A List Of Things Thrown Five Minutes Ago

COMEDY IS SUCH A CLEAR THING—PEOPLE EITHER LAUGH OR THEY DON'T LAUGH:  Lorne Michaels talks to Vulture about all the plates he's spinning, his schedule, the late night scene (and whether there will be one in thirty years), when someone should leave SNL, and much more.

It's a worthy read in many respects, but at one point he notes:

I don’t think there are that many people who think that their time here wasn’t one of the best periods of their life. It’s hard, and it’s competitive, but, as Dana Carvey says, “Show me one person who was funnier after SNL.”

Here's three: Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman. Robert Downey Jr?