Michaela Watkins’s Unrequited-Love Year at ‘SNL’

The latest in pop-culture news, recaps, and reviews, plus close reads, profiles, interviews, and more from Vulture.com. [Brand Logo]( a long talk [Michaela Watkins’s Unrequited-Love Year at SNL]( “Our careers cannot define us in terms of winner or loser. That’s all bullshit. I didn’t understand that yet. I was a late bloomer.” Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images [Michaela Watkins’s]( formative years in acting might be described as yeoman’s work, or whatever the equivalent is in the acting community. Forged in community theater, then the Los Angeles improv scene, Watkins graduated to sitcoms and guest spots on television before landing a gig at [Saturday Night Live]( in 2008 during one of the show’s most fascinating and important periods. But her single season at Studio 8H was not a career capstone in itself, as it can be for other one-and-done cast members; instead, she leveraged her increased profile into recurring guest spots on New Girl and Enlightened before co-creating the short-lived 2014 USA Network comedy series Benched and starring in [Casual](, which aired for four seasons on Hulu. Since then, she has continued to get roles in television and film, becoming one of Hollywood’s most prolific character actresses and appearing in movies like Sword of Trust and Wanderlust. [read more]( The Latest TV Recaps • The Afterparty: [A Rom-Com Sequel (Episode 1)](, [Pride & Prejudice & Fast Company (Episode 2)]( • Secret Invasion: [Dead Again]( [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( Stories We Think You’ll Like [15 Essential Justified Episodes to Prepare for City Primeval Catch up on the saga of Deputy U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens and his outlaw rival, Boyd Crowder.]( By Matthew Jackson [Britney Spears Addresses Those ‘Talking Smack’ About Alleged Vegas Slap “I didn’t appreciate the people saying I deserved to be hit, because no woman deserves to be hit.”]( By Jennifer Zhan [The Prime Day Deals Are Upon Us Including some nice headphones for your Kendall Roy cosplay needs.]( By Savannah Salazar [Where to Watch Every Mission: Impossible Thing Right Now In Tom we trust.]( By Eric Vilas-Boas [Milan Kundera, Czech-Born French Writer, Dead at 94 His works include The Unbearable Lightness of Being as well as The Book of Laughter and Forgetting.]( By Jason P. Frank [Which Supporting Characters in Oppenheimer Will Die of Radiation Poisoning? Let’s go down the 70-person cast list one by one until we find the most likely suspects.]( By Nate Jones [Learn more about RevenueStripe...]( [Today’s Crossword]( 9-Across, Eight Letters: Award won by Triangle of Sadness and Titane. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Getty Vulture Recommends We consume it all so you don’t have to. Photo-Illustration: Vulture; Photos: Bravo, Hulu, Amazon Prime Time to catch up on [Emmy-nominated TV]( ahead of the awards ceremony in September. [Check out the nominees here]( and make your watch list. [Read more from Vulture]( A newsletter of TV and movie recommendations. [Sign up]( to get it every week. [Get the Newsletter]( [logo]( [facebook logo]( [instagram logo]( [twitter logo]( [unsubscribe]( | [privacy notice]( | [update preferences]( This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Was this email forwarded to you? [Sign up now]( to get this newsletter in your inbox. [View this email in your browser.]( You received this email because you have a subscription to New York. Reach the right online audience with us For advertising information on email newsletters, please contact AdOps@nymag.com Vox Media, LLC 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, 12th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Copyright © 2023, All rights reserved