programmers.

    • @EmilyLovesYouDude
      @EmilyLovesYouDude 6 ปีที่แล้ว +289

      Sooo many amazingly big actors were discovered on SNL

    • @High_101
      @High_101 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Lyanno99 o

  • @ellenokuda7882
    @ellenokuda7882 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2242

    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.

    • @benthekingofking
      @benthekingofking 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      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

    • @guitarmusicbyelkinjimenez1121
      @guitarmusicbyelkinjimenez1121 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He was just for in living color.

    • @KuueenKumi
      @KuueenKumi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Scary thought, omg.

    • @priyachoudhary9896
      @priyachoudhary9896 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      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.

    • @MTMF.london
      @MTMF.london 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I almost choked on my spit after seeing Jim Carrey's "post-nuclear Elvis" impression. That was brutal and hilarious.

  • @willberman1562
    @willberman1562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +417

    Every time I watch this seeing Andy stops my heart. What a sweet soul

    • @Maazel456
      @Maazel456 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Tokyo Beans Andy Kaufman.

    • @rushe-1
      @rushe-1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Maazel456 yes Sherlock, we know his full name

    • @deb1717
      @deb1717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +54

      rushe p in his defense, I thought they were talking about Andy Samberg

    • @fatsanii
      @fatsanii 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Eeyore The Donkey me too

    • @elenaderoet4926
      @elenaderoet4926 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Andy and Phil and Gilda made me tear up..... They were gone far too soon....

  • @mariannecontrino6297
    @mariannecontrino6297 3 ปีที่แล้ว +101

    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

  • @san18ful
    @san18ful 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4436

    I want to see Kate mckinnons whole audition!!

    • @sophiesergeant3158
      @sophiesergeant3158 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Same!

    • @lynxvex
      @lynxvex 7 ปีที่แล้ว +293

      She actually did that Penelope Cruz shampoo skit just on her second week with SNL.

    • @hiphopgamer9960
      @hiphopgamer9960 7 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Sanne Derks So hot...

    • @austinpearce5442
      @austinpearce5442 6 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      She actually did that one in her first episode

    • @shtephieesteph9216
      @shtephieesteph9216 6 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      Watch out for the die hard Kate McKinnon lesbians

  • @J00gs
    @J00gs 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5687

    I can't imagine what SNL would be like right now if they didn't hire Kate McKinnon

    • @austinpearce5442
      @austinpearce5442 6 ปีที่แล้ว +208

      She's the First Lady of SNL

    • @TheJoker-fq3ue
      @TheJoker-fq3ue 6 ปีที่แล้ว +111

      She is overrated.

    • @elissel
      @elissel 6 ปีที่แล้ว +66

      TheJoker 175 no. youre just perhaps too base to get her. brilliant lady. she does feel YOURE overrated tho. Fair?? bwahagahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!

    • @TheMurrmursonbottle
      @TheMurrmursonbottle 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ayu Thakur you’re making a race joke way too easy right now

    • @ayush9791
      @ayush9791 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@TheMurrmursonbottle what race joke did I make?

  • @JapPerez
    @JapPerez 4 ปีที่แล้ว +245

    You already knew kristen wiig and kate mckinnon will be legends

  • @cyn_na_mini
    @cyn_na_mini 3 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    why is Gilda Radner the cutest person on the planet

    • @gator9339
      @gator9339 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *was the cutest person on the planet*

    • @cyn_na_mini
      @cyn_na_mini 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@gator9339 shit, u right

    • @seabunnie1218
      @seabunnie1218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      if she were still here i feel like she'd be snl's sweet grandmother who always has candy in her bag for kids :(

    • @lindsaymeans
      @lindsaymeans 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@seabunnie1218 this is so sweet

  • @hughkelly623
    @hughkelly623 9 ปีที่แล้ว +374

    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.

    • @ashleymarks3726
      @ashleymarks3726 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      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.

  • @sassafrassiest
    @sassafrassiest 7 ปีที่แล้ว +698

    Post-nuclear Elvis? Say what you want about Jim Carrey, but that is HILARIOUS.

  • @olivia-sv3wq
    @olivia-sv3wq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +84

    0:45 i never even grew up watching snl (not from the usa), but damn, that mini supercut of each of them saying their names made me feel all the feels.

  • @amaejjing9574
    @amaejjing9574 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    3:05 the broccoli song HAHA

  • @glory2godpd
    @glory2godpd 9 ปีที่แล้ว +648

    that Jim Carrey audition was hilarious

    • @akhan727
      @akhan727 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      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.

    • @emaniburton9422
      @emaniburton9422 9 ปีที่แล้ว +28

      He was great In Living Color - the black version of snl

    • @nassauE
      @nassauE 9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Emani Burton SNL wishes it was In Living Color

    • @nassauE
      @nassauE 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      In Living Color is the funny version of SNL.

