Kristen Wiig, MVP of SNL
If you’re wondering why you’re not seeing as much of popular SNL featured players like Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader and Andy Samberg these days, there’s one simple reason why: Kristen Wiig. Since she made her debut on the show back in late 2005, Wiig has quickly established herself as one of the most gifted and versatile performers to ever grace the stage at Studio 8H, not to mention one of the funniest. In this short time, she’s quickly become Lorne Michaels’ MVP of the show, often appearing in 4-5 sketches per episode. While it’s debatable as to whether or not she’ll ever reach breakout superstar status of SNL alums like Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy or Mike Myers, she is, for our money, the single most talented sketch comedian the show has seen since fellow Groundlings alum Will Ferrell retired. After the jump, we feature two sketches that she knocked out of the park this weekend. The first features a spot-on impression of Jamie Lee Curtis filming a commercial for Activia yogurt; the latter, a virtuoso turn as a haggard and worn down travel writer named Judy Grimes who, for the life of her, can’t stop kidding around.
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SHE IS SO SO SO NOT FUNNY!!! 9 out of every 10 characters she plays is the exact same! I keep trying and trying to love this show still, but it is brutally bad. Will Forte is just as bad. She needs to go. I am gone until she is!
She needs to go! I can’t stand any sketch she is in. She has got to be the least funny character to EVER be on SNL. I agree with the post above, all her characters are the same, have terrible lines, and timing. I refuse to watch SNL until she is gone.