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SNL cast members news

The gist

NBC confirmed Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter will join SNL as featured players for Season 52.
The hires cap a reshuffle that has thinned the show's veteran ranks.

How it unfolded

  1. September 2025SNL added five cast members: Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, Veronika Slowikowska and Ben Marshall.
  2. 2025Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner and Bowen Yang departed SNL; Nwodim's exit came as a surprise ahead of Season 51.
  3. December 2025Bowen Yang left mid-season.

Sources

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