Jenny Slate: Fired from SNL to Actress
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Jenny Slate's journey to becoming an actress is a story of resilience and perseverance. Getting a job at Saturday Night Live is a dream for an aspiring comedian, and that came true for Jenny in 2009. The dream quickly turned into a nightmare as Jenny accidentally said "fucking" in her debut sketch. Slate's tenure on the show was short-lived. She was let go at the end of the season. Many thought her firing was due to the swearing, but Jenny stated it was due to being a bad fit on the show.
After being fired from Saturday Night Live in 2010, she could have easily given up on her dreams of a comedy career. Instead, she took her setback as an opportunity to work even harder and pursue other avenues to showcase her talents. In 2014, she landed her breakthrough role as Donna Stern in the indie comedy film Obvious Child.
Since then, Slate has gone on to star in various movies and TV shows, including Parks and Recreation, Zootopia, and The Secret Life of Pets. She has also continued to perform stand-up comedy and has written a book of essays called Little Weirds.
Slate's journey to success is a testament to the power of perseverance and hard work. Despite setbacks and obstacles, she never gave up on her dream of being a comedian and actor. Her talent and determination have made her a star, and she continues to inspire others with her work and story.
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The best thing to happen to me was for Lorne Michaels to hire me and fire me.
Jenny Slate
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The Radical Vulnerability of Jenny Slate
After SNL, Slate went on to viral fame voicing the Marcel the Shell series, which she wrote with Fleischer-Camp (it now has over 30 million views on YouTube), and Nick Kroll's Kroll Show, in which she and the comedian both play obnoxious publicists named Liz.
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Jenny Slate, Gabe Liedman and Richard Kind on stand-up, improv and Jerry Seinfeld
The question opened up a candid conversation about Slate's infamous flub on "SNL," how she found self-love again, a common disdain the cast shares for "masturbatory" comics, and why Jerry Seinfeld is the king of observational comedy.
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