IN CHARACTER
A face you won’t forget
Walt Hall
Played by James Austin Johnson
The sponsor announcer played by James Austin Johnson in SNL’s 50s Baseball Broadcast. Walt reads the advertisements and eventually interrupts his own routine to respond to the booth’s conversation.
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.