From Molly Shannon to Marcello Hernandez, here are some of the SNL performers who are connected to Northeast Ohio. By Annie Nickoloff
Soon entering its 50th season, Saturday Night Live has, for decades, been a go-to for sketch comedy, featuring some of the most well-known funny people in the world. Some of those stars have come out of Northeast Ohio’s comedy scene.
We dug through the show’s long cast list to see which comedians were from Greater Cleveland, along with a couple of honorable mentions of those who went to school here.
Molly Shannon
One of SNL‘s most iconic performers of the late ‘90s, Shannon was born and raised in Shaker Heights before later starring in the show, plus movies like Superstar, Never Been Kissed, Other People and more. Shannon shares stories around her upbringing and her rise to stardom in her 2022 memoir Hello Molly!, including an early tragedy where her mother, sister and cousin were killed in a drunk driving accident caused by her father…