Top 10 Rejected SNL Cast Members That Became Successful
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- What was Lorne Michaels thinking when he passed on these future a-list celebs? For this list, we’ll be looking at the people who auditioned for “Saturday Night Live” and didn’t make it, but who became successful in their own right. Our countdown includes Mindy Kaling, Donald Glover, Jim Carrey, and more! Which of these stars do you think would do best on “SNL?” Let us know in the comments.
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Have you ever done a "Top 10 SNL Cast Members Who Got Fired and Then Returned"??
I remember a story of Damon Wayans getting fired but then returned years later.
I heard a rumor that jerry trainer was audition for SNL but he didn't join the cast
My friend from high school try out for Saturday Night Live on several occasions and it's really funny
I think Jim Carey being on In Living Color was a great move, both by him and Keenan Ivory Wayans
Agreed!!! I LOVED HIS CHARACTERS. ESPECIALLY FIRE MARSHALL BILL
This makes me miss the show more.
I love how these stars basically got the last laugh
Brother can i ask you some thing
Success is the best form of payback.
I know everyone who was rejected more than I know actual SNL actors
Ironic that these rejected members, that were seen not good enough, became successful than most of the SNL crew
? You're missing a word.
Some people are just not a good fi, it doesn’t necessarily mean “not good enough”
Brother can i ask you some thing
Its not always they're not good enough. Sometimes the style of comedy wouldn't work for the show. Casting is tricky with SNL, they're are a ton of people that were one season cast members, got fired and went on to be big name comedy actors or movie stars.
Well that's the point of the clip..haha...wtf. Also through the yrs SNL has tons of actors that made and became huge stars. At least 50 of them. Having almost 50yrs of history helps. Ha.
Jordan Peele would be stressed on SNL. He does much more on madtv, the cult classic of sketch comedy!
SNL: “You’re not hired. You’ll never make it anywhere”
The rejected people:
I love it how they treat SNL like it's the biggest thing just because they didn't make it on the show doesn't mean they can't make it anywhere else lol.
So this is pretty much the opposite of the rejects from the audition phase for "American Idol."
Saved so much time!
not necessarily, Lorne was usually looking for someone to fit specific roles to play politicians, athletes, musicians or who ever was in the news that year, it wasn't always a judgement on talent ! of course the more characters or impressions someone can do helps !
Imagine if they'd gotten Key & Peele to host SNL together? Now that would be a dream come true right?
Would be, but they would outshine both writers and cast
@@eliavi3251 Probably most definitely
It will become Key & Peele show on NBC
Chappelle hosted SNL and outshined the whole cast. It was basically a new episode of chappelle show. And this could be a new episode of key and peele. I’m sure they wouldn’t mind lol
@@GeronFletcher exactly
Imagine all the SNL cast members finding about this video
Brother can i ask you some thing
@@ghostscience19 lol ask him I'm wondering 🤣
I’d hate to be them
@@ghostscience19 lol
@@ghostscience19 Yeah why not
Other people you forgot to mention
1.) Jennifer Aniston
2.) John Mulaney
3.) Nick Kroll
4.) Kel Mitchell
5.) Ellie Kemper
6.) Steve Carrell
7.) Paul Reubens
8.) Cathy Griffin
9.) David Cross
10.) Jeff Ross
11.) Jack McBrayer
12.) Louis C.K
13.) Tiffany Hadish
14.) Andy Kaufman
15.) Amber Ruffin
I know u probably couldn’t mention all these people but I’m just sayinf
Brother can i ask you soem thing
Wow! That's a long laundry list.
Just means this will become a 'Top 20' list before too long.
John Mulaney wasn't exactly rejected. He became a writer for the show for years so that's probably why they excluded him.
That's one heck of a list! Amber Ruffin is a comedic super star!
Kel Mitchell should’ve made this cut. When he and Kenan Thompson auditioned for SNL after their time on Nickelodeon ended, who knows what that would’ve been like if he made the cut?
They rejected Kevin Hart? That's crazy crazy
It's an amazing thing that Jim Carrey never ended up on Saturday Night Live because I don't think he would have ever been as big of a star as he is if it happened
That's Lorne Michael's biggest casting regret, he's mentioned it a few times.
knew jim would be #1. His run on In living Color was legendary. But I will admit, when I was a kid, I didn't really know how nicknames worked (jim/james, bill/will etc), so I didn't realize James Carrey in In Living Color was the same Jim Carrey in films. Yeah I was a stupid kid.
I guess Lisa Kudrow performed 'Smelly Cat' when auditing SNL 😼
After rejected by SNL, Jim Carrey turned into 'The Riddler' 🃏
Well, this explains why SNL sometimes misses its mark.
