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'Saturday Night Live' Season 51 Cast - 13 Returning, 5 Leaving, 5 New Stars Join!

Saturday Night Live is back for Season 51 tonight (October 4)!

Season 51 of the long-running NBC sketch comedy series will premiere this evening with Bad Bunny as host and Doja Cat performing, and there have been some pretty major changes this time around.

Some longtime stars of the show are returning, while others are exiting. There are also some newcomers leaving after only a short time with the show.

Click through to find out who is returning and who is leaving…

'Saturday Night Live' Season 51 Cast Members Announced - 13 Big Stars Returning, 5 Leaving, 5 Joining!

The entire Saturday Night Live Season 51 cast has finally been revealed amid speculation about who’s staying and who’s leaving.

Season 51 of the long-running NBC sketch comedy series will premiere on October 4, and there have been some pretty major changes this time around.

Some longtime stars of the show are returning, while others are exiting. There are also some newcomers leaving after only a short time with the show.

Click through to find out who is returning and who is leaving…

'SNL' Cast Changes 2025: 5 New Featured Players Announced, 4 Stars Leaving, Only 1 More Cast Member Confirmed So Far

NBC is slowly revealing cast updates for the upcoming 51st season of Saturday Night Live and some new featured players were just announced.

One longtime member of the writing staff, who has appeared in sketches over the years, is now part of the cast for the first time alongside four newcomers.

We also know that one regular cast member is confirmed to return, plus four actors have already revealed they’re leaving the show.

Saturday Night Live‘s 51st season will premiere on October 4. A host and musical guest have not yet been announced. More cast shakeups will likely be on the way before the full cast announcement.

Click through the slideshow for all the changes coming to SNL in season 51…

'Saturday Night Live' 2025 Cast Changes: 4 Stars Leaving, Only 1 Person Confirmed to Return, Plus Rumored Newcomers!

The 51st season of Saturday Night Live is in the works and there are major shakeups happening among the cast and also in the writers’ room.

After the monumental season 50, many cast members are already confirmed to be leaving the show and right now, there is only one star who is safe and will definitely be back.

Saturday Night Live‘s 51st season will premiere on October 4. A host and musical guest have not yet been announced. More cast shakeups will likely be on the way before the full cast announcement.

Click through the slideshow for all the changes coming to SNL in season 51…

Emil Wakim to Exit 'Saturday Night Live' Ahead of Season 21

Emil Wakim is leaving Saturday Night Live.

The 27-year-old comedian, who was a featured player on the NBC sketch comedy series for one season, is leaving ahead of the premiere of Season 51.

He confirmed the news himself in a statement on social media on Wednesday (August 27).

Keep reading to find out more…More Here! »

'Saturday Night Live' 2025 Cast Updates: 14 Stars Returned, 3 Actors Exited, 3 New Featured Players for Season 50

We’re currently in the middle of Saturday Night Live‘s landmark 50th season and there were some changes to the cast this year.

11 of your favorite full-time cast members returned and three of the featured players from last season were promoted to main cast members.

Two full-time stars left the show and aren’t on the current season and one of last year’s featured players revealed she was not asked back. There are also three new featured players joining the cast for season 50.

SNL season 50 airs on Saturday nights at 11:30pm ET on NBC and Peacock.

Browse through the slideshow to see which cast members are returning and leaving…

Scarlett Johansson & Colin Jost Enjoy Rare Date Night At American Museum of Natural History's Museum Gala 2024

Scarlett Johansson and Colin Jost enjoyed a very rare public date night at The American Museum of Natural History’s 2024 Museum Gala on Thursday night (December 5) in New York City.

The longtime couple posed for photos together on the red carpet at the American Museum of Natural History.

For the occasion, Scarlett wore a black velvet ballgown with pockets while Colin opted for a sleek tuxedo.

They were joined at the event by many of Colin‘s Saturday Night Live costars and some other stars, including Paul Mescal. 72-year-old sports analyst is the former head coach of the New England Patriots Bill Belichick also made his red carpet debut with his 24-year-old girlfriend Jordon Hudson!

We pulled together all of the photos from the event so that you could easily see who was there and what they wore!

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