IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Dawn Lazarus
Played by Vanessa Bayer
Dawn Lazarus is Weekend Update's cheerful meteorologist, played by Vanessa Bayer on Saturday Night Live. She delivers storm forecasts in a stream of garbled, invented weather jargon while the anchors try to follow along.
1sketch in the archive
1performer in the role
In character. On screen.
Their moment in the spotlight.
Behind the character
The people in the part.
A little character study
More to the story.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.