As one of Saturday Night Live’s newest featured players, Veronika Slowikowska is bringing her very specific brand of online humor to network TV. She remains so committed to every bit that you forget you’re watching a bit at all. It’s the kind of energy that turns a two-minute sketch into something your group chat is quoting by Sunday morning—and she’s already had a lot of those moments.
You’ve definitely seen her as one of the many women inexplicably in love with Domingo (a rotating character universe that somehow keeps getting funnier) or as that super nonspecific Gen Alpha boy with a sweet tooth for Airheads from the Snack Homiez podcast. She’s also played an intense Chili’s waitress opposite Jack Black and a singing washer-dryer duo with Sabrina Carpenter, which sounds fake until you watch it and realize, no, this is actually genius. Veronika has a way of taking a premise that shouldn’t work and making it instantly iconic.
What makes her stand out is that there’s intention behind every seemingly random stunt. She knows exactly how far to push a character, when to make it weird, and when to ground it just enough that you’re like, Wait, why do I relate to this? It feels both classic comedy and a little bit brain rot—a tricky balance, but she makes it look easy.
When she’s not lighting up 30 Rock, you can catch Veronika as Kelly on Netflix’s Tires or as Shanice in FX’s What We Do in the Shadows on Hulu, bringing that same laugh-out-loud energy to the scripted space. So obviously, we had to throw her into the Cosmo Quiz.
Name:
Veronika Slowikowska
Nickname:
Hometown:
Barrie, Ontario, Canada
Sun/Moon/Rising Sign:
Sun: Scorpio, Moon: Capricorn, Rising: Aquarius
Relationship Status:
Best advice I’ve ever received:
To wash some clothes in cold water, especially the ones that say to.
The album I’d take with me on a desert island:
You’ll always find this artist on my playlists:
T-Pain
Best food to order in after a night out:
I smell like:
Neroli and Basil by Salt & Stone
Life right now is:
One movie I can watch over and over:
Spring Breakers or Worst Person in the World
Last TV show I binged:
TLC’s Sister Wives
If I worked at Cosmo, my job would be:
Last person I texted (and what it said):
To Kyle: “Thank you!!! Love you so much! Thank you!!!”
Last time I cried:
Walking around Tokyo listening to “Um Um” by Sega Bodega by myself
App that takes up most of my screen time:
You’ll never catch me without this in my bag:
My wallet
Never have I ever…
Most strongly held yet unpopular opinion:
I shouldn’t need to download an app to turn on a light. Or anything for that matter. No more apps to turn things on.
SNL alum I’d love to star in a movie with:
Norm Macdonald
Dream dinner party guests:
Title image: Top Tory Burch, bodysuit Briah Artemis, tights Lechery, shoes Manolo Blahnik, bracelet Nickho Rey.
Styled by Billie Rose Owen. Hair by Nyla Nasser. Makeup by Chloe Grae.
