SNL stars who never got their big break

Making it to Saturday Night Live is a huge achievement for a comedian or actor. Since 1975, fewer than 200 people have graced the stage in Rockefeller Center on a Saturday night at 11:30 as part of the cast of the most respected and long-lasting comedy showcase in the country. It's such a spotlight that a star who shines brightly on SNL is almost guaranteed stardom in movies or TV after they leave the show. It's been a farm system that developed some of the most successful comic performers of the last four decades, including Dan Aykroyd, Eddie Murphy, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Mike Myers, Adam Sandler, Tina Fey, Kristen Wiig, and Will Ferrell, among others.

Yet for some SNL standouts, SNL represents the biggest thing they'll ever do in show business. For whatever reason, their success on late-night comedy TV never translates to other aspects of the entertainment industry, and they never get to see their names in marquee lights. Here are some Saturday Night Live cast members that just never found the right role to land their big break.