John Goodman thinks his SNL audition is a low point in his career. Saturday Night Live, or SNL for short, has become a staple of late-night American TV thanks to its unique blend of skits and comedy sketches that have helped the show reach an incredible 46 seasons. Thanks to the show's success, several SNL sketches have been turned into feature films, including movie classics The Blues Brothers and Wayne's World.
With a career spanning over 40 years, the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning Goodman has become something of a household name thanks to his ever-expanding list of film and TV appearances. Goodman's career has recently gone full circle, with the revival of classic sitcom Roseanne and subsequent sequel series The Conners allowing Goodman to revisit one of his most iconic characters, Dan Conner. The actor continues to expand his résumé, with a leading role in the comedy series The Righteous Gemstones, whilst also reprising his voice role as the blue, furry Sully in Monsters Inc spinoff Monsters at Work.
It hasn't always been smooth sailing for the legendary Goodman, though, as he recently confirmed during an interview on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. While looking back on some of his career highs and lows, Goodman said an audition to join the SNL cast was a particularly negative experience for the actor. Describing it as the "worst thing" he has "ever done in front of people," Goodman says that he "wrote something about 15 minutes before" he attended the interview. Coming as no surprise to Goodman, he didn't get the role. Check out the full video below:
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Of course, Goodman's lack of success joining the SNL crew was short-lived. The actor has, so far, gone on to host the sketch show a total of 13 times, making him the third most successful guest host to date. The only hosts to top Goodman are fellow acting greats Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin, with a whopping 15 and 17 appearances, respectively.
Goodman's genuinely brilliant reaction to his underprepared audition is a testament to the actor's good nature and his ability to not take himself too seriously, an important factor in being a successful SNL host. With SNL already renewed for a 47th season, there's always a chance that Goodman could go after the top spot on the most hosted SNL guest list, thanks to his successful track record of being a solid host. Even if Goodman doesn't make another appearance on SNL, the actor's future looks to continue its enormous success, with season 3 of The Righteous Gemstones already in the works.