Veronika Slowikowska Officially Joins SNL Season 51, the Only Canadian Comedian?

Liputan6.com, Jakarta Veronika Slowikowska, a talented Canadian comedian, will soon grace the screen as a new cast member of the legendary sketch comedy show, Saturday Night Live (SNL).

This important announcement, made on September 2, 2025.

The 51st season of SNL is scheduled to premiere on October 4, 2025, bringing new energy and fresh faces to the comedy scene that has already produced many stars.

She will join four other comedians, such as Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, and Kam Patterson.

Welcome to the cast!Tommy BrennanJeremy CulhaneBen MarshallKam PattersonVeronika Slowikowska pic.twitter.com/hXtrUgwEgx

— Saturday Night Live - SNL (@nbcsnl) September 2, 2025

An official announcement on September 2, 2025, confirmed that Veronika Slowikowska would be part of the 51st season of Saturday Night Live.

She is the only female comedian and the only Canadian among the five new cast members selected for this season.

The decision to hire Slowikowska and the other new cast members comes after several previous SNL cast members decided to leave, including Heidi Gardner and Emil Wakim.

In a post on her personal Instagram account, she expressed her excitement, writing, "A dream come true. See you every Saturday."

Veronika Slowikowska was born on October 29, 1995, in Barrie, Ontario, Canada.

Her family background is quite interesting, as her parents immigrated to Canada from Poland several years before her birth.

This has significantly influenced Veronika's Polish culture throughout her life.

She attended Randolph College for the Performing Arts and graduated in 2015.

In 2019, Veronika Slowikowska became a member of the CBC Actors Conservatory, a program developed by the Canadian Film Centre, and she successfully completed the Actors Conservatory program in 2020.

Before joining SNL, Veronika Slowikowska became widely known for her viral comedy sketch content on Instagram and TikTok.

She uses the username @veronika_iscool on both platforms, amassing over 1 million followers on Instagram and nearly 700,000 followers on TikTok.

Many of her comedy sketches are created with her roommate, Kyle Chase, and they also host a podcast called "nevermind."

Her comedy career began in Toronto, where she was a member of the musical comedy group My Chemical Bromance.

She also had a role as Shanice in the popular horror-comedy series "What We Do in the Shadows" from 2019 to 2020 and starred in the Amazon Prime teen comedy "Davey and Jonesie's Locker," for which she won the 2025 Canadian Screen Award for Best Lead Actress in a Children's or Youth Program or Series.

Veronika Slowikowska also had a recurring role on the Netflix series "Tires" and has appeared in other television shows such as "Poker Face."

Her other acting credits include "Homeschooled," "Murdoch Mysteries," "Baroness Von Sketch Show," "Degrassi: Next Class," and the films "I Like Movies" (2023) and "Exmas" (2023).