    • @clue104
      @clue104 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      nassauE snl during in living color's run was great.

  • @ianstephenson9721
    @ianstephenson9721 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2588

    Jimmy Fallon looks so skinny

    • @TGIZhivargo
      @TGIZhivargo 6 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      Before that rich people food

    • @albertomon
      @albertomon 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      he truly was a starving artist

    • @KuueenKumi
      @KuueenKumi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      He got kinda fat and old, as we all do.

    • @lorencappelson6475
      @lorencappelson6475 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@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.

    • @shawnuel
      @shawnuel ปีที่แล้ว

      It's because he hadn't started drinking like a fish yet.

  • @jessenathan9346
    @jessenathan9346 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    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.

    • @oolala53
      @oolala53 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      It’s accurate!

  • @maddiegreen7449
    @maddiegreen7449 4 ปีที่แล้ว +83

    I literally cried when I saw Phil Hartman, Gilda Radner and John Belushi - so sad they're gone now :(

  • @Rielestkid
    @Rielestkid 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2779

    How did they not hire Jim Carey? He was made for sketch comedy

    • @num1Jaysta
      @num1Jaysta 9 ปีที่แล้ว +242

      Good thing In Living Color snatched him

    • @JhonathanFree
      @JhonathanFree 9 ปีที่แล้ว +137

      Too talented. LOL.

    • @entoletao
      @entoletao 9 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      just goes to show you how bad SNL have gotten ...

    • @Freeden
      @Freeden 9 ปีที่แล้ว +153

      SNL probably thought he was too slapstick. He was always destined to have a career though, where he got on tv or not.

    • @delia1985
      @delia1985 9 ปีที่แล้ว +52

      ***** 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.

  • @jennaramos1229
    @jennaramos1229 8 ปีที่แล้ว +291

    That Gilda Radner ending was heartwarming and sad when she said goodbye :,)

    • @lwells267
      @lwells267 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      she was incredible ❤

    • @lunayoshi
      @lunayoshi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      The Gilda part almost made me cry. She was such a legend.

    • @Brendonmakesmesmile
      @Brendonmakesmesmile 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      She seemed so sweet

  • @mohammedalikhan5177
    @mohammedalikhan5177 5 ปีที่แล้ว +163

    Omg Gilda Radner looks like the most adorable girl I have ever seen

    • @njuta
      @njuta 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      so incredibly cute

    • @seabunnie1218
      @seabunnie1218 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      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

  • @GraceMallory-is-awesome
    @GraceMallory-is-awesome 4 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    They really should do a playlist of these. It would be so interesting and fun to watch, especially some of the older ones

  • @Sinisterene
    @Sinisterene 8 ปีที่แล้ว +293

    Bill Hader is a genius

    • @ryils6889
      @ryils6889 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      What did he say before he said always? I could never make it out.

    • @jo4504
      @jo4504 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ryils6889 jujyfruits

  • @baconmoop
    @baconmoop 9 ปีที่แล้ว +587

    I wish I could see the full auditions from them all.

    • @denzrichie
      @denzrichie 9 ปีที่แล้ว +29

      Just search up the seperate auditions they're on youtube you know...

  • @eval_is_evil
    @eval_is_evil 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Omg Seinfeld ,Clinton and Denzel W. impersonation were amazing

  • @vladhardware5642
    @vladhardware5642 5 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    "I'm Penelope Cruz" - Kate McKinnon. And I died!!!

  • @KarlEmmanuelCamasis
    @KarlEmmanuelCamasis 7 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    "Join us again on Living, when we make ice from water." HAHAHAHA

  • @meteorrejector
    @meteorrejector 6 ปีที่แล้ว +157

    kate's penelope cruz kills me every time

  • @anthonynasti1279
    @anthonynasti1279 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    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.

  • @ksutton1207
    @ksutton1207 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    That Denzel impression is unreal!!

  • @gps433fool
    @gps433fool 9 ปีที่แล้ว +85

    Post nuclear Elvis... hahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahahhahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I fucking diedddd

    • @akhan727
      @akhan727 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      I love Jim Carrey but I thought his bit was unfunny and corny.

    • @THERE.IS.NO.DEATH.
      @THERE.IS.NO.DEATH. 9 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      gps433fool you died?

    • @JRMCNEA
      @JRMCNEA 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      akhan727
      Unfunny? No. But No one does Corny better than Jim Carey and Will Ferrel. thats what makes them funny.

  • @MrNakki
    @MrNakki 7 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    chopping broccoli will always be the best audition ever

    • @kingrat2465
      @kingrat2465 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      yeah, but his brother Brad was the real genius of the family(my neighbors). Brad Carvey invented the wire wrapped toaster- the first CGI.

