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Final week, we reported on the solid members who’re departing Saturday Night time Reside forward of the present’s 51st season.
At this time, we provide a extra encouraging replace, as the enduring sketch present has introduced the addition of 5 new stars!
Sure, the brand new class of featured gamers has been revealed, and followers will likely be happy to see one very acquainted face amongst its ranks.
‘Please Don’t Destroy’ alum one in every of 5 new featured gamers
Ben Marshall has been showing on SNL for a number of years as a member of the comedy troupe Please Don’t Destroy.
However now, the 30-year-old actor and comedian will likely be showing in sketches alongside the primary solid.
It’s unclear why Marshall’s scene/writing companions weren’t promoted together with him (it’s potential that they’re each content material with their present gigs), however apparently, Marshall is the one member of PDD with no familial ties to the trade.
(John Higgins is the son of SNL producer and Jimmy Fallon sidekick Steve Higgins, whereas Martin Herlihy is the son of frequent Adam Sandler collaborator Tim Herlihy.)
Additionally becoming a member of the solid for season 51 are widespread social media star Veronika Slowikowska (who has greater than 1 million followers on Instagram), and comics Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson.
Evidently producer Lorne Michaels is hoping to take the present in a youthful, hipper route because it enters its sixth decade.
He might have hit the jackpot with a quintet of stars who’ve already constructed sterling reputations for themselves on social media.
“Dream come true … see you Saturdays,” Slowikowska wrote on Instagram at present.
We are able to’t wait.