Jason Kelsey
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Podcast Appearances
but they came and performed, and I saw a guy, his name was John Farley, and he was doing a scene that his brother Chris had done, and John's incredible, you know, that whole family's hilarious, and I was just like, oh my God, that's gotta be Chris's brother, you know, because he was playing like a character that his brother created at Second City, and he was doing the touring company.
but they came and performed, and I saw a guy, his name was John Farley, and he was doing a scene that his brother Chris had done, and John's incredible, you know, that whole family's hilarious, and I was just like, oh my God, that's gotta be Chris's brother, you know, because he was playing like a character that his brother created at Second City, and he was doing the touring company.
So, yeah, it's great. I mean, I still love going back there. It's super fun. It's a great show. And like I said, family show. But that's where I took classes, you know, just like over a summer. It was like six weeks. And, you know, one of my first improv teachers, a fellow named Corey Rittmaster, who's a Kansas City dude.
So, yeah, it's great. I mean, I still love going back there. It's super fun. It's a great show. And like I said, family show. But that's where I took classes, you know, just like over a summer. It was like six weeks. And, you know, one of my first improv teachers, a fellow named Corey Rittmaster, who's a Kansas City dude.
So, yeah, it's great. I mean, I still love going back there. It's super fun. It's a great show. And like I said, family show. But that's where I took classes, you know, just like over a summer. It was like six weeks. And, you know, one of my first improv teachers, a fellow named Corey Rittmaster, who's a Kansas City dude.
And, you know, we still, we talk, I talk to him more than family because we play Fortnite together. We're still in touch. Really in touch. Like, I mean, you know, like, you know. taking on 98 other people on this island. I mean, I don't want to get into it too specific, but, you know, playing as Billy Eilish. So good. Yeah. Oh, sorry.
And, you know, we still, we talk, I talk to him more than family because we play Fortnite together. We're still in touch. Really in touch. Like, I mean, you know, like, you know. taking on 98 other people on this island. I mean, I don't want to get into it too specific, but, you know, playing as Billy Eilish. So good. Yeah. Oh, sorry.
And, you know, we still, we talk, I talk to him more than family because we play Fortnite together. We're still in touch. Really in touch. Like, I mean, you know, like, you know. taking on 98 other people on this island. I mean, I don't want to get into it too specific, but, you know, playing as Billy Eilish. So good. Yeah. Oh, sorry.
Well, you went from Vegas straight to SNL?
Well, you went from Vegas straight to SNL?
Well, you went from Vegas straight to SNL?
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah.
Yeah. Yeah.
And you were at SNL for nine years.
And you were at SNL for nine years.
And you were at SNL for nine years.
Ten. Ten. Yeah, yeah. I wrote for the first two years, you know, which was awesome and scary because, you know, I'd only at that point really kind of realized how to write for myself. Now I'm being asked to write for other people. But I then got to... Learn the show, learn the staff, learn the script format. It felt like, to speak to athletes, it felt like being redshirted.
Ten. Ten. Yeah, yeah. I wrote for the first two years, you know, which was awesome and scary because, you know, I'd only at that point really kind of realized how to write for myself. Now I'm being asked to write for other people. But I then got to... Learn the show, learn the staff, learn the script format. It felt like, to speak to athletes, it felt like being redshirted.
Ten. Ten. Yeah, yeah. I wrote for the first two years, you know, which was awesome and scary because, you know, I'd only at that point really kind of realized how to write for myself. Now I'm being asked to write for other people. But I then got to... Learn the show, learn the staff, learn the script format. It felt like, to speak to athletes, it felt like being redshirted.