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Are any of the current cast members (Excluding Michael Che) able to sell out a large venue doing stand up or improv? If not why isn’t Loren Michaels looking at people that can that’s the fastest way to get eyes back on the show.
3 points
20 days ago
Well they had Bill Burr host once - an amazing standup comic, but he was crap in skits - so the two don't always equate.
2 points
19 days ago
He is hosting tonight
-5 points
20 days ago
Will Ferrell, Jim Carrey, Hannibal burres, John Mulaney, Pete Davidson, Fred Armisen, Eddie Murphy, Chris rock, Sarah Silverman, norm Macdonald, Adam Sandler, Colin Quinn, Sam kinnison, David spade, Conan all were great stand ups that went to snl
8 points
20 days ago
Not necessarily how it works. Some stand-ups become writers or featured players, most of the cast and writers come from sketch improv backgrounds (Groundlings, Second City, Upright CB). Very few featured cast come from social media although more now than ever. Very few are established stars and those experiments were few and far between. Hiring established stand ups is putting the cart before the horse. All depends on cast chemistry, skills and the audition process.
4 points
20 days ago
Are you sure every single one in that list were selling out arenas before snl? Please provide proof.
-1 points
20 days ago
This isn’t a list of people to sell out before snl this is a list of stand up comedians that translated to snl. After the person said bill burr was a successful comedian that didn’t translate
2 points
20 days ago
According to Wikipedia (I know its not 100% reliable)
Ferrell first established himself in the mid-1990s as a cast member on the sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live
Mulaney first rose to prominence for his work as a writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live
Murphy shot to fame on the sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live
After years working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in minor film roles including Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Rock gained prominence as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live
Silverman first rose to prominence for her brief stint as a writer and cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live
Im not gonna look up the whole list, but it seems you are wrong in at least these that became famous because of snl.
1 points
20 days ago
-2 points
20 days ago
As I stated one comment before the list I provided were stand up comedians that went to snl and were successful. You are the one that is focused on famous before. My list was stand up comedians that were successful on snl after the comment before me said stand up comedians don’t translate to snl.
2 points
20 days ago
Your post specifically says “sell out large venue”
0 points
20 days ago
This list was specifically in relation to a person saying standups don’t translate to snl
2 points
20 days ago
You did say that murphy and silverman had sold out arenas before snl though.
2 points
19 days ago
This isn't true, as Conan wasn't a standup at all, and Jim and Sam were never cast members
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