“SNL’”s Lindsay Shookus Recalls One of the Wildest-Ever Auditions: 'Three Minutes in ... He Was Completely Naked'
Lindsay Shookus served as the head of talent and as a producer on the beloved late-night show for two decades. In the ...
SNL Stars Laugh and Cry While Watching Their Auditions in a New Docuseries
Many bits that comedians used in their auditions have ended up as iconic Saturday Night Live sketches, from Kristen Wiig’s overzealous Target clerk to Ana Gasteyer’s smooth operator voice, which ...
Bobby Moynihan Planned a Drunk Uncle Movie (in His Head)
Following Stefon’s departure from the “Weekend Update” desk in 2013, Moynihan’s Drunk Uncle became the segment’s most ...
Yahoo News UK15d
SNL Stars Look Back at Their Auditions in a New Docuseries
Celebrity impersonations—a fixture of SNL—work when they bring something unexpected to the table, producer Lindsay Shookus explains in SNL 50. For example, Bill Hader pretended to be Al Pacino losing ...
‘SNL’ Insiders Reveal Why Huge Comedy Stars Didn’t Get Hired
The producers attempt to explain how they could have missed these major talents, with Lindsay Shookus, SNL producer from 2012 to 2022 adding, “I wish there was a formula, like, ‘Oh, if you get three ...
‘SNL’ Auditions Revealed: Jim Carrey, Jennifer Coolidge, Kevin Hart, Stephen Colbert and More Stars Who Got Cut
Jim Carrey, Jennifer Coolidge, Kevin Hart, Stephen Colbert, Donald Glover, Mindy Kaling and Jordan Peele. These are just some ...