I had always wanted to be on SNL, it’s not always great, but it’s this leftover childhood dream.

Meaning of the quote

This quote means that Rachel Dratch, a famous American comedian, had always dreamed of being on the TV show Saturday Night Live (SNL) when she was a child. Even though being on SNL is not always perfect, it was still a dream she had since she was young. The quote suggests that some childhood dreams can stay with us for a long time, even if they are not exactly as we imagined them to be.

About Rachel Dratch

Rachel Dratch is an American actress and comedian who is best known for her work on Saturday Night Live. She has also appeared in various TV shows and films, and in 2022 made her Broadway debut. Dratch has an impressive comedy career, from improv in Chicago to her award-nominated Broadway role.

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The Yale group was doing the Harold. So by our senior year we were trying to do the Harold. Again, we had no idea what we were doing. We had one guy in the group who was pretty experimental; he would kind of push us to do weird things. It was really fun, a great experience.

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All I remember is the last time I played a videogame, it was Space Invaders.

Rachel Dratch

American actress and comedian

I started doing improv my sophomore year.

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I did some acting in high school, I knew I really liked it.

Rachel Dratch

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If you have an impulse, not if you’re going to ruin someone elses’ scene, if you have an impulse of a funny little add-on or taking something in a weird direction, try it.

Rachel Dratch

American actress and comedian

I’m definitely not up-to-date on the high-tech videogame world.

Rachel Dratch

American actress and comedian

But I majored in Drama, modified with Psychology.

Rachel Dratch

American actress and comedian

Actually, I didn’t like Dartmouth very much, but the whole theater scene I really liked.

Rachel Dratch

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Rachel Dratch

American actress and comedian

I remember watching Gilda Radner when I was a kid and everyone thought she was so funny and no one ever said that she was a funny woman, she was just funny.

Rachel Dratch

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Everybody always asks about Jimmy Fallon. I’m sorry to say that he’s very nice and there’s not much bad to say about him. I don’t know if he sucks at videogames or not. I don’t think he plays them, but he could have this whole secret life I don’t know about.

Rachel Dratch

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When I was little, we used to have Atari.

Rachel Dratch

American actress and comedian