Chloe Eileen Troast (born May 14, 1997) is an American comedian and actress. In October 2023, Troast was hired to join the cast of the NBC's sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live for its 49th season, becoming the only new featured player for that year. In early September 2024, Deadline reported that Troast would not return for another season[1]. Soon after the news of her departure had broken, Troast released a statement on her Instagram further explaining that she was not asked to return for Season 50[2].
Troast has performed improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy in New York City, sometimes embodying an Old Hollywood character named Pepper Slit.[5] Troast co-wrote and starred in the web series on The Basics (2021).[6] In 2023, she participated in the Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs and was named one of its 2023 New Faces of Comedy.[5]
She has frequently collaborated with the comedy trio Please Don't Destroy (writers at Saturday Night Live) and appeared in the film Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, starring Martin Herlihy, John Higgins, and Ben Marshall.[5][7] She is set to appear in the romantic comedy film Sweethearts along with Kiernan Shipka,[5] and on the Adult Swim Smalls series Dohl's.[6]
After auditioning and coming close to joining the cast the previous season,[8][9] Troast made her Saturday Night Live debut in the Season 49 premiere on October 14, 2023. Her last appearance was in the Season 49 finale on May 18, 2024.
A member of the sketch teams A Crazy Amazing Friendship and LISA, who has also grabbed attention with her solo show An Evening with Pepper Slit, Troast is represented by UTA and Authentic.
Impressions[]
- Dame Maggie Smith
- Rep. Elise Stefanik
- Mama Cass Elliot
- Judy Garland
SNL Career[]
- 2023-2024: Featured Player
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