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Taran Killam went on the Fly on the Wall podcast and expressed his appreciation to Amanda Bynes for featuring him on her Nickelodeon comedy series, The Amanda Show. The show aired from October 16, 1999, to September 21, 2002. It was created by the infamous Nickelodeon producer Dan Schneider and starred Amanda Bynes, Drake Bell, Josh Peck, and Nancy Sullivan.
Taran Killam played the role of Spaulding, a young, awkward boy who had a crush on Moody in the soap opera parody “Moody's Point.”
Killam said,
“Being on The Amanda Show started my grown-up acting career.”
He revealed that it was his first job, and after working together for three weeks, they called him back to act more.
“It was my first job, literally the last week of high school, I got cast on her show. We worked together for three weeks, then I went away to college, and like I didn't have an agent anymore, I was focused on school. They called me back to do more, they helped me get an agent.”
Taran Killam praised Amanda, claiming they became friends and that “she was the best.”
“She was a very important relationship to me in my life,” he said during the podcast.
“She is one of the most talented people I know,” he added.
More details on Taran Killam's appearance on the Fly on the Wall podcast
Taran Killam appeared on the May 15, 2025, episode of David Spade and Dana Carvey's Fly on the Wall podcast. The episode was shared on YouTube with the description:
“SNL good nights, Harrison Ford and Matthew McConaughey impressions, and the brilliance of Lorne with Taran Killam.”
It continued:
“On Audacy’s Fly on the Wall, Saturday Night Live stars Dana Carvey and David Spade take listeners behind the scenes and reminisce about their favorite SNL moments, memories, and sketches with special guests.”
The video, which has over eight thousand views and two hundred likes at the time of writing, features Killam talking about his time on SNL. Taran joined NBC's comedy sketch series in its 36th season on September 25, 2010.
He revealed that he wasn't really good at pitching sketches, so to connect with SNL’s guest hosts, he would always bring up his time in 12 Years a Slave, where he played the role of Abram Hamilton, a man who was kidnapped and forced into slavery.
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“I did a bit for almost an entire season, where I would start to pitch the host on an idea. I was like, ‘Well, I know you’re in a movie with a plane, so that’s great, and I thought we could play pilots because, you know, when I was in 12 Years a Slave, what I found about the process that was most rewarding…’ and then I would go real indulgent.”
He added that it worked for a while until it didn't, and was asked by Bryan Tucker, SNL writer, to stop doing it. Taran left SNL in August 2016 after his contract with the series wasn't renewed.
After Killam left SNL, he played King George III in the Broadway musical Hamilton on January 17, 2017. He also featured in the 2024 ABC series, High Potential, where he played the recurring role of Ludo Radovic.
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Taran Killam is married to Canadian actress Cobie Smulders. They got engaged in January 2009, married in September 2012, and have two daughters.
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