Join Thomas, Matt, and jD as they welcome Ashley Bower to the show to discuss the shoo-in candidacy of Kate McKinnon. Do you agree she'll end up in the Hall. Time will tell. Transcript: Track 2: [0:42] Hey, it's J.D. here, and thank you so much, Doug DeNance, for that warm welcome. We are thrilled to be back here in the SNL Hall of Fame. Before we go anywhere, take a look at that mat outside that says, Wipe your feet, sucka. And wipe your feet, sucka. So there's that. Listen, I'm going to get right to it. The SNL Hall of Fame podcast is a weekly affair where each episode we take a deep dive Dive into the career of a former cast member, host, musical guest, or writer and add them to the ballot for your consideration. Once the nominees have been announced, we turn to you, the listener, to vote for the most deserving and help determine who will be enshrined for perpetuity in the hall. And that's how we play the game. It's just that simple. Track 2: [1:30] So, you're chomping at the bit to get voting. You've only got one more week to wait. If you are listening to this in real time, May the 6th is the date that we will be starting the voting and it will run through to May 17th, at which point we will tabulate the ballots and we'll check in with you on May 20th for our finale extravaganza and let you know who made the Season 5 SNL Hall of Fame. name. It's going to be interesting. And today's nominee is about to throw a monkey wrench in all your plans because, well, let's go to Matt Ardill because I've got a question to ask Mr. Ardill. Matt, my friend, I hope you're doing well. I have a question for you. Track 3: [2:22] Where do you start with a girl named Kate? I don't know. There's so much, there's so much Such an incredible talent. I'm just going to have to start at the beginning. I guess that's all I can do. Go for it. All right. Kate McKinnon, height 5'3", born January 6, 1984. 78 acting credits, 4 writing credits, 5 soundtrack credits, and 1 producer credit. She was born in Seacliff, New York, and attended Columbia University. University uh growing up she had a pet iguana and she attended ucb in ucb manhattan school and uh yeah she grew up in a funny house full of funny people she and her sister were encouraged to watch mel brooks the producers on a weekly basis always watched snl growing up uh she thought Madeline Kahn was the tops and that that's a fact. You can't argue with that. That is, that is a. Track 3: [3:24] Great choice. Yeah, yeah. Now, her parents, they encouraged her to approach the world through the lens of comedy. Now, Funny runs in the family. Her younger sister, Emily Lynn, is also a comedian and does stand-up and is part of a comedy double act with Jackie Abbott. Check her out on YouTube. Super funny. Unfortunately, their father passed away when Kate was quite young, at the age of 18. Track 3: [3:51] But that didn't slow her down. She's a multi-instrumentalist, able to play piano, cello, and guitar. She can also speak three languages, English, French, and German. She makes me sick. Yeah. Well, that explains why her prime minister is such a good impression, because she can actually speak German. Right, yeah. It's not just making the noises. She knows the language. Her first job was as a little league umpire, but she left because she didn't actually know the rules for little league baseball, which is, you know, that's fair. No, it's foul. Yeah, it's foul. It's foul. She was PETA's sexiest vegan in 2017, but she actually gave that up that title because she just like a true New Yorker missed cheese pizza. Pizza um now she is an extreme introvert which she deals with by adopting funny voices uh which honestly sounds like 72.4 of the comedians i know her comedy heroes were molly shannon anna gasteyer. Track 3: [5:03] She says Kellyanne Conway, but that's obviously a joke because you can't ever give a straight answer like that. Her dream role, and this is another one I would pay good money to see, is Willy