Celeste Yim Snl
The forty sixth season of the nbc comedy series saturday night live premiered on october 3 2020 during the 202021 television season with host chris rock and musical guest megan thee stallion.
Celeste yim snl. Celeste yim is a beautiful writer living in new york city. But the sketch has some actual canadian credentials. Celeste is the 2019 recipient of the new york foundation for the arts canadian women artists award for playwriting. Saturday night live.
Saturday night live returned this fall for 46th season with pretty much the same writing crew except one new writer. Canadian writer celeste yim had a writing credit on saturdays episode too. With the previous season cut short amid the covid 19 pandemic and the show instead airing three remotely produced episodes referred to as saturday night live at home the season premiere marked the. The fact that the sketch which was co written by canadian writer celeste yim by the way was covered this extensively in canadian news ultimately proves the sketchs main joke which is that.
Longtime snl writer james anderson who has been at the show since 2000 was not listed in the credits for the premiere. Toronto native and award winning playwright and screenwriter celeste yim. Saturday night lives 46th season premiered this weekend and alongside three new cast members and a shiny new opening title sequence a couple changes were reflected in the shows credits. Bio celeste yim is a playwright from toronto canada.
Saturday night live snl atnbcsnl october 18 2020. Second city alum and playwright celeste yim. Among the new writers contributing to snl this season is second city alumni and toronto native celeste yim and she was in on this sketch.