“Saturday Night Live” has added seven new writers ahead of Season 51. The new scribes include actor-writer Jack Bensinger (“Rap World”), stand-up comedian Jo Sunday (Just for Laughs), comic Maddie Wiener (“The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon”), actor and writer Rachel Pegram (“Harley Quinn”), writer-comedian Claire McFadden (Second City) and Maxwell Gay and Tucker Flodman, two newcomers from The Harvard …
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“Saturday Night Live” has set its lineups for the first three episodes of Season 51. Bad Bunny will host the season premiere on Oct. 4, joined by Doja Cat as musical guest. On Oct. 11, Amy Poehler will return to “SNL” with Role Model as the musical guest. Sabrina Carpenter will pull double duty as both host and musical guest on …
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“Bye-bye, Miss Eggy.” Photo: Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images Lorne Michaels doesn’t want Saturday Night Live fans to be too torn up about the cast changes for the 51st season of the show. “The show has always brought people in from different ages and different generations, and it has to,” he told Entertainment Tonight on the Emmys red carpet on …
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“Saturday Night Live” star Chloe Fineman is still processing the sketch show’s recent cast shake-up. The past few weeks have seen the departures of Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Emil Wakim, plus the splitting up of Please Don’t Destroy as Ben Marshall was promoted to main cast, Martin Herlihy moved to writing staff and John Higgins left the …
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Ego Nwodim is one of the Saturday Night Live stars not returning for Season 51 of the NBC late-night sketch show. Although it was believed that the cast for SNL 51 had been set, Nwodim just confirmed she would not be returning this fall. Being one of the most popular cast members of the sketch show has many people reacting …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link “Saturday Night Live” is losing another longtime cast member. Ego Nwodim shared news of her departure on Friday, writing, “The hardest part of a great party is knowing when to say goodnight.” “But after seven unforgettable seasons, I have decided to leave SNL. I am immensely grateful to Lorne for the opportunity, to my castmates, the …
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One more castmember is leaving Saturday Night Live before the show’s 51st season. In an Instagram story posted Friday morning, Ego Nwodim says she had decided to leave the show after seven seasons. Her announcement comes a few days after NBC had seemingly finalized the SNL cast for the coming season, with Nwodim included. “The hardest part of a great …
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As Saturday Night Live shakes things up with its cast going into Season 51, Bowen Yang will miss one co-star in particular. The 5x Emmy nominee recently paid tribute to Heidi Gardner as “a true anchor on that show” after her departure was announced last month, following eight seasons on the NBC sketch comedy series. “You are one of the …
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Kate McKinnon‘s humor put her on the map along time ago – and now she’s revealed she has one on her tongue. The Saturday Night Live alum revealed she suffers from a rare condition called geographic tongue – which is characterized by smooth, red patches on the tongue that resemble a map. While it’s not life threatening, McKinnon, 41, admitted …
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The cast for Saturday Night Live Season 51 has been set as the NBC late-night sketch show prepares to return live on October 4. Following numerous cast departures following the historic Season 50, the ensemble that will be part of the new season has been confirmed. Who is not returning to Saturday Night Live for Season 51? The SNL stars not returning for …
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