“I can’t believe you just said that.” The conversation ended there. This struck Kattan, who was 27 at the time, as odd seeing as the two had been very professional up to that point and Kattan was technically still dating Jennifer Coolidge. On the way to my apartment, after Will had been dropped off, Amy turned to me at a stoplight and in the shyest tone, asked something very blunt: “Are we gonna have sex?” Kattan claims the three had a great time in her BMW listening to songs that could possibly be included in the movie, but after Heckerling dropped Ferrell off, the tone changed. Kattan, who was a cast member on SNL fro 1996 to 2003, recalls Lorne Michaels pressuring him into having sex with a director so she would stay onboard to direct that 1998 comedy A Night At The Roxbury, a film based on a recurring sketch Kattan performed in with Will Ferrell.Ĭlueless director Amy Heckerling was attached to the project and one day after an afternoon of casting, Amy allegedly offered to drive Kattan and Ferrell home. Saturday Night Live alum Chris Kattan demonstrates just how far the cast would go for its intimidating leader in his new memoir, “ Baby, Don’t Hurt Me.’

The show’s mastermind is famous for not cracking a smile during auditions, working all hours of the day and night, pressuring writers to go easy on Donald Trump, and seemingly being the judge, jury, and executioner of the careers of young comedy talent lucky enough to secure a gig on the late-night institution. If you’ve ever heard SNL cast members speak about their boss Lorne Michaels, it sounds like they’re teenagers speaking about their no bullshit dad on his way home to evaluate their report cards.

Night at the roxbury cast