Who Left, Who Joined and Who Stayed
Variety • • entertainment
Key Points:
- "Saturday Night Live" has finalized its cast for Season 52, premiering on September 26, with most of last season's ensemble returning.
- Bowen Yang left mid-Season 51, Chloe Fineman announced her departure in July, and Martin Herlihy is also not returning this season.
- All five freshmen from Season 51—Ben Marshall, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, Tommy Brennan, and Veronika Slowikowska—are returning for another year.
- Veteran cast members including Kenan Thompson, Colin Jost, Michael Che, and Mikey Day, along with fan favorites like Sarah Sherman and James Austin Johnson, remain on the show.
- New cast additions are Grace Reiter, a Wisconsin-born comedian known for "The Chair Company," and Saidah Belo-Osagie, a New York-based filmmaker and comedian with a solo show called "Saidah Gets Closure."
