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Saturday Night Live
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A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.
  • First aired on 10/11/1975 (TV Show)
  • Comedy / News
  • 51 Seasons
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Michael Che

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 12/22/2024
Biography:
Michael Che Campbell is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He is best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, where he serves as co-anchor on Weekend Update and co-head writer. Che and Colin Jost were named co-hosts of the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards

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Mikey Day

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 03/20/1980
Birthplace: Orange, California, USA
Biography:
Michael William Day (born March 20, 1980) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and producer. He is the host of the Netflix show Is It Cake? He joined Saturday Night Live as a writer in its 39th season, became a featured player in its 42nd, and was promoted to a repertory player beginning in its 44th season. He previously was an on-air correspondent for The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and The Jay Leno Show.

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Andrew Dismukes

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 06/21/1995
Birthplace: Port Neches, Texas, USA
Biography:
Andrew Vincent Dismukes (born on June 21, 1995) is an American comedian, writer and actor known for being a featured player on Saturday Night Live. Dismukes began performing stand-up in 2013, while a freshman in college, and was active in the Austin comedy scene. He was the runner-up "Funniest Person in Austin" in 2016, a contest run by the Cap City Comedy Club. Following his graduation in 2017, he performed as part of the New Faces showcase at the Just for Laughs Comedy Festival and was subsequently offered an audition for Saturday Night Live. Dismukes was offered a writer's position and officially joined the writing staff at the beginning of season 43. As part of the writing staff, he received an Emmy nomination for the Outstanding Writing For A Variety Series in 2018 and 2019. After serving as a writer for three seasons with Saturday Night Live, Dismukes joined the cast as a featured player for its forty-sixth season.

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Chloe Fineman

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 07/20/1988
Birthplace: Berkeley, California, United States
Biography:
Chloe Rose Fineman (born July 20, 1988) is an American actress, writer, and comedian. She became a featured player on Saturday Night Live starting in its 45th season in September 2019. She was promoted to repertory status in 2021 at the beginning of season 47. After graduating from college, Fineman moved to Los Angeles, where she performed in The Groundlings troupe's Sunday Company. She also performed in "Characters Welcome" at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. In 2018, she was recognized as a "New Face" at the Just for Laughs festival in Montreal, and she was nominated for Best Comedian at the 2019 Shorty Awards. Her television appearances include Jane the Virgin and Search Party. She maintains an online presence known in particular for her celebrity impressions in front-facing camera comedy videos. On Instagram, she has posted celebrity impressions as well as clips from her Groundlings work and stand-up comedy. On YouTube, she has done character impressions. In 2018, Vulture critic Luke Kelly-Clyne wrote that after seeing Fineman do impressions of Meryl Streep and others, "As I found out, that extra bit of genius she possesses – that intangible thing that takes a good impression to a great impression – is rooted in her ability to create entirely original characters who feel as real as anyone you've ever met," concluding, "Chloe Fineman is absolutely one of the most talented new performers right now, and she's long overdue for a break."

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Heidi Gardner

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 07/27/1983
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Biography:
Heidi Lynn Gardner (born July 27, 1983) is an American actress, comedian, and writer.

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James Austin Johnson

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 07/19/1989
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Biography:
James Austin Johnson (born July 19, 1989) is an American comedian and actor originally from Nashville, Tennessee. He has garnered attention for his impression of former President Donald Trump, sometimes being referred to as "the best Trump impersonator." He currently is a cast member of the sketch comedy television series Saturday Night Live, where he impersonates both Trump and Joe Biden. In addition to the films Blue Like Jazz and Hail, Caesar!, Johnson has appeared in the television series Adam Ruins Everything, Better Call Saul, and All Rise. He has also filmed a DirecTV television ad with National Football League veteran Peyton Manning. In 2021, Johnson was cast as a featured player on Saturday Night Live, alongside fellow newcomers Aristotle Athari and Sarah Sherman, for its forty-seventh season. During the season premiere cold open, he portrayed President Joe Biden, and later played former president Donald Trump in the season's fifth episode. Andy Hoglund, who recaps SNL episodes for Entertainment Weekly, said "he is one of the most exciting new cast members in years, a cross between Dana Carvey and Darrell Hammond. He's that kind of talent."

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Colin Jost

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 06/29/1982
Birthplace: Staten Island, New York, USA
Biography:
Colin Jost was born on June 29, 1982 in Staten Island, New York City, New York, USA as Colin Kelly Jost. He is a writer and actor, known for Saturday Night Live (1975), How to Be Single (2016) and ID Theft.

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Ego Nwodim

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 03/10/1988
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography:
Ego Nwodim is a Nigerian American actress and comedienne, best known for being a main cast member of the television comedy show Saturday Night Live.

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Sarah Sherman

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 03/07/1993
Birthplace: Long Island, New York, USA
Biography:
Sarah Sherman, also known professionally as Sarah Squirm, is an American comedian, actress, and screenwriter. Sherman is known for using surreal and body horror comedy. She became a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live starting with its 47th season in October 2021, and was promoted to Repertory Status in October 2023.

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Kenan Thompson

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 05/10/1978
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Biography:
Kenan Thompson (born May 10, 1978) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his work as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. He is also known for his roles in the films Good Burger and Fat Albert as well as on Kenan & Kel and All That.

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Bowen Yang

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 11/06/1990
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Biography:
Bowen Yang (born November 6, 1990) is an American actor, comedian, podcaster, and writer. Yang was hired to join the writing staff of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in September 2018, ahead of its 44th season, and a year later was promoted to on-air cast status for SNL's 45th season. He made history becoming the first SNL featured player to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in 2021. He was promoted to repertory status before the 47th season. Yang has appeared in the television series Girls5Eva, Ziwe, and The Other Two and is a cast member on Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens. He is also known for his appearances in the LGBTQ romantic comedies Fire Island and Bros, both released in 2022. He co-hosts a comedy pop-culture podcast, Las Culturistas, with Matt Rogers. In January 2019, he was named to Forbes magazine's 30 Under 30 Hollywood & Entertainment list. Description above from the Wikipedia article Bowen Yang, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Marcello Hernandez

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 08/19/1997
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, USA
Biography:
Marcellow Hernandez is an American comedian, actor and writer. He is best known for his work on "Saturday Night Live", joining the cast for the 48th season in 2022. He was selected for Just For Laughs "New Face of Comedy" the same year.

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Michael Longfellow

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 12/22/2024

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Devon Walker

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 02/13/1991
Birthplace: Austin, Texas, USA
Biography:
Devon Walker is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actor. In 2022, Walker joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player for the 48th season.

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Ashley Padilla

Character's name: "Self - Various Characters"
Birthday: 12/22/2024


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