It was Myers’ performances in character as Wayne Campbell – a fictional rock music fan who hosts a public-access TV show, Wayne’s World, from his parent’s basement – that caught the attention of former SNL writer Lorne Michaels when he debuted the character at a Second City show.
The actor and comedian, who was a cast member on the sketch show between 1989 and 1995, recalled feeling a sense of imposter syndrome when he met his castmates Phil Hartman, Dana Carvey and Kevin Nealon.
Mike Myers ‘had an anxiety attack’ after realisation on SNL ‘It was unbelievable,’ the actor and comedian said.
Mike Myers has revealed he had an anxiety attack when he first joined Saturday Night Live because he felt intimidated by the level of talent within the cast.
The comedian added that he got a call two weeks later from Michaels, who said: “I understand you do a Wayne character.”.
