He is laughing for the last time.
During an episode of “Live with Kelly & Mark” earlier in the week, James Marsden revealed that he once tried out for “Saturday Night Live”, but it didn’t go well.
Marsden, 51, recalled, “They did a nationwide talent search and a friend of mine in my drama class, or whoever, who I used to do these comedic sketches with, said, ‘Let’s go down and do this. Let’s audition.
He said, “I think they made us…’Make an interesting character,’ or whatever. It was like, ‘Do whatever stupid thing you want to do.’ I don’t know why we chose to do this, but we clucked like chickens and just circled each other.
Marsden admitted that the chicken bits were a “bad choice”.
Although he never made it to “SNL,” Marsden has proven his worth as a comedy actor over the years.
Between his dramatic roles like the “X-Men” films and “Westworld,” he played comedic roles in “30 Rock,” “Enchanted” and “Sonic the Hedgehog,” and he received a Golden Globe and Emmy nomination for “Outstanding Supporting Actor.” Did. The comedy series actor played an alter ego version of himself in the sleeper hit “Jury Duty.”
“I thought it would be fun to have the ability to move up in Hollywood [and] Entitled Actor,” Marsden Told The Post about his “jury duty” Role in 2023.
He explained, “It’s like Larry David plays Larry in ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’ It’s an exaggerated version of me. Exactly. [James Marsden] Thinks he is above any kind of civic duty he has to perform. He believes that every conversation is unpleasant unless it involves him. It’s a great setup, because when you see him fail, he kind of collapses.”
Marsden told Kelly and Mark that he would “love” to host “SNL” one day. The beloved sketch comedy series is currently This is a historic 50th season.
“I did ’30 Rock’ for a while with Tina Fey,” Marsden recalled.
“And I said, ‘You know, my dream was always to be on SNL.’ And she’s like, ‘Oh, okay, you’ll be hosting at some point.’ And I say, ‘No, regular. I want to be a boy!’ She was like, ‘Okay, maybe you can do that if you want.’
He added, “But yes, I just love doing impressions and different characters.”
