Thompson joined the show way back in 2003. With ahead of the season premiere, this is Kenan Thompson's 20th season on the show. Both Jost and Che (himself an SNL staff writer since 2013), currently continue as just regular writers for this season.Īlthough this announcement came the confirmation that the rest of the cast from the previous season would be returned. Jost (an SNL writer since 2005), previously served as head writer from 2012 to 2015 and was in the role for eight accumulative seasons. This makes her the first cast member to leave mid-season since Seth Meyers in 2014 and the first female cast member to leave mid-season since Amy Poehler in 2008.īefore this season started, cast members and Weekend Update anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che, who had been head writers since 2017, resigned from the role after five years on the show. At the time of her departure, she passing her former castmate Kate McKinnon's record (who did 211 episodes) by several months. She then departed several weeks later on the Decemepisode, after being on the show for 11 seasons since 2012, making her the longest-tenured female cast member in the show's history. Returning cast member Cecily Strong missed the first three October episodes, as she will be starring in the one-woman stage play "The Search for Intelligent Life in the Universe." She did return to SNL on the Octoepisode. Moffat and Villaseñor had both been cast members on the show for six seasons since 2016, while Redd had joined in 2017, spending five seasons with the cast. In September 2022, a few weeks prior to the start of the 48th season, the departures of Alex Moffat, Chris Redd, Melissa Villaseñor, and first-year featured player Aristotle Athari were announced. Davidson had been hired one year after Mooney, joining the show for its fortieth season in 2014, and ended up spending eight seasons with the cast. Mooney had joined the show for its 39th season in 2013, spending nine seasons as a cast member. Bryant had been a cast member on the show for ten seasons since 2012. McKinnon had spent eleven seasons on the show since 2012. The departures of longtime cast members Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, and Kyle Mooney were announced during the season 47 finale. In the leadup to the previous season, Deadline and Variety, four longtime cast members are expected to leave SNL after spending respective their eighth, ninth, tenth, and eleventh seasons. The 48th season of Saturday Night Live commenced on October 1, 2022, with host Miles Teller and musical guest Kendrick Lamar.Įight cast members from season 47 left the show prior to the beginning of the season.
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