Actress and comedian Kate McKinnon graduated from Columbia University, where she studied theater. McKinnon appeared on The Big Gay Sketch Show for several years before joining the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player in 2012. She has also performed with the Upright Citizens Brigade and written several one-woman shows. In 2016, McKinnon starred in the all-female reboot of Ghostbusters and was honored for her SNL work with an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.