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An Introduction To ‘SNL’ Star Nasim Pedrad’s Work

Posted by jrcole on January 30, 2016 in Listicles | 200 Views | Leave a response

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By Justin Cole
Reviews Editor

As we learned over winter break, this year’s Undergraduate Student Government Comedy Show performer is Nasim Pedrad. Pedrad gained fame from her five-season stint on “Saturday Night Live.” In order to get you up to speed on her work, we’ve compiled a few of the “SNL” star’s best impressions and characters from the show.

1. Arianna Huffington

Video from nbc.com/saturday-night-live

On the weekly satirical news segment, “Weekend Update,” Pedrad nails a spot-on impression of the Huffington Post co-founder and editor-in-chief discussing the 2016 election, as well as French President Francois Hollande’s affair.


2. Ravish


Video from nbc.com/saturday-night-live

Pedrad shows her unique range of characters by playing roles that vary in age and sex. In this “SNL” skit, she plays a young Indian boy named Ravish, who is hosting a talk-show out of his living room.


3. Kim Kardashian 

Video from nbc.com/saturday-night-live

In this segment on “SNL”, Pedrad co-stars with Jay Pharoah as celebrity power couple Kanye West and Kim Kardashian in the recurring segment “Waking Up With Kimye.” Pedrad and Pharoah channel the entertainers as they discuss their approaching wedding date.


4. Shallon

Video from nbc.com/saturday-night-live

In her recurring theme of playing a small child, Pedrad acts as the anarchy-inciting student Shalon, who, in the course of five minutes, convinces her class it’s okay to take candy from strangers.


5. Aziz Ansari

Video from funnyordie.com

While this impression didn’t make it to the final cut of the show, it may be one of the most accurate depictions of Aziz Ansari by any person, let alone a person from the opposite sex.  Follow Pedrad as she channels her inner Tom Haverford in accomplishing the simple task of buying a jacket.


6. Heshy Farahat

Video from nbc.com/saturday-night-live

Need encouragement? This character in Pedrad’s “SNL” repertoire delivers an inspirational personal success story loaded with sound effects and achievements like “being approved for an OkCupid account.”

 

Don’t forget to check out Stony Brook University’s USG Comedy Night featuring Nasim Pedrad February 9th at 8 p.m. in the Staller Center For The Arts!

Posted in Listicles | Tagged acting, Aziz Ansari, Huffington Post, Impressions, kim kardashian, Nasim Pedrad, NBC, saturday night live, SNL, Staller Center for the Arts, Stony Brook Independent, Stony Brook University, Undergraduate Student Government, USG

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