Taran Killam quote: "Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience."

I used to have the 'Best Of Eddie Murphy' VHS tape that I wore out completely, watching it o...
TARAN KILLAM

I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
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Are you taking us to the beach?" - Dan Cahill
JUDE WATSON

It looks ancient," - Amy Cahill
JUDE WATSON

It SMELLS ancient," - Dan Cahill
JUDE WATSON

Palm trees were fanned by a warm, light breeze, and they rolled down their windows to smell the sea.
JUDE WATSON

Let's head out to the ruins." - Dan Cahill
ROLAND SMITH

My favorite film of all time is 'Raising Arizona.' I watched it again as soon as it was over...
EDGAR WRIGHT

With my book 'How to Remodel a Man,' I was on 'Oprah,' 'Fox News,' 'The ...
W. BRUCE CAMERON

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JAMIE XX

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BOBBY MOYNIHAN

I got my first television at Stanford when I was 20, and I used to watch 'The Dick Van Dyke Show...
TED DANSON

I used to watch 'Coming to America' every day after school. I have full-on long-running insi...
GABOUREY SIDIBE

With my book 'How to Remodel a Man,' I was on Oprah, Fox News, the Early Show, and Good Morn...
BRUCE CAMERON

The first time I met Garry Shandling was my audition for 'The Larry Sanders Show,' with Garr...
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I can tell you that you will have your hearts broken more by the people you love than by the people ...
MARGARET PETERSON HADDIX

My first acting gig was a skit for Jay Leno on 'The Tonight Show.' It was this Barbie commer...
BRIE LARSON

My goal in life was to host the MTV Awards, because it's the awards show that Prince sang on, an...
CHRIS ROCK

I always used to watch 'Labyrinth' and 'The Neverending Story.' Those were like my t...
VANESSA HUDGENS

'The Long Goodbye' is one book I like to read over and over again, and it was an enormous in...
DANIEL HANDLER

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DALLAS ROBERTS

I love 'Husbands and Wives,' Woody Allen's movie. It's like one of my all-time favor...
ZOE LISTER-JONES

The best compliment we ever got about the show was from a Korean veteran who was unable to talk abou...
GARY BURGHOFF

To me, there were comedies that should go up for Oscars. I think Eddie Murphy in 'The Nutty Prof...
TERRY CREWS

I own four copies of Robin WIlliams's Live on Broadway comedy special for HBO. One in Wilmington...
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My dad does watch my work now. My parents watch everything I'm on. I think the first time they s...
KENNETH CHOI

The first important role was a Broadway lead I did called 'The Royal Hunt Of The Sun' by Pet...
DAVID CARRADINE

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I went in and auditioned for one of the main guys for 'The League' when it was first casting...
IKE BARINHOLTZ

It's a heavy duty to try to do everything and please everybody. My job was to go out there and p...
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GARY CHERONE

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KELSEY CHOW

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I was waiting for a train at Waverley Station in Edinburgh. My knee was hurting, so I asked a young ...
MIRIAM MARGOLYES

I thought every other kid was like me. I'd watch films and act them out on my own and wish I cou...
KIMBERLEY NIXON

I think that 'Degrassi' really challenged its actors. I was on it for seven years, and it wa...
STACEY FARBER

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OLIVIA WILDE

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ARTIE LANGE

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TINA FEY

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GERARD WAY

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BECKY LYNCH

I got to work with Cillian Murphy and my dad, Jim Broadbent and Jodie Whittaker on 'Perrier'...
DOMHNALL GLEESON

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MINDY KALING

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GINNIFER GOODWIN

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DREW GODDARD

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FEDE ALVAREZ

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At first, it was hard to sit down and read the things that people were saying. A lot of people would...
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LAURA BELL BUNDY

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TONY BENNETT

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RUTINA WESLEY

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TED SARANDOS

I'm crazy lucky. I was trying to be a filmmaker. I was doing Second City classes as a way to be ...
BILL HADER

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NOLAN NORTH

About f-f-ace!" she said to the horse, flailing with her boots. "Into the barn, please. It's time fo...
PETER LERANGIS

You see?" Damien leaned over his desk and spread out half a dozen charcoal sketches. "These are only...
RICK RIORDAN

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REGIS PHILBIN

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TREVOR NOAH

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CARLTON CUSE

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ERIN MORGENSTERN

I always used to watch 'The Daily Show,' and there were all these comedic geniuses there. I ...
AASIF MANDVI

I'm a hip-hop guy, and the first time I heard Eminem was in '96. He was on a record with Sha...
RUSSELL PETERS

I first started doing hidden-camera segments on 'The Tonight Show With Jay Leno.' He was the...
MICHAEL CARBONARO

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Both conservatives and liberals watch 'Parks and Recreation,' and they each think the show i...
AMY POEHLER

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AIDY BRYANT

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SUZANNE COLLINS

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My first show was 'The King and I' when I was five.
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TERRY CREWS

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CHRIS CORNELL

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JILLIAN HERVEY

The rules only applied to
people who couldn’t afford different rules.
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CARRIE PRESTON

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LAKE BELL

In 1980, when I graduated from high school, my goal was to be on 'The Tonight Show' with Joh...
JEFF DUNHAM

I used to play Donna Karan. I used my dad's home office, and Kim was my assistant. Then one of o...
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ED O'NEILL

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JACK REYNOR

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HENNING MANKELL

Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.

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Taran Killam

Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.

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