    • @MrNakki
      @MrNakki 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      chopping broccoli still impresses me more, lol.

    • @kiertavasirkus
      @kiertavasirkus 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      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

    • @MrNakki
      @MrNakki 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Eh, not my cuppa. We all have our faves.

    • @kiertavasirkus
      @kiertavasirkus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      well, I also love chopping broccoli :)

  • @arthurfleck816
    @arthurfleck816 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Man. Phil Hartman’s VOICE!!!! ❤️❤️

  • @minnaow
    @minnaow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Taran Killam as Brad Pitt doing the weather always kills me

  • @robertoibarra8280
    @robertoibarra8280 8 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    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

    • @RavenSelena
      @RavenSelena 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, in fact, I got a little teary! Such great stuff!

    • @robertoibarra8280
      @robertoibarra8280 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yes !!!! omg its so touching and inspiring it makes me so happy !

    • @harleymama5421
      @harleymama5421 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      i grew up watching snl gilda, chevy, eddie, john, bill...do not make them like they use too.

  • @MelissaNgai
    @MelissaNgai 9 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    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.

    • @jenniferhinkel71
      @jenniferhinkel71 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I love and agree with everything in your post. I almost cried too.

  • @floatingsara
    @floatingsara 3 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    This clip really gives an insight about how freaking DIFFICULT is making people laugh. I'm just melting down seeing Gilda Radner

  • @Abstract4Lyf
    @Abstract4Lyf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    "He's 25yrs old and he's from the Brazilian rainforest" 😂😂😂 That was random af

  • @thisismematt6940
    @thisismematt6940 7 ปีที่แล้ว +82

    Young Jimmy Fallon reminds me of Spencer from icarly

  • @maria_gold
    @maria_gold 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Seth's Hugh Grant impression was awesome!!!!

  • @solomonlevin4521
    @solomonlevin4521 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    "It's a busathon! We raising money while we're on the bus!" -Jerry Seinfeld -Jimmy Fallon

  • @annaalindajao3004
    @annaalindajao3004 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    RIP Phil Hartman. One of the best ❤️

  • @katelynbrown98
    @katelynbrown98 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow can't got over how young Seth is at 1:40!! Looks completely different than he did on his SNL days.

  • @JustNess78
    @JustNess78 8 ปีที่แล้ว +142

    Gilda was so beautiful... inside and out. God bless her sweet soul! :)

  • @theodoreolson8529
    @theodoreolson8529 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Seeing Gilda makes me tear up a little. Her and Madeline Kahn together. They were amazing.

  • @jon4288
    @jon4288 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    legends say..he is still choppin broccoli,,,

  • @stingoh
    @stingoh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Oh wow, Kate at 2:02 doing Penelope Cruz, what a talent!!!

  • @knifeprty69
    @knifeprty69 7 ปีที่แล้ว +458

    colbert kind of looked like a young robert downey jr

    • @nanobotjr
      @nanobotjr 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Julian needssomereggae KIND OF!?

    • @kiertavasirkus
      @kiertavasirkus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      nah, actually young Robert Downey Jr was in cast of SNL at 1985-86 season, go check him

    • @monicar.7508
      @monicar.7508 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂

    • @aquamarine99911
      @aquamarine99911 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The waiter revolted by food? Not his best sketch. Probably why he didn't make it.

  • @xTheOxx
    @xTheOxx 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Armisen's Ferecito character was so great! So forward thinking and clever...
    I'M JUST KEEEE-DING!

  • @KuueenKumi
    @KuueenKumi 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Oh my god. I had no idea so many sketches came from their own original characters. True talent.

  • @masserphi2534
    @masserphi2534 7 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    That Denzel Washington impression @ 1:26 was WAY too good!

  • @jasonshoff9617
    @jasonshoff9617 9 ปีที่แล้ว +56

    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?

    • @willemijnvtz9446
      @willemijnvtz9446 9 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Yeah and because of that he was hired by the Daily Show :D

    • @JRMCNEA
      @JRMCNEA 9 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      *****
      A lot of greats got turned down by SNL.

  • @harigovindk1234
    @harigovindk1234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Gilda Radner..What a sweet soul!!!💔

  • @Daikon_Micucci
    @Daikon_Micucci 4 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    "...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.

    • @somyaagnihotri
      @somyaagnihotri 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      omg, i thought nobody noticed!!!!!!!!!

    • @cynthiacopland8634
      @cynthiacopland8634 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      WTH 🤦🏽! Never would have recognized Zach. Thanks

  • @fatboofycat333
    @fatboofycat333 9 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    Seth's audition killed me. ESPECIALLY WITH THAT ENGLISH ACCENT AMIRITE

    • @rainyday4970
      @rainyday4970 8 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      +Christine Magill He was doing Hugh Grant.

