SNL Music Booker Brian Siedlecki Departs Show after 30 Years
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Key Points:
- Brian Siedlecki, a longtime music booker for Saturday Night Live (SNL), is leaving the show after nearly 30 years, as the program chose not to renew his contract.
- Siedlecki began with SNL as an intern in 1996 and has been instrumental in booking a wide range of musical guests, from legends like Paul McCartney to contemporary stars such as Olivia Rodrigo.
- His departure comes just over a month before SNL’s 52nd season premiere on September 26, following the recent exit of cast member Chloe Fineman after seven seasons.
- NBC declined to comment on staffing changes, and SNL will continue with its other longtime music bookers, Keri Powers and Rebecca Schwartz.
- Fineman cited a new opportunity with David E. Kelley as her reason for leaving, expressing bittersweet feelings about departing from a job she loved.
