Steven

Were you a confident young man? So if I zoom back to when you were 12 and you were the class clown in 1986, were you a confident man? What was going on in your head? I think I was pretty confident. I wasn't cocky.

In your eighth grade class, you were voted by your peers most likely to replace David Letterman. on The Late Night Show. And you're 13 years old at the time. Is that crazy? Because I ended up doing that. That's so crazy.

In your eighth grade class, you were voted by your peers most likely to replace David Letterman. on The Late Night Show. And you're 13 years old at the time. Is that crazy? Because I ended up doing that. That's so crazy.

But you were aiming at that. I wasn't. You were aiming at the SNL thing, no?

But you were aiming at that. I wasn't. You were aiming at the SNL thing, no?

When you look back at how at that age you were aiming, you know, as a young man to be on SNL, which is exceedingly rare. But you also went on to replace David Letterman on the late night show. When you look back in hindsight and go, so if your child came to you and said, dad, how does one aim at a goal and then accomplish it? And how did you aim at such a goal?

When you look back at how at that age you were aiming, you know, as a young man to be on SNL, which is exceedingly rare. But you also went on to replace David Letterman on the late night show. When you look back in hindsight and go, so if your child came to you and said, dad, how does one aim at a goal and then accomplish it? And how did you aim at such a goal?

And in hindsight, what were the factors that went into accomplishing that goal? Are there like principles that... you could transfer to somebody to make them accomplish such a goal. Because, you know, one of your best friends, I think it was Frank Gentile, recalls that you are, he says, I've never met anybody more focused on what their goal was in life.

And in hindsight, what were the factors that went into accomplishing that goal? Are there like principles that... you could transfer to somebody to make them accomplish such a goal. Because, you know, one of your best friends, I think it was Frank Gentile, recalls that you are, he says, I've never met anybody more focused on what their goal was in life.

I'm not a huge believer in manifestation as people often describe it, but it does feel like you pulled that into existence somehow.

I'm not a huge believer in manifestation as people often describe it, but it does feel like you pulled that into existence somehow.

What are your parents saying at this time? Because if one's kid says, I'm going to go out to LA to do comedy and improv and these kinds of things... Your dad was a career man. He was working at IBM, I believe.

What are your parents saying at this time? Because if one's kid says, I'm going to go out to LA to do comedy and improv and these kinds of things... Your dad was a career man. He was working at IBM, I believe.

Did you ever give up on yourself or did you ever doubt yourself while you were out in L.A. ? Yeah, definitely.

Did you ever give up on yourself or did you ever doubt yourself while you were out in L.A. ? Yeah, definitely.

That was my... What was the fixation with Saturday Night Live?

That was my... What was the fixation with Saturday Night Live?

Manchester United.

Manchester United.

Then you could do whatever for that if you play for Man U. It's slightly different with you because a lot of upcoming football players would be happy to play for any Premier League team. Man United is, of course, great, but they would aim for any Premier League team, whereas you seem to be religiously intent on it being Saturday Night Live.