Cross my heart and hope to die

A rejection letter from Saturday Night Live

Feb 18, 2025

∙ Paid

Chevy Chase, Elliott Gould and Dan Aykroyd during the SNL “Foreign Card Playing” skit on May 29, 1976 (Photo by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

Since Saturday Night Live first aired fifty years ago, comedy writers have dreamed of seeing their jokes land on that legendary stage—delivered by the likes of John Belushi, Gilda …

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