{"id":38848,"date":"2025-09-18T19:27:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:27:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38848"},"modified":"2025-09-18T19:27:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T19:27:49","slug":"snl-unveils-first-look-at-season-51-after-major-cast-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=38848","title":{"rendered":"\u2018SNL\u2019 unveils first look at Season 51 after major cast shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d Season 51 is going to have a star-studded start.<\/p>\n

The NBC series\u00a0announced Thursday<\/a>\u00a0that Bad Bunny, Amy Poehler and Sabrina Carpenter will host the first three episodes of\u00a0the new season.<\/a><\/p>\n

Bad Bunny, 31, will emcee the Season 51 premiere on Oct. 4, while Doja Cat will be the musical guest.<\/p>\n

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Bad Bunny will host \u201cSNL\u201d on Oct. 4.Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Amy Poehler will host \u201cSNL\u201d on Oct. 11.Getty Images for Peabody Awards<\/p>\n

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Sabrina Carpenter will host the sketch comedy show on Oct. 18.Getty Images for MTV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The King of Latin Trap hosted the show for the first time in 2023, when he also served as the musical guest. He returned as the musical guest for the Season 50 finale\u00a0hosted by Scarlett Johansson<\/a>\u00a0in May.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption>Poehler, 54, will return to Studio 8H to host the second episode of Season 51 on Oct. 11. She will be joined by musical guest Role Model.<\/p>\n

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Doja Cat will perform on \u201cSNL\u201d on Oct. 4.Getty Images for MTV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Role Model will perform on \u201cSNL\u201d on Oct. 11.Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The \u201cParks and Recreation\u201d alum was a cast member on \u201cSNL\u201d from 2001 to 2008. She hosted by herself in 2010 and co-hosted with pal Tina Fey in 2015.<\/p>\n

On Oct. 18, Carpenter, 26, will be pulling double duty as the host and musical guest.<\/p>\n

The \u201cMan\u2019s Best Friend\u201d singer has never hosted the show before, though she did appear as the musical guest for the Season 49 finale\u00a0hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal\u00a0<\/a>in May 2024.<\/p>\n

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Sabrina Carpenter with Pedro Pascal on \u201cSNL\u201d in February 2025.Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph on \u201cSNL\u201d in February.Theo Wargo\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bad Bunny hosted the show back in October 2023.WIll Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The \u201cSNL\u201d Season 51 cast lineup\u00a0<\/a>was announced earlier this month, with five stars leaving and five new comedians joining the series.<\/p>\n

Bowen Yang, Kenan Thompson, Colin Jost, Michael Che, Chloe Fineman, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Sarah Sherman, James Austin Johnson, Marcello Hernandez, Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline are all back for the new season.<\/p>\n

Among those\u00a0not returning to the show\u00a0<\/a>are Devon Walker, Emil Wakim,\u00a0Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSNL\u201d creator Lorne Michaels at the 2025 Emmy Awards.Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The \u201cSNL\u201d Season 50 cast during the finale in May.Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Walker, 34, was\u00a0the first star to\u00a0announce his exit<\/a>\u00a0last month. He called the show \u201ctoxic as hell,\u201d\u00a0but then clarified<\/a>\u00a0his departure was a mutual decision between himself and NBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the\u00a0most\u00a0terrifying, thrilling and rewarding experience<\/a>\u00a0of my life, and I will miss it dearly and all the brilliant people that work there that made it feel like a home,\u201d Wakim, 27, said about his exit in Aug.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill not be returning for a 4th season at SNL,\u201d\u00a0Longfellow, 31,\u00a0added in a post of his own<\/a>. \u201cWish I was but, so it goes. It was the best three years of my life so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left: Emil Wakim, Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow at the American Museum of Natural History\u2019s Museum Gala in New York on Dec. 5, 2024.Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for Gardner, 42,\u00a0The Post confirmed<\/a>\u00a0her exit last month after a record-breaking eight seasons. An insider said her contract with \u201cSNL\u201d was not renewed.<\/p>\n

Nwodim, 37, was the last\u00a0to announce her departure<\/a>. \u201cThe hardest part of a great party is knowing when to say goodnight. But after seven unforgettable seasons, I have decided to leave \u201cSNL,\u201d she said in a\u00a0Sept. 12 Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Season 51 newbies include\u00a0\u201cPlease Don\u2019t Destroy\u201d comedian Ben Marshall<\/a>, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.<\/p>\n

