Chris Parnell: SNL’s Unbreakable ‘Ice Man’

The Last Laugh

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4.6 • 661 Ratings

🗓️ 7 June 2022

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

Chris Parnell is the only cast member to ever be fired twice from ‘Saturday Night Live.’ And as he explains in this episode, it was only after Lorne Michaels admitted his mistake and brought him back into the fold that he really started to take off on the show. During our conversation, Parnell also opens up about why he may have never decided to leave SNL on his own and breaks down highlights from his prolific career since, including iconic roles as Dr. Spaceman on ‘30 Rock’ the “poop mouth” guy in ‘Anchorman’ and Rebel Wilson’s dad in the new Netflix movie ‘Senior Year,’ as well as his brilliant animation voiceover work as Cyril Figgis on ‘Archer’ and Jerry Smith on ‘Rick and Morty.’

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0:00.0	So my guest on this week's show may not be among the most famous stars to ever come out of
0:05.6	SNL, but during his eight seasons on the show, he was right there in the mix for some of its
0:12.0	most iconic moments.
0:13.6	Well, that brings us to the close of tonight's debate. Each candidate will now give a brief
0:18.6	closing statement. Jim, could I make two closing statements?
0:22.5	I'm afraid not.
0:24.3	In fact, we are almost out of time,
0:26.6	so I will instead ask each candidate
0:28.4	to sum up in a single word
0:30.2	the best argument for his candidacy.
0:32.8	Governor Bush?
0:34.9	Strategory.
0:44.3	Thank you. Strategery Mr. Mr. Mr. This Lockbox.
0:49.7	This concludes
0:50.9	the first debate.
0:52.0	Thank you.
0:52.7	And live from New York,
0:54.0	it's Saturday night. Thank you. And live from New York, it's Saturday night.
0:59.6	This is the last laugh.
1:01.9	I'm Matt Wilstein from The Daily Beast, and that was Chris Parnell,
1:05.7	moderating the first debate between Will Ferrell's George W. Bush
1:09.1	and Daryl Hammond's Al Gore on Saturday Night Live
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