IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Cecil (12 Days Not a Slave)
Played by Jay Pharoah
Cecil is a newly freed man in Saturday Night Live’s 12 Days Not a Slave, played by Jay Pharoah. Twelve days after emancipation, his cheerful belief that everyone shares his joy collides with the hostility around him in a Southern bar.
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.
Seen in the same sketches
They’re in good company.
One great character.
A whole cast to discover.