Growing up, Aidy Bryant was a big fan of "Saturday Night Live," and it was comedian Molly Shannon's confidence that inspired her each weekend when she tuned in. "She just didn't seem embarrassed by anything," Bryant said on "Jake's Takes." "And she was, like, going through walls, and her underwear was showing, and she was so fearless and bold, and I was like, 'That's how I want to be 100%.'" Yet, getting there wasn't so easy.
Bryant had years of stand-up comedy under her belt, but impressing casting directors was a completely different experience. However, if Shannon could do it, so could she — and she was going to go after her dream on her own terms. "The thing that I kept telling myself is, write what you like and perform what you like because if you do get hired, that's what you know how to do," Bryant told Backstage. "And if you don't get hired, at least you did what you love. You didn't try to bend yourself into a pretzel to be something you think they want." In the end, she was exactly what "SNL" wanted.
At age 25, Bryant was one of the youngest comedians to ever be cast on the show. She was making a pretty penny, too. According to Celebrity Net Worth, she began with a $147,000 salary per season. Today, it's been estimated that Bryant makes somewhere between $315,000 and $525,000.
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