Trivia: Best known for his 2005 live-action rendering of the Bill Cosby character Fat Albert on the big screen -- a character he brought to life with the aid of a trusty fat suit and the trademark, "Hey, Hey, Hey!" -- wunderkind comic Kenan Thompson honed his skills as a small fry by entertaining classmates with uproarious comedy routines on the playground in his childhood home of Atlanta. Thompson landed his big break by auditioning at age 15 for All That, a Nickelodeon sketch comedy series that (like The Mickey Mouse Club of years prior) functioned as a kind of unofficial petri dish for burgeoning young talent. Series producer and director Brian Robbins reportedly viewed Thompson's audition, tagged his ability to mimic and his comic timing as "dead-on," and hired the young man on the spot. The young comic wowed Nickelodeon, and network heads not only offered him his own sitcom within a year, co-starring another young schtickmeister, Kel Mitchell, but a network-produced movie, the 1997 Good Burger (also starring Mitchell). Numerous additional film roles ensued, and though Mitchell began with goofy, schtick-heavy comedies (Master of Disguise [2002], My Boss' Daughter [2003]), he periodically revealed an interest in stretching his ability into other genres, such as avant-garde/experimental video (Public Lighting [2004]) and action-saturated horror (Snakes on a Plane [2006]). In 2008, however, Thompson hearkened back to comedy by voicing one of the titular primates in the goofy live-action fantasy Space Chimps. Meanwhile, alongside his film work, Thompson achieved even greater success on the small screen. His debut series, All That, had been conveniently described by more than one critic as "SNL for the small set," and paved the way for Thompson's involvement in the real Saturday Night Live; he joined the SNL cast in 2003.

Trivia: Was a regular performer with the Upright Citizens Brigade. Starred in three seasons of the LOGO series The Big Gay Sketch Show. Made her Saturday Night Live debut on April 7, 2012. Was the first active SNL cast member to win an Emmy for their work on the show, when she won in 2016.

Trivia: First starring role was in sixth grade when she played a lawyer who was prosecuting Hitler. Decided on a comedy career while attending college. Studied at the Second City Conservatory and is a member of the Second City National Touring Company. Was a member of the female improv troupe Virgin Daiquiri. Big break came in the summer of 2012 when producer Lorne Michaels spotted her in a comedy showcase in Chicago and cast her on Saturday Night Live.

Trivia: Started her comedic training at iO Chicago while in college. Is an alum of Chicago's Second City improv troupe, where many other Saturday Night Live greats were discovered. Made her SNL debut in the show's 38th season, along with Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong, who also hail from Chicago's comedy scene. Her first impression on SNL was of CNN correspondent Candy Crowley, who moderated the second 2012 presidential debate.

Trivia: Voted Most Likely to Be a TV Star in middle school. Formed Good Neighbor comedy troupe while an undergrad at the University of Southern California with fellow students Beck Bennett and Nick Rutherford (and later added friend Dave McCary to the group). Started writing and performing with the Upright Citizens Brigade in 2007. Appeared in commercials for Taco Bell, McDonald's and Comcast.

Trivia: Served as president of the Harvard Lampoon humor magazine in the early 2000s. Studied the History and Literature of Russia and Britain at Harvard. Wrote for the cartoon Kappa Mikey before joining Saturday Night Live. His brother Casey Jost is a member of the Staten Island improv comedy trio ManCrush. Won three WGA Awards for his work on SNL. Has written for The New Yorker, the New York Times Magazine, the Huffington Post, the Staten Island Advance and Radar magazine.

Trivia: The youngest of seven siblings. After graduating high school, designed t-shirts and sold them on the streets of New York. Performed at his first open mic night at age 26. Made his stand-up television debut on the Late Show with David Letterman in 2012 during Hurricane Sandy. Named one of Variety magazine's 10 Comics to Watch in 2013. Was a correspondent on The Daily Show for only three months in 2014; he left the job to write for Saturday Night Live. Was the first stand-up comedian to perform on Late Night with Seth Meyers in 2014.

Trivia: Lost his father, a firefighter, in the 9/11 terrorist attacks at the age of 7. Began doing stand-up comedy at 16. Was discovered by Nick Cannon at age 17. Made his television premiere on Gotham Comedy Live. Was named as one of Variety's Top 10 Comics to Watch for 2014. Is the first cast member of Saturday Night Live to be born in the 1990s.

Trivia: A veteran of Los Angeles' famed Groundlings comedy troupe, comedic performer and writer Mikey Day did the majority of his early work on cable television. Among other accomplishments, he authored blackouts for -- and performed on -- Damon Wayans' short-lived Showtime sketch comedy series The Underground, guest starred on Reno 911!, and appeared as himself in the reality program Faking the Video. In 2007, Day landed a role opposite Katt Williams, Jeremy Piven, and Snoop Dogg in the direct-to-video urban comedy Katt Williams: American Hustle -- The Movie.

Trivia: Became interested in performing after doing celebrity impressions at her high-school talent show. Began attending the Laugh Factory Comic Camp at the age of 15. Was one of the top 16 finalists in Season 6 of America's Got Talent. Has headlined more than 100 venues as a stand-up comic. Gained fame as a comedian due to her many celebrity impressions, including Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Barbara Walters and Sarah Silverman. Joined the 42nd season of Saturday Night Live as the show's first-ever Latina cast member.

Trivia: Moved to the Chicago suburb Naperville when he was 8 years old and began his career in rap, stand-up and improvisational comedy there.Is an alumnus of Second City Touring Company.Has listed Boxing, Football, Track & Field, Tennis, Cycling, Swimming, Baseball and Rollerblading as his athletics skills on his resume.Co-wrote the acclaimed improv-sketch-dance hybrid show "The Art of Falling" with Hubbard Street Dance Chicago in 2014.Joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2017.

Trivia: Well-known in Chicago's improv comedy scene, having regularly performed at iO Chicago Theater, the Annoyance Theatre, Zanies and the Comedy Bar. Starred in his own one-man show titled Good Little Winnetka Boy at the Annoyance Theatre in 2010. Is a Second City alum who teaches for the Second City Training Center's teen and youth program. Joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for its 42nd season in 2016.