Cheri Oteri Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

Fun, fun, fun, and more fun. A long-time huge fan of Cheri Oteri’s work - I’m now a huge fan of the human. I loved every second in this Emmy nominees’ great company. As animated as Cheri is on screen, she’s all that and a truck full of fun in conversation. From early days in Philly imitating soap actors, her nana, and Laura Ingall’s, aspiring to rock stardom, landing at A& M Records in publishing and promotion, moonlighting studying at The Groundlings, eventually making the company, until her manager insisted she quit her day job and focus on auditions. Her first gig… Saturday Night Live! Getting there with fellow Groundling, Will Ferrell, soon to be joined by Chris Kattan, Cheri tells the tale of the journey in all his magnificence. From her audition (Jennifer Coolidge was also part of their Groundlings entourage), her callback, the character she brought with, Rita! And how she worked Joy Lipton in, writing her own sketches, writing with Will, how the cheerleader came to be, Morning Latte, how in her first season a number of A&M artists appeared on SNL––Sting, and Blues Traveler for two, hysterical there, how this non-impressionist to hear her tell it, started doing them, beginning with Barbara Walters. Great story and insights there. Judge Judy, more fun there. Moving on after five years to that Emmy nod on Just Shoot Me! Cheri’s delight with that process, we jumped to her current passion project, which she wrote and is set to roll in September with our friend Mark Maxey producing––potential actor strike permitting.

My takeaway… Cheri’s fantastical! I have added appreciation for her craft and the laughs. She’s crazy talented and downright delightful. I can’t wait to see all that comes next. And. I wanna be her best friend.

Cheri Ann Oteri Live on Game Changers With Vicki Abelson

Wed, June 21st 5 pm PT, 8 pm ET

Streamed Live on The Facebook

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