UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Vanessa Bayer and Kate McKinnon of NBC's "Saturday Night Live" will perform at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 20, at the Bryce Jordan Center.
Bayer is best known as a cast member with characters like Rebecca Stern-Markowitz (of "J-pop America Fun Time Now") and Jacob the Bar Mitzvah Boy. She also does celebrity impressions such as Miley Cyrus, Kourtney Kardashian, Lady Gaga, Molly Ringwald and Diane Keaton. During her college career, she worked as an intern for "Sesame Street" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."
McKinnon is a cast member and voice actress. In 2014, she won the American Comedy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work on "SNL." McKinnon was also nominated for three Emmy Awards. She is best known for her celebrity impressions of Justin Bieber, Iggy Azalea, Hillary Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres, Jodie Foster, Lorde, Shakira, Martha Stewart and Keith Urban. Early in her career, McKinnon joined the original cast for three season's of Logo Network’s "Big Gay Sketch Show."
Bayer and McKinnon will be joined by Streeter Seidell, a comedian, writer, actor and TV host. Seidell first gained popularity as part of the cast of CollegeHumor’s online skits. His video series "Prank Wars" eventually led to a TV-series called "Pranked" on MTV. Seidell currently is a writer for "Saturday Night Live."
Tickets go on-sale Friday, April 3. For ticket information, go to http://www.bjc.psu.edu/Tickets.aspx.