Nasim Pedrad (born November 18, 1981) is an Iranian-American actress, comedian, writer, and singer. Pedrad was a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy and variety series Saturday Night Live from 2009 to 2014. She was a performer at The Groundlings and sometimes performed at ImprovOlympic and Upright Citizens Brigade. In 2014, Pedrad announced her retirement from SNL to join Mulaney (2014–2015), the sitcom created by SNL writer John Mulaney.
She later went on to star in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2015–2018), the Fox horror comedy series Scream Queens (2015), and the TBS science fiction comedy series People of Earth (2017). Pedrad also created, produced, and starred in the TBS sitcom Chad (2021–Present).
In film, Pedrad appeared in the romantic comedy No Strings Attached (2011), the animated fantasy The Lorax (2012), the animated comedy Despicable Me 2 (2013), the horror comedy Cooties (2014), the musical fantasy Aladdin (2019), and the comedy Desperados (2020).
She cameoed on the show on April 14, 2018 (an episode hosted by Mulaney) in a pre-taped segment, it was her first, and so far, only appearance on SNL since leaving the show.
Characters/Impressions[]
Characters[]
- Bedelia
- Lil' Blaster
- Piper
- Hu Jintao's translator at the G20 Summit meetings.
- Wanda Ramirez
- Nancy
- Tippy
- Shallon
Impressions[]
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SNL Career[]
- 2009-2011: Featured Player
- 2011-2014: Repertory Player
- April 14, 2018: Cameo
Gallery[]
