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Podcast: Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL Podcast
Episode: Season 27 (2001-2002): Will Ferrell Says Goodbye, Amy Poehler Says Hello, and Chris Parnell Gets a Reprieve
Description: This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wasntthatspecial.comWhen Will Ferrell joined Saturday Night Live in 1995, the show was on the ropes. Adam Sandler and Chris Farley had been fired and SNL was on the brink of cancelation.But then Lorne Michaels brought on Ferrell and fellow Los Angeles-based Groundlings Cheri Oteri and Chris Kattan and suddenly the show once again had life. These new cast members, coupled w…