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Swish! Ben Affleck and his son, Samuel, had a ball during a father-son outing at the Tuesday, December 13, Lakers game.

“Saturday Night Live” is back! Season 48 will debut Oct. 1 on NBC with Miles Teller making his hosting debut on the heels of his box-office hit “Top Gun: Maverick.”Kendrick Lamar will be the musical guest for the premiere, returning to “SNL” for the third time. He’s currently on a world tour for his latest album, “Mr.

Emily Longeretta When it comes time for fall, the leaves aren’t the only things that change. In the TV landscape, especially in broadcast, cast shakeups are common. Sometimes, that means that many actors are choosing to walk away from beloved characters — for one reason or another.

the tweet read.Hernandez has opened for acts like Tim Dillon and Gilbert Gottfried and appeared on Telemundo’s “Acceso Total.”“Little Cuban Dominican boy from Miami is on SNL,” he captioned his headshot on Instagram on Thursday. Longfellow has appeared on NBC’s “Bring The Funny,” which is hosted by “SNL” long-timer, Keenan Thompson.“Gonna be on @nbcsnl I’m sorry,” the newcomer wrote on Instagram.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor “Saturday Night Live” is trying to replenish its ranks after many of its best-known cast members have signaled they intend to leave the show. The venerable NBC late-night program has enlisted four new featured players for its 48th season, a move that will lend some ballast to the cast after mainstays like Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant decided to leave. In many years, “”Saturday Night Live”” taps two or three new players per season, so four is more than the show typically brings on board. The four new featured players include Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker. Hernandez, who bills himself as a writer, comedian and producer, is a Cuban-Dominican stand-up who has opened for Tim Dillon, Jim Breuer, Mark Viera, Gilbert Gottfried and others. Kearney is a Chicago-based comic. Longfellow, who hails from Arizona, has done stand up in Los Angeles. And Walker, who has made a few lists of up-and-coming comedians recently, hails from New York City.

"Saturday Night Live" is officially coming back for another season, however the show will look a little different than it did last season. It was announced Monday, "SNL" will return for season 48 on October 1 with new episodes following the following two Saturdays, on October 8 and October 15.There is still no news on who will host these episodes or who the musical guests will be.

won’t be returning to the show this year.Ben Affleck’s former girlfriend and “SNL” producer Lindsay Shookus is also out after 20 years working behind the scenes of the parody skit series.“They’re shaking things up,” a source told Page Six this past May.However, Kenan Thompson is coming back for the upcoming season alongside returning stars Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, James Austin, Punkie Johnson, Bowen Yang, Michael Che, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Sarah Sherman and Cecily Strong.Thompson, 44, previously admitted that he believes “SNL” should end sometime in the very near future. The Nickelodeon alum appeared on Charlamagne tha God’s “Hell of a Week” series in July and noted that if creator Lorne Michaels, 77, retires after the 2024-25 season, then the show could properly come to an epic conclusion.Michaels created “SNL” in 1975 and has been the showrunner for most of its multidecade run.

Saturday Night Live has set its return for its 48th season.

"Saturday Night Live" has lost three more cast members. Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari are joining the growing list of people who have exited the show ahead of season 48. Moffat and Villaseñor were added to the "SNL" cast in 2016.

Variety reported Thursday.The exits were announced after long-tenured stars Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney announced their plans to leave the NBC institution in May.The depleted remaining cast will also be without senior producer Lindsay Shookus, who declined to take a new role on the show last month.“They’re shaking things up,” a source told Page Six at the time. Moffat and Villaseñor had both been with the show since 2016 and were known for their impressions of Eric Trump and Joe Biden, and Björk and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez respectively.Athari joined the show just last year as a featured player and was notable as the show’s first male performer of Middle Eastern descent.

Live from New York, it’s season 48! Saturday Night Live is currently on its annual hiatus, but fans should expect some big casting changes once the show returns.

Global’s “Saturday Night Live” is undergoing more change.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor There are more cast changes coming to “Saturday Night Live.” Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari are not expected to return for the venerable NBC late-night program’s 48th season, according to a person familiar with the matter, adding to an exodus that began in May when Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney and Pete Davidson revealed plans to exit the show. The new departures follow that of senior producer Lindsay Shookus, who is parting ways with the program after years of managing talent relations.

The “year of change” at Saturday Night Live continues.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorEach August typically brings with it news of changes in the cast at “Saturday Night Live.” This month carries instead brings a development related to one of the more prominent people behind the scenes of the NBC show.Lindsay Shookus, one of the top producers at “SNL” who has played a strong role in booking guests and dealing with talent issues, is leaving the program. In a post on Instagram Friday, Shookus revealed her intent to depart.“After 20 seasons at ‘Saturday Night Live’ (and 415 live shows – i counted!), I have decided to trade in the wild late night life and move on from the show,” she said in her post.

