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Conan O’Brien recalls leaving SNL jobless, joining The Simpsons days later
Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
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What was said
"I was working on Saturday Night Live. I was in a funk. I loved that job and I loved everyone there but I thought I need to go. I'm just in a bad place in my life. So I walked away from SNL with no job."
Conan O’Brien recalls leaving Saturday Night Live while feeling “in a funk” and without another job lined up. He says writers on The Simpsons asked to see his SNL material and hired him within about four days, which he describes as life-saving.
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- Speaker
- Conan O’Brien · host
- Programme
- Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
- Episode
- Matt Groening (Full Episode) | Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend
- Clip time
- 12:27
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Conan O'Brien Needs A Friend