{"id":21478,"date":"2025-04-17T09:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/?p=21478"},"modified":"2025-04-17T09:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T14:00:48","slug":"my-fav-snl-cast-members","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/2025\/04\/17\/my-fav-snl-cast-members\/","title":{"rendered":"My fav snl cast members"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

As I\u2019ve mentioned in previous blogs, I love theater\/acting. I\u2019m always on the prowl for a good play\/sitcom to watch. I love drama, comedy, and actors who pour their guts into a role. What better place to find all three of these than Saturday Night Live? I started watching SNL in 7th<\/sup> grade. I have a vivid memory of watching Zach Galifianakis in a red M&M suit defend himself in a candy store and several other bizarre, unhinged moments in the show. This show has some very funny cast members. \u00a0Now, I\u2019m not too quick to pick favorites because I\u2019m sure every cast member there is super talented. I\u2019ve heard that it\u2019s difficult to audition for SNL, let alone secure a spot. But I can\u2019t imagine what this show would be like without the influence of five people I will be fangirling about today.<\/p>\n

Kenan Thompson:<\/p>\n

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Kenan Thompson has been a cast member at SNL for a very long time. Like seriously, they should pay him tribute by photoshopping a picture of his face on the SNL logo. He is THE OG cast member, and I can totally understand why Lorne (the exec) has kept him on air for so long. He presents himself so naturally. \u00a0You can really tell that he just reads the script, practices one time and then catches on immediately. I haven\u2019t seen any actor exude the energy that Kenan does. It\u2019s unique and genuinely funny. \u00a0Also, Kenan has the funniest resting face I\u2019ve ever seen. It looks like he\u2019s about to burst out laughing at any moment. I\u2019ve probably watched every skit that he was in.<\/p>\n

Cecily Strong:<\/p>\n

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Cecily Strong is one of the OG goats of SNL. I think she came onto the show in 2012. What really stands out to me about her is that she can play any character. I know actors get this compliment a lot, but I really mean it when I say she can play ANY character. I\u2019ve seen her play a cashier, a crazy neighbor, a gold digger, a kid, a mom, an old lady, etc. She has a very wide acting range, and it\u2019s so enjoyable and thrilling to watch her on the stage\/tv. I can really see why so many actors admire her. She\u2019s easily one of the funniest members on the show. If you want a good laugh, you should go watch the QVC skit with her and Kristen Wiig!<\/p>\n

Bill Hader:<\/p>\n

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Bill Hader came onto SNL a little bit before the cast members mentioned above him. He started the show in 2005 and left around 2013, so he didn\u2019t get the chance to do a lot of sketches with the other actors mentioned above him. But that doesn\u2019t matter because he stands out all on his own. Bill Hader is an amazing actor, and I commend him for all his moves\/shows aside from SNL. But what draws me to him the most is his voice. He has such an eloquent and captivating tone. He plays the role of a sardonic game show host perfectly. He\u2019s another one of those dramatically funny actors, and he matches SNL\u2019s vibe so well. \u00a0<\/p>\n

Kristen Wiig:<\/p>\n

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Kristen Wiig joined the cast of SNL in 2005. She easily established herself as one of the funniest people there. She is such a talented person. I feel like I\u2019ve called everyone in this blog talented, but I feel there is no other way to describe how impressive her acting is. I\u2019m convinced that Kristen Wiig has lived the life of every character she has played because the way she disappears into the role is unbelievable. Most of her characters are bizarre and outlandish, but she makes them memorable with the way she portrays them. I can\u2019t imagine how dull the show would have been if she never came on air.<\/p>\n

Aidy Bryant:<\/p>\n

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Aidy Bryant joined the show in 2012. She is another actor with a very wide acting range. I love to see her play confident\/slightly arrogant characters because she steps into that role really well. She has a lot of control over her tone, and she stands out because of it. Aidy has so many funny skits on SNL, and I can really see her acting in her own sitcom or movie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I\u2019ve mentioned in previous blogs, I love theater\/acting. I\u2019m always on the prowl for a good play\/sitcom to watch. I love drama, comedy, and actors who pour their guts into a role. What better place to find all three of these than Saturday Night Live? I started watching SNL in 7th grade. I have … Continue reading “My fav snl cast members”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":107,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21478"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/107"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21478"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21478\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21484,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21478\/revisions\/21484"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21478"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21478"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.msabrookhaven.org\/literary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21478"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}