Inside SNL's Hair and Makeup Teams: How Decades of Experience Shape the Show's Iconic Looks
By
Sarah Shachat
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
An interview with "Saturday Night Live" hair department head Jodi Mancuso and makeup department head Louie Zakarian about the intense production schedule and creative process behind the show's iconic looks. Despite the famously brutal turnaround (with only Sunday and Monday off), the teams have developed methods over decades to handle increasingly ambitious work, from quick changes during live broadcasts to elaborate pre-taped segments. The article explores how their workflow has evolved across their long tenure at SNL.
Key quotes
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Through script read-throughs and rehearsals, the Friday pre-taped segments, and last-minute changes on the day of, the work runs right up until the moment each episode wraps.
That doesn't mean that 'SNL' departments haven't found ways to do more, and more ambitious work on the NBC show's maxed-out treadmill
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