Emmy Voting Begins! We Dissect the Ballots; Also, ‘Saturday Night Live’ star Ashley Padilla on Her Breakout Year

About this episode

Ashley Padilla discusses her experience on 'Saturday Night Live' and the start of Emmy voting is analyzed.

“Saturday Night Live” star Ashley Padilla recounts her hiring process on the show and what it’s like to have such a breakout year. Also, with Emmy voting starting, we look at the ballots including some of the surprises — and we predict what some of the sleeper contenders might be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Ashley Padilla

Topics covered

• Emmy voting
• Saturday Night Live
• Ashley Padilla
• breakout year
• ballots
• sleeper contenders

Keywords

• Emmy voting
• Ashley Padilla
• Saturday Night Live
• ballots
• breakout year
• sleeper contenders

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Organizations: Saturday Night Live

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