In the 50 years that “Saturday Night Live” has poked fun at society, the city of Irvine has gotten special – and sometimes hilarious – attention.
One sketch features a satirical experimental theater performance by students at Woodbridge High School. Another skit teases with awkward attempts by police to offer safety tips to kids at the make-believe Astoria Elementary School. Fictional UC Irvine students made an appearance in a bit just last year.
There’s little mystery about this, however, when you consider all of the former Irvine residents in the SNL ranks. As the iconic show wraps up its 50th season this month, Irvine has at least four reasons to claim credit for some of its success, namely comedians Jon Lovitz, Will Ferrell and Nasim Pedrad, and head writer Chris Kelly – and possibly others who haven’t yet revealed their Irvine links…