Molly attended Saint Dominic's in Shaker Heights,a Catholic grade school that inspired her future career in acting (and her recurring character Mary Katherine Gallagher on SNL).
Shannon's major break came in February1995 when she was hired as a featured player on Saturday Night Live to replace Janeane Garofalo after Garofalo left mid-season.
Shannon was one of the few castmembers to be kept when Lorne Michaels overhauled his cast for season 21 after season 20 proved to be a critical and ratings disappointment (along with David Spade, Norm MacDonald, Mark McKinney, and Tim Meadows).
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Born to a large, working class Irish-Catholic family and raised in Enumclaw, Washington, MollyShannon is proud to say she is the granddaughter of an Irish immigrant.
Molly’s life was surrounded by references to that distant land and she dreamed of going to Ireland someday.
Molly worked with the finest musicians in Nashville, Tennessee in the completion of her recent release.
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Comedienne and actressMollyShannon joined the cast members of NBC's “Saturday Night Live” from 1995 to 2001 and widely known for creating the character of nerdy Catholic school girl Mary Katherine Gallagher, which she later brought to the big screen in the 1999 film Superstar.
In Shaker Heights, Ohio, MollyShannon was born on September 16, 1964, to parents Jim F. Shannon (sales manager; born in 1929) and Peg Shannon (teacher; born in 1935; died in 1969).
Molly, who has used the tragedy as a motivation for her life, later went on to graduate from Hawken School in Gates Mills, Ohio.
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MollyShannon's presence is sorely missed on "Saturday Night Live" but not you can relive some of her finest moments with this DVD.
MollyShannon is pure genius when it comes to her characters and their development.
MollyShannon never goes for the lowest common denominator (unfortunately not like some of her colleagues on SNL sometimes) in her humor.
MollyShannon is in negotiations to star in the MGM/Jim Henson Pictures family comedy "Good Boy." more...
MollyShannon admits it was a bit of serendipity that brought boyfriend Fritz Chestnut into her life.
MollyShannon is in final negotiations to join the cast of Dimension Films' comedy The Guest, along with Carmen Electra and David Koechner, who would take on smaller roles in the David Zucker-directed project.
MollyShannon first received recognition for her talent in 1995 when she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live.
Molly quickly became one of the show's most popular performers with a variety of funny, skit characters including the ever popular Catholic girl, Mary Katherine Gallagher, a role which Shannon expanded into the feature film Superstar.
Shannon will next be seen in Ron Howard's How the Grinch Stole Christmas, where she plays Betty Lou Who.
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There is the NPR radio sketch with Alec Baldwin and his Schweaty Balls, and one of my favorite sketches with Will Ferrell and MollyShannon having a blind date in an airport bar.
Of course there are some of Shannon's recurring characters like 50 year old Sally O'Malley, Joyologist Helen Madden and two Mary Katherine Gallagher sketches.
So overall I'm not sure I would recommend buying this one, unless you are a huge MollyShannon fan or an SNL completist.
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Disclaimer: Yes, I know it's actually spelled "Mary Katherine Gallagher" but after having a hard time finding a Mary Catherine name that wasn't already taken (it seems like there's a site or username for every spelling there is!), I decided to go with my own spelling.
Also, I'm in no way affiliated with Saturday Night Live or MollyShannon.
I just laugh everytime I see MCG (or MKG if you're picky), so I'm hoping this site will bring a little smile to you as well.
