Summary: <p>Kristen was in college when an Acting 101 class prompted a move to L.A. She had little experience, but a tremendous gift for improv, and she soon found herself in a room auditioning for <em>SNL</em>. Hundreds of personas later, Wiig is regarded by <em>SNL</em> creator Lorne Michaels as one of the three or four greatest <em>SNL</em> talents ever. Kristen’s expertise translated well to film, and she eventually won an Oscar nomination for her <em>Bridesmaids</em> screenplay. She joins Alec to talk about the arc of her career and the steps she hopes to take next.</p> <p>Dick Cavett shares some of his memories with Alec: meeting Orson Welles in the lobby of the Plaza; talking with Marlon Brando by phone—““I was told he would [call] at a certain time and we talked with the sun about 15 degrees above the horizon until well after the moon had risen;” and interviewing Laurence Olivier in the Wyndham Hotel when, Cavett says, he was feeling so depressed “I just want[ed] to go home and get under the rug.” Dick Cavett is the master of talk, a television legend; in this conversation, he shows Alec why his career has spanned nearly five decades.</p>
