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# ‘There’s really no room for you in the cast’: Ashley Padilla tells Seth Meyers about her ‘SNL’ audition
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- Published: 2025-12-12T14:57:49.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-03T03:04:37.000Z
- Description: The sophomore standout had to overcome a confusing Lorne Michaels moment and the chaos of ‘SNL50.’
- Author: Bill Kuchman
- Tags: The Cold Open • Extras, The Cold Open, SNL, Ashley Padilla, Seth Meyers, Late-Night TV

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[*SNL* breakout star](https://www.theomnicosm.com/3-episodes-3-storylines-for-snl-season-51/) **Ashley Padilla** made her *Late Night* debut on Thursday, chatting with **Seth Meyers** on his show for the first time. 

I love seeing *SNL* cast members hang out with Meyers. No matter how much he denies it, I firmly believe that Meyers is **Lorne Michaels**’ successor, and it seems like he truly loves *SNL* and cares about the people who are currently on the show.

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For those of us who begged *SNL* to pull back on the celebrity cameos last season to let the actual cast have a shot, it’s affirming to hear Padilla talk about how she struggled to prove herself amidst the spotlight being firmly on *SNL* veterans. (**Dana Carvey** would. Not. Go. Home.) [Thankfully *SNL50* is in the past](https://www.theomnicosm.com/fifty-years-of-the-best-times-of-our-lives-the-snl-family-looks-back-for-snl50-2/), and Padilla has been able to dominate this season of *SNL*.

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### “I like it”

*SNL* also posted a “look back” segment on the “Haircut” sketch from [**Glen Powell**’s episode](https://www.theomnicosm.com/glen-powell-leads-slay-division-macgruber-ashley-padilla-and-update-tackle-the-epstein-files/). Learning that the bit originated from Padilla’s pre-*SNL* time and her audition made a lot of sense. 

The fact that Padilla made roughly three attempts to get the character on as a *Weekend Update* sketch only to have it keep getting cut also explained why she hasn’t been on *Update* often, despite delivering two knockout appearances: “Joann on JOANN Fabric and Crafts’ Bankruptcy” [during **Mikey Madison**’s episode](https://www.theomnicosm.com/whoops-pete-hegseth-added-mikey-madison-to-his-group-chat-too/) and “Two People Who Just Hooked Up Discuss the Government Shutdown” [during **Miles Teller**’s episode](https://www.theomnicosm.com/property-brothers-unleash-white-house-makeover-as-miles-teller-hosts-snl/).

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