Ana Gasteyer (2014)

At least daily. I gave in and explained the whole deal to my 11 year old last year, as it was getting hard to avoid.

Practically. I was in a Nude Bandeau. And at one point a Dickie.

LOVE.

I grew up with folky parents, so I in fact have seen them in concert. Life, meet Art.

A ton of them. It's like the mafia, once you're in you're never out. The female cast from the 90's/2000's in particular remain very connected. We shared something very unique. But the entire fabric is close -- even alumni who have never worked together at the same time share a deep bond there.

She was so wonderful in the movie, and addiction sucks. I wish so much peace for her.

It was unbelievable. You wouldn't guess cause she's so petite, but it was like hanging out with a Bean Farmer.

Ikea, Root Vegetables, Handy Hints, French For, Crazy Cats & Fun with Wine

I prepared three characters I'd performed at the Groundlings in LA - Margaret Jo from the Delicious Dish, Kincaid the MTVeejay I did on my first show and another one -- I'll call her Generic Midwestern Woman (who I clearly thought was unique at the time). They called a couple days prior and asked for impressions, too and I was obsessed with Martha Stewart so I whipped a brief impression up. I also did Cokie Roberts from NPR/ABC which is hilarious, since no one gave a crap. Groundlings don't really emphasize impressions so that part was pretty scary.

My interview was several weeks later and super weird. I was getting married a month later and my head was spinning because if I got SNL I was afraid I'd have to raindate my wedding and piss off everyone everywhere. Lorne was quiet and sort of serious, as his way, and I left in tears because I was sure I'd blown it.

I would definitely want to play a very serious Christian Temperance Representative, like Emma Willard.

It was near impossible. Will's bald cap and beard were always just barely on, so if he laughed they would have been ruined. I largely kept a straight face out of sheer support for his wig glue needing to set

Really fun and really sticky. After Mae goes bananas with that axe she is covered in blood for about a third of the movie. That translated to about three weeks 14 hours a day. I loved doing that movie, Andy Fickman really tackled a huge old Hollywood form with amazing finesse. It's campy but the production numbers were so great.

I was a switchboard operator for a year. Best day job ever.

I think she's an insanely gifted belter, but at the time there was not a place in the world you could escape the Titanic Theme and something had to be done.

Omg That is my favorite episode!!! The entirety of the Suburgatory experience was so fantastic soup to nuts. Parnell is just a joy to work with. Professional, generous and kind. Not a day went by on the set of that show that wasn't incredibly fun. The Shays were so insanely fun to play, and they're total ease with their own insanity was something I looked forward to with every script. I loved Emily Kapnek's writing, and I loved our little family -- Allie, Parker and eventually Maestro. I miss it.

The biggest backstage disaster I encountered was a broken elevator on 'No Good Deed' -- when Elphaba rises up through the stage doing spells. The elevator didn't budge but I'd already started singing so I had to sprint up two flights of stairs. It was nuts.

The last show was crazy emotional. I can barely sing For Good now due to some Pavlovian sob-fest. I loved doing the show...

Terrifying.

I think you are onto something, yes. Also why I don't have a Best Of. Feel free to start a petition.

I did a version at the Groundlings in LA after I was asked to sing an Al Green song at a friends wedding. I felt like the oldest, whitest woman in the world and my friend suggested we write a sketch accordingly. Will grew up with music nerds -- his dad played for the Righteous Brothers - and our colleague Paula Pell was a crazy choir person too so once we were at SNL, we re-conceived it for me and Will.

I've always done both, but they require serious time in the 10K hours of it all. Then by that point the goal is to get it all under one umbrella. I worked to refine that in the nightclub act and so subsequently the album is an entertainer's balance -- no mystery why I love music from the Entertainer's heyday -- the late 50's/60's

Kopp's in Milwaukee

What is Expedit?

My little one thinks I'm funny and my tween thinks I'm humiliating. Which is basically a reflection of the maturity of my household jokes.

Wellll .... I don't know about Best but I had a few favorites. My final show was Winona Ryder hosting and I had a character called Sarah Blazen. She was an old Bway Battleaxe ala Stritch. Super grumpy, super fun. It was cut and really funny in retrospect. I secretly knew it was my last show, because I was hella pregnant and I had decided I wouldn't be going back to the show, but I hadn't told Lorne.

Definitely Barbara Walters -- Oona Gas-tee-rey.

I know! That's why it's a Jeopardy Answer!

I do and I am doing a vinyl release of my record! Have to, and not just because of Expedit.

I do weight watchers so I do french toast with egg whites and whole wheat toast, and cinnamon. Keeps me full but is otherwise delicious. It's healthy and yummy. It's not as sad as not having pancakes.

Diana Vreeland, Julia Child, Tommy Tune, Jack Benny, Johnny Mercer and Nat King Cole, Lorde, Tim Conway

That's tough. I'm gonna have to go with Apples because they rarely decompose in your purse and ruin your day.

I like Ben and Jerry's Schweddy Balls but I eat Weight Watchers Giant Latte bar almost every day because, it's good and like the package says, it's Giant.

I'm in upcoming episodes of The Goldbergs, The Good Wife and the season premier of Girls.

I miss it all the time. The rush is both from the immediacy of it and from the high that comes from collaborating with so many amazing people under such pressure. There isn't that much time to sit around and consider what's happening, and I liked that.

I would have loved to have worked in the late 50's early 60's TV/Entertainers Heyday -- like a Dinah Shore format or Judy Garland special format

It was old school fun. Meaning like the guerilla filmmaking that my career started with. We made it on Favors and Thanks, and it was super fun. We borrowed every prop, the venue, the kids, everything. Jorma was an amazing colloaborator.

I sadly don't remember but they were a baked confection. I was trying so hard not to Laugh and choke.

Such a huge relief. It's been a necessary step for ages and it takes an amazing amount of work. I've been doing my nightclub act on and off for essentially ten years, so it was beginning to feel counterproductive not to have a proper recording. I produced it myself so it was humbling -- so much to learn in basically a new field, but my studio producer and collaborator & arranger Julian Fleisher is really gifted -- he has incredible instincts and ears and really knew how to make the process fun. We recorded with the band so it was organic and fun.

Look for the positive sign posts. They'll lead the way. Naysayers will only misguide you.

He's a genius, as is Larry Charles and the writers Dave Mandel and Alec Berg -- the team there was as close to Comedy Perfect as one can get.

Sports stars are always incredible! They work great under pressure, take direction well and are really great collaborators. It was a thrill to sing at Dodgers Stadium.

Yes!

Jon Glazer! You may recognize him from Delocated on Adult Swim, 30 Rock and Girls. He is a hilarious person. Glad you liked the video and hope you enjoy the album.