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Saturday Night Live breakout star Ashley Padilla discusses her rise to SNL, creative process, comedy inspirations, and how she develops hilarious characters and memorable sketches for the iconic sketch comedy show.
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0:00 - What Makes an SNL Sketch Funny
2:06 - How Great Sketches Begin
4:48 - Ashley Padilla On Almost Quitting Comedy
6:02 - Why Imperfection Is Funny
8:33 - Mastering the Ashley Padilla Pause
12:23 - How Kathy Was Born
14:48 - The Passing Notes Sketch
16:30 - Tales From Studio 8H
19:20 - Lessons From Movie Icons
21:34 - Ashley Padilla On Writing Her First Films