Elliott told the outlet she first got into comedy because of her dad Chris Elliott, himself an SNL alumnus and now known for shows like Schitt’s Creek and Everybody Loves Raymond. “My dad was like, ‘You’re funny, you know? Why don’t you try improv?’ ” she remembered.

Abby Elliott got her big break on Saturday Night Live doing impressions, following in the legacy of her family.

This all makes a ton of sense, too. SNL is notoriously hard to work on. There’s no shortage of stories about it. In fact, Chloe Fineman’s advice for new SNL cast members included her saying you feel like you’re “thrown into the fire.”