"Losing Bowen would have been very, very tough," said an "SNL" source of Lorne Michaels' big move to keep Yang on board.

Earlier today, Lorne Michaels began his yearly ritual of tossing departing SNL writers and cast members into a volcano with ...

NBC's Saturday Night Live Season 50 main cast and featured players include Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim, Devon Walker, Chloe Fineman, Jane Wickline, Ashley Padilla, ...

The changes in the weeks leading up to season 51 are part of a well-established pattern in the show's long history.