.mkfresh1 provides a firsthand account of one of SNL’s most disastrous chapters, during which he witnessed the failed auditions of several future stars, and describes being fired during “Weekend Update” while his parents sat in the live audience
Kriegman on SNL during his very brief stint as a cast member in 1980. Photo: NBC Even a brief association with SNL can drive success — the infamous list of failed one-season performers who became comedy superstars includes Sarah Silverman, Ben Stiller, Tim Robinson, and more. But appearing on SNL was not always a comedy event, and throughout the show’s history, what has constituted being an official “featured player” has been a bit muddled.
I was in Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video. It was Emily Prager and Michael O’Donoghue basically producing what was, to my understanding, the replacement for SNL, once Lorne decided he didn’t want to do it anymore and everyone got burnt out. They did a search for all these short pieces, and I was one of the lucky guys they picked. Anything short and weird, they wanted; I fit the category. They took three of my pieces for Mr. Mike’s Mondo Video. They ended up not airing it but put it in movie theaters.
You mentioned Woody Allen, who was close with Jean. Any truth to the rumors he was involved in season six? Marjorie Gross was a pretty well-known stand-up who was best friends with Sandra Bernhard. They came in together into Jean’s office and did a shtick and were both hilarious and weird and different. Jean passed on them.
Jean had this terrible management idea where you bring your troops into your office and read your reviews to them, even if they’re bad. It was just a downer. I think the cast felt sad and punished. I can’t imagine they didn’t feel humiliated. It was a stupid idea. I got fired during the Carradine show. “Dying to Be Heard” was the show before I got fired. Which is funny: I was fired after getting a sketch on, then I was in a film the day I got fired.Oh, yeah, it was great. I wanted to quit anyway, but couldn’t. The hilarious thing was it was the Christmas show, and my parents came. They thought it was a big deal I was on Saturday Night Live. And I would tell them how horrible it was and how much I didn’t like it.
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