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Julia Louis-Dreyfus Recounts “Cringey” First ‘SNL’ Rehearsal: “It Was Excruciating”

As Saturday Night Live celebrates its landmark 50th season, Julia Louis-Dreyfus is reflecting on her early years on the show.

Louis-Dreyfus claimed the rest of the cast “already hated us because a bunch of their best friends had just been fired to make room for us.” During her run on SNL, Louis-Dreyfus was known for such characters as televangelist April May June, ‘Let’s Watch TV’ co-host Consuela and ‘Weekend Update’ teen correspondent Patti Lynn Hunnsucker. Appearing alongside Billy Crystal, Eddie Murphy, Martin Short, Christopher Guest and now husband Brad Hall, Louis-Dreyfus left the NBC sketch comedy show in 1985.

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