Saturday Night Live is ready for Season 51.
Deadline understands that the cast shake-up, which saw four people including Heidi Gardner exit and five people including Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall join, is now complete, according to industry sources.
The news comes after a big night at the Creative Arts Emmy for the show, and its 50th anniversary special, which won 11 awards.
Che returning answers one of the biggest questions given that he is wont to suggest that he is leaving the show. However, after Colin Jost’s wife Scarlett Johansson confirmed that her husband would be returning for Season 51 , Deadline has learned that Che will also be back behind the Weekend Update desk with him.
It means that the cast now consists of 18 people: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, C