Snl cast changes1/16/2024 ![]() ![]() She apparently considered leaving the show after her ninth season in 2021, telling InStyle at the time "I've gone back and forth, like, 'Should I write something on Instagram?' But I hadn't decided, and I still haven't." This isn't the first time Strong's SNL future has been a question ahead of a new season. The fact that SNL honcho Lorne Michaels is among the play's producers is another encouraging sign that two haven't severed ties. Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson missed seven episodes apeice last year, while Strong herself skipped three episodes in January while she was starring in the same play's New York production. As the show's reperatory has mushroomed in size in recent years, it's allowed its more veteran cast members to dip in and out over the course of a season as they juggle multiple projects. The apparent conflict doesn't necessarily mean Strong is leaving SNL. Longing for past SNL stars is part of being a fan.Is Cecily Strong Saturday Night Live's next high profile departure? While there's been no official word from Strong or NBC, the SNL vet is starring in an LA-based production of The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe, opening September 28th at the Mark Taper Forum just as the show she's called home for ten years begins its 48th season. Jordan ( Black Panther: Wakanda Forever) helms the 11th episode (with Lil Baby performing).īut it’s okay to miss Cecily Strong, Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, and maybe even Pete Davidson. And the first two episodes of Season 48’s second half look promising: Aubrey Plaza ( The White Lotus) hosts the 10th episode (with musical guest Sam Smith), and Michael B. But with 12 episodes to go, they have time to come up. No standouts have emerged among the new cast members Mollie Keaney, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, and Marcello Hernandez. The rest of the cast is strong, with repertory players like Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, and Bowen Yang (we’re still laughing at his queer Krampus character) and featured players like James Austin Johnson (a way better Trump than Alec Baldwin) and the delightfully weird Sarah Sherman. We still have Kenan Thompson proving in every sketch why he’s the cast’s elder statesman and anchors Colin Jost and Michael Che still hold it down on “Weekend Update.” ![]() And we’d have rather seen musical host Lizzo do double-duty instead of Austin Butler’s boring heartthrob act in the ninth episode (he wasn’t bad in Elvis, though). (BTW, who gets to star in a major film on his first-ever audition? The rapper du jour.)ĭespite his considerable acting chops, Brendan Gleeson’s episode (the second) was lukewarm. Rapper Jack Harlow hosted (and performed on) the Halloween episode-probably, as evidenced by his sketch appearances, for much-needed acting practice. Instead, we’ve had a mixed bag.ĭave Chappelle’s episode-six turn spawned the hilarious “Potato Hole” sketch, but was widely panned for avoiding one controversy (his transphobic comments) and stumbling into another with his comments about Kanye West’s anti-Semitism. Some of the hosts, however, have been, well, underwhelming. There have been some brilliant sketches like “BeReal” (from the S48 season premiere), “Potato Hole” (episode six), and “A Christmas Carol” (episode eight)-and let’s not forget the return of Tom Hanks as David S. Whether or not S48 finishes stronger than S47 remains to be seen. ![]()
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