--- title: Ashley Padilla: TIME100 Next 2026 description: Find out how Ashley Padilla is shaping the future and defining the next generation of leadership. canonical: https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/ashley-padilla/ article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2026-09-30T11:02:15.500Z article:modified_time: 2026-09-30T11:02:15.637Z og:title: Ashley Padilla Is on the 2026 TIME100 Next og:description: Find out why Ashley Padilla is on this year’s list og:url: https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/ashley-padilla/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff1e6272b764ee9b/6ab5549a0717110e0036d6cc/t100next_ph_padilla_web_003.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y25.49 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Ashley Padilla Is on the 2026 TIME100 Next og:type: article twitter:card: summary twitter:title: Ashley Padilla Is on the 2026 TIME100 Next twitter:description: Find out why Ashley Padilla is on this year’s list twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff1e6272b764ee9b/6ab5549a0717110e0036d6cc/t100next_ph_padilla_web_003.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y25.49 --- Sep 30, 2026 # Ashley Padilla > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. ## Video: Tales from Studio 8H with Ashley Padilla [Watch (HLS stream): Tales from Studio 8H with Ashley Padilla](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6D6ovKXg.m3u8) (2:13)  _Published 2026-09-30_ by Bob Odenkirk  Art Direction and Set Art by Jana Frost for TIME; Photography by Stefano Giuliano for TIME Ashley Padilla came to [_Saturday Night Live_](https://time.com/7225793/snl-50-anniversary-celebration-recap/)fully formed and ready to roll. She hopped on the back of the beast with confidence and steely fortitude. Her inspiration was her family, who are, in her words, “frankly, unable to be serious.” High marks to her hardworking, and hilarious, mom, who encouraged her to chase her dream. _Read TIME’s interview with Ashley Padilla_ [_here_](https://time.com/article/2026/09/30/ashley-padilla-time100-next/)_._  Art Direction and Set Art by Jana Frost for TIME; Photography by Stefano Giuliano for TIME Ashley’s self-­awareness, skills, and fearless willingness to “get up there and laugh at myself” brought us the lady with the worst (and most expensive) haircut ever (“I like it,” she sadly insists); the woman trying to tell a joke about dogs; and, of course, “MAGA Mom,” who confesses she is beginning to “feel like ... he might be ... bad for our country.” She creates beautiful, human comedy out of small moments, with precision and joy that somehow always comes from a place of love. Sketch comedy can crystallize the human condition like no other art form—it beats ol’ Shakespeare hands down—and Ashley delivers on this promise. She shows us recognizable people who, in compromised moments, fight like hell to restore their dignity; who can’t let it go; and who remind us of us ... if we can take it. _Odenkirk is an actor, producer, and Emmy-­winning writer_ --- _Art Direction and Set Art by Jana Frost for TIME; Photography by Stefano Giuliano for TIME; Hair by Joseph Maine at A-Frame Agency; Makeup by Andrea Ventura at The Only Agency; Styling by Tom Broecker; Cover: Wolford tights, Stuart Weitzman boots; Staircase look: Aknvas dress, Wolford tights, Lanvin shoes, vintage YSL pin._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Article","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/ashley-padilla/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/ashley-padilla/"},"headline":"Ashley Padilla","datePublished":"2026-09-30T11:02:15.500Z","dateModified":"2026-09-30T11:02:15.637Z","description":"","url":"https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/ashley-padilla/","keywords":["TIME100 Next 2026","list","franchise","Accolades","Magazine"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff1e6272b764ee9b/6ab5549a0717110e0036d6cc/t100next_ph_padilla_web_003.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y25.49&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Bob Odenkirk"}],"creator":"Bob Odenkirk","articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltff1e6272b764ee9b/6ab5549a0717110e0036d6cc/t100next_ph_padilla_web_003.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675%2Coffset-x0.00%2Coffset-y25.49&height=675","width":1200,"height":675}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/","name":"TIME100 Next 2026: The World's Most Influential Rising Stars"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/ashley-padilla/","name":"Ashley Padilla"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Tales from Studio 8H with Ashley Padilla","description":"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/6D6ovKXg/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-09-30T11:00:00.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/6D6ovKXg.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/ashley-padilla/","duration":"PT2M13S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/collection/time100-next/2026/ashley-padilla/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```