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The oft-shady Lorne Michaels certainly wasn't joking when he promised a "significant shake-up" for the comic institution he has presided over for more than half a century. With "Saturday Night Live" returning in October 2025, the main cast has experienced a number of notable changes, with four regulars exiting (not to mention two behind-the-scenes figures as well) and five newbies stepping in within the space of a week.

Michaels had responded in the affirmative when asked by Puck News whether he felt the "pressure to reinvent this season," with the recent controversial cancellation of Stephen Colbert's long-running CBS show and the precarious future of late-night television in general no doubt firmly at the back of his mind. So wh

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