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38 Schweddy Bits of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Trivia

December 21, 2024

These SNL facts just nailed their auditions, and you’ll be seeing them on this upcoming list. The more charismatic, camera-friendly ones will be in the pictures, and we hope the more gangly “back-of-house” looking ones are cool with being writers. That might be taken as a slight on the show itself, but in a list of facts, the writing is the star.

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Gilbert Gottfried

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM BETWEEN 1980 AND 1981, GILBERT GOTTFRIED WAS AN SNL REGULAR. I was there right after the original cast left, and so back then it was like 'How dare they continue Saturday Night Live without the original cast of people? he said. — Source

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Emily Litella

THE EVOLUTION OF EMILY LITELLA GILDA RADNER CRACKED.COM THE OH, THAT'S VERY DIFFERENT. NEVER MIND ENDING WAS CUTE FOR ABOUT A YEAR, SAYS WRITER ALAN ZWEIBEL. BUT HE AND GILDA WANTED TO TRY SOMETHING NEW. ON LITELLA'S NEXT APPEARANCE, JANE CURTIN ATTACKED, CALLING HER AN INSULT TO THE INTEGRITY OF FJOURNALISM. EMILY LITELLA'S ONE-WORD REPLY: BITCH. — Live from New York: The Complete, Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live as Told by Its Stars, Writers, and Guests

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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

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Max Greenfield

Max Greenfield had a Saturday Night Live-themed bar mitzvah The New Girl star even had a Blues Brothers cake. NOW YOU KNOW CRACKED.COM — Source

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Gilda Radner

GILDA RADNER was the very first hire for Saturday Night Live. The actress was the first to be cast in SNL in 1975. She stayed for five years. GRACKED GOM — Source

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British SNL

SNL around the world From 1985 to 1988, the U.K. had Saturday Night Live on Channel 4. The show had such cast members as Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie, among others. ISR CRACKED.COM — Source

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Kanye West

KANYE WEST MAGAIN SEPTEMBER 29, 2018 CRACKED.COM Decked out in a MAGA hat, Kanye ended the season premiere with a pro-Trump rant that never made it to air. The ramble received boos from the studio audience and a hushed my god from Chris Rock on Instagram. — People

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The Saturday Night Live Movie

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM THE SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE MOVIE ALMOST ENDED UP HAPPENING. VINOLA SM ARE Apparently, it was supposed to be a feature-length collection of movie-related sketches, and the idea was floated in 1990. There was even a full-length script, but the movie never got off the ground. — Source

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Ladies of Lorne

CRACKED THE WOMEN WHO WORK FOR LORNE MICHAELS ARE REFERRED TO AS LORNETTES. Michaels is married to a former Lornette, as is The Office creator, Greg Daniels. — s_bukley/Shutterstock
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Nathan Thurm

DENY, DENY, DENY WAS THE KEY TO NATHAN THURM MARTIN SHORT CRACKED.COM THERE WAS A HEAD OF MAKEUP THAT YEAR, SAYS SHORT. YOU'D SAY, 'MARION, I LOOK A LITTLE PALE DON'T I?' AND SHE'D SAY, 'I KNOW THAT. YOU DON'T THINK I KNOW THAT? I'M A MAKEUP ARTIST, I WOULD KNOW THAT. SHE ALSO CHAIN-SMOKED. SHORT PUT A WIRE IN HIS CIGARETTE so THE ASH WOULD NEVER FALL OFF. — The Wrap

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The Original Not Ready for Prime Time Players

CRACKED SEVEN AMATEURS AND A CANADIAN PRODUCER CREATED A COMEDY EMPIRE. The first season of Saturday Night Live was made up of seven inexperienced improvisers and a nervous Canadian producer, Lorne Michaels. Even though the show had a rough start, the cast eventually made SNL a cultural phenomenon. — Source

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The Superfans

THE SUPERFANS HAD POLISH SAUSAGE LODGED IN ITS HEART UNPRODUCED B CHICAGO g CRACKED.COM CHRIS FARLEY'S MOVIE CAREER TOOK OFF JUST AS THE SUPERFANS MOVIE WAS BEING DEVELOPED. WHEN IT NO LONGER MADE SENSE FOR FARLEY TO DO AN ENSEMBLE PIECE, DA MOVIE WAS DOOMED POUR ONE OUT FOR THE INEVITABLE DITKA CAMEO. — The Ringer

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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. — NBC

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Tina Fey

writers on screen 30 Rock Tina Fey Fey ran both shows while starring in them. saturday Night Live AGINIA CRACKED.COM — Source: Saturday Night Live Wiki

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Lorne Michaels’ Return

CRACKED LORNE MICHAELS: FROM SNL TO THE NEW SHOW AND BACK AGAIN. Michaels quit Saturday Night Live after five seasons, but his new show, The New Show, didn't do well. Не had to go back to SNL to make money again. — Everett Collection/Shutterstock
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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

22

Frank Zappa

FRANK ZAPPA OCTOBER 21, 1978 Live CRACKED.COM He deliberately delivered his monologue in a stilted, hey everybody, I'm reading cue cards! style, enraging both the cast and Lorne Michaels. — Mental Floss

21

Donald Glover

COMEDY NERD Donald Glover auditioned for SNL twice, and he failed both times. When he hosted SNL in 2018, he said, It truly is an honor to be hosting SNL instead of just auditioning for it, which I did, twice. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Kate McKinnon

COMEDY 661 NERD CRACKED.COM Kate McKinnon The SNL star known for characters like a mistreated alien abductee won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 2016 for her work on SNL. She was actually the first to win this award for work on SNL itself.

