Anthony Jeselnik: ‘I Would Throw Everything Away to Be the Weekend Update Anchor’

“I would give away everything that I have to be a ‘Weekend Update’ anchor, and I don’t think it will ever happen. It’s one of those things that would have been my dream job, but as I was coming up, SNL never called me. They never asked me to submit a packet or come on board … I’ve always told agents and managers if that job is ever in play, I want to be in the conversation, even if it’s just to have my name brought up in the room. But I would throw everything away to be the ‘Weekend Update’ anchor.”

-Anthony Jeselnik to The AV Club in a long and interesting interview about his career, his show, and Comedy Central stuff.

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