Saturday Night Live (SNL) will return for its 51st season on October 4th with a mix of veteran and new cast members. Returning veterans include Kenan Thompson, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim, Mikey Day, and Michael Che. New additions include Ben Marshall, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska. The show also saw departures this summer, including Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Emil Wakim, and Michael Longfellow. Please Don't Destroy will end their recurring sketches, with John Higgins departing and Martin Herlihy remaining as a writer.

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