#SNL CAST CHANGES SERIES#
McKinnon is to produce and star in the upcoming Peacock series “Joe Exotic,” and Thompson's NBC sitcom, “Kenan,” will return for a second season. Instead of demanding a full-time commitment, Michaels has been allowing cast members to take time off during the season for other projects, and that will continue this year. The returns illustrate a new-found flexibility for the show, and its importance to NBC in a changing television environment. Instead of a comic monologue, that episode opened with Bryant, McKinnon, Strong and Thompson speaking seriously about the challenges of producing the show during the COVID pandemic.ĭuring “Weekend Update,” Davidson told the audience, “I'm very grateful to be here, and it's been an honor to grow up in front of you guys.” Strong had a show-stopping appearance as one of her most notable characters, Jeanine Pirro, singing a wine-soaked version of “My Way.” But speculation about dramatic cast changes was fueled by an emotional season finale last May. The show's longtime executive producer, Lorne Michaels, likes to keep an aura of mystery around his cast until the last minute. Only Beck Bennett, known for impersonations of former Vice President Mike Pence and a buff Russian leader Vladimir Putin, is exiting.Īidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, Kenan Thompson and Pete Davidson, all busy cast members whose returns were considered questionable, will be coming back. NEW YORK (AP) - After an off-season of some mystery involving several favorite performers, “Saturday Night Live” said it was returning for its 47th year this weekend with all but one of its incumbent cast members on board.
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