“SNL” returned to the air for the season premiere of its 51st season on Saturday, Oct. 4, with Bad Bunny serving as host alongside musical guest Doja Cat.

Coming off its historic 50th season, there was change in the air at Studio 8H. Five new cast members took the stage, most notably Ben Marshall, a writer for the show who frequently appeared over the last three seasons as a member of Please Don’t Destroy.

The other four new cast members, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska, come from a mix of stand-up and sketch comedy backgrounds, and a few of them even managed to make an impact during the season premiere.

On the other side of the coin, five former cast members left the show, voluntarily or otherwise: Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Ego Nwodim,

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