Lindsay Shookus has left her longtime role as a producer on NBC's "Saturday Night Live." On Friday, the 42-year-old six-time Emmy Award winner took to Instagram to announce her exit from the show.  "After 20 seasons at Saturday Night Live (and 415 live shows - i counted!), I have decided to trade in the wild late night life and move on from the show," she wrote in a lengthy caption of a photo of herself on set.  Shookus continued, "When I started in 2002, I was a baby from Buffalo, NY who didn’t know anything about the business, except that I so badly wanted to be somehow part of it. I found my place at SNL and I’ve spent the past two decades developing the most incredible friendships and memories alongside some truly brilliant and talented people."  The New York native added that she had met her ex-husband and former "SNL" producer Kevin Miller, with whom she shares a daughter, Maddie, through her work on the show.

Lindsay Shookus has announced that she is leaving Saturday Night Live after working on the show for the past 20 years.

Lindsay Shookus, a producer on Saturday Night Live and head of its talent department, is leaving after 20 years.

Ben Affleck secretly married Jennifer Lopez. The 13 Going On 30 star enjoyed a sunny getaway in Lake Tahoe, California, spending time parasailing solo, as well as biking around tree-lined paths with a water view. The actress, 50, shared a video on her Instagram Story of her flying above the lake attached to a parasail wing being pulled by a speedboat below.

While Ben Affleck’s stint on Raya may have been brief, his time on the dating app made a lot of waves over the years.

Not every joke made it past Kim Kardashian.

Kim Kardashian is taking us along on her Saturday Night Live journey!

Lindsay Shookus proudly showed off a birthmark that covers her entire leg in a recent post to Instagram. The "Saturday Night Live" producer posed in the photo wearing a long sleeved black dress that showed off her birthmark.

Lindsay Shookus hit the "like" on Alex Rodriguez’s Instagram post celebrating his 46th birthday just hours after his ex-fiancée Jennifer Lopez and Shookus' ex Ben Affleck made their renewed romance official. Shookus, 41, and the former big league slugger were spotted hanging out as recently as last month when Rodriguez reportedly attended the "Saturday Night Live" producer’s birthday party in the Hamptons.

Alex Rodriguez, 45, is enjoying single life! The former MLB star, who recently denied reports that he was dating Lindsay Shookus, 41, is still focused on “moving forward” after calling it quits with Jennifer Lopez, 51. “Alex isn’t interested in dating anybody seriously right now or getting into a committed relationship,” a source close to the baseball player told HollywoodLife exclusively.

Alex Rodriguez is focusing on himself and his kids.

Alex Rodriguez might be out and about, but he has no intention of jumping into another relationship at the moment. The former MLB player has been spotted in New York City this week, and was also at Lindsay Shookus' house in the Hamptons for her birthday over the weekend.

Alex Rodriguez, 45, and Lindsay Shookus, 41, are nothing more than friends — according to Alex’s rep. The drama in the Bennifer saga (that’s Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez, of course) took a big turn on Saturday, June 19 when Alex (Jen’s ex) and Lindsay (Ben’s ex) were spotted hanging out at her birthday party in the Hamptons.

Page Six, saying, “There is absolutely zero there."  previously reported that Alex Rodriguez is allegedly “not thrilled”  Jennifer Lopez reunited with Ben Affleck. “It definitely hurt his ego,” a source said, adding, "[Alex] was under the impression that he and Jennifer would go on as friends, but he is acting so needy that Jennifer cut him off.

Alex Rodriguez made headlines over the weekend when he was seen hanging out with Saturday Night Live producer Lindsay Shookus at her birthday party in the Hamptons.

Alex Rodriguez was spotted at Lindsay Shookus' birthday party in the Hamptons over the weekend, prompting questions about the status of their relationship. The former MLB player was among the guests at the party held on Saturday.

Jennifer Lopez's engagement to Alex Rodriguez back in April.In the weeks following their split, the singer has rekindled her romance with Ben Affleck, some 17 years after they first parted ways.

Former lovers Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez won over our hearts with their close knit family bond during their dating years. However, their split came as a rude shock to their fans and now over a month since their break up, looks like the duo have moved on fully.

Alex Rodriguez and “Saturday Night Live” producer Lindsay Shookus were spotted hanging out together at a party in the Hamptons in New York over the weekend.

Just friends? Alex Rodriguez was spotted spending time with Ben Affleck’s ex-girlfriend Lindsay Shookus on Saturday, June 19, following the athlete’s split from Jennifer Lopez earlier this year.

Alex Rodriguez and producer Lindsay Shookus were spotted hanging out together at a party in the Hamptons in New York over the weekend.The two have an interconnected dating history. Shookus dated Ben Affleck on and off from 2017-2019, and Affleck recently rekindled his romance with Rodriguez's ex-fiancée, Jennifer Lopez.