Kate McKinnon: The Autostraddle Photoshoot

Beginning at a young age with a coming out speech delivered to her Methodist Church congregation and continuing to this very day --

-- when she's just finished filming the third season of The Big Gay Sketch Show and is doing her own one-woman five-character show at the Upright Citizens Brigade -- Kate McKinnon has been standing on stages and saying things that sometimes make people uncomfortable for most of her life. Luckily she's really, really, really funny.

We were only partially satiated by our brief red carpet encounter with Ms. McKinnon at the NewNowNext Awards (Logo's prestigious Homosexual Award Ceremony which gifted Ms. McK with a "Brink of Fame: Comic" Award), and therefore we decided to schedule more personal time with Kate this week during monsoon season in New York City. Robin photographed Kate McKinnon at her luxurious uptown penthouse over olives and whiskey.

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"My ultimate dream would be to be Lily Tomlin or to be Tracy Ullman, you know, just a character woman. A character woman who does characters where characters are needed. I would kill to be the first gay person on SNL or have a Tracy Ullman-type show. That would be my ultimate dream."

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36 responses to “Kate McKinnon: The Autostraddle Photoshoot”

intern jess
June 19, 2009 at 12:06 pm Permalink Reply

love the “obama gets inspired” pic!

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1. Robin
  June 19, 2009 at 6:43 pm Permalink Reply
  
  He was really into this interview. He hasn’t responded to Kate’s questions yet though.
  
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stef
June 19, 2009 at 1:00 pm Permalink Reply

oh laneia. that made me giggle out loud.

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mindy
June 19, 2009 at 1:18 pm Permalink Reply

oh man. Kate. Dana Scully. Me too!

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stef (member)
June 19, 2009 at 1:20 pm Permalink Reply Report user

also kate mckinnon gives me hope that i am not the only woman out there who named her CAT special agent dana katherine scully, MD.

(i’m not.)

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1. Jazz
  November 20, 2010 at 11:47 pm Permalink Reply
  
  Stef! How completely random. Suddenly the internet has turned into a small town with one sheriff. How the hell are you? How’s Molly?
  
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sam
June 19, 2009 at 1:22 pm Permalink Reply

happy dance is my feeling

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Laneia (member)
June 19, 2009 at 1:29 pm Permalink Reply

love the 2nd photo graphic so so much — super great job, robinnnn!
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also, in all seriousness, is that not the most adorable effing nose you have ever witnessed?? i mean, EVER. SIGH ALL CAPS.
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also also, i really do hope she lets us publish her essay on Scully, b/c i just don’t get it. the love, i mean. teach me the ways of your people!

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1. Intern Elizabeth
  June 19, 2009 at 2:59 pm Permalink Reply
  
  What’s not to love about a smart, adorable, no-nonsense redhead? Oh, Scully, er… Gillian.
  
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  1. stef (member)
    June 19, 2009 at 3:13 pm Permalink Reply Report user
    
    if i may….
    
    before there was detective olivia benson, there was this:
    
    http://www.sirena.lf.lv/ero/1/gillian_anderson/gillian_anderson01.jpg
    
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    1. Laneia (member)
      June 19, 2009 at 6:02 pm Permalink Reply
      
      ok, let me clarify — i know she’s hot [duholler!], but is there more to her than that? like, her character on the show or whathaveyou, etc.?
      i couldn’t watch The X Files b/c it scared the living shit out of me, which means i inadvertently missed the opportunity to fall madly in love w/ Agent S.
      thankfully, The Big Gay Sketch Show doesn’t scare me at all, if you know what i mean.
      
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      1. Robin
        June 19, 2009 at 6:41 pm Permalink Reply
        
        I never watched The X Files either. Hmm. I watch The Big Gay Sketch Show though!! I pretty much die laughing whenever I’ve hung around those BGSS girls, espech this one. Hilarious.
        
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      2. stef (member)
        June 19, 2009 at 7:11 pm Permalink Reply Report user
        
        i already cleared this up with laneia but um, everybody should have watched the x files because it was brilliant!
        scully was beautiful and practical and brave and sensible and even though she was religious she wasn’t creepy about it.
        also the sexual tension between her and mulder was very wonderful for my impressionable young self.
        also mulder was hot too.
        also, ALIENS!
        
