Kate Flannery

But I actually – You know what? Lauren came to see a show I did. I had lunch with Lauren. I had interviews with Lauren. I didn't get to do the final round, but I was in consideration. And I was just at the SNL 50th at the concert at Radio City. And it was so great. Obviously, I've had a lot of therapy because I just had a great time. I didn't have any, but like, oh. I should have.

Stephen Colbert.

I mean there's a ton of people.

It's one of those things, but you just – hopefully you take – rejection is protection if you look at it that way and just realize, oh, I'm just being redirected.

There's something else waiting for me.

Yes.

Just keep it up.

And I remember, you know, I started to do a comedy act in 2001 with a friend of mine from Second City Days.

No, no, I was I just was like, oh, my God, everything went down the way I was supposed to.

No, no, I was I just was like, oh, my God, everything went down the way I was supposed to.

No, no, I was I just was like, oh, my God, everything went down the way I was supposed to.

And we did a two-person dying lounge act.

We did it for 20 years.

We still did it when the office ran.

We did a lot of comedy festivals and comedy clubs.

We did it every Saturday for five years initially.

Wow.

Even when the office was running, I did it for another year every week and just really enjoyed it because I also realized my friends were getting famous and they weren't necessarily calling me.

Right, and that was the therapy move is like not feeling like, oh, you were up for the dream and it's gone. It's like, no, no, no, you're in – you've been recognized. You've been validated and you can just move forward because there's a lot of people that have been up for SNL that didn't get it that we all know.

Right, and that was the therapy move is like not feeling like, oh, you were up for the dream and it's gone. It's like, no, no, no, you're in – you've been recognized. You've been validated and you can just move forward because there's a lot of people that have been up for SNL that didn't get it that we all know.