Supporting characters include Taran Killam as the show's announcer since October 2, 2010 (originally Will Forte from October 17, 2009 to March 6, 2010), Vanessa Bayer (originally Jenny Slate from October 17, 2009 to March 6, 2010) and Cecily Strong (originally Nasim Pedrad as Poppy from October 17, 2009 to February 18, 2012) as the backup singers with Bayer's character named Pippa, Fred Armisen as a Kenny G-like saxophone player named Giuseppe, and Jason Sudeikis as an overzealous backup dancer dressed in a tracksuit named Vance.