Original 'SNL' cast member Jane Curtin was hesitant about the show before and during its debut, and struggled with finding her footing.
Original 'SNL' cast member Jane Curtin wasn’t confident in the show’s chances early in its run. In a New York Times interview ahead of the show’s 50th season premiere this weekend, Curtin recalled the first broadcast being a blur. 'I never really paid much attention to the audience,' Curtin said. She continued: 'I thought, well, anybody that’s watching this must be really stupid. It gave me a lot of angst.
walked in the door,' the 77-year-old said, 'and they said, ‘OK, what have you prepared?’ The classic anxiety dream.' Luckily, she had some old material on hand in her purse, and her previous experience in theater, commercials and a Boston-area improv group called the Proposition. She also admitted she struggled to fit in on the show. 'I was quiet and nobody paid any attention to me,' she said. 'I didn’t know how to pitch. I had never had to do that in my life.
However, Curtin added she wasn’t afraid of not being featured in some way, saying, 'I figured, well, they hired me. They’re paying me. So it would be foolish of them not to use me.' Curtin stayed with the show until 1980, before going on to appear on series like 'Kate & Allie,' which earned her two Emmy awards for best lead actress in a comedy series, as well as '3rd Rock from the Sun' and 'The Librarians.
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