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- Molly Shannon has become one of Hollywood's most sought-after talents on television and the silver screen. Shannon spent six seasons as a member of the repertory company on "Saturday Night Live," primarily known for the eclectic characters she created, such as Mary Katherine Gallagher and Sally O'Malley.
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Apr 11, 2022 · As a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1995 until 2001, Molly Shannon became famous for playing Catholic schoolgirl Mary Katherine Gallagher. She says that landing a spot on SNL — and...
- Terry Gross
May 10, 2022 · “I Love That For You” follows Joanna Gold (Bayer, who also created the show based on her own experience with childhood leukemia), an Ohio woman who dealt with childhood cancer. The adult...
- Lauren Sarner
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- Veronica - "Veronica & Co."
- Ann Miller - "Leg Up"
- Elizabeth - Southern Gals”
- Helen Madden - “Pretty Living”
- As Herself - “Real Housewives Opening”
- Courtney Love - "The Courtney Love Show"
- Colleen - “Dog Show”
- Terry Rialto - “Npr: Delicious Dish”
- Sally O’Malley - Various Sketches
- Mary Katherine Gallagher - Various Sketches
Starring as supermodel Veronica, host of the talk show “Veronica & Co.,” Molly Shannon gets playful with an 0ff-the-wall European accent. Shannon’s Veronica leads viewers down a strange rabbit hole, jumping from one odd guest to the next. Veronica proves to be comically insensitive and superficial, as she shares deeply personal trivia about her lif...
In an ode to Hollywood and Broadway’s Golden Age, Molly Shannon plays dancer, Ann Miller, alongside Cheri Oteri as Debbie Reynolds. The two performers host “Leg Up”, a talk show meant to serve as a vehicle for the two stars of an era gone by. The sketch pokes fun at the women and their absurd celebrity personas. Oteri and Shannon are literally in p...
In a sketch titled “Southern Gals”, Molly Shannon plays Elizabeth, a naive, New York City tourist, discussing the city’s peculiarities with her Southern friends. Truly an ensemble piece, Shannon shines with her fellow SNLco-stars, Cheri Oteri and Ana Gasteyer. Though her overwrought Southern accent, Shannon charms even as a New York City rat climbs...
SNLhas featured a number of talk-show parodies over the years, but the “Pretty Living” sketches with Ana Gasteyer as host, Gail Gleeson and Molly Shannon as the guest, Helen Madden, served as a prime opportunity to showcase Shannon’s over-the-top brand of funny. Shannon’s character, Helen Madden, a “joy-ologist,” was always ready to offer up a crea...
In a 2010 Saturday Night Live TV special titled “The Women of SNL,” the sketch series tapped some of the show’s top-tier alumni to revisit its beloved cast members. The special’s opening sketch featured an unforgettable spoof of the popular Real Housewives reunions, in which stars from all eras of SNLplayed whacky versions of themselves. The hilari...
Though she is not often known for her celebrity impersonations, Molly Shannon was sometimes drafted by SNLto play headline-making women of the time. In a sketch called “The Courtney Love Show,” Shannon played the rock star starring in a spoof of late-night talk shows. Shannon’s spin as Courtney Love was played with perfect clumsiness and wild, phys...
When Molly Shannon was paired with another best SNL cast member, Will Ferrell, viewers knew they were in for a zany trip. In sketches dubbed “Dog Show”, Ferrell and Shannon played the strange, loud hosts of a low-budget talk show about their dogs. Weird, off-beat, and silly, Shannon expertly crafted the personality of an avant-garde dog lover. The ...
Teamed with Ana Gasteyer, Molly Shannon and a rotation of guest hosts gifted SNLfans with a series of hilarious sketches called “NPR: Delicious Dish.” Based on public radio’s, nerdy and informative chat shows, the “Delicious Dish” series featured innocent hosts Margaret Jo (Gasteyer) and Terry (Shannon) unwittingly offering their listeners an ear-f...
Sally O’Malley, an instantly recognizable SNLcharacter by Molly Shannon, popped up a number of times throughout the years, always wearing her iconic red jumpsuit and ready to kick, stretch, and kick again. The O’Malley character and her proud proclamation of being “50 years old!” allowed Shannon to strut and take viewers on a wild ride. Shannon’s u...
When fans think of Molly Shannon’s tenure on SNL, they likely conjure up an image of Shannon as the rambunctious and awkward, Catholic school student, Mary Katherine Gallagher. Shannon’s Gallagher character was desperate to please and the actor used the role to explore her physical limits, often throwing herself onto set pieces. Shannon’s high-key ...
- Kara Morrison
Apr 28, 2022 · Vanessa Bayer is an energetic treat in her new Showtime comedy with Molly Shannon and Jennifer Lewis, which she co-created.
- Kelly Lawler
- TV Critic
Jun 20, 2022 · When did you originally meet Molly Shannon and what made this part right for her? I originally met her, I think, at the “SNL” 40th anniversary. I was just so charmed by her.
- Erin Strecker
Apr 29, 2022 · Not only did former “SNL” star Vanessa Bayer create the show with former “SNL” writer Jeremy Beiler, and Bayer’s co-star is “SNL” veteran Molly Shannon, but the relationship between ...
Molly Helen Shannon (born September 16, 1964) is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1995 to 2001.
