STATEN ISLAND, NY – The lineup is locked in for “Saturday Night Live” Season 51 — and, yes, Colin Jost will be back at the “Weekend Update” desk.

After a summer of speculation, NBC confirmed the full roster for the upcoming season, which premieres Oct. 4. The finalized cast includes several familiar faces: Kenan Thompson, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang, Ego Nwodim, Mikey Day, Michael Che and Jost, who together anchor the show’s beloved spoof news desk.

They’ll be joined by Andrew Dismukes, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline, as well as five new featured players : Ben Marshall, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.

Marshall, already known to fans as one-third of Please Don’t Destroy, will step in front

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