Even before I got on 'SNL' I assumed I would do some type of sitcom; I kind of thought that was how I would start. I don't mean to sound arrogant - I just thought I would be best suited to the form.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I think people have a hard time thinking that I could've done a sitcom.
I wanted to do a show based on what my life would be like if I had never become a comedian.
Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.
In high school, my goal was to be a writer for SNL, then I got into the acting.
I started 'SNL,' and I became the one who did impressions. I did that, but then I wanted to get an original character on, and that took a long time to get one on that stuck. And then I got Vinny Vedecci on - 'Oh great' - and then it took a couple more seasons to get Greg the Alien on. You have to have some patience.
I had always wanted to be on SNL, it's not always great, but it's this leftover childhood dream.
I don't think I could ever do a network sitcom because the humor is often based on some trite circumstance. I don't want to be a part of a show where it's mostly about coming up with the jokes.
I had done the sitcom thing to lesser and lesser degrees of success.
My years on 'SNL' had reconfirmed that what I do best is play for a sort of edgy comedy.
To be honest, I would never have imagined myself acting on a sitcom that I didn't write.