SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE LIVE FUN in popular culture has been laughing and opening the stage for exceptional music artists for 50 years. The show was made by Lorne Michaels and original cast members included Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner and many others who perform 90 minutes of sketching comedy that would penetrate the Zeitgeist.
This history was celebrated in February with a three -hour special. But now it’s time to continue to season 51, premiered on October 4.
Here is everything you need to know, including cast changes, hosting tasks and ways to coordinate.
Snl Cast leave
Over the years, SNL has launched the careers of many comedians, including Tina Fey, Will Ferrell and Eddie Murphy. Cast members come and go of course; The schedule of the show is very demanding and the series is only a small part of the general career process of many artists. (Kenan Thompson, who has been with the show for 22 years, has earned the title of longest serving Cast member.)
After the historic season 50 was packed, it was announced that various cast members would not return. That’s as Michaels said Puck In August he stood for ‘the pressure to reinvent’.
Cast members Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Devon Walker are all out, as well as writers Celeste Yim and Rosebud Baker, according to reporting by Rolling stone.
Ego Nwodim was mentioned as active for season 51, but announced her decision to leave the show at the beginning of September. During her performance at the Fast Company Innovation Festival, she explained the move.
“SNL is always meant as a step,” said Nwodim. “There are so many ideas where I have not had time to create, and I am looking forward to doing that. Things such as directing and writing in a different capacity.”
Returning SNL -cast members
Not everyone leaves. Thompson will continue his long reign and Michael Che and Colin Jost will continue to anchor the popular segment “Weekend update”.
They will be accompanied by familiar faces James Austin Johnson, Chloe Fineman, Sarah Sherman, Andrew Dismukes, Mikey Day, Bowen Yang, Marcello Hernández, Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline.
SNL CAST additions
This season there will be five new faces that adorn the screen, including Veronika Slowikowska, which is best known for her internet comedy sketches and her performances on tires and what we do in the shade, and Kam Patterson, known for its daring stand-up comedy. Jeremy Culhane, who is Tiktok-Famous, also joined the cast in American Vandal and the sex life of college girls, as well as Tommy Brennan, who was only mentioned for Laugh’s’ new face of comedy in 2023 and also opened for Nikki Glaser and Taylor Tombin.
Ben Marshall, who was previously in the Schrijverzaal and please do not destroy part of the video -producing trio “, will take a step to participate in the cast. Please do not destroy it will no longer be affiliated with SNL, but the group stays together. Regarding the other members of the trio, Martin Herlihy will continue to leave as a writer for SNL, but John Higgins will leave to pursue other creative roads.
Host and musical guest for the 51 premiere season
The first host of season 51 is Bad Bunny. He is no stranger to SNL’s Studio 8h; He organized earlier during season 49 and was the last musical guest of season 50. It was a big week before the star: it was also announced that he will attach the super bowl lx -half -time show of next year. The first musical guest of this season is Doja Cat.
How to tun up
SNL’s season 51 Première will be broadcast on October 4 at 11.30 p.m. at NBC.
Traditional cable subscribers, and people with an over-the-air antenna with reception, are already ready for laughter.
Cord cutters have access to the show on the Peacock streaming service, as well as some others. YouTube TV, Hulu + Live TV, Fubo and DirectV stream all wear NBC in most cases, but make sure that the regional differences of the services are checked.
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