I thought I read somewhere that John Candy auditioned for Lorne Michaels in Canada and was turned down for SNL, saying “don’t quit your day job”
SNL really rejected Kevin Hart and Steve Carrell but said yes to Jimmy Fallon 🤔🤔🤔🤔
I can’t stand Jimmy Fallon, I’m with you.
What I’m still wondering is how he got a late night show
@@eduardomendoza6671 what I’m wondering is how he has a career
@eduardomendoza6671 right time, right place.
Just like Seth Meyers...
Because Fallon swallowed.
I would’ve loved to see Kel Mitchell on SNL
Especially since he auditioned at the same time as his friend Kenan Thompson
it's so dope that keanan was able to transition from all that to SNL.
@@thecunninlynguist it is pretty dope. All that was pretty much SNL for kids so I feel like the transition was pretty smooth.
@@JRMagro yup
@@thecunninlynguist yup
Yup
Agree with #1. Absolute comedy legend! Guess they left their laughters at home🤷♂️
I agree with you. Do you think, John Goodman should’ve been higher?
Key and Peele were legendary on Mad TV!
To be honest, they probably not as successful as today, if they on SNL.
Jim Carrey would’ve been the perfect cast member along with Kevin Hart
They made a mistake not casting Donald Glover. He's incredible!
They made a mistake not hiring any of these people. All things turned out…
I swear to God Kevin Hart still hasn't made me laugh once to this day. He is one person whose celebrity baffles me to no end.
Thank you for saying that.
Absolutely agree!
I cannot believe SNL rejected Kevin Hart, Childish Gambino, and Jordan Peele!!!
The fact Raz P Berry is shown is awesome love that skit!
Actually Jordan Peele was hired to be a cast member on SNL in 2008 during the writer’s strike but had to turn it down because MADtv was renewed and he was still under contract.
I'm glad they rejected Jim Carrey we wouldn't have gotten him on in living color which was a way funnier show then SNL
In Living Color probably beat SNL in quality the entire time it was on the air
In Living Color was a way better show. Carrey had some of the funniest clips too. Who ever rejected Carrey should have been fired.
both Mad Tv and In Living Color were much funnier than SNL because of their irreverent humor
Turning down Carrey was a huge mistake, but no one that has ever worked with or for Lorne has ever claimed that he was a genius.
I haven’t looked at this list yet but Martin Lawrence and Jamie Foxx comes to mind
John Goodman as Linda Tripp never ceases to make me howl
Great video! Thank you ❤️
Whoever rejected Jordan peele should get fired
Gotta say it is hard to feel bad for Coolidge when you got passed over by Ferrel, Oteri and Kattan...3 of the most iconic and hilarious comedians to EVER be on the show!!!
I would LOVE to see the audition footage!
Whoever decided not to cast Jim Carrey must have been kicking themselves in the ass many times after seeing him on In Living Color. Which I'm glad he was on that show, because it was better than SNL in my opinion, and made Carrey the huge star that he is.
I think Keenan Ivory Wayans understood Jim Carey more than SNL did at the time, his style of comedy just seemed more at home on In Living Color than SNL.
Aubrey’s dry humor is only for the unique lol i love her
Stephen Colbert appeared on SNL as the voice of Ace in The Ambiguously Gay Duo
John Goodman is a freaking star....
I think that most of these people really benefitted from not being on SNL. SNL is hilarious at it's best and totally stupid at it's worst. Besides that it's super super hard to have a career afterwards and not just be known as "oh yeah, they're that person from SNL!"
You either get a good career only for it die off or end up in the Phantom Zone from Superman like how Mikey Day likely will
Gotta mention Marc Maron here. His SNL audition story is a staple of the WTF podcast...
I'm black in the Drake way, lol, Fred Armisen is brilliant as Obama and my favorite Prince impressionist ever. Sometimes, its not appropriating, its appreciating
Do a video about the best sketch shows inspired by SNL and/or featuring future or former cast members.
Honorable Mention to Shane Gillis. He got hired and Fired in less than a week. Dude is gonna be big. His TH-cam Special and Gilly & Keeves sketches are so GD funny
So he's a nobody 🤣
This comment was dog excrement
You should do a list of SNL hosts in the five timers club
Oh my God I couldn't imagine having to audition against Fred Armison. He's one of my all time favorite members.
Aubrey, Goodman, Hart, Kudrow, Carry would've killed on SNL
Jordan wasn't turned down. Fox or madtv wouldn't let him out of his contract and by the time he quit they had cast SNL already.
Amazing
John Goodman hosted SNL 13 times. Actually at the 40th anniversary show he called it a Goodmans dozen!
Saturday Night casting: Wait, we could’ve had all these great actors?!?
Longtime viewer being Devil’s advocate: Yeah, but, how many SNL veterans’ careers went nowhere? So, that’s that on that.
