After months of waiting, it's almost time to say "Live from New York, it's Saturday Night!" And we finally know the details about the cast, hosts, premiere dates and more. Saturday Night Live, the iconic comedy variety show created by producer Lorne Michaels,

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Nwodim is one of five people exiting “SNL ” before its new season, joining Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim. Five new cast members, including Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska, will join the series.

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Ego Nwodim says she’s excited about moving on to new challenges, and that the NBC comedy show is a “stepping stone.”

Saturday Night Live” returns for Season 51 on Oct. 4, 2025, after cast shakeups that saw the departure of Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim.

The news follows a string of recent cast departures as the storied program prepares for its 51st season. Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow have said they're leaving the show. Multiple news outlets reported that cast mainstay Heidi Gardner was also departing the show.

It beat Netflix’s Beyoncé Bowl, the Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show Starring Kendrick Lamar, The Oscars and its own SNL50: The Homecoming Concert. Presented the award from his former SNL star Tina Fey, Lorne Michaels was nostalgic, having first won the Outstanding Variety Series award in 1976.

Lorne Michaels and company might not have been ready for primetime when the sketch show launched on NBC in 1975, but that didn’t stop the TV Academy from handing them four Emmys for the first season.