Kristen Wiig

As one of the stars during the later years of “Saturday Night Live” (NBC, 1975- ), Kristin Wiig created numerous hilariously offbeat characters – from serial braggart Penelope to mischievous grade-schooler Gilly – that had the live audience and viewers at home laughing before she could deliver a punch line. Wiig immersed herself not only in her subtly deranged original characters, but also in her spot-on celebrity impersonations that ranged from politician Nancy Pelosi’s deadpan stare to Kathie Lee Gifford’s belligerent morning show antics. Wiig’s comic wit and charm also translated