Meet the Season 50 Cast of 'Saturday Night Live'

The landmark 50 ^th season of Saturday Night Live premieres Sept. 28, and the new season of the hit show will see the return of some beloved cast members as well as the addition of some new faces .

Saturday Night Live is no stranger to cast changes. Comedian Punkie Johnson , who joined the show in 2020, departed the series this year, as did Molly Kearny and Chloe Troast. Taking their place will be three new featured players, along with more than a dozen alumni.

Kenan Thompson

Kenan Thompson holds the crown for the most years spent as a part of Saturday Night Live , joining the cast of the American institution in 2003. This year, he'll be back for a record 21 ^st season.

Colin Jost

Weekend Update anchor and recent Olympic surfing commentator Colin Jost will be back at the table for another unforgettable season of the show. This year marks Jost's 10-year anniversary with SNL .

Michael Che

Jost's Weekend Update co-anchor is also back for another season, similarly celebrating his 10 years with the show this year. Jost and Che's co-hosting gig have made them the longest-running Weekend Update anchors in the show's half-century history.

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Mikey Day

Mikey Day returns to SNL for another season, closing in on the decade mark after joining in 2016.

Heidi Gardner

Heidi Gardner is also coming back for another season—her eighth since joining in 2017.

Ego Nwodim

Ego Nwodim is back for another season, marking her seventh since joining the show in 2018.

Bowen Yang

Bowen Yang has become a household name since joining the show in 2019. He starred in movies like Fire Island and is set to share the screen with Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked this November.

Chloe Fineman

Chloe Fineman joined the show in 2019 and is back for season 50.

Andrew Dismukes

Andrew Dismukes became a part of the SNL family in 2020 and is slated to return for season 50.

Sarah Sherman

Sarah Sherman joined SNL in 2021 and is back for her fourth season this year.

James Austin Johnson

James Austin Johnson, who launched his SNL career back in 2021, is back for his fourth season this year.

Devon Walker

Devon Walker did stand-up on Comedy Central in the early days of his career. He joined SNL in 2022 after working as a writer on the series Big Mouth and Everything Is Trash .

Michael Longfellow

Michael Longfellow was a rising comedy star prior to joining the show in 2022. This year, he's back for his third season.

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Marcello Hernández

Marcello Hernández made history as the show's first Gen Z cast member. This year marks his third season as a part of the show's cast.

Jane Wickline

Jane Wickline is one of three new featured players being added to the cast this year. She's toured as a sketch comedian, making for some useful experience going into the world's biggest sketch comedy show.

Emil Wakim

Emil Wakim is another new addition this year, but he's no stranger to comedy on TV, having made his first comedy appearance on The Tonight Show in 2022. He'll be making history as the show's first Lebanese American cast member.

Ashley Padilla

Ashley Padilla rounds out the group of newcomers. A Bay Area native, she's made appearances on Night Court and Curb Your Enthusiasm.