Me would argue Chris Rock belong in "despite" list. He was on show for 3 seasons, was underused, and not enjoyed his time there. No one saw him on show and thought "this person should be movie star," as was case with Chase or Ferrell. He only had post-SNL career because he happened to be best stand-up comic of his generation, but other than bump in name recognition, me not think SNL really help much.
And me agree with distant cousin Stephen Cookie about Martin Short. Me started watching SNL in late 80s, and it was probably ten years before me knew Short had even been on show.
Me would argue Chris Rock belong in "despite" list. He was on show for 3 seasons, was underused, and not enjoyed his time there. No one saw him on show and thought "this person should be movie star," as was case with Chase or Ferrell. He only had post-SNL career because he happened to be best stand-up comic of his generation, but other than bump in name recognition, me not think SNL really help much.
And me agree with distant cousin Stephen Cookie about Martin Short. Me started watching SNL in late 80s, and it was probably ten years before me knew Short had even been on show.