Killam with laughter: actor, comedian, and former Bruin lands dream job on “˜Saturday Night Live’ cast

Taran Killam used to dress up as Jim Carrey for Halloween. Last year, he performed a skit he wrote with Carrey on “Saturday Night Live,” something he never thought he’d get to do.

While attending UCLA in 2000, Killam auditioned regularly for various acting jobs and ended up landing a role on “MADtv,” causing him to take time off from school to pursue acting.

Two years ago, “SNL” executive producer Lorne Michaels came to see a show at the L.A.