Two cast members are leaving while some expected departures have been delayed

• All the rumors about SNL cast members like Kate McKinnon, Colin Jost, Pete Davidson, Kenan Thompson leaving aren’t true. They will be back. 
• One of the cast members who won’t be returning is Beck Bennett, and the other is Lauren Holt
• Bennett is leaving the show after eight seasons. Bennett is known for his impersonations of former VP Mike Pence and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 
• Taking to his Instagram, Beck wrote, thank you for 8 years of remarkable people and incredible experiences that completely changed my life. I had so much fun.
• As expected, Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman have been promoted to the regular cast after two seasons.  Joinging the show will be three new featured players: Aristotle Athari, James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman.
• Owen Wilson, Kim Kardashian, Jason Sudeikis and Rami Malek will host this season, which begins on October 2nd. This year the show also will livestream on Peacock for the first time.

Susan Saunders 9/28/21