Ana Gasteyer

December 23, 2025

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

The Format: This festive holiday episode blends a lively pre-interview banter with comedy legend Paula Pell in a car, transitioning into a warm, nostalgic interview with Anna Gasteyer on Christmas traditions, SNL memories, and career highs, evoking a joyful, reminiscing tone full of laughter and holiday cheer.
The Format: Casual chat evolving into a guest interview.
The Key Players:
- Guest: Anna Gasteyer – SNL alum famous for sketches like Schweddy Balls and NPR's Delicious Dish, Broadway star in Wicked and Annie, singer with holiday album Sugar and Booze, and multi-hyphenate writer/performer in films like Wine Country and Mean Girls.
- Hosts: Amy Poehler (main host) and brief input from Paula Pell – Their chemistry sparkles with shared SNL history, playful teasing, and infectious enthusiasm for holiday hacks and bombing stories.

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What you'll learn

1 **(00:00) 🎙️ Introduction: Anna Gasteyer**
2 **(02:52) Paula Pell Pre-Interview Chat**
3 **(11:36) Holiday Spirit & Christmas Traditions**
4 **(17:32) *Sugar & Booze* Album & Holiday Shows**
5 **(20:34) Caroling & Childhood Music Roots**
6 **(24:27) Early Theater & White House Memories**
7 **(39:02) Improv to SNL Journey**

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Show Notes

Ana Gasteyer is ready to cut the shit. Amy hangs with her fellow 'SNL' alum and talks about her favorite TikTok hacks for Christmas decorating, hanging with Amy Carter at the White House, and bringing back Marty Culp and Bobbi Mohan-Culp for "SNL50."

Host: Amy Poehler
Guests: Paula Pell and Ana Gasteyer
Executive producers: Bill Simmons, Amy Poehler, and Jenna Weiss-Berman
For Paper Kite Productions: Executive producer Jenna Weiss-Berman, coordinator Sam Green, and supervising producer Joel Lovell
For The Ringer: Supervising producers Juliet Litman, Sean Fennessey, and Mallory Rubin; video producers Jack Wilson and Aleya Zenieris; audio producer Kaya McMullen; video editor Drew van Steenbergen; and booker Kat Spillane
Original Music: Amy Miles

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