ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: So what about Glice was special?
I basically was screaming in the poor kids face the whole time but also would pull it back.
How did the sketch come about?
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I was so lucky to have Robs input.
What was that like?
I give credit to anybody who shows up and is willing to poke fun at themselves.
He didnt complain about it once.
I give him a lot of credit for that.
Its always interesting when someone is not either an actor or comedian by trade.
His specialty is music but good for him for showing up and letting us take our shots.
Did he know what was going to come at him?
How do you prep someone for that?
[Laughs] You want that element of surprise.
You want to keep it fresh because its live, and thats the best part of the show.
Youve started atSNLnearly three years ago, and I can imagine that sort of pace is daunting.
I am so surprised that our crew [doesnt] win Emmy after Emmy.
Because really what theyre doing every week is amazing theyre creating an entire new show.
Its rare that we use any set twice.
Its rare that we use any costume twice, and they start from scratch.
Thats my favorite part of the job.
Thats what makes it like no other show on television still.
Its some of the most fun Ive ever had on the show.
What sketch of yours was cut and burned the most?
Ive been pretty lucky.
One that I was disappointed that got cut actually had a second coming.
This season, I did a sketch with a hypnotist where a guy gets pulled from the audience.
Sometimes these things seem to happen for a reason.
But every now and again you get a second shot.
Itll definitely be a shake-up.
Theres a lot of shoe space to fill, so to speak.
Im just trying to be optimistic about it.
At the same time, theres a sense of mourning.
We had some really great senior cast members as role models and people to look up to.
Theyre really going to be missed.
Now we have to step up.
What about the old characters?
Can we expect any more music video re-creations?
I definitely hope so.
Ive been watchingArrested Developmentall summer, so Ive been able to kind of re-break open myMichael Cera impressionin mid-conversation.
I like to think that Ive just scratched the surface, just barely cracked open my bag of tricks.
Seth Meyers only has another year left before he goes toLate Night.
Would you be game for taking on Weekend Update if Lorne gave you the nod?
If thats a nod that I were given, itd be a pretty difficult thing to turn down.
Its such an exalted position.
But Im sure Lornes thought about that way more than I have, so… in Lorne I trust.
I will miss Seth, though.
Tell me about the season finale after party like.
It was definitely emotional but also very celebratory.
It was kind of a magical night.
The season finale wrap party is always at 30 Rock where the ice rink is.
They block that off and open it up for us.
Last year we had the Foo Fighters play live-band karaoke.
Mick Jagger got up and sang some songs for the cast.
This year was excellent as well.
It was just, like, arms in the air, soaking wet, dancing toAre we human?
You were dancers in that moment.
We were not human.
We were strictly dancers.
