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The Bear’s Abby Elliott reflects on getting fired from SNL: 'The worst that could happen'

'The Bear' star Abby Elliott says being fired from 'Saturday Night Live' was 'the worst that could happen — and then, I kind of did.'

Being picked to join the ranks of her dad's alma mater (Bob even appeared on a 1978 episode) was a dream come true, which made being fired from the show her worst nightmare. But after meeting great success when trying her hand at the family trade in comedy, she climbed the ladder from improv troupes The Groundlings and Upright Citizens Brigade straight to Studio 8H. She became known and loved for her impressions of celebrities from Rachel Maddow to Angelina Jolie, but eventually, Elliott said she initially asked SNL boss Lorne Michaels if she could leave, but quickly changed her mind..

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