There'll be some changes made at SNL this season

[BuffaloKyle]

Surprise departure as Lorne had announced the cast had been set for season 51. Ego Nwodim is leaving the show. That will mean there will not be a black female cast member now.

“SNL” shocker: Ego Nwodim announces she's 'decided to leave' after 7 seasons

 

 

 

[BuffaloKyle]

The first batch of hosts and musical guests for Saturday Night Live season 51 has been announced! For the premiere episode on Oct. 4, Bad Bunny is serving as host, with Doja Cat acting as the musical guest.

The following week on Oct. 11, the episode will be hosted by SNL alum Amy Poehler with musical guest Role Model.

And on Oct. 18, Sabrina Carpenter is pulling double duty as both host and musical guest.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/snl-season-51-announced-its-first-batch-of-hosts-and-musical-guests/ar-AA1LqFM0?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=68cc8216750744b28c17d1d6996783f1&ei=7

 

[samhexum]

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[Guest MikeThomas]

On 9/18/2025 at 5:07 PM, BuffaloKyle said:

The first batch of hosts and musical guests for Saturday Night Live season 51 has been announced! For the premiere episode on Oct. 4, Bad Bunny is serving as host, with Doja Cat acting as the musical guest.

The following week on Oct. 11, the episode will be hosted by SNL alum Amy Poehler with musical guest Role Model.

And on Oct. 18, Sabrina Carpenter is pulling double duty as both host and musical guest.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/snl-season-51-announced-its-first-batch-of-hosts-and-musical-guests/ar-AA1LqFM0?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=68cc8216750744b28c17d1d6996783f1&ei=7

 

I’m so old… I have no clue who Bad Bunny, Doja, Role Model, or Sabrina Carpenter are!

[samhexum]

Josh O'Connor be hostin' tonight.

[samhexum]

SNL Shocker: Bowen Yang Leaving After 8 Seasons - TVLine

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After eight seasons at SNL, Bowen Yang is leaving the NBC series — find out when his last episode will air.

 

[BuffaloKyle]

1 hour ago, samhexum said:

SNL Shocker: Bowen Yang Leaving After 8 Seasons - TVLine

WWW.TVLINE.COM

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After eight seasons at SNL, Bowen Yang is leaving the NBC series — find out when his last episode will air.

 

Not a huge surprise as he had to be convinced to come back for this season. The only surprise of course is that he's leaving midseason with tomorrow's episode his last one.

Edited December 19, 2025 by BuffaloKyle

[samhexum]

7 minutes ago, BuffaloKyle said:

Not a huge surprise as he had to be convinced to come back for this season. The only surprise of course is that he's leaving midseason with tomorrow's episode his last one.

I guess you can say he's Bowen out on his own terms.

[samhexum]

 

[BuffaloKyle]

We have our first SNL cast member departure announcement of this summer. Chloe Fineman is leaving after seven seasons.

 Chloe Fineman leaving ‘SNL’ after 7 seasons

Here is the current cast list then:

Repertory players

Michael Che
Mikey Day
Andrew Dismukes
Chloe Fineman (announced departure on July 16)
Marcello Hernández
James Austin Johnson
Colin Jost
Sarah Sherman
Kenan Thompson
Bowen Yang  (left mid season, final episode on December 20, 2025)

Featured players

Tommy Brennan
Jeremy Culhane
Ben Marshall
Ashley Padilla
Kam Patterson
Veronika Slowikowska
Jane Wickline

[jeezifonly]

Lorne can shuffle cast members in and out, but keeping a 90m format puts way too much unfunny material on the air every week. Good comedy writers have more options now, and SNL is no longer the zenith it was. A fan since its first broadcast in '75, I can now be relied upon to not watch it every week.