What to Know About the Three New 'SNL' Cast Members

Finding out about a newSNLcast member can feel like reading about the NFL gulp . When NBC ’s clowning institution announced last month that it had fired longtime casting membersTaran Killam and Jay Pharoah , it became probable that at least one newfangled fount would be called up from the minor leagues of drollery to join the big show . Turns out , we ’re getting ( at least ) three : Mikey Day , Melissa Villaseñor , and Alex Moffat .

For fans who keep a close-fitting eye onSNL ’s cite , Day should be a familiar name : the 36 - year - honest-to-god comedian has been a author on the show since 2013 , and consort toSplitsider , he was a frequent collaborator of Killam ’s .

In addition toSNL , Day was a performer this summer on NBC ’s sketch showMaya & Marty , a writer onRobot Chicken , and the host of frequent " JMZ " segments onTheTonight Showwith Jay Leno . With Killam , he also co - write the unexampled filmBrother Nature , which stars Killam , SNLcast member Bobby Moynihan , and Gillian Jacobs .

Melissa Villasenor Saturday Night Live

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Below , you could also find anSNLsketch that May had a hand in writing .

Villaseñor is based out of LA , where she performs as a stand - up comedian , an actress , and a musician . She ’s perhaps best known for being a top-16 finalist onAmerica ’s Got Talent , whereshe did impressions of Barbara Walters , Natalie Portman , Miley Cyrus , Kathy Griffin , and more . watch out a clip of her audition below .

In addition to her stint onAmerica ’s Got Talent , Villaseñor has also appeared onFirst Impressions with Dana Carvey , lent her phonation to Cartoon web’sAdventure Time , and perform in sketches featured onMás Mejor , a drollery studio apartment from Lorne Michaels that showcases Latino talent . Villaseñor will be the first Latina fair sex to be featured on the show . She ’s also a prolific creator of video on her YouTube channel , where she does an excellent Owen Wilson impression you could checker out below .

Though Kate McKinnon does a peachy Hillary Clinton , Villaseñor also has a killer whale Hillary effect up her arm if McKinnon ever bequeath the show .

And , yes , like everyone else on the net a few years ago , she also did a parody of Iggy Azalea ’s " Fancy . "

Of the new cast extremity , Alex Moffat has the small-scale digital footmark . The antecedently Chicago - based comedian cut his teeth as an improv and sketch performing artist at the Second City , like manySNLcast phallus before him , and also performed at venue like Zanies , The Comedy Bar , and The Annoyance . you could watch a TV he has on Funny Or Die , below .

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