Live
Live verb - To have a home.
Passed up
Both terms in one sentence
- Auditioned to be a Saturday Night Live cast member during the 2003-2004 season, but was passed up in favor of Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson.
Source: Recorded and Stand-Up Comedy -
Also the first (successful) acting gig for Jim Carrey (who, prior to ILC was a struggling stand-up comic who was passed up for Saturday Night Live and starred in the short lived sitcom The Duck Factory).
Source: Creator / Fox - Like Jim Carrey (and several other celebrities), he auditioned to be a Saturday Night Live cast member, but didn't make it (Cook auditioned for the 2002-2003 season, and was passed up for Will Forte).
Source: Recorded and Stand-Up Comedy
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