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Yeah, stay as an assistant. I was well-liked, and I think it— but then there was an offer at MTV to write.

March 20, 202641:31Jason
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David41:18
You didn't bow out for a while. You like kept trying.
Jason41:21
They asked me to stay, and I was like, I really want to be a writer. And they were like, well, no, you can't be a writer, but you can stay. Like, we like you.
David41:29
What does that mean, stay? Like, stay as an assistant?
Jason41:31
Yeah, stay as an assistant. I was well-liked, and I think it— but then there was an offer at MTV to write.
David41:38
Right, right, right.
Jason41:38
And so I took it.
David41:39
And you would— do you think that if you stayed as the assistant longer at SNL, something else would have happened? I just can't imagine, like, I know you and I feel like if you worked at a place long enough, there'd be just like, all you need is one moment wh…