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Some of today’s most famous comedians were rejected by Saturday Night Live back in the day. Did you know that comedians David Cross, Louis C.K., Kel Mitchell, Aubrey Plaza, Jim Carrey, Kevin Hart, Stephen Colbert, and Steve Carrell all auditioned for SNL? Joined WatchMojo as we count down our picks for the 10 comedians rejected by Saturday Night Live.

#10. David Cross
#9. Paul Reubens
#8. Kel Mitchell
#7. John Goodman
#6. Zach Galifianakis
#5. Aubrey Plaza
#4. Stephen Colbert
#3, #2 & #1: ????

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11 COMMENTS

  1. Wait…. hold on a moment Jim Carrey is a comedian? I thought he was the guy that gave kids in the 90s nightmares. Cause he sure gave me some…

  2. Probably should be titled “Comedians rejected by SNL who went on to have much bigger and better careers”

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