They're baaack! The following 12 Saturday Night Live stars will return for Season 51: Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Colin Jost, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, and Bowen Yang, plus featured players Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline.

The SNL stars not returning for Season 51 include Heidi Gardner (after eight seasons), Michal Longfellow (after three seasons), Devon Walker (after three seasons), Emil Wakim (after one season), and John Higgins, who was part of the Please Don’t Destroy troupe that joined the late-night show in 2021.

“Saturday Night Live” has announced the hosts and musical guests for the first three episodes of season 51.

Lorne Michaels opens up about Saturday Night Live cast after promising shake-up: ‘Change is good’ - Ego Nwodim recently became the latest cast member to exit following the hiring of five new faces

Ego Nwodim is one of the Saturday Night Live stars not returning for Season 51 of the NBC late-night sketch show. Although it was believed that the cast for SNL 51 had been set, Nwodim just confirmed she would not be returning this fall.

There’s no new episode of “Saturday Night Live” on tonight, Saturday, Sept. 13. Season 51 of “SNL” premieres on Saturday, Oct. 4. The host and musical guest for the premiere have not been announced yet, although some fans have speculated that Taylor Swift might appear on the season premiere.