How Heidi Gardner Went from Hairstylist to “SNL” Cast Member

[@AC3handle]

Her brother paying for her classes is beyond heartwarming.

[@steveeuphrates-river7342]

Now THAT is a big brother

[@necessaryvolitio]

Now he's getting that sweet cell phone commercial money

[@theresaduffy8222]

To know it, not say it and be prepared for it is top tier siblingship

[@siobhanmulvey]

It’s beautiful to hear her older brother’s support. She had cultivated a life of synchronicities to bring her to that stage. Awesome.

[@relentlessslog]

She is absolutely hilarious. Definitely my favorite cast member right now. She was also great in "Hustle." Heidi, if you're reading this - you're awesome!

[@drebugsita]

Honestly got teary eyed from her brother’s words and support

[@azulsimmons1040]

Her acting in the Michael Jordan sketch should have gotten an award. It was perfect and hilarious.

[@williamcowell1889]

“I can tell the kids I showed Michael Jordan my *bleep*! “ one of my fav sketches with her

[@Karmer]

She was incredible in that....and there's the Lexus one too.

[@maxdaly8185]

What great supportive friends and family she had around her.

[@Tanstaafl1976]

Heidi's awesomely talented. Love her on SNL and I anticipate that we'll be seeing her in larger roles and in a lot more movies in the future.

[@robertdouble559]

Have you seen her in Shrinking? It's not a huge part, but she's great in it.

[@pmorse3653]

She is so good on SNL!

[@lasvegasira]

Heidi is the most underrated performer on SNL right now. Absolutely LOVE her!

[@cwg73160]

Don’t use ”underrated” until you learn the meaning of the word.

[@1999zrx1100]

Think she kills it every time. Love her story.

[@timvanboening9432]

Heidi is a fantastic actor and comedian. She makes me laugh so much every time she does a skit. Also, her husband is a comic book writer, who’s currently writing Amazing Spider-Man and killing it.

[@jeremyfletcher6038]

She's one of the most talented cast members

[@LarsWalker-xo2jn]

To each their own.

[@Randomname183]

That’s not saying much

[@christianfinkbeiner684]

​@@Randomname183Yet here you are, commenting on her interview.

[@johnnyhammer]

@@christianfinkbeiner684 That MUST mean they are funny, surely?

[@AttilatheThrilla]

In what? The past 10 days?

[@Sopranos44]

The big brother always knew she was talented and that was such a excellent thing to do.

[@calibby85]

She is so freaking talented. One of my favorites was her role in the mock trailer of Marriage Story😂😂😂

[@AizenSama5]

Excellent and funny storyteller, attractive and unique face and tone of voice, and most importantly, a professional comedian.

[@random22026]

Proof positive that you should always just...HANG IN THERE! If it's meant to work-out, it will All Come Together, as it did for Heidi!

[@samir6047]

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[@random22026]

@@samir6047 Revealed 😏

[@mtgentry]

Her Zoom call bit with Paul Rudd during COVID was so funny

[@Tamar-sz8ox]

Love her on SNL ❤! My whole family loves Heidi as Bailey Gismert 😂 ( teenager )

[@cwg73160]

( teenager ) What tf does this mean?

[@watsonaqua4560]

Amazing! I was hesitant when she first went on SNL, but she has become one of its leads players.

[@MrDan11422]

Heidi was top five of the funniest cast members in the 2010s. Plus a smoking cutie.

[@RS54321]

Every time I hear these stories about people achieving their dreams, there is always a supportive family.

[@aveng7fld]

Wow what a story! Love Hedi! Multi talented! Chased that dream!

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

I think Heidi is one of the 3 people who saved SNL.

[@Coryalan2]

Yes. Shane Gillis and Robert Kardashian obviously being the other two

[@Coryalan2]

Yes. Shane Gillis and Robert Kardashian obviously being the other two

[@bennyboogenheimer4553]

@@Coryalan2 Smoke a lot of weed, do ya? I hear Golden Corral is still hiring! Good Luck!

[@davescamera3672]

I really love her work. I hope she does something more after SNL.

[@AaronSmith-kt2fs]

What a cool story! She’s hilarious, perfect for SNL. Good for her!

[@JustinTNAWWEGuy]

She's so great on SNL

[@KingoftheNorth56]

She’s definitely one of my top 3 favorite comedians, her part on the Beavis and Butthead skit gets me every time I watch it.

[@viperrecords3288]

Heidi is a great acquisition to the show. She makes me laugh she’s super versatile and easy on the eyes.

[@FITforaKING777]

You're so talented Heidi. Thanks for having the bravery to audition. You make America laugh every week. ❤❤❤

[@DCGuy1997]

Wow. Great story. She's one of my favorites.

[@papito2lindo]

I watch SNL and by far she’s a great comic but her acting skills are 2nd to none. 🔥🔥🔥

[@haPPySundAy970]

Yay Kasey!! So glad I found u🙌🏻♥️🙂

[@scottpollack1007]

Heidi is not only Incredibly Talented but, she’s Beautiful and a Sweetheart as well! She’s such a Breath of Fresh Air on SNL! The current cast around her, unfortunately, leaves a lot to be desired!

[@IntoTheVerticalBlank]

She's adorably awesome!

[@Emlizardo]

Heidi is a heavy hitter. I get the sense that so many females are like, "I dunno. . . maybe?" But she should know she is a HEAVY HITTER, major player.

[@Joshonthenet]

I remember seeing her on Funny or Die Hipster Shore videos forever ago

[@Howitchewstofeel5gum]

Talented, gorgeous, extremely likeable.

