The only really important thing is to be very, very funny (and also a white Catholic guy - Lorne seems to like them). I think there's a million paths to work for SNL. John Mulaney was auditioning to be a cast member but he didn't have stuff planned so he just did his stand-up act and got a writing gig.

Although, more writers than performers tend to come from the stand-up world. In the 90s, Sandler and Spade and Rock and Norm were all stand-ups, but in nowadays I think the only stand-ups on the show are Jay Pharoah and Pete Davidson. It seems like the show also hires different types of people at different times. It seems like after the Lonely Island starting hitting it big with their music videos, the show is starting to a new 'comedy group in residence' program made up of guys who have already shown that they can work well together and make some pretty funny stuff. And now all four of those Good Neighbor boys work at SNL in some capacity (2 performers, 1 writer, 1 director). No Sale of Copyrighted Material or Sharing of Confidential MaterialĪlong with Beck Bennett, Nick Rutherford, and Dave McCary. Posts Made by ( u/deleted) Accounts are Subject to Removal Observe Dedicated Weekly Threads for Loglines, Memes, Etc Provide Descriptive/Informative Titles for Posts Screenplays MUST be properly formatted/Do not post your film without the screenplay. No Contest, Coverage or Service AdvertisingĬomplaints About Paid Feedback Must Include Script and Evaluations No Socks, Trolls or Shitposting, Spam or Off-Topic Postsĭon't post personal blogs, personal websites, or unapproved self-promotion. WIKI: FAQS & FORMATTING INFO AND RESOURCESĭo not personally attack fellow redditors respect privacy, be encouraging, use your manners.

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