Who is Kate Mckinnon's partner Jackie Abbott?
COMEDIAN Kate McKinnon is in a romantics relationship with photographer and actress Jackie Abbott.
McKinnon opened up about her sexual orientation while presenting Ellen DeGeneres with the Carol Burnett Award at the 2020 Golden Globe Awards.
Who is Kate McKinnon's partner Jackie Abbott?
Jackie Abbott was born in Stamford, Connecticut.
Abbott is an American actress and photographer, who is best known for playing roles in films such as, Murder, My Tweet and Miss Sugar Tit.
She graduated from New York University in 2014, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama.
She then attended acting classes at various workshops and organizations, including the prestigious Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute in New York City.
Abbott and Kate McKinnon first made their relationship public when they were spotted together at the 2017 Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles.
During the awards ceremony, McKinnon was seen hugging Abbott when she was declared winner of Outstanding Supporting Actress for her work in Saturday Night Live.
Is Kate McKinnon on Saturday Night Live?
McKinnon joined the cast of Saturday Night Live as a featured player on April 7, 2012.
In 2014, McKinnon won the 2014 American Comedy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in SNL.
In 2014, she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, as well as for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics along with four of her colleagues for the song "(Do It On My) Twin Bed".
She won the award in 2016, becoming the first actor from SNL to win the award since Dana Carvey in 1993.
McKinnon began appearing as Hillary Clinton on the series leading up to the 2016 presidential election.
What did McKinnon say during the first SNL episode of 2021?
In the first episode of SNL in 2021, McKinnon hosted the show What Still Works, which explores what aspects of American society still work.
"It's a new year and we have a new president so some things should work, but do they?," McKinnon says.
"Our first topic is government and already I have my doubts."
McKinnon then brought out Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene, who is facing a backlash after past social media posts revealed that she had liked and engaged with conspiracy theories and calls for violence against Democrats.
Greene, portrayed by Cecily Strong, sits down next to McKinnon and immediately offers her a gun.
"So, Congresswoman Greene... hard to say those words together. What are some of the theories you believe in and have been promoting?" McKinnon asks.
"How much time you got?" Strong's Greene replied.
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"Okay, first off, I believe the Parkland shooting was a hoax. The teachers were actors and the children were dolls. I believe 9/11 was a hoax. Did anyone actually see it happen?"
Strong's Greene adds that she told her supporters to "physically murder Nancy Pelosi."
"She's this lady I work with," she added. "Oh, and this is a new one that just came out... I think that the California wildfires were caused by Jewish space lasers."
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