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Heidi Gardner as Dana Banes and Bowen Yang as Jace L. Rio during a sketch on April 15, 2023.Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ego Nwodim during the Weekend Update segment on \u201cSNAL\u201d on May 17.Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/p>\n

<\/span><\/span>Poehler, 54, will return to Studio 8H to host the second episode of Season 51 on Oct. 11. She will be joined by musical guest Role Model.<\/p>\n

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Doja Cat will perform on \u201cSNL\u201d on Oct. 4.Getty Images for MTV<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Role Model will perform on \u201cSNL\u201d on Oct. 11.Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The \u201cParks and Recreation\u201d alum was a cast member on \u201cSNL\u201d from 2001 to 2008. She hosted by herself in 2010 and co-hosted with pal Tina Fey in 2015.<\/p>\n

On Oct. 18, Carpenter, 26, will be pulling double duty as the host and musical guest.<\/p>\n

The \u201cMan\u2019s Best Friend\u201d singer has never hosted the show before, though she did appear as the musical guest for the Season 49 finale\u00a0hosted by Jake Gyllenhaal\u00a0<\/a>in May 2024.<\/p>\n

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Sabrina Carpenter with Pedro Pascal on \u201cSNL\u201d in February 2025.Todd Owyoung\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Amy Poehler and Maya Rudolph on \u201cSNL\u201d in February.Theo Wargo\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Bad Bunny hosted the show back in October 2023.WIll Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The \u201cSNL\u201d Season 51 cast lineup\u00a0<\/a>was announced earlier this month, with five stars leaving and five new comedians joining the series.<\/p>\n

Bowen Yang, Kenan Thompson, Colin Jost, Michael Che, Chloe Fineman, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Sarah Sherman, James Austin Johnson, Marcello Hernandez, Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline are all back for the new season.<\/p>\n

Among those\u00a0not returning to the show\u00a0<\/a>are Devon Walker, Emil Wakim,\u00a0Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim.<\/p>\n

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\u201cSNL\u201d creator Lorne Michaels at the 2025 Emmy Awards.Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The \u201cSNL\u201d Season 50 cast during the finale in May.Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Walker, 34, was\u00a0the first star to\u00a0announce his exit<\/a>\u00a0last month. He called the show \u201ctoxic as hell,\u201d\u00a0but then clarified<\/a>\u00a0his departure was a mutual decision between himself and NBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the\u00a0most\u00a0terrifying, thrilling and rewarding experience<\/a>\u00a0of my life, and I will miss it dearly and all the brilliant people that work there that made it feel like a home,\u201d Wakim, 27, said about his exit in Aug.<\/p>\n

\u201cWill not be returning for a 4th season at SNL,\u201d\u00a0Longfellow, 31,\u00a0added in a post of his own<\/a>. \u201cWish I was but, so it goes. It was the best three years of my life so far.\u201d<\/p>\n

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From left: Emil Wakim, Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow at the American Museum of Natural History\u2019s Museum Gala in New York on Dec. 5, 2024.Evan Agostini\/Invision\/AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As for Gardner, 42,\u00a0The Post confirmed<\/a>\u00a0her exit last month after a record-breaking eight seasons. An insider said her contract with \u201cSNL\u201d was not renewed.<\/p>\n

Nwodim, 37, was the last\u00a0to announce her departure<\/a>. \u201cThe hardest part of a great party is knowing when to say goodnight. But after seven unforgettable seasons, I have decided to leave \u201cSNL,\u201d she said in a\u00a0Sept. 12 Instagram post<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Season 51 newbies include\u00a0\u201cPlease Don\u2019t Destroy\u201d comedian Ben Marshall<\/a>, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.<\/p>\n

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Heidi Gardner as Dana Banes and Bowen Yang as Jace L. Rio during a sketch on April 15, 2023.Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ego Nwodim during the Weekend Update segment on \u201cSNAL\u201d on May 17.Will Heath\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>
Lorne Michaels, 80,\u00a0warned a cast shakeup<\/a>\u00a0was coming to \u201cSNL\u201d before all the changes were announced.<\/p>\n

\u201cSNL\u201d Season 51 premieres Oct. 4 on NBC.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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