Gail Matthius

Gail Matthius is an American actress and comedian. She was a cast member of NBC's Saturday Night Live during the 1980–1981 season (produced by Jean Doumanian), and co-anchored the Weekend Update segment with Charles Rocket in 1981.

Early life and career A native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and graduate of Gustavus Adolphus College, Matthius had performed at The Comedy Store in Los Angeles prior to successfully auditioning for Saturday Night Live (SNL).

Saturday Night Live In 2015, the magazine Rolling Stone ranked Matthius at, out of 141 cast members, the 74th best of Saturday Night Live, calling her, "A flicker of hope in the Saturday Night Live 1980 debacle, with a sharp valley girl mall-chick character named Vickie. Matthius and Vickie both deserved better." During her audition, she performed opposite Joe Piscopo as well as Paul Reubens. Their house in Pacific Palisades burned down on January 9, 2025, in the Palisades fire.