How To Academy: Kate McKinnon with Matthew Rodrigues

Presented by How To Academy. About the Event: Kate McKinnon spent a decade on Saturday Night Live becoming one of the most decorated cast members in the show’s history: ten Emmy nominations, two wins, and a catalogue of characters that lodged themselves permanently in the cultural memory. Hillary Clinton. Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Rudy Giuliani. Weird Barbie. Off screen, she’s proven just as hard to categorise. Novelist, voice actress, comedian, children’s author with a #1 New York Times bestselling series: she has built a body of work that refuses easy summary, animated throughout by the same sensibility. Her Millicent Quibb series, following three peculiar sisters and their mad scientist mentor through increasingly chaotic adventures, has found readers of all ages who recognise something of themselves in its celebration of the brilliantly strange. Kate joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about a life spent making people laugh, the craft behind character work, and what it means to keep finding new forms. An unmissable evening with one of America’s most beloved comedic voices. Guests who purchase either a ticket with a bundled book or a ticket plus a book add-on will be automatically entered for the chance to meet Kate before the event. A limited number of winners will be selected at random, with priority given to family groups attending with children under 18. About the Speaker: Kate McKinnon spent a decade on Saturday Night Live becoming one of the most decorated cast members in the show’s history: ten Emmy nominations, two wins, and a catalogue of characters that lodged themselves permanently in the cultural memory. She has appeared in movies including Ghostbusters, The Spy Who Dumped Me, Barbie, and The Roses. She is the author of the Millicent Quibb series. About the Interlocutor: Emmy-winning Matt Rodrigues hosts and executive produces NBC Chicago’s top-rated daily lifestyle show Chicago Today, as well as the A.M. series Matt in the Morning. He brings viewers the best stories and adventures from across Chicagoland, and appears regularly on The Today Show and The Kelly Clarkson Show as part of the NBC family. In 2023, he created, hosted, and executive produced It’s Ok to Ask Questions, a two-time GLAAD Award-nominated Peacock series featuring unfiltered conversations with LGBTQIA+ trailblazers. Before Chicago, Matt hosted and produced for POPSUGAR, including the nationally syndicated POPSUGAR Now, Oscar red carpet coverage, and the Hilton Hotels travel series Find Your Happy.