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Podcast: Wasn't That Special: 50 Years of SNL Podcast
Episode: Season 29 (2003-04): SNL Struggles to Find its Breakout Star
Description: This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.wasntthatspecial.comAfter Will Ferrell left following Season 27, Saturday Night Live began the process of remaking itself without Ferrell’s star power on board. They brought in new cast members like Fred Armisen and Will Forte to join Jimmy Fallon, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler, Seth Meyers, and Rachel Dratch, but none of the sketches reached the heights they had during the Fe…