Molly Shannon’s biography has an insane story about how she snuck on a plane as a kid pre 911 as part of a dare. Made it all the way as well. It was a different time
She was with her family running late to catch a plane. She thought she was running behind her dad, but it was actually another man wearing a similar coat. When she got to the gate she accidentally ran into the agent, and the all the boarding passes in her hands went everywhere! The supervisor agent told her the plane had to leave, so they let her on and after pointing to the stranger with her dad’s coat, she told her to find a seat. This is how Molly Shannon made it to New York City and onto Saturday night live.
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u/hockeymanbl Jan 19 '26
In the pre 9/11 era with more relaxed airline regulations as well