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Nude Beach Sketch

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM SNL'S NUDE BEACH SKETCH HAD MATTHEW BRODERICK SAY PENIS OVER 40 TIMES. And that made people really, really angry, apparently- the SNL team thought it'd piss people off, and they were proven right. — Source

18

Jim Carrey

JIM CARREY Carrey was only 18 years old when he auditioned for SNL. Didn't get the gig but he was quickly hired at — Source: Entertainment Weekly

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SNL Mexico

SNL around the world SATRDAI NIGHT MÉXICO Kickstarted in 2013, Saturday Night Live México was consulted on by American SNL alum Horatio Sanz. It was officially canceled in 2017. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Lorne Michaels

STEPHEN COLBERT When Lorne Michaels was asked Whom did you overlook that you kicked yourself over later? his first response was Stephen Colbert. — Source: Hollywood Reporter

15

SNL Polska

SNL around the world Poland's version, SNL Polska lasted from 2017 to 2018. It did its best to replicate the classic SNL studio set-up. CRACKED.COM — Source

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The First F-Bomb

CRACKED VULGARITY HISTORY The first F-bomb on SNL Letterman's bandleader Paul Schaffer was an SNL cast member in 1980, and is credited with the show's first F-bomb. During the show's 100th episode, he was meant to say the word flogging, but well, you know... — Source

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The Lorne Michaels Impression

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12

Morgan Wallen

CRACKED MORGAN WALLEN USED SNL TO SAY WHY НЕ WAS BOOTED FROM SNL. I knew that really their only impression of me was thinking I'm a jackass. So I wanted them to see a more human side of me, you know? And see that I'm not too good to make fun of myself. — Source

11

Leslie Jones

CRACKED Comedy Late Bloomers Leslie Jones booked SNL at 47. Her first professional gig was opening for Jamie Foxx in 1987, but her big break came in 2014 when she joined SNL. Hired as a writer, she soon joined the cast as well. — NBCUniversal
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10

Jason Sudeikis

SATIRIZATIONS of modern monsters Jason Sudeikis plays Mellen SNL chose not to jab at ELLEN's misconduct. One year after 36 former staffers spoke out about Ellen's racial insensitivity, sexual harassment, and bullying, SNL played it safe. We were hoping for a more biting take. TOOTHLESS CRACKED — NBCUniversal, Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock
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David Cross

DAVID CROSS CRACKED COM His sketch group Cross Comedy did a showcase for SNL producers, which bombed big-time. He and SNL writer Bob Odenkirk went on — Source: The Comic's Comic

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Justin Bieber

COMEDY NERD Justin Bieber was an awful SNL guest, according to Bill Hader and Jay Pharaoh. The both agreed that, in their years of SNL experience, Bieber was the worst-behaved musical guest, period. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Dana Carvey

COMEDY of NERD CRACKED.COM Dana Carvey Carvey is considered one of the all time SNL greats, for good reason. He won the Emmy for Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety or Music Program in 1993 for SNL. This category would later BE retired, making SNL cast wins more difficult.

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Catherine O’Hara

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM CATHERINE O'HARA WAS AN SNL CAST MEMBER (BUT ONLY TECHNICALLY). She never appeared in an episode - she joined SNL after she was done shooting SCTV, a show that was supposed to end with that season. But it got renewed, so she quit SNL and went back to SCTV. — Source

5

Paul Thomas Anderson

PAULTHOMAS ANDERSON DIRECTED BEN AFFLECK 2000 ST-BOOGIE NIGHTS, SNL FAN PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON WROTE A FEW SKETCHES FOR THE SHOW. HE ALSO DIRECTED 'FANATIC,' WITH AFFLECK STARRING AS ANNA NICOLE SMITH'S BIGGEST, BRACES-WEARING FAN. RUMOR HAS IT HE MET WIFE MAYA RUDOLPH DURING HIS SNL TENURE. — IndieWire

4

Mindy Kaling

MINDY KALING CRACKED.COM I had these fantasies of going to SNL and falling in love with some writer on SNL, of getting married and living in New York. Kaling wasn't cast but her Office job was a good consolation prize. — AV Club

3

Ant-Man

Movies With Sneaky Shout-Outs To Other Movies - Ant-Man has an obscure SNL reference. It's Garrett Morris' cameoc a nod to his playing — Source: Film School Rejects

2

Chevy Chase

COMEDY NERD CRACKED.COM CHEVY CHASE WAS SUPPOSED TO STAR IN HITTING THE WALL, AN SNL-BASED MOVIE. It would be written by SNL writer Tom Davis, and would be about a former SNL writer having a midlife crisis, all done with SNL-style sketches. — Source

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SNL Quebec

SNL around the world SNL Québec entertained French Canadians in 2014 and 2015. It was canceled due to studio budget cutbacks, though. CRACKED.COM — Source

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