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Mazel Tov: SNL’s Vanessa Bayer makes a good Bar Mitzvah boy (VIDEO)
If you saw this weekend’s SNL, you would have seen Vanessa Bayer (C’04, Bloomers) playing a very convincing Bar Mitzvah boy whose Hollywood music exec “big shot” uncle brings in performances by Taylor Swift (played by Gwyneth Paltrow), Jay-Z (Jay Pharoah), Alicia Keys (Nasim Pedrad), Katy Perry (Abby Elliott), and Cee Lo Green (himself). After […]
SNL’s Vanessa Bayer is a sing-songy “Star of Tomorrow” (VIDEO)
If you missed this weekend’s Scarlett Johansson hosted SNL, you would have missed a sketch that appeared later in the show starring Vanessa Bayer (C’04, Bloomers) as a “child star of tomorrow”. If you know child actors who deliver all lines in that “sing-songy” manner, you’ll LOVE this sketch! …Especially her interpretation of Brokeback Mountain! […]
Her First SNL Appearance: Is Vanessa Bayer SNL’s next Cheri Oteri? (VIDEOS)
If you missed SNL on Saturday night you missed seeing Penn alum Vanessa Bayer’s (C’04, Bloomers) enthusiastic energy and smile planted in a good number of sketches. In fact, her face was the first to open the show in a sketch where she played a secretary announcing Christine O’Donnell’s arrival at the Republican National Committee […]
Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 23
Welcome back. Summer’s practically here and as usual we’ve got some juicy news and some great upcoming networking events – so lets jump in! Use these new tabs below to easily navigate between sections of this issue:
Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 22
By Rafael Friedan, Matt Rosler and Erini Mantis Willkommen, bienvenue, welcome. It’s another volume of Penn Alumni You Should Know About. Grab a comfortable chair and put on your reading glasses. It’s reading time. Before we dive in, we wanted to share this awesome video below from Penn’s Communications Office. We bet you’ve never seen […]
Penn Alumni You Should Know About Vol. 21
Welcome back to the wonderful world of Penn Alumni You Should Know About, where we feature the eye-popping, mind-blowing exploits of Penn Alumni in the entertainment industry. Before you read this edition, let’s welcome comedy writer Rafael Friedan (C’04, Phi Kap) to our Penntertainment blogger community. Rafael writes absurd, over-the-top comedy for film, TV, and […]
