Today, we look at how Ashley Padilla’s acting is a cut above most Saturday Night Live cast members.
Knowledge Waits is a feature where I just share some bit of pop culture history that interests me that doesn’t quite fit into the other features.
I don’t mean this as an insult at all, but it’s striking to me how much Ashley Padilla appears to be practically auditioning for a sitcom role on Saturday Night Live every week.
You rarely see as much acting in an SNL performer as you get from her. Most of the cast are typically doing shtick as opposed to actually acting, but she’s the opposite.
It hurts her a bit in terms of making her jump out in scenes, but it helps a lot for future roles (and it also helps the show right now, as well, as you always need someone who can hold a sketch together while the other performers are going over-the-top). It’s no surprise that she is now suddenly in, like, every other sketch this season.
