To celebrate the 40th anniversay of “Saturday Night Live,” Glamour magazine hosted a reunion with 17 of the most memorable female cast members to talk about everything from their first nervewracking auditions to playing their most recognizable characters.
Yes, those tryouts do sound terrifying:
Kristin Wiig: “Auditioning for SNL is the most nervous I’ve ever been in my life. It was terrifying.”
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Kristen Wiig: “Leaving [the show] was a punch-in-the-gut sadness. It still lingers. I don’t think it will ever go away.”
From left to right: Laraine Newman (original cast member, 1975–1980); Kristen Wiig (cast member, 2005-2012); Amy Poehler (cast member, 2001-2008); Ana Gasteyer (cast member, 1996-2002); Tina Fey (cast member and writer, 1997-2006); Sasheer Zamata (cast member 2014-present); Jane Curtin (original cast member, 1975-1980); Cecily Strong (cast member, 2012-present); Colin Jost (cast member and writer, 2005-present); Kate McKinnon (cast member, 2012-present); Rachel Dratch (cast member, 1999-2006); Michael Che (cast member and writer, 2013-present); Aidy Bryant (cast member, 2012-present); Casey Wilson (cast member, 2008-2009); Cheri Oteri (cast member, 1995-2000); Molly Shannon (cast member, 1995-2001); Maya Rudolph (cast member, 2000-2007); Vanessa Bayer (cast member, 2010-present); Leslie Jones (cast member and writer, 2014-present); Taran Killam (cast member, 2010-present)
For more with the women of “Saturday Night Live,” pick up the March issue of Glamour, on newsstands nationwide Feb. 10.
