"I do remember Forte telling me once in his office [after] me saying something like, 'I don't know if Lorne would like this' and he was like, 'Don't do that,'" Wiig recalled. "He's like, 'Never write for if you think someone else is going to think this is funny... Write if you think it's funny.' Kristen Wiig as Suze Orman on 'Saturday Night Live'. Poehler, who was on SNL from 2001 to 2008, recalled the audition that landed Wiig her spot on the show. "Why I love the Surprise Lady so much is 'cause there's a lot of Wiig in it, I think," Poehler said.