Everything you need to know about Chloe Troast, the newest 'Saturday Night Live' cast member
Chloe Troast will make her debut as a featured player on season 49 of NBC's long-running show "Saturday Night Live," which premieres on October 14.
Arin Sang-Urai
- Chloe Troast is the only new featured cast member joining the upcoming season of "Saturday Night Live."
- The comedian is based in New York and enjoys crocheting in her spare time.
- Troast makes her debut as a featured player on season 49 of "SNL," premiering on NBC on October 14.
NBC's long-running sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live" is slightly expanding with the addition of one new cast member for the upcoming season, Chloe Troast.
Troast makes her debut on season 49, which premieres on October 14 with "SNL" alum Pete Davidson making his hosting debut and Ice Spice serving as the musical guest. Troast joins the show as a featured player and the entire cast from the previous season will return.
Here's what fans should know about the 26-year-old comedian.
Troast is an alum of New York University
She graduated from the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study in May 2019.
She performs at comedy venues in NYC, sometimes as a character named Pepper Slit
Troast has performed as Pepper at a performing arts theater called The Slipper Room various times, most recently in August.
Troast also cohosts comedy nights every Friday at Public Hotel's ArtSpace.
She's good friends with the members of the sketch-comedy group Please Don't Destroy
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Please Don't Destroy, based in NY, is comprised of Ben Marshall, John Higgins, and Martin Herlihy. The trio achieved mainstream success when they were hired to create shorts for "SNL," beginning with season 47. Troast met them in college.
Additionally, she's part of the cast of their upcoming film "Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain," which is produced by Judd Apatow and set for release on Peacock on November 17.
"SNL" star Bowen Yang also has a role in the comedy.
She'll appear in the upcoming Max (formerly HBO Max) feature film 'Sweethearts,' starring Kiernan Shipka
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The movie is centered on two college friends who decide to break up with their high-school sweethearts the night before Thanksgiving. A release date hasn't been announced yet.
Troast is a crocheter and has an Instagram account dedicated to the hobby
Aside from her personal Instagram account, Troast also has one called @chlooby.crochet, where she's been posting original crochet creations since January 2021.
From scarves and balaclavas to bikini tops and bags, Troast does it all.