October 11, 2025 will officially mark 50 years to the date that "Saturday Night Live" has been on the air. Across those 50 years, there have been a total of 172 comedians who have been part of the show's cast, from stars of its early years like Chevy Chase and Gilda Radner, to current cast members like James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman. The upcoming season 51 has even added a whopping five new cast members to its roster: Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska.

As these new hires will soon find out, "SNL" has and always will be a Mecca for sketch comedy, where only the best of the best have a shot at becoming legendary names in the halls of 30 Rock. While recent years have seen performers like Kate McKinnon, Pete Davidson, and Bowen Yang b

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