Nov 12 2008
SNL Adds Two Women
With Amy Poehler going on maternity leave and consequently moving on to her brand new series, Saturday Night Live has Kristin Wiig as its remaining senior female cast member. The show is due to recruit new female blood. And they have indeed found, not just one, but two talented ladies to join the show.
Michaela Watkins and Abby Elliott are apparently it’s two new additions.
Michaela is a familiar face to anyone watching The New Adventures of Old Christin and she is trained with The Groundlings, the same group where Lisa Kudrow also honed her comedic chops. While Abby is the daughter of comedian and character actor, Chris Elliot and was into sketch comedy at the UCB theater in LA. At 21, she will definitely be bringing a fresh flavor to the show.
Watch Michaela do her thing here, as she parodies Arianna Huffington:
And here is Abby impersonating a bunch of familiar celebrities:
What do you think of their talents?
