ate ▁people , ▁and ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁favor ites ▁was ▁Harry ▁Car ay , ▁the ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁baseball ▁announ cer . ▁So on ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁create ▁original ▁characters . ▁With ▁fellow ▁Gr ound lings ▁member ▁Chris ▁K attan , ▁they ▁created ▁the ▁But abi ▁Brothers , ▁who ▁go ▁out ▁to ▁dance ▁clubs ▁to ▁try ▁to ▁pick ▁up ▁women ▁but ▁are ▁constantly ▁rejected . ▁While ▁taking ▁classes , ▁Fer rell ▁got ▁a ▁job ▁at ▁an ▁au ction ▁house ▁via ▁his ▁friend ▁V ive ca ▁Paul in . ▁The ▁job ▁was ▁ideal ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁flexible ▁enough ▁for ▁him ▁to ▁aud ition ▁and ▁go ▁to ▁re he ars als ▁while ▁also ▁being ▁employed . ▁He ▁received ▁small ▁roles , ▁including ▁TV ▁series ▁Grace ▁Under ▁Fire ▁and ▁Living ▁Single , ▁low - bud get ▁films ▁such ▁as ▁A ▁Buck et ▁of ▁Blood , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁commer ci als . ▁One ▁winter , ▁he ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁m all ▁Santa ▁Cla us . ▁Then , ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁he ▁won ▁a ▁spot ▁with ▁the ▁top ▁professional ▁group ▁of ▁The ▁Gr ound lings . ▁ ▁Saturday ▁Night ▁Live ▁After ▁SN L ' s ▁decl ine ▁in ▁popular ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 – 1 9 9 5 , ▁and ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁new ▁cast ▁members ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁season , ▁a ▁producer ▁saw ▁The ▁Gr ound lings ▁and ▁asked ▁Fer rell , ▁K attan , ▁and ▁Ch eri ▁O ter i ▁to ▁aud ition ▁for ▁SN L ' s