“Literally watched a short of hers on IG the other day and thought to myself how great she’d be on SNL.”

Saturday Night Live returns for its 51st season on Oct 4, and the solid features a few contemporary faces, together with one who will hopefully draw within the Gen Z crowd: Veronika Slowikowska. She is a 29-year-old comic and actor, and was formally introduced as a brand new solid member in early September. Her model of awkward, Gen Z-flavored humor has already earned her a powerful on-line following, with over a million followers on Instagram.

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Slowikowska beforehand appeared on the Netflix sequence Tires and had visitor roles in Poker Face and What We Do within the Shadows. However, her sketches on Instagram and TikTok launched her to a a lot wider viewers. Because she already created a recognizable comedic fashion on-line, her transfer to SNL appeared like a pure subsequent step.

Who is Veronika Slowikowska?

The Canadian performer skilled at Toronto’s Randolph College for the Performing Arts. After commencement, she started experimenting with brief sketches on social media, typically leaning into cringe and awkward setups. Viewers rapidly responded to her low-key supply, and her posts persistently went viral. Because SNL typically seems to be for performers who can translate web humor to the stage, Slowikowska’s resume aligns with present developments for the late-night present.

In March, she defined her course of in an Interview journal dialog along with her roommate and collaborator Kyle Chase. “Not a sexy answer, but usually we have meetings to talk about stuff that’s been inspiring us,” she stated. She added that typically the movies got here collectively in structured periods, however different instances “it’s spur-of-the-moment and it’s quick and easy.” Above all, she emphasised enjoyable and authenticity. “The name of the game is always to be having as much fun as possible and to continue to impress ourselves.”

On Sept 2, Slowikowska introduced the casting information on her Instagram account (@veronika_iscool) with the caption, “Dream come true 🥲 see you Saturdays @nbcsnl.” 

Social media posts spotlight her SNL potential

Fans celebrated her transition to late-night tv, whereas many in contrast her awkward fashion to former SNL solid member Kyle Mooney. In one Reddit thread previous to her casting announcement, u/dirtreynoIds stated, “Literally watched a short of hers on IG the other day and thought to myself how great she’d be on SNL.”

u/Cognonymous wrote, “I think in terms of TikTok sketch comics she’s a better choice than Jane (who would probably work better as a writer). Veronika’s strength on TikTok is awkward comedy in a similar vein to Kyle Mooney. I don’t know what kind of range she has beyond that. I have my favorites from TikTok and while she’s not a number one she’s definitely got her own thing going and built a following.”

After the casting reveal, tweets on X amplified individuals’s most beloved clips of the comic. @_th3mcel shared a 2024 present video with the observe, “in honour of Veronika getting casted on SNL, this is my fav clip of her show back in December (we were first row and SO stoned).”

@CoreyLahey60 added, “Veronika is one of the better castings SNL has had in a couple years. One of the few comedians/sketch comics on TikTok that make me laugh.”

Other followers echoed this reward, together with @sweatyhabibti, who tweeted, “congrats to PSH’s number one fan Veronika Slowikowska on joining the cast of SNL!”

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