‘SNL’ announces four new cast members ahead of season 48
16.09.2022 - 06:05
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"Saturday Night Live" announced the cast of season 48, introducing four new cast members. The late-night sketch comedy show took a hit at the end of last season amid dwindling ratings, when cast members Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor and Aristotle Athari announced their decision to leave, as well as Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon and Kyle Mooney, who have been on the show for quite a while.
Now, a few weeks ahead of the season 48 premiere, NBC announced the new cast members. Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker are set to be joining the show.
They will join returning cast members Kenan Thompson, 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. Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker are set to be joining the show alongside returning cast members Kenan Thompson, 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.
(Photo by: Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) Some new cast members have a background in comedy. Hernandez was recently named the title of Just for Laughs New Face of Comedy and is the creative director of the comedy brand, Only in Dade. Newcomer Walker was featured in Comedy Central’s "Up Next" and wrote for both "Everything’s Trash" and Netflix’s "Big Mouth." Kearney appears on the Prime Video series "A League of Their Own" and was also a part of Comedy Central’s 2019 "Up Next" showcase.