Adam Sandler started on Saturday Night Live as a featured player, a cast member who is not exactly a full cast member. In a given week, a feature player might appear in a sketch, might get a line or two... or not. If they are funny, they graduate to the full cast. If not...
Other fetured players of note include Fred Armisen, Rachel Dratch, Jimmy Fallon, Tina Fey, Norm Macdonald (RIP), Seth Meyers, Eddie Murphy(!!!), Mike Myers, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kristen Wiig... (Yeah, we haven't listed anyone recent because we stopped watching SNL at least a decade ago.) Those are the successes. The failure list is even longer, but those names would obviously be meaningless. Have you ever heard of Paul Brittain? Beth Cahill? Dean Edwards? Emily Prager? Dan Vitale? (No, not Dick Vitale, Dan Vitale.) Patrick Weathers? Noel Wells? Brooks Wheelan? Of course you haven't.
So where does that leave current cast member Chloe Fineman, who spent two years as a featured player before getting promoted this season? Didn't you see where we said that we haven't watched SNL in a decade? Frankly, we have no idea who this Chloe Fineman is...