 Some celebrities who were almost cast members on the show were  Jim Carrey (qv) (1980), John Goodman (I) (qv) (1980)  Robert Townsend (I) (qv) (1980), Catherine OHara (I) (qv)  (1981) Paul Reubens (qv) (1984), Geena Davis (qv) (1984),  Lisa Kudrow (qv) (1990) and Jennifer Aniston (qv).