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industry. They often run into problems auditioning for the top clubs. Take Michael Che who McCaffrey interviewed shortly before he joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live.” “I interviewed him right when he was sort of blowing up,” recalled McCaffrey. “He told the story of how he auditioned for a club and they were like, ‘Oh, you’re not ready’ and then auditioned for the same club six months later with the exact same set but because he had more heat on him at the time they said, ‘Oh, you’re great!’” Meanwhile, Garofalo spoke of having a hard time even getting auditions now because casting people had a preconceived notion of her. “The idea that even she struggles in the industry proved to me that there’s never a making it point,” said McCaffrey. “You can have success, but it very easily can go away. She sort of alluded that she might New Jersey Stage Next Article Article Index Events 60