SNL’s new season is making headlines with cast updates. See who’s back for season 51 and which fan-favorites are leaving the iconic show

On Aug. 28, Variety claimed that Heidi Gardner was leaving SNL after eight seasons. In Season 50, she was the show's longest-serving female star, having joined in 2017. Gardner went viral in 2024 when she couldn't stop laughing during the hilarious Beavis and Butt-Head sketch. "I will love to talk about it forever," she told Gold Derby at the time.

The "SNL" shake-up is continuing as another star exits Studio 8H. Emil Wakim is leaving "Saturday Night Live" after one season, he revealed in an Aug. 27 Instagram post. The comedian made clear in an emotional and slightly irreverent announcement that it ...

Heading into Season 51, “Saturday Night Live” remains a force. It finished the 2024-25 season as the #1 broadcast entertainment series in the coveted 18-49 demo, cementing its reputation as both a pop culture machine and a live television event that still drives conversation.

Nwodim joined "Saturday Night Live" in 2018 ahead of Season 44 and earned repertory status for Season 46. In addition to "SNL," she has appeared in Peacock's "Poker Face" and "Mr. Throwback," as well as Netflix's "Little Brother."