Clearly they knew they would eventually become bigger stars in the future
One former cast member, Gail Matthius, found some swell success after SNL when Eddie Murphy was there. She went on to play Shirley "the Loon" McLoon in Tiny Toons.
Kelly Kapoor
Number One, How dare you
Wow that's amazing
10: John Goodman
9: Aubrey Plaza
8: Mindy Kaling
7: Jordan Peele
6: Stephen Colbert
5: Geena Davis
4: Donald Glover
3: Lisa Kudrow
2: Kevin Hart
1: Jimmy Carrey
Sometimes a no is better than a yes.
Maybe after Chevy Chase they added "will blend in and work well with the rest of the cast" to the criteria
Jim Carey being rejected 3 times is wild to me. His comedy isn’t for everyone, but he’s goated
the Luther gives his seal of approval...
Kudrow also was cast as Roz in Frasier.. but got replaced..
@Alle Warten Auf Das Licht
She's truly amazing in that role!
A classmate of mine tried out for us and our couple times make it honest and alright he didn't make it on us and I'll so far but hopefully someday he will hopefully he'll be on one of these lists a couple movies in a couple of commercials so far
Wasn’t Stephen Colbert either Ace or Gary in the Ambiguously Gay Duo animation short. That’s sorta like being a cast member. I think he wrote them too.
Nice
The top 10 SNL moments that cast members still regret
Having Trump host in 2015. Taran Killam has said he regrets being involved during Trump's hosting.
Elon Musk was almost as cringe-worthy. Seems like choosing businessmen doesn't work well.
(Maybe Mark Cuban would change my mind, if ever got on.)
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I wish SNL wouldve hired Mindy. Id have loved to been able to watch The Office without having to put up with her.
Carrey and Goodman dodged a bullet. Being in the Season 6 cast might have ruined their careers.
It really worked well for all those rejected
How to be successful:
a) Do casting for SNL
b) wait til they reject you
c) Wait...
I understand that it is a joke, but still... SNL often struck goldenmine of talent. It is natural that sometimes the audition goes wrong, they do not have chemistry with other cast members etc... maybe not most, but half of the most beloved comedians were writers or comedians at SNL at some point in their life.
Donald Glover is too good for SNL!
They showed Merv Griffin, but the name Robert Blake appeared.
Aubrey Plaza should be number 3,2 and 1
Omg. Loren Michaels turned down some of the best talent … he choose Piscopo over Goodman
Steve Carrell also auditioned but was rejected in favor of Will Farrell.
20,000 Mojo videos!
there is way more than that
Pass on Jordan peele's obama?! His impression is the best one!
Snl loved Jordan Peele's audition but mad tv would not release him from his contract no matter how hard he tried, so ultimately it was a conflict of interest.
Yet another fact mojo didn't get right, they only want clout.
You're missing a secret one that should be a 2 or 3: JENNIFER ANNISTON. JENNIFER WAA OFFERED A CAST SPOT, but she turned it down because she thought the BTS was misogynistic. She was already a sketch comic before she at nbc
The list of people that actually got hired on this show that aren't that famous anymore is even longer...The Irony *
SNL isn’t the end all be all for comedians. There’s some people that were on SNL for years that couldn’t really match that success outside of SNL. It’s sketch comedy and that’s a difficult genre.
You forgot to mention that Richard Belzer was only a part-time cast member.
If you were on a sketch show before SNL, Lorne Michaels wouldn't hire you. Artie Lange talked about this on Stern (way back when it was funny) about how Michaels had him audition just to screw with him.
Hard to imagine that they were passed up and some of the current cast still has jobs.
it's a wonder how some of the ones that actually made it through actually got there in the fist place, how do you pass on Jim Carrey over let's say a Jon Lovitz?
I'm in love with Aubrey plaza
Where’s Shane Gillis? My man is killing it
Jim Carry number 1 just guessing
Just because they thougth they woulnd't be a good fit for the show, doesn't mean they though they wouldn't be make it.
Sick
Jordan Peele: WAAAAAY too smart for SNL. Stephen Colbert: WAAAAAAY too smart for SNL.
John Goodman? Geena Davis? Aubrey Plaza? Jim Carrey? OK
Why is kevin hart look like a low-key martian man hunter
Ah Lindsey! Come on Lindsay, I'll get you a cookie...
Damn..They really lucked out on Kevin Hart 😆
Great luck to those rejected SNL folx, but seriously.......... EFF LORNE MICHAELS!
You best put some respeck on Raz-P-Berry's name!!!!!!
Recognize!!!!!!
Half of these people would have been better than half of the actual cast
Man SNL's eye for Actors for Characters is BAD, like you know they are perfect for the role but they just casted someone else who is either worst, simple face or just mediocre😒😑🤨
Cast not casted