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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 where somebody just looks at you a little different, it's like, whoa, what the fuck was that? Like, we should give him a chance.

March 20, 202641:39David
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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 where somebody just looks at you a little different, it's like, whoa, what the fuck was that? Like, we should give him a chance.
Jason41:58
It wasn't like that though. It's not like they're looking for the production assistants to be on camera or even write for that matter. There's so many people that are already hired that aren't getting on. So it's like there's featured players that are like wr…
David42:14
Oh, are they benched? Like, do they have like a bench for like on-screen talent too, or no?
Jason42:18
100%. Like, there's a bunch of guys that were on SNL last year, and I thought they were really funny, and they didn't get anything on last year, and now they're gone.