How Your Favorite Supermodels Got Their Start

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig wasn't very sure where she wanted to go after college, or what she wanted to pursue, but someone else certainly did. Her professor begged for her to go to Chicago and try to make a name for herself in the improvised comedy scene. Wiig took a chance and joined the improv group known as The Groundlings. This group later led her to an audition for SNL in 2006. 

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The More You Know

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