Saturday Night Live is going to look different in 2025.
NBC’s iconic late-night sketch comedy show returns for its 51st season on Oct. 4, but with five new cast members on the heels of several high-profile departures.
Ben Marshall, already an “SNL” writer, will become a featured player, along with newcomers Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.
The additions follow a string of cast departures in the past month. Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow confirmed last week on their social media accounts that they are leaving the show.
Multiple news outlets reported that cast mainstay Heidi Gardner was also departing the show, but neither Gardner nor NBC have publicly confirmed.
Here is a look at the cast members. They officially join the show whe