Saturday Night Live Is Experiencing a Significant Cast Shakeup

Since its first season back in 1975, Saturday Night Live has been entertaining loyal viewers with interesting content and charismatic hosts. To start off season 48, SNL recruited several industry professionals to fill in the gap left by a number of long-time cast members that recently left the series.

Saturday Night Live Cast Changes

It appears that this year, Saturday Night Live is doing its best to navigate a significant shakeup when it comes to changes in the cast. After the season 47 finale, several veteran members of the series left the show. This includes Kyle Mooney, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, and Aidy Bryant, to name a few. On September first, it was confirmed that Aristotle Athari, Alex Moffat, and Melissa Villaseñor will also be taking their leave. Chris Redd was the most recent to announce his departure from the show.

Expected New Hosts and Guests

Returning on October first, the long-running sketch series will be hosted by Miles Teller for the very first time. Kendrick Lamar will join the Top Gun: Maverick star for the premiere of the first episode, where he will be the musical guest for the third time. On October eighth, viewers will get to see Willow as the musical guest with Brendan Gleeson as the host. Rap enthusiasts can rejoice as Megan Thee Stallion will double as host and musical guest on October 15th.

The most recent announcement of who will be joining the show includes Molly Kearney, Marcello Hernandez, Devon Walker, and Michael Longfellow. It’s worth tuning in to see the new lineup of talented hosts and guests that this season has to offer!