<p>Tim Meadows was once the longest-serving cast member on ‘Saturday Night Live.’ These days, he’s subtly stealing scenes as the third lead on a CBS sitcom, ‘DMV.’ But despite plenty of ups and downs over the course of his nearly 40-year career, Meadows seems to be at peace with his particular level of fame. In this episode, Meadows traces the arc of his career, from his unusual path to Lorne Michaels’ office to the disastrous attempt to turn his most popular recurring character into a full-length feature film. He reveals why he really didn’t want the actual Monica Lewinsky to make a cameo as herself with The Ladies Man Leon Phelps—and what changed his mind. Meadows also explains why he ultimately decided to leave ‘SNL’ after 10 seasons, the late-night TV gig he now regrets turning down, and how he found creative fulfillment playing supporting roles in films like ‘Mean Girls’ and ‘Walk Hard.’</p><br><p>Follow Tim Meadows on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/real_timmeadows" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@real_timmeadows</a> </p><p>Follow Matt Wilstein on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/mattwilstein.bsky.social" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@mattwilstein</a> </p><p>Follow The Last Laugh on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lastlaughpod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@lastlaughpod</a></p><br><p>Watch full episodes of The Last Laugh podcast on the <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqoONyEqw9mrFMDRdnaQfw" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Daily Beast’s Obsessed YouTube channel</a></p><br><p>Highlights from this episode and others at <a href="https://www.thedailybeast.com/keyword/the-last-laugh" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TheDailyBeast.com</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
