SNL
Everyone who has passed through the Saturday Night Live cast or writers room, and everything they have said across the podcast world.
- Will Ferrell 5
- John Mulaney 4
- Tina Fey 4
- Adam Sandler 2
- Bill Hader 2
- Dan Aykroyd 2
- Al Franken 1
- Alan Zweibel 1
- Bill Murray 1
- Chevy Chase 1
- Garrett Morris 1
- Harry Shearer 1
- Jane Curtin 1
- Jim Downey 1
- Joe Piscopo 1
- John Belushi 1
- Laraine Newman 1
- Paul Shaffer 1
Will Ferrell says Lorne Michaels told him to leave SNL only after he started to dip
Ferrell’s exit advice from Michaels sounds insane until you remember the next three movies were Old School, Elf, and Anchorman.
Alan Zweibel says he and Gilda Radner hid behind a plant at the first Saturday Night Live meeting
The original SNL writer’s best story is not about cocaine, power, or genius, it’s about two future comedy legends quietly panicking behind office foliage.
Billy Bush Finally Gets to Tell His Side, and It's Messier and More Sympathetic Than You Remembered
Nine years after the Access Hollywood tape, Bush walks Adam Carolla through the betrayal, the breakdown, and why he still has one corner of his heart reserved for NBC News chairman Andy Lack.
Harry Shearer on Spinal Tap, The Simpsons, and the Art of Being Famous in Public
The voice of half of Springfield explains why anonymity on the London Underground is basically the ideal career outcome.
Paul Shaffer Almost Became George Costanza's Neighbor
The Cowsills get Paul Shaffer on the phone and learn he didn't return Jerry Seinfeld's call, played Artie Fufkin in Spinal Tap, and once had to sing to Marty Allen.
Al Franken on Ted Cruz, Tom Coburn, and Why Democrats Can't Fit Their Message on a Bumper Sticker
The former SNL writer turned U.S. Senator explains why being funny in Washington is less a liability than a diplomatic tool, and why the Republican healthcare bill has the same approval rating as ghost sightings.
Bill Burr and Garrett Morris Reminisce About Carnegie Hall, Cocaine, and Getting Shot
Two comics from different eras swap stories on Tom Green's web show, and somehow it works.
Bill Murray Eats the Hottest Wings on Television and Doesn't Even Wipe His Face
The man who survived a wild groundhog and wrote Wes Anderson a personal check for a helicopter shot was never going to let some hot sauce rattle him.
Laraine Newman on Scorsese Breakfasts, Mime Shame, and the Accidental Audition That Changed Everything
The original SNL cast member tells the story of how she got famous without knowing she was trying to.
Jane Curtin Never Begged for It, and That's Why She Lasted
The original SNL anchor on improv, Lorne Michaels, Gilda Radner, and the one rule she never broke.
Dan Aykroyd Hosts History's Weirdest Omnibus, and It Actually Works
Hollow earth theory, psychic Cold War spies, and a ghost who got her husband convicted: the Unbelievable with Dan Aykroyd is exactly as unhinged as it sounds.
Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi in 1978: Two Guys Who Weren't Sure the Show Would Last Seven Episodes
A newly surfaced interview captures the Blues Brothers at 26 and 29, still sleeping on foam slabs and genuinely unsure if any of this was going to work out.