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      3. Catly
        June 19, 2009 at 10:42 pm Permalink Reply
        
        duh you guys, x-files was amazing. i’m with stef on this one. and kate, obvs.
        
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      4. Carly
        June 19, 2009 at 10:42 pm Permalink Reply
        
        did I really just put my name as ‘catly’ ?
        
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  2. asher
    June 20, 2009 at 12:46 pm Permalink Reply
    
    well, THAT i can agree with. and i never had a thing for Scully.
    
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2. mindy
  June 19, 2009 at 3:39 pm Permalink Reply
  
  I like to think that part of my love for her stems back to when i met her as a little girl living in Australia and we had a moment…. But Elizabeth’s reasons are also legit.
  
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3. riese (member)
  June 21, 2009 at 4:07 pm Permalink Reply
  
  haha, Catly!
  
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Intern Emily
June 19, 2009 at 1:46 pm Permalink Reply

This was so funny.

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a;ex (member)
June 19, 2009 at 5:19 pm Permalink Reply

Robin Roemer you are magical. So is Kate McKinnon and that little Barack she has.

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1. Robin
  June 19, 2009 at 6:38 pm Permalink Reply
  
  I agree, but we’re all pretty magical. You are super magical Alex. So is Riese. Rialex… just doesn’t have the same ring as Carbin. Go team!
  
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  1. Intern Elizabeth
    June 20, 2009 at 5:14 am Permalink Reply
    
    Heh, Rialex sounds like you are drunk and trying to tell someone to relax…
    
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    1. asher
      June 20, 2009 at 12:47 pm Permalink Reply
      
      i think Rialex sounds like a social anxiety medication.
      
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      1. Vikki
        June 22, 2009 at 6:03 pm Permalink Reply
        
        I hate to say this but it sounds a bit like a laxative. Sorry.
        
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Lynne
June 19, 2009 at 9:42 pm Permalink Reply

I am so smitten

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Carly
June 19, 2009 at 10:43 pm Permalink Reply

hilarious interview, beautiful photos, yay team! hi kate!

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laura
June 20, 2009 at 1:14 am Permalink Reply

the first set of photos on the second page reminds me of a way more fun version of grade school pictures, you know when they make you lean up against a tree or something?

i’m going to go watch all the celesbian interviews now.

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1. Robin
  June 20, 2009 at 1:19 am Permalink Reply
  
  Yessss. I have a very similar school photo like that- i’m holding a long stemmed rose up to my face. Its highly awkward and hilarious.
  
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bizzle
June 20, 2009 at 5:13 am Permalink Reply

I knew that was you Laneia!

Great interview and photos!

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1. laneia
  June 21, 2009 at 12:58 pm Permalink Reply
  
  if you ever come across someone with a penchant for nicknames and noses, chances are, that someone is me.
  
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sam
June 20, 2009 at 7:08 am Permalink Reply

Ir just came to me that she looks loke a cross btw Reese Witherspoon and Katy Sackoff. Anyone else see it?

i

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1. riese (member)
  June 21, 2009 at 4:14 pm Permalink Reply
  
  I don’t know who Katy Sackoff is but she does look like Reese Witherspoon, you’re right.
  
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Alexa
June 21, 2009 at 9:56 pm Permalink Reply

kate is so adorable.. i did noticed her nose but i don’t think i ever mentioned it, although it was funny when i read that someone else thought it too…

hey Laneia! missing you at the podcast world…

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Available
June 27, 2009 at 7:34 pm Permalink Reply

“When am I going to get married?” So someone’s got dibs? Shoots..

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Jodie
December 30, 2009 at 10:32 pm Permalink Reply

Ms. Mckinnon is stunning beautiful…having met her in real life….and I can’t say that about a lot of women – it truly comes from within. I wish her all of the best in her career.

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Andrea (member)
October 20, 2012 at 10:21 pm Permalink Reply Report user

I love that she says that she would kill to be the first gay person on SNL, and she totally was!

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