Saturday Night Live Is Back For Season 46 With 3 New Players — See Who's in the Cast!
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Saturday Night Live is officially back for laughs with season 46! And yes, the late-night comedy sketch show will be taped at Studio 8H in New York City starting Oct. 3, even though the last three episodes of season 45 were filmed remotely. Because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, things will look a little different this time around, with safety precautions closely overseen by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's team.
The cast itself has changed up as well, with three new featured players. Joining seasoned cast members like Kate McKinnon and Kenan Thompson are Andrew Dismukes, Lauren Holt, and Punkie Johnson. This brings Saturday Night Live to a whopping cast of 20 overall (and that's not even including Jim Carrey, who will appear as Joe Biden). Just in case you were wondering how long everyone's been around, we've done the research for you. If you're curious about who's officially gracing the stage this season and how many years they've been on Saturday Night Live, we've rounded up each and every cast member ahead!
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Michael Che
This will be Michael Che's seventh season on SNL as a cast member and ninth season overall — he started as a writer in 2013.
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Mikey Day
This will be Mikey Day's fifth season on SNL as a cast member and eighth season overall — he started as a writer in 2013.
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Colin Jost
This will be Colin Jost's eighth season on SNL as a cast member and sixteenth overall — he started as a writer in 2005.
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Kate McKinnon
This will be Kate McKinnon's ninth season on SNL as a cast member — tenth if you count her appearance in five episodes in season 37 after Paul Brittain's exit.
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Kenan Thompson
This will be Kenan Thompson's eighteenth season on SNL.
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Melissa Villaseñor
This will be Melissa Villaseñor's fifth season on SNL.
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Andrew Dismukes
This will be Andrew Dismukes' first season on SNL as a cast member and fourth overall — he started as a writer in 2017.
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Bowen Yang
This will be Bowen Yang's second season on SNL as a cast member and third overall — he started as a writer in 2018.