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3:34 pm - 11/12/2008
SNL finally gets more female cast members
Two more reasons to turn on SNL: Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins join the cast!
The Comic's Comic has learned that Lorne Michaels didn't wait too long to figure out how to replace Amy Poehler's presence in the cast of Saturday Night Live, hiring not one but two new female cast members: Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins. They should make their debuts this Saturday night, a show already begging to be an awesome blossom of funny and fierce thanks to host Paul Rudd and musical guest Beyonce.
About our newbies!
Abby Elliott is 21, and if the Internets are to be believed, the daughter of the illustriously eccentric comedic actor Chris Elliott, so that already makes her a welcome addition to SNL. She has voiced "hipster girl" on a couple of episodes of King of the Hill. She also was among the sketch comedy players of The Midnight Show at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles, and has a couple of 2006 videos on the YouTube displaying her abilities to channel Kirsten Dunst and Angelina Jolie. I'm sensing some youthful exuberance...
Michaela Watkins already has been appearing on your TV set this fall in primetime as "Lucy" on The New Adventures of Old Christine (more credits at IMDB). Watkins also comes from the main company of The Groundlings in Los Angeles, which has sent many past alums on to stardom at SNL. Here are a couple of videos of Watkins in action...this is from a recent episode of Old Christine:
This is Watkins from 2007 as Arianna Huffington (notably titled SNL audition!), with some risque sexy talk:
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FYI the commentary is not mine
The Comic's Comic has learned that Lorne Michaels didn't wait too long to figure out how to replace Amy Poehler's presence in the cast of Saturday Night Live, hiring not one but two new female cast members: Abby Elliott and Michaela Watkins. They should make their debuts this Saturday night, a show already begging to be an awesome blossom of funny and fierce thanks to host Paul Rudd and musical guest Beyonce.
About our newbies!
Abby Elliott is 21, and if the Internets are to be believed, the daughter of the illustriously eccentric comedic actor Chris Elliott, so that already makes her a welcome addition to SNL. She has voiced "hipster girl" on a couple of episodes of King of the Hill. She also was among the sketch comedy players of The Midnight Show at the UCB Theatre in Los Angeles, and has a couple of 2006 videos on the YouTube displaying her abilities to channel Kirsten Dunst and Angelina Jolie. I'm sensing some youthful exuberance...
Michaela Watkins already has been appearing on your TV set this fall in primetime as "Lucy" on The New Adventures of Old Christine (more credits at IMDB). Watkins also comes from the main company of The Groundlings in Los Angeles, which has sent many past alums on to stardom at SNL. Here are a couple of videos of Watkins in action...this is from a recent episode of Old Christine:
This is Watkins from 2007 as Arianna Huffington (notably titled SNL audition!), with some risque sexy talk:
Source
FYI the commentary is not mine
bring back maya.
wat?
I don't like them already.
i love her.
She's super nice too, she gave me a signed Spelling Bee shirt in like, 2005 because I was a nerd and made her LJ community.
Leslie Kritzer would be awesome too.
I give up now on that show.
and since madtv just got canceled...
Besides, anyone remotely involved in the Lawrence Welk sketch has a pass for life from me.
and i disliked her from the moment she was in the first skit i saw her in. the christian siriano one where amy was christian and casey was all 'hot tranny mess? what's that?
just give Andy Samburg and Seth Meyers more skits and itll be ok
*sigh*
idg why you wouldn't wear a bra if you're gonna wear a tight, white tee-shirt
Once again, tv is making me sad :(
haha like in miss congeniality 2, when sandra n regina r arguing n she's like, THANK YOU FOR CALLING ME SKINNY
i love all her crazy ass characters.