Chloe Troast

Chloe Eileen Troast (born May 13, 1997)[1] is an American comedian and actress. In October 2023, after four years of performing improv and stand-up comedy in New York, Troast was hired to join the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for its 49th season, becoming the only new featured player for that year.

Chloe Troast
Born
Chloe Eileen Troast

(1997-05-13) May 13, 1997
Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey
Alma materNew York University
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2019–present
Websitewww.chloetroast.com

Early life and education

Troast was raised in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey.[2] She attended New York University, where she got an individualized major at Gallatin School of Individualized Study (which she describes as "basically just an English degree") and a minor in Middle Eastern Islamic studies.[2] She sang at her college graduation.[3]

Career

Troast has performed improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy in New York City, sometimes embodying an Old Hollywood character named Pepper Slit.[3] Troast co-wrote and starred in the web series on The Basics (2021).[4] In 2023, she participated in the Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs and was named one of its 2023 New Faces of Comedy.[3]

She has frequently collaborated with the comedy trio Please Don't Destroy (writers at Saturday Night Live) and will be featured in their upcoming film Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.[3][5] She is also set to appear in the romantic comedy film Sweethearts along with Kiernan Shipka,[3] and on the Adult Swim Smalls series Dohl's.[4]

After auditioning and coming close to joining the cast the previous season,[6][7] Troast made her Saturday Night Live debut on October 14, 2023.[2][8]

Personal life

Troast lives in Brooklyn, New York.[2] She enjoys crocheting.[2]

References
  1. "Resume – chloe troast". chloetroast.com. Archived from the original on April 30, 2021. est. 1997
  2. Thompson, Jaden (October 4, 2023). "Chloe Troast Joins 'Saturday Night Live' Cast: 5 Things to Know About the Up-and-Coming Comedian". Variety. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. Alter, Rebecca (October 4, 2023). "Who Is SNL's New Featured Player Chloe Troast?". Vulture. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. Tapp, Tom (October 4, 2023). "New 'SNL' Castmember: Who Is Chloe Troast?". Deadline. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  5. pulp_new (September 16, 2022). "University Union to host comedy trio Please Don't Destroy on Sept. 24". The Daily Orange. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  6. White, Peter; Grobar, Matt (October 4, 2023). "'SNL': Pete Davidson & Bad Bunny Among Hosts As NBC Show Sets Returns With SAG-AFTRA Blessing, Full Cast Comes Back For Season 49 & Chloe Troast Joins". Deadline. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7CzAF6mhfc
  8. "'SNL' taps Pete Davidson, Ice Spice and Bad Bunny for post-writers' strike return". Los Angeles Times. October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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