Saturday Nights Children: Michaela Watkins (2008-2009)
Saturday Night Live has been home to over a hundred cast members throughout the past 35 years. In our column Saturday Night’s Children, we present the history, talent, and best sketches of one SNL cast member each week for your viewing, learning, and laughing pleasure.
In the fall of 2008, Saturday Night Live was completely wrapped up in presidential election campaign satire. Present and former cast members were brought in to play political candidates and figures like Amy Poehler as Hillary Clinton, Maya Rudolph as Michelle Obama, and Tina Fey as Sarah Palin, and real candidates Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, John McCain, Mike Huckabee, and Sarah Palin appeared for cameos.
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