Chloe Troast

Chloe Troast
Born
Chloe Eileen Troast

(1997-05-13) May 13, 1997 (age 27)
New Jersey, U.S.
EducationNew York University (BA)
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2019–present

Chloe Eileen Troast[1] (born May 13, 1997)[2] is an American comedian and actress. Troast was featured on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for its 49th season.

Early life

Troast was raised in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey,[3] and graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School in 2015.[4] In 2021, Troast directed and starred in the music video for The Convenience song "Saturday's Child".[5]

Troast 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.[3] She sang at her college graduation.[6]

Career

Troast has performed improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy in New York City, sometimes embodying an Old Hollywood character named Pepper Slit.[6] Troast co-wrote and starred in the web series on The Basics (2021).[7] In 2023, she participated in the Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs and was named one of its 2023 New Faces of Comedy.[6]

She has frequently collaborated with the comedy trio Please Don't Destroy and appeared in the film Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain.[6][8] She is set to appear in the romantic comedy film Sweethearts along with Kiernan Shipka,[6] and on the Adult Swim Smalls series Dohl's.[7]

After auditioning and coming close to joining the cast the previous season,[9][1] Troast made her Saturday Night Live debut on October 14, 2023, as the only new featured performer that year.[3][10] She departed the show the following year after the show producers decided not to keep her on the cast.[11]

Personal life

Troast lives in Brooklyn, New York.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "New Cast Q&A with Chloe Troast". YouTube. Saturday Night Live. October 18, 2023. Retrieved September 14, 2024.
  2. ^ "26.0192 years old".
  3. ^ a b c d 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.
  4. ^ DeVencentis, Philip. "Ho-Ho-Kus native Chloe Troast makes her debut on Saturday Night Live", The Record, October 15, 2023. Accessed December 3, 2023. "Troast, 26, who grew up in Ho-Ho-Kus and graduated in 2015 from Northern Highlands Regional High School in Allendale, is the only newcomer to the cast of the award-winning sketch comedy series, now in its 49th year."
  5. ^ Campbell, Caleb. / "Premiere: The Convenience Share New Song and Video, "Saturday's Child", Under the Radar, September 28, 2021. Accessed April 26, 2024. "Directed by Duncan's sister, Chloe Troast, it eatures NYC sketch comedy group Lisa, and follows Chloe's character running late to the duo's own funeral."
  6. ^ a b c d e Alter, Rebecca (October 4, 2023). "Who Is SNL's New Featured Player Chloe Troast?". Vulture. Archived from the original on October 13, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  7. ^ a b Tapp, Tom (October 4, 2023). "New 'SNL' Castmember: Who Is Chloe Troast?". Deadline. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ 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.
  10. ^ "'SNL' taps Pete Davidson, Ice Spice and Bad Bunny for post-writers' strike return". Los Angeles Times. October 4, 2023. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2024.
  11. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (September 10, 2024). "'SNL' Adds Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim & Jane Wickline To Cast For Season 50, Promotes Trio As Chloe Troast Departs". Deadline. Retrieved September 10, 2024.