[@ellie-tk4jy]

you only like her because she's gorgeous

[@BosleyBeats]

Absolute goddess ❤️🙇🏾‍♂️❤️

[@jarry1595]

Ima say it. Heidi is a bombshell. Mad hot. Mad funny.

[@antonioborrego2714]

This girl is one of the best ...

[@ryanhie2829]

Heidi is a strong performer on the show and has nice hair.

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

Can’t believe they have to go through such a strenuous audition process and the current cast and cast members for the past decade is the best they found?

[@LocoSunny]

She amazing, the question has been asked 1000 times already though

[@saiyanleague653]

No offense to the new cast but she is actually one of the funny ones on the show. Super talented

[@Erik-fs5zb]

Insane dream I just awoke from freezing. It was me and Bill Burr, I played There Is No Way Out Of Here from David Gilmours underrated solo album. JESUS H.

[@drwisehart]

Can we please get a vid of those two auditions, Heidi? I see a million KZbin views in a week…

[@rosshowarth3266]

She's so talented

[@JoeIzzo]

Love Heidi!

[@ErikPehrsson]

Heidi is the best!!

[@ellie-tk4jy]

Gary is allowed to interview? I love this. I would also like to see both Fred and Robin interview people. I think it would freshed up the show.

[@trexinvert]

This is the Aftershow. Good job Gary and Rishawn.

[@k8schmate]

Heidi restored my faith in SNL

[@brucecampbellx]

She's fantastic. 👍

[@Dushygushy22]

I know that’s f*cking right! Period! Live! Love! Obsessed!

[@Geeksmithing]

She is awesome in Shrinking!

[@jlcrimm1]

Its worth noting that some of the best SNL players were people who were pursuing other things in life and sort of fell into the gig. Phil Hartman, Bill Hader, and Heidi just to name a few.

[@yusiyola2011]

She is great !

[@WhyTheHorseface]

Love her

[@priapushk996]

1:08 Inspirational and uplifting

[@HewittH]

I adore Heidi Gardner.

[@andrewgonzalez6208]

She’s the best

[@revjeffg]

I’ve always liked her on SNL…and it’s not in this clip, but I love how every cast member has an impression of Lorne on deck 😂😂😂

[@BobABooey.]

She is so adorable .

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

She’s one of the only cast members in a decade or more that is actually funny.

[@bluecollarmenproductions]

Disagree they’re all relatively funny now 😊

[@ellie-tk4jy]

they're mostly funny

[@sdrob6374]

That's not saying much.

[@davisneves]

inspiring!

[@tbjfsu]

She's very well-spoken.

[@eroldcroft3045]

Total semper fi crush on heidi gard

[@TeachUBusiness]

She is great! Did anyone find their eyes watching her hands? No 12" fake nails! Refreshing!

[@ellie-tk4jy]

what audio weirdness is going on here at 1:16?? are they asking the same question?

[@WilliamNast-v1g]

Besides all of her obvious comedic talents, do we all agree how so damn cute she is??!!

[@robertmaybeth3434]

BABA BOOEY! GOT A SHOW! I dON'T BELIEVE IT

[@curtconroy8789]

Echo Park Loves Heidi

[@kevinconnor3187]

I can’t believe that show is still on the air. It has seen better days in my opinion

[@magnuswayne7002]

She's Soooo Cute!!!!💯💖

[@user-fb4sb1zi8g]

Where’s Howard?

[@mikecantreed]

Even ten years ago a top SNL cast member would be on Howard’s show. The show has is definitely in a pretty big downturn.

[@fraac]

she's the most talented of the current cast

[@dmlevitt]

she has the talent. good for her.

[@wholderby]

She is very good on the show for sure......

[@southpawscientific4122]

I have such a crush on Heidi, aka The Rich Man's Kristen Schaal

[@lordsoftherealm2752]

Whenever Howard calls it quits, let the show die before having Gary take over.

[@bobinchainz]

At this point any of us can watch SNL and think we could do it .

[@2968hans]

She is so cool! Lorraine Newman vibe with Jan Hooks' save a sketch talent.

[@stephenriggs8177]

I wonder if her young movie critic was one of the characters she did for Lorne.

[@gofannon1943]

She rules.

[@scrappy291]

I love this!! Heidi is so great. Pretty Mandy is god.

[@michaelscot4816]

She's on my bucket-list. 💜

[@leob4403]

What do you mean to screw?

[@maxmotors9497]

Is this the Howard stern show? Where is Howard stern?

[@santiagocarreno5881]

She looks so beatiful here

[@lordpickle8424]

She always looks beautiful. ...she's got a pretty hot body too honestly, lol.

[@paulbali9998]

she got the special funny sauce, in some zone.

[@richardturgeon]

She rules

[@A-small-amount-of-peas]

She's definitely the new Alpha in the SNL cast. So glad she didn't stay a beautician

[@boogermaiden]

Love her and Vanessa Bayer, Cecily Strong

[@stefanboster5728]

When your brother says that to you, you’re good to go.. 👍

[@anderson-coletheresa4453]

I am a Hairstylist as well great for you Heidi…..😊

[@phillip7928]

Lauren❤

[@brentabel5094]

Can't stand SNL these days, but I really like her on "What We Do In The Shadows".

[@johnnyhammer]

She's so funny that Howard forgot to come.

[@jkimgt]

god,,,, she has a jenesequa ❤ its so beautiful.

[@pcsbeat]

Great!

[@RobertG-t8n]

Someone saw she had the talent and going through with the groundling schooling prepared her for the opportunity she was given.