Saturday Night Live.Carrey, who has hosted SNL twice, pitched himself for the part to series creator Lorne Michaels directly.“There was some interest on his part,” Michaels told Vulture. “And then we responded, obviously, positively.
But it came down to discussions about what the take was. He and Colin Jost had a bunch of talks. He and I as well. He will give the part energy and strength, and…Hopefully it’s funny.”Discussing his relationship with the role, which was also played by Jason Sudeikis and John Mulaney in Season 45, ahead of the announcement of Carrey’s replacement, Harrelson told NME last month why he has moved on for now.“I was approached two or three times but I couldn’t do it so I don’t know, maybe Lorne has moved on which.
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