{"id":371553,"date":"2026-08-20T01:00:05","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T00:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/paul-w-downs-describes-crazy-snl-audition\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T01:00:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T00:00:05","slug":"paul-w-downs-describes-crazy-snl-audition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/paul-w-downs-describes-crazy-snl-audition\/","title":{"rendered":"Paul W. Downs describes crazy SNL audition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Bv0S5U4ISRs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Paul W. Downs describes crazy SNL audition\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Bv0S5U4ISRs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Despite not getting the role, actor Paul W. 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