
"Saturday Night Live," NBC's Emmy Award-winning late-night comedy showcase, enters its 41st season in October for another year of laughs, surprises and great performances.
Since its inception in 1975, "SNL" has launched the careers of many of the brightest comedy performers of their generation. As The New York Times noted on the occasion of the show's Emmy-winning 25th Anniversary special in 1999, "in defiance of both time and show business convention, 'SNL' is still the most pervasive influence on the art of comedy in contemporary culture." At the close of the century, "Saturday Night Live" placed seventh on Entertainment Weekly's list of the Top 100 Entertainers of the past 50 years.
UPCOMING EPISODES:
November 21st: Matthew McConaughey featuring Adele
December 5th: Ryan Gosling featuring Leon Bridges
December 12th: Chris Hemsworth featuring Chance the Rapper
December 19th: Tina Fey & Amy Poehler featuring Bruce Springsteen
MAIN CAST:
Vanessa Bayer
Aidy Bryant
Taran Killam
Kate McKinnon
Kyle Mooney
Bobby Moynihan
Jay Pharoah
Cecily Strong
Kenan Thompson
FEATURED CAST:
Michael Che (Weekend Update)
Colin Jost (Weekend Update)
Beck Bennett
Pete Davidson
Leslie Jones
Sasheer Zamata
Jon Rudnitsky (Newcomer)
What's New This Season?
Almost nothing. Everyone from last season is back, Darrel Hammond is still SNL's announcer now, Colin Jost is still head writer, & Weekend Update will still have the same co-hosts. They added a new featured player though, Jon Rudnitsky. Other than that, not much rocking the boat this season.