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31.03.2023 - 17:17 / variety.com
Angelique Jackson It’s Monday afternoon and Quinta Brunson, creator, writer and star of “Abbott Elementary,” is about an hour away from walking into 30 Rockefeller Plaza for her first meeting with the writers of “Saturday Night Live.” She’s been a fan of “SNL” since childhood, watching the series with her family growing up in Philadelphia. Now, on Saturday night, she’ll make her Studio 8H debut with some of those friends and family — many of whom are based on the east coast — in the audience to cheer her on. “It’s surreal. I’m just taking it day by day — like I normally do because everything is so surreal nowadays — but this one’s really exciting,” Brunson tells Variety, calling from New York City. “‘SNL’ is the reason I even started pursuing comedy as a career, to be asked to host is just unreal. I can’t believe that I’m here and that it’s actually happening. It’s one of those ‘pinch yourself’ moments, for sure.”
The hosting gig comes shortly after she wrapped the second season of “Abbott Elementary,” the hit ABC comedy, which has racked up wins at the Emmys and SAG Awards, as well as numerous other fan and critics’ prizes. As Brunson suggests, it’s been a bountiful season in her career, capped off by this return to her improv comedy roots. She got her start in comedy studying at Second City in Chicago and went on to star in the first season of “A Black Lady Sketch Show.” But she never auditioned for “SNL.” “I never got to that point, so to speak. When I was younger, I moved out to L.A. and started out on my path,” Brunson explains, alluding to her early days making viral videos like “The Girl Who’s Never Been on a Nice Date” and her work as a former development partner and digital creator for Buzzfeed. “While
Timothee Chalamet is currently filming a commercial with legendary director Martin Scorsese and we have photos of him from the second day of filming!
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Quinta Brunson had a real-life “pinch me” moment on April 1. The “Abbott Elementary” creator and star made her “Saturday Night Live” debut as the night’s guest, and according to her monologue, it was a long time coming.
, just made her hosting debut. Obviously, it was as hilarious as you would expect.On April 1, kicked off the night with a monologue that highlighted the differences between her award-winning comedy series and the hit '90s sitcom .
Quinta Brunson had a real-life «pinch me» moment on April 1. The creator and star made her debut as the night's guest, and according to her monologue, it was a long time coming. Brunson shared that she had always dreamed of being on when she was a kid, but the audition process «seemed long,» so she took the simple route when she «created my own TV show, made sure it became really popular, won a bunch of Emmys and then got asked to host and it was so much easier!»The 33-year-old went on about the network sitcom's success, at one point comparing it to .