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Meet the Cast of SNL's 50th Season
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This is it, everyone. Saturday Night Live returns for its 50th season this month (yes, really, 50) and the cast has officially been unveiled. Streaming LIVE from Rockefeller Center for nearly five decades, SNL has been a pillar for late night comedy and has earned its rightful place in television history. Now, many of your favorites will be returning and a few new faces join the mix for what’s sure to be the best season yet. They went big for the 40th Anniversary special, so who knows what executive producer Lorne Michaels and the crew have in store for the 50th.
When will SNL Season 50 premiere?
The hit sketch comedy show will debut the new season on Sept 28 at 11:30p ET/8:30p PT LIVE on NBC and Peacock. The host and musical guest for the first episode have not been announced, so more SNL news should be dropping soon. To honor the 50th anniversary, NBC will hold a celebratory weekend paying homage to the history and legacy of SNL and conclude with a three-hour live prime time special on Sunday, Feb 16 (yes, Sunday).
Meet the Cast of SNL Season 50
They may not be the original “Not Ready for Prime Time Players”, but these comedians are seasoned SNL veterans.
Michael Che (Weekend Update anchor, since Season 40)
Mikey Day (since Season 42)
Andrew Dismukes (since Season 46)
Chloe Fineman (since Season 45)
Heidi Gardner (since Season 43)
James Austin Johnson (since Season 47)
Colin Jost (Weekend Update anchor, since Season 40)
Ego Nwodim (since Season 44)
Sarah Sherman (since Season 47)
Kenan Thompson (since Season 29)
Bowen Yang (since Season 45)
Season 49 cast members Punkie Johnson, Molly Kearney, and Chloe Troast will not be returning.
New Repertory Players
They’ve proven they've got it. The three featured players from Seasons 48 and 49 have made the jump to repertory players for Season 50.
Marcello Hernández
Michael Longfellow
Devon Walker
New Cast Members
Three new comedians will be joining as featured players for this historic season — Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim, and Jane Wickline. Per NBC’s media release, Padilla, a Bay Area native, has been a member of the comedy troupe Groundlings Main Company since 2021. Wakim is a Lebanese-American comic and was selected as a New Face of Comedy at the 2022 Just for Laughs Comedy Festival. Wickline was a cast member on TikTok’s live show, “Stapleview,” and performs sketch comedy on tour.
How to Watch Saturday Night Live on Peacock
You can watch SNL live Saturday nights on Peacock! If you can’t make it to 11:30p each night, episodes also stream next day on the platform. To get ready for the premiere, you can watch every season of SNL, all 49 of them, on Peacock! Also make sure to check out the collection of top sketches from over the years.
Stream Saturday Night Live on Peacock
