The 2025 Saturday Night Live cast shakeup stirred quite a debate online as new featured players joined the show. Among the most shocking exits came from Ego Nwodim , who was a fan-favorite for seven seasons on the NBC sketch comedy series. So, why did Ego leave SNL ?

Here, Hollywood Life explains everything we know about Ego’s departure from SNL and more about the season 51 cast.

Who Is in the SNL Season 51 Cast?

The following are the current cast members on SNL :

Main Players:

Michael Che

Mikey Day

Andrew Dismukes

Chloe Fineman

Marcello Hernández

James Austin Johnson

Colin Jost

Sarah Sherman

Kenan Thompson

Bowen Yang

Featured Players:

Tommy Brennan

Jeremy Culhane

Ben Marshall

Ashley Padilla

Kam Patterson

Veronika Slowikowska

Jane Wickline

Why Did

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