Bill Maher
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And I was so, I'm always grateful for that year I had on the show.
What year was that?
2004, 2005.
And here's the thing, I was the only guy.
That's what I like to think.
I was the only new guy hired on a cast of, I think it was 15.
15?
Like who?
Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Maya Rudolph, Seth Meyers, Will Forte, Horatio Sands, Kenan Thompson, Finesse Mitchell, Daryl Hammond was there.
Gosh.
There was a good... Very talented.
Yeah.
Okay, so... And I was the only guy hired that year, so I didn't have anybody in my, quote, freshman class, you know?
I don't know if they didn't like me as much as what... Here's what... Well, they got rid of you.
Here's what was explained to me.
Here's what was explained to me.
And I'll take it because it helps me sleep at night.
But in two...
In election years, late night TV, especially SNL, gets a huge bump because everybody tunes in to see the fake debates.
That particular election, it was Bush-Kerry, nobody cared.