Auditions - SNL 40th Anniversary Special

Pete Davidson and Leslie Jones introduce a supercut of auditions from former cast members like Gilda Radner, Bill Hader and Chevy Chase. Plus, see auditions from the stars that didn't make the cut.

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[spaceye]

Bill Hader: "I remember getting in the elevator for my audition and there was a guy next to me who had a backpack full of props and wigs and things, and I went, ‘Oh my god, that guy is so prepared, I have nothing, I have no props.’ And that was Andy Samberg. And Andy Samberg said he was looking at me going, ‘Oh, that guy has no props. He doesn’t need props.’ And that was the first time we met, was in that elevator."

[cameronglen]

pete davidson wearing a spiderman shirt to his audition is my everything

[sassora]

I get that Seth Meyers is doing Hugh Grant, but he is actually NAILING Eddie Redmayne about a decade before he even showed up!

[DunmoresMovieMania]

Every single time Pete Davidson appears on camera, he looks like he's nervously auditioning.

[holypicklesmofo]

Such respect for Kristin Wiig for going and doing Target Lady during her audition because it literally looked insane

[khendralibbey]

“Well apparently we’re using the F word tonight aren’t we? Well that’s very special..” 😂 that is great.

[derekstevens]

WE DEMAND THE RELEASE OF KATE MCKINNON’S AUDITION TAPE.

[JohnDemetriou]

Kate McKinnon's audition as Penelope Cruz was so awesome, it ended up being her first live skit on SNL alongside Sofia Vergara

[muarifsumahar]

the moral story of this video is, failed in audition doesnt mean fail in future career. just look at Stephen Colbert, Jim Carrey, Zach Galifianakis, and Kevin Hart.

[noelia.mp]

Jimmy Fallon was so skinny omgggg everyone looks so young

[redben]

There's probably an alternate universe where one of SNL's best characters is Nuclear Elvis

[redwanhussain]

Can't believe Andy Samberg used his body to get cast 😂😂

[nyemasobia]

They gotta upload all of their individual audtions.

[elijahlulla]

They need to release like a dvd collection of every audition.

[sieekakhan]

Hiring Kate McKinnon was one of the best decisions that Lorne has ever done

[fridapena]

Can't get over how muscular Andy Samberg's legs were lmao

[elisagiordano]

"Hi! Uhm... I'm not sure- I'm Amy Poehler" 🥺

[ukiemexican]

When Kate McKinnon said the word perfect

[TorkG]

That hushed "Aww" when Gilda said "Thank you! Bye!" at the very end of this was so touching.

[ellenokuda]

In retrospect, it seems unbelievable that Jim Carrey didn't get hired, but it was probably for the best. He was amazing on In Living Color and his style was probably more suited for that show. In the long run, it was probably the best for his career as well. If he'd been hired for SNL, he probably would've been so popular that they might've convinced him to stay for like ten years, in which case, he may not have been able to start his phenomenal film career when he did.