Chloe Troast

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Chloe Troast
Born
Chloe Eileen Troast

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

Chloe Eileen Troast (born May 13, 1997) [1] is an American comedian and actress. In October 2023, Troast was hired to join the cast of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live for its 49th season, becoming the only new featured player for that year.

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Early life and education

Troast was raised in Ho-Ho-Kus, New Jersey, [2] and graduated from Northern Highlands Regional High School in 2015. [3] Her older brother, Duncan, is in the New Orleans rock bands Video Age and The Convenience. In 2021, Troast directed and starred in the music video for The Convenience song "Saturday's Child". [4]

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. [2] She sang at her college graduation. [5]

Career

Troast has performed improv, stand-up, and sketch comedy in New York City, sometimes embodying an Old Hollywood character named Pepper Slit. [5] Troast co-wrote and starred in the web series on The Basics (2021). [6] In 2023, she participated in the Montreal comedy festival Just for Laughs and was named one of its 2023 New Faces of Comedy. [5]

She has frequently collaborated with the comedy trio Please Don't Destroy (writers at Saturday Night Live ) and appeared in the film Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain . [5] [7] She is set to appear in the romantic comedy film Sweethearts along with Kiernan Shipka, [5] and on the Adult Swim Smalls series Dohl's. [6]

After auditioning and coming close to joining the cast the previous season, [8] [9] Troast made her Saturday Night Live debut on October 14, 2023. [2] [10]

Personal life

Troast lives in Brooklyn, New York. [2] She enjoys crocheting. [2]

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
  3. ↑ 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."
  4. ↑ 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."
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 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.
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  7. ↑ 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.
  8. ↑ 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.
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