Early Reactions to Nasim Pedrad

There's not a lot you can say about Nasim Pedrad's first "real" Saturday Night Live appearance.  She didn't do a great deal and was completely upstaged by the other newbie, Jenny Slate, who managed to make her presence known via a bit of FCC-baiting/f-bombing.

As noted at Hot Issues, "Slate's fellow SNL newcomer, Nasim Pedrad also debuted on SNL last night. She did not utter any expletives."

That about sums up the first night of SNL for Pedrad. 
She didn't say "f**k."

She was a little busier on Thursday, introducing herself to the broadcast television world during SNL's Weekend Update spin-off.  She showed off her impersonation of D-list actress (and possessor of a surprisingly hot bikini body--who knew?) Kathy Griffin.

Reaction to Nasim's Griffin seems to be positive.   Here are two different comments indicative of how folks felt about her first shimmy into the SNL limelight.

Amy of Live from New York, It's Saturday Night says, "Also, I just have to mention how much I enjoyed Nasim Pedrad's impression of Kathy Griffin on SNL Weekend Update Thursday - girl's got game!"

The Comic's Comic notes, "...newcomer Nasim Pedrad checked in as Kathy Griffin (kudos on nailing her debut, although odd that the hair people didn't go for a bolder red?)"

So far, so good.  Keep it up, Nasim.

Nasim Pedrad Snags Iranian of the Day Honors

Hey, when your competition is Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, it's not all that tough to secure Iranian of the Day honors, right?  The only way Nasim Pedrad wasn't going to grab the honor on the eve of her first SNL appearance was if someone discovered that she had built a secret nuke facility in her apartment in Irvine, CA.

In any case, Iranian.com was definitely rooting for Pedrad and was rightfully proud of her.  Here's an excerpt from their comments:

The late-night American comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live wasn’t joking when it signed on an Iran-born female cast member today. The show, which has cultivated such talents as Bill Murray, Mike Meyers, and Tina Fey, has hosted a rotating cast of hundreds. But an Iranian-born woman is a first! Born in Tehran, Nasim Pedrad graduated from UCLA and made her name with a one-woman show, “Me, Myself & Iran” (a riff on the less-than-stellar Me, Myself & Irene), which was featured in an HBO Comedy Festival.

Nasim Pedrad Will Need to Grow into Her Role on SNL...

Nasim Pedrad will need to grow into her role on Saturday Night Live if she hopes to replace these Casey Wilson.

Apparently, I'm the only person who was sorry to see Casey Wilson go.  I liked her.  Maybe a little too much.

But I feel more than compensated by the addition of Nasim Pedrad to the cast.

Tonight was her first appearance.  As one would guess, she didn't have a chance to do much.  I'm sure that will change and that she'll do a superb job!