38 Random Bits of ‘SNL’ Trivia That Would Frighten and Confuse An Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer

Live from this list, it’s a whole bunch of facts!
38 Random Bits of ‘SNL’ Trivia That Would Frighten and Confuse An Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer

Every time we think about doing one of these lists live, we remind ourselves of how anticlimactic it would be. Wed have to promote the fact that were going live at a certain time, wait for a good chunk of you folks to gather in the live stream and then start typing while you read along. Man, wed be so nervous about you guys seeing any typos or grammatical errors before our editors have time to make us look smarter. 

Thats probably how the SNL cast feels every show. Being out there without a safety net seems truly insane. So from the safety of our keyboard, heres a bunch of SNL facts to commemorate those adrenaline junkies.

Kristen Wiig

GILLY KRISTEN WIIG CRACKED.COM One inspiration for Wiig's Gilly was a childhood perm she got for a wedding, accidentally tinted red by a bottle of Sun-In. Another was a weird, pulled-back smile that Wiig and SNL co-writers believed warranted its own character.

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Betty White

When Betty White hosted SNL at the age of 88, she was working all day. Will Forte asked her How are you doing? Did you get some sleep? She responded

Anthony Michael Hall

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL WAS AN SNL CAST MEMBER IN THE MID-'80S. It didn't really work out for him, and he later said: I think the people that found the most success came from a stand-up background where they had their own material and they had that competitive nature.

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The Jungle Book

2016's The Jungle Book took something from Saturday Night Live into the jungle. While Louie (played by Christopher Walken) sleeps, Mowgli goes through

Chevy Chase

Chevy Chase once tried his hand at late-night talk. He flopped spectacularly. Chase's early work hosting Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live seemed

Your Hometown

COMEDY 06 NERD CRACKED.COM Your Hometown Tourism Commercial This spot-on spoof of a tourism commercial advertising Your Hometown perfectly pinpoints every small psychological attack caused by what is ostensibly a holiday trip. From Dad's tighty-whitie home improvement projects to smoking weed near a child's slide, the specifics are perfect.

Schweddy Balls

GASTEYER'S SNL AUDITION INCLUDED DELICIOUS DISH GASTEYER/SHANNON CRACKED.co GASTEYER BASED THE SKETCH ON PUBLIC RADIO SHOWS 'THE SPLENDID TABLE' AND 'GOOD FOOD.' HER SECRET TO TALKING LIKE AN NPR HOST? JUST TAKE YOUR TIME BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO REALLY NOT WORRY ABOUT ANYONE INTERRUPTING YOU, EVER. HER PARENTS LOADED UP ON THE BEN & JERRY'S 'SCHWEDDY BALLS' EDITION.

NPR

The Ambiguously Gay Movie

AMBIGUOUSLY GAY DUO WOULD HAVE BEEN LIVE-ACTION UNPRODUCED G CRACKED.COM SCREENWRITERS BOB SMIGEL AND STEPHEN COLBERT HAD NO INTEREST IN A MOVIE UNTIL THEY IMAGINED IT WITH REAL ACTORS. A FILM WITH VOICE ACTORS STEVE CARELL AND COLBERT DIDN'T HAPPEN, BUT A LIVE SKETCH WITH JON HAMM AND JIMMY FALLON AIRED ON SNL.

AV Club

Chris Elliott

38 Random Bits of ‘SNL’ Trivia That Would Frighten and Confuse An Unfrozen Caveman Lawyer
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The 40th Anniversary After-Party

Saturday Night Live's 40th Anniversary after-party had a bunch of big names live jamming on stage. Highlights of the night: - Paul McCartney performin

Bill Hader

CRACKEDCON Bill Hader's most memorable moment on Saturday Night Live was playing in a punk band with Dave Grohl. In a sketch about aging rock stars, H

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