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Donald Glover And Jordan Peele's ‘Saturday Night Live’ Audition Tapes Revealed In New Docuseries
Donald Glover and Jordan Peele auditioned to be a part of the Saturday Night Live cast at some point — and now their audition tapes have been revealed.
The first episode of documentary series SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night was released recently, which explored what the audition process is like for the show. In it, countless audition tapes were shown, including that of Peele’s and Glover’s.
Donald Glover and Jordan Peele auditioned to be a part of the Saturday Night Live cast at some point — and now their audition tapes have been revealed.
The first episode of documentary series SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night was released recently, which explored what the audition process is like for the show. In it, countless audition tapes were shown, including that of Peele’s and Glover’s.
In the latter’s 2007 audition, which is shown briefly, he appears to be imitating Chris Rock as he jokes, “Lotta things going on in New York today, lotta things going on in New York. And there’s two camps: Black people and vampires!”
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