Guys.
It really happened!
And the experience at SNL could NOT have been better!
We got randomly picked out of line to sit on the floor, which those of you who would recognize the SNL theater know that there are only about 30 floor seats available. There's a running joke that it's actually easier to get chosen to host SNL than to get tickets to the show. And we were lucky enough to not only go (thanks to Laura and her career connections), but to sit third row, center aisle! There was only one person in front of me (because they were staggered rows) and one person behind me and at some point or another throughout the show, each of them were asked to move for camera shots. What I'm getting at, is had this been the live show and not the dress rehearsal you'd have seen us FOR SURE on TV! We could reach out and touch the cast as they came on and off the stage, and maybe I accidentally kicked a camera man during one sketch. My bad.
P.S. There was no photography allowed in the theater and out of fear of being kicked out of our sweet seats - or possibly all together, I obeyed the rule - which is rare. We snuck a few pictures in line before heading in, but that's the most scandalous we got.
As we were brought past the others in line and shuffled down some back stage stair case, we had to got to squeeze through a shared doorway with the great Seth Meyers and then saw Andy Sandberg as we waited to be seated. You wait backstage because "backstage" is actually in the front end of the studio. It's kind of awesome and retro and I really wish I worked on the show in some way shape or form. It's controlled chaos and without any one single person, no matter how low on the totem pole, that should could not run smoothly, or possibly at all.
Lorne (that's right, THE Lorne Michaels) is on top of his game to say the least! He stays on the floor for the ENITRE show (dress rehearsal and live) going from set to set, supervising what goes on from all aspects. It's crazy intense, but also super admirable. Like the owner of a restaurant that's actually back in the kitchen slaving away and then makes the rounds to be sure that customers are satisfied. It's no wonder he's as successful as he is - he makes sure the job gets done and things stay funny! Like a boss.
The dress rehearsal is about 30 minutes longer than the live show that viewers see at home. They do extra sketches and then cut what doesn't work before air. As I said before, Zooey Deschanel was the host and youtube sensation, Karmin, was the musical guest. They both put on a GREAT show! There was a HILARIOUS cameo by Nicholas Cage and even the handsome Jean Dujardin made a quick appearance in a sketch (he's the oscar nominated guy from 'The Artist' that recently won the Golden Globe for best actor and he's french and super dreamy).
I was seriously stressing what to wear right up until the day of - then I decided whatever I ended up wearing wouldn't make a difference as to whether I had a good time so I let it go and wore the first thing I put on. It was a combo of what you see here.
I opted for my nude BCBGirls pumps (by the suggestion of others), my "new" Jcrew jeans from goodwill, an old blouse (also from goodwill), a vintage metal belt from Pippin, and my Target blazer. I also carried an amazing little vintage purse (not pictured). I chose the blazer as an homage to SNL's Weekend Update and the polka-dot blouse because Zooey Deschanel is known for "rocking a lot of polka-dots" and being quirky. And really, what's more quirky than polka-dots anyway?
(My cute purse. I couldn't not add it.)
Did I already say that we had THE best time? Because we did.
THE BEST.
Once in a life time!
But there's still one thing I'm not quite sure of... How did we go the whole 2hour dress rehearsal without even ONE of the cast members coming down off of the stage to propose to me? It seems strange, no? If I can figure that one out soon, I'll let you know.
Love,
Legs*
(My sneaky elevator shot of the NBC carpet.)
