When I got to Saturday Night Live, it was a lot like going from pre-school to Harvard, and it took a long time to figure stuff out.
BILL HADERI remember getting in the elevator for my audition and there was a guy next to me who had a backpack full of props and wigs and things, and I went, ‘Oh, my God, that guy is so prepared,
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Oddly enough, I have really bad stage fright – getting up in front of people. And I made a living going on live television.
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A person being patient with an insane person is my favorite thing in the world.
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The idea of a Chicago band that wanted to sing songs about California is really funny. Having never been to California.
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I have nothing, I have no props.’ And that was Andy Samberg. And Andy Samberg said he was looking at me going, ‘Oh, that guy has no props. He doesn’t need props.’ And that was the first time we met, was in that elevator.
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If a guy doesn’t like a funny girl, something is wrong with him.
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I remember getting in the elevator for my audition and there was a guy next to me who had a backpack full of props and wigs and things, and I went, ‘Oh, my God, that guy is so prepared,
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The best thing to do is to get out in front of an audience as much as you can, and learn from the experience.
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It was nice doing something and hearing someone go, ‘Hey, you’re good at this.’
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Richard Grieco once asked for a bunch of M&M’s
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My dad’s from there, and I have relatives there, but I don’t think I’ve been to Chicago since I was like 9.
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I move out here, and next thing I know I’m 25, and the only thing I’ve heard is, ‘Can you get a coffee, can you hurry up with the thing, blah blah blah.’
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I always felt better co-writing something – always co-writing. Because if I was the lead of it and it failed, then it failed on my own accord. I would say, “Well, I liked it or I screwed up. I take the hit on this one.”
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All the stories have to do with emotion. Emotion is driving everything.
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Growing up in Oklahoma, there wasn’t much to do. Play sports, do a lot of drugs, or read and watch movies, which is what I did.
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I really enjoyed playing Vinny Vedecci, the Italian talk show host. He was the first character I ever came up with where I gave him a name and a way of dressing.
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