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List of celebrities who unsuccessfully auditioned for Saturday Night Live

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The following is a list of actors, comedians and celebrities who auditioned for a part in the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live but did not get cast in the show.[1][2][3] Many of these celebrities managed to achieve successful careers in the entertainment industry, with some of them eventually appearing on the show as a guest host or in some other capacity.[4][5][6] This list is in alphabetical order by last name.

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k McCormick, Colin (12 February 2019). "Saturday Night Live: 14 Famous Actors Who Auditioned... And Didn't Get Cast". Screen Rant. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
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  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i Meisfjord, Tom (23 May 2018). "ACTORS TURNED DOWN BY SNL WHO ARE NOW HUGE STARS". Grunge.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f DeSantis, Rachel (3 October 2016). "Saturday Night Live: See the auditions that didn't make the cut". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Renae, Kirstie (22 July 2020). "14 celebrities who got rejected by 'Saturday Night Live' and went on to become famous in their own right". Insider.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Evans, Bradford (18 April 2013). "The Lost 'SNL' Cast Members: Part 1 (1975-1995)". Vulture.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  8. ^ hoglund, Andy (14 April 2022). "Mitchell Kriegman Looks Back on His Brief Stint As an SNL Cast Member". Vulture. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Evans, Bradford (25 April 2013). "The Lost 'SNL' Cast Members: Part 2 (1995-Now)". Vulture.com. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
  10. ^ a b c d e @gabrielledennis (2 December 2013). "With my girls @Breshawebb @simoneshepherd @TiffanyHaddish & other funny ladies I got to meet at our #SNL showcase :)" (Tweet). Retrieved 2020-09-28 – via Twitter.
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  13. ^ "Tommy Davidson Claims "SNL" Creator Lorne Michaels Called Eddie Murphy "A Mistake"". HNHH. February 2020.
  14. ^ a b c thejasminebrand (11 December 2013). "[EXCLUSIVE] Actress Bresha Webb Talks About SNL's Black Women Showcase Audition: We were all honored".
  15. ^ Gibbs, Adrienne (November 11, 2017). "'Girls Trip' Breakout Star Tiffany Haddish Making History Hosting 'SNL'; Taylor Swift Performing". Forbes.
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  17. ^ Jenkins, Jamal (13 October 2022). "Today I learned, that Bill Maher almost joined SNL in 1994". Reddit.
  18. ^ Hoglund, Andy (2020-08-12). "Denny Dillon Reflects on Saturday Night Live's Infamous 6th Season". Vulture. Archived from the original on 2020-08-12. Retrieved 2024-05-15.
  19. ^ Video on YouTube