Claire McFadden ’13 joins Saturday Night Live writing staff
McFadden majored in environmental studies at Carleton.
Claire McFadden ’13 at Carleton in February 2025, when she returned for convocation. Photo: Zachary Spindler-Krage
Claire McFadden ’13 has joined the writing staff of Saturday Night Live ahead of Season 51.
The new scribes include actor-writer Jack Bensinger (“Rap World”), stand-up comedian Jo Sunday (Just for Laughs), comic Maddie Wiener (“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”), actor and writer Rachel Pegram (“Harley Quinn”), writer-comedian Claire McFadden (Second City) and Maxwell Gay and Tucker Flodman, two newcomers from The Harvard Lampoon.
Read the full announcement from Variety, plus extended coverage from Minnesota Public Radio — which heavily features her February 2025 convocation talk at Carleton — and the Star Tribune.
Watch the archived recording of Claire’s talk on the convo website.