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Saturday Night Liveis going to look a lot different heading into its 47th season.
Cast membersBeck Bennettand Lauren Holt will not be back when the long-running sketch series returns in October, PEOPLE confirms.
SNL’s 2021-2022 ensemble cast includesAidy Bryant,Michael Che,Pete Davidson, Mikey Day,Heidi Gardner,Colin Jost,Kate McKinnon,Alex Moffat,Kyle Mooney,Ego Nwodim,Chris Redd,Cecily Strong,Kenan Thompson.
Melissa Villaseñor.Chloe FinemanandBowen Yangwere promoted to repertory cast status for season 47.
Aristotle Athari, James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman will joinPunkie Johnsonand Andrew Dismukes as this season’s featured cast members.
Holt joinedSNLas a featured player last year and is departing the show after just one season. The comedian has not yet publicly addressed her exit.
Bennett joined the NBC series as a featured player in 2013 and became an ensemble cast member two years later.
During his years-long run onSNL, the 36-year-old has shown off his many celebrity impressions, includingBill Clinton,Mike Pence,Vladimir PutinandJake Tapper.
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“Love you, SNL. Gonna miss you so much,” hewrote on InstagramMonday alongside several photos. “Thank you for 8 years of remarkable people and incredible experiences that completely changed my life.”
Bennett added: “I had so much fun.”
On Saturday,Owen Wilsonwill host the 47th season premiere.Kacey Musgraveswill serve as the musical guest.
As for the rest of October,Kim Kardashian Westwill host on Oct. 9 asHalseyperforms,Rami Malekis hosting the Oct. 16 episode as Young Thug will be musical guest andSNLalumJason Sudeikiswill return to host asBrandi Carlileperforms on Oct. 23.
SNLrecentlywon an Emmy Awardfor outstanding variety sketch series.
Season 47 ofSaturday Night Livepremieres Saturday at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC.
source: people.com
