For some comedians, the show is the perfect home to really hone their craft.
For others, it’s a springboard to new comedic opportunities.
These five comedians decided to take on talk television after stints at 30 Rock.
He was on the show from 1985 to 1991 (perIMDb).
You’re a comedian who’s been brought in from the road.
It’s like John le Carre or something.
The show premiered in January 1992 and lasted seven months before cancellation (perIMDb).
The half-hour HBO talk show aired over 200 episodes until its cancellation in 2002.
Sadly, it didn’t last.
Silverman has had an awesome career in comedy since despite the early setback.
The series took a humorous look at some of the harder subjects facing a very politically-divided America.
“The show reunites ourselves with compassion and empathy without missing a comedic beat.”
While the first season had a fair amount of fans, Hulu cancelled it in January 2019.
Macdonald continued work on television and in stand-up after “SNL.”
Most recently, there was “Norm Macdonald Has A Show” (perIMDb).
“I did an impression of Adam Sandler.
At the time he had just left the show, and no one had done an impression of Adam.
“I did not get on my college improv team until my senior year.
Meyers graduated Northwestern University in 1996.
After that, he moved to Chicago to work on improv with a group called Comedy Olympics.
Later, he moved to Amsterdam to join an improv theater formed by college friends (perBadger Herald).
He returned to the states in 2000 to do a two-man show with his friend, Jill Benjamin.
That show landed him his audition for “Saturday Night Live” in 2001.
