Billy Bob Thornton is more than happy to play a foul-mouthed Santa (“Bad Santa”) or a high school football coach (“Friday Night Lights”) or a NASA scientist (“Armageddon”), but one thing he won’t do on the big screen is kill Tom Cruise. During an interview on The Playlist’s “Bingeworthy” podcast, the actor remembered turning down …

James Marsden recalled a doomed “Saturday Night Live” audition during an interview on “Live With Kelly and Mark” Wednesday. The actor said he and a friend answered a call for a “nationwide talent search” and ended up performing a spontaneous sketch in which they “clucked like chickens and just walked around each other.”

As the series marks its milestone 50th season, James Marsden is contemplating what could have been if he’d made it onto Saturday Night Live. The Golden Globe nominee revealed that he once had an audition for SNL “if you can call it that,

Although James Marsden was able to nab a guest role on NBC’s “30 Rock,” he failed to become a regular at the studio after botching his “Saturday Night Live” try-out. The “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” star said on a Dec.

James Marsden opened up about his hilarious audition for SNL, which he tanked. The actor also revealed how his co-star and former SNL star Tina Fey generated his interest in the comedy sketch show!

Marsden also had a stint on 30 Rock that used his comedic talents incredibly well. Now, Marsden has revealed that he almost ended up at the actual 30 Rock. Well, not almost, because he really punted whatever chances he may have had.