And we didn't have the infamous "What is Love" song. With the Roxbury guys, we had established Will and I doing the characters, but we didn't really have a name for them. When did you know the sketch would be a hit?įred Wolf, who was the head writer of SNL at the time, suggested with Lorne Michaels, "Why don't you have Jim Carrey be the third guy?" Jim Carrey hosting was a big deal and so you throw around ideas. We thought it was funny to see this guy with a beer sort of dancing, but waiting for someone to notice him dance.? He was being kind of antsy but nothing happened after long time. He was holding a beer, and to the beat he was looking for some girl to hopefully look at him so that moment can happen of some sort of connection. We saw some guy at the bar, alone, sort of desperately looking for someone to give him some attention. It was based on an observation that Will and I both saw at a bar we were at. How did the The?Roxbury Guys come together? Read more? Lorne Michaels on 40 Years of 'SNL': Being "'Feared' Was Never My Goal" Peepers moment and which hosts brought the most to the table. His teamups with Will Ferrell as The Roxbury Guys are among the most enduring sketches of his year's on the show, 1996 to 2003.Īs SNL turns 40, Kattan sat down with The Hollywood Reporter to reveal the inspirations behind The Roxbury Guys, the most intense Mr. Chris Kattan?became known for dozens of characters during his time on Saturday Night Live.
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