Robert Smigel's recurring "TV Funhouse" characters actually originated on another former SNL cast member's show.

Many bits that comedians used in their auditions have ended up as iconic Saturday Night Live sketches, from Kristen Wiig’s overzealous Target clerk to Ana Gasteyer’s smooth operator voice, which ...

“I was the first in the cast of Friends to be invited to host Saturday Night Live, and it was a huge honor. It was 1995, just a year after the show aired,” he prefaced. “I really didn’t ...

Stephen Colbert, Donald Glover, Mindy Kaling and Jordan Peele. These are just some of the A-list comedy stars who once auditioned for “Saturday Night Live” and did not make the cut.

Will Ferrell gave the proverbial middle finger to the Oscars. The “Anchorman” actor, 57, joked about the Academy snubbing his ...

Beyond Saturday Night' shows failed auditions from Jennifer Coolidge, Stephen Colbert, Donald Glover, Mindy Kaling and more stars.