  • @minervaloves
    @minervaloves 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1836

    They said no to Steven Colbert? 🤔

    • @minervaloves
      @minervaloves 7 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      ***** That's true! I'd forgotten about that.

    • @radioactive_moose
      @radioactive_moose 7 ปีที่แล้ว +177

      he was hired as a writer briefly

    • @kiertavasirkus
      @kiertavasirkus 7 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      they said no to Jorma Taccone, he was hired later as a writer because of Andy Samberg and The Lonely Island thing

    • @CHECKMATE426
      @CHECKMATE426 7 ปีที่แล้ว +125

      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.

    • @eripena7895
      @eripena7895 7 ปีที่แล้ว +32

      Martin Allen
      Well, I imagine it must've been a tough decision then

  • @Lucholosabe
    @Lucholosabe 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Omg, Gilda Radner was totally adorable!

  • @janl4706
    @janl4706 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    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.

  • @lenusniq_9746
    @lenusniq_9746 8 ปีที่แล้ว +306

    Whaaaat!? They could have had Colbert???? And Carrey? This shows that sometimes it is good not to get all jobs you want.

    • @silvergir89
      @silvergir89 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Some SNL fans call Carrey 'the one who got away.'

  • @perrinfan
    @perrinfan 6 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Gilda was adorable and so pure. 😍 Oh, and Dana "choppin' broccoleeeee!"

  • @madlift
    @madlift 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ahhh, there have been many we've each liked but not one have we ever loved more than sweet, sunny Gilda.

  • @ColemanMulkerin
    @ColemanMulkerin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I think people forget how talented Dana Carvey was. His audition was amazing.

  • @alicewise6385
    @alicewise6385 7 ปีที่แล้ว +88

    2:25 - 2:29 Is that the birth of the Target Lady I see there!?

  • @nugal9320
    @nugal9320 6 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    JUST WHEN I THOUGHT I COULDN’T BE ANY MORE ATTRACTED TO SETH MEYERS 4:35 HAPPENS 💀

  • @ifeelpretty5790
    @ifeelpretty5790 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    I love that the two newest cast members at the time introduced this montage, nice touch.

  • @DarMar106
    @DarMar106 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I can't believe Chris Kattan did Mr. Peepers for his audition. Pretty bold of him to do that

  • @gemmakeane6155
    @gemmakeane6155 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    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 😂😂

  • @chronicillz1879
    @chronicillz1879 8 ปีที่แล้ว +148

    3:27 before kevin hart thats Zach Galafanakis

    • @anazuosalihu9712
      @anazuosalihu9712 8 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      omg unbelievable

    • @kkibela
      @kkibela 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      :o

    • @1nine89
      @1nine89 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      what the fuck hahaha.

    • @chronicillz1879
      @chronicillz1879 7 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      :)))) i freaked out too but recognized him by his voice... ALL the greats started at SNL

    • @Roy-G-Biv
      @Roy-G-Biv 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      what?!?!

  • @papasmurf1791
    @papasmurf1791 4 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    i wish they showed Chris Farley's auditon

  • @EDITMODE
    @EDITMODE 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    the "im always searching for the most perfect moisturizer" comment had me dying XD

  • @uglyonebeyou
    @uglyonebeyou 9 ปีที่แล้ว +448

    Zach Galifianakis!!!!!

    • @theblackarrow9347
      @theblackarrow9347 9 ปีที่แล้ว

      i didnt notice him , where ?

    • @captaino16
      @captaino16 9 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Ahmed Al-Dosari 3:34

    • @flala2261
      @flala2261 9 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      He looks SO DIFFERENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :O

    • @LividImp
      @LividImp 9 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ...isn't funny!!!!!

    • @OlafavonGoeding
      @OlafavonGoeding 9 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      Zach Galasdksfkis used shaved and weight loss. Female is confused.

  • @GiantSandles
    @GiantSandles 8 ปีที่แล้ว +610

    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.

    • @chronicillz1879
      @chronicillz1879 8 ปีที่แล้ว +49

      Because he would always steal the show in every skit

    • @ivanigomcalves8944
      @ivanigomcalves8944 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Jkkkkkkk

    • @GiantSandles
      @GiantSandles 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ivani Gomcalves What?

    • @guyincognito8043
      @guyincognito8043 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well, Lorne LOVES improvisation, and probably saw Jim as a frequent improviser.

    • @FragmentedR_YT
      @FragmentedR_YT 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      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.

  • @PotatoWiz
    @PotatoWiz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Wow! Watching all that is so sweet

  • @eemmjay8728
    @eemmjay8728 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jim Carreys post nuclear Elvis, always delivers!🤣🤣