Nepo Nephew Jason Sudeikis Made His Late-Night Debut When His Uncle George Wendt Hosted Christmas Dinner on ‘Conan’
As Late Night with Conan O’Brien with Uncle Norm.
During a late-night appearance in late December, 1998, Andy Richter coming out of the closet.
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Sudeikis was already a seasoned improviser and sketch comedian at such Chicago comedy institutions as ImprovOlympic and The Second City, but his guest-starring role at Christmas dinner was only the second screen credit of his young career. Interestingly, Sudeikis’ first TV role came a year prior in a TV movie called Alien Avengers II, starring — you guessed it — George Wendt. Here’s another fun fact: Did you know the word nepotism comes from the Latin word for nephew?
In case it needs clarifying, I’m not actually accrediting Sudeikis’ accomplishments on Lorne Michaels hired him as a writer on SNL. But with Ted Lasso set to premiere its third, final and undoubtedly critically adored season, it’s worth ing Sudeikis’ roots.
Every star has to start somewhere — Sudeikis began his career on a soundstage where everybody knew his name.
