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# ‘SNL’ adds Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter, promotes Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline
- URL: https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open-snl-belo-osagie-reiter/
- Published: 2026-09-17T00:46:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-17T00:46:04.000Z
- Description: The show’s Season 52 cast is ready to go.
- Author: Bill Kuchman
- Tags: The Cold Open • News, The Cold Open, SNL, #PROD, Saidah Belo-Osagie, Grace Reiter, Ashley Padilla, Jane Wickline

We have our final cast roster for the upcoming season of *SNL*. [NBC announced](https://www.nbcumv.com/mediavillage/interactive/2929fed4187b40648b79a9839e70e91fproduct169208/index.html??ref=theomnicosm.com#/show/e91b3cec-b121-41ae-ac5b-1725193c92dd/press-releases/2faef6b7-2bca-43dd-8c85-c5433a31fe27) on Wednesday that **Saidah Belo-Osagie** and **Grace Reiter** have joined the cast. *SNL* has also promoted **Ashley Padilla** and **Jane Wickline** to the show’s regular cast.

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The addition of Belo-Osagie and Reiter brings *SNL*’s cast back to 17, the same number the show started with last season. The two new cast members basically replace **Bowen Yang**, [who left during the season](https://www.theomnicosm.com/this-is-my-last-shift-bowen-yang-says-farewell-to-snl-as-ariana-grande-hosts/), and **Chloe Fineman**, [who left after Season 51 ended](https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open-snl-chloe-fineman/).

Here’s what *SNL* has to say about its new cast members:

- **Saidah Belo-Osagie:** Saidah Belo-Osagie joins the cast of *Saturday Night Live* for her first season. Belo-Osagie wrote and directed the short film *Tinge* and is the creator of the event series “Afrobeats Futura” and solo show “Saidah Gets Closure.” Belo-Osagie is from Queens, N.Y.
- **Grace Reiter:** Grace Reiter joins the cast of *Saturday Night Live* for her first season. Her credits include the upcoming series *Minimum Wage*, on which she also wrote and directed, *The Chair Company* and the online parody “The Hunger Games (but Better).” She’s originally from Chippewa Falls, Wis.

Padilla, [who became *SNL*’s breakout star last season](https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open-snl-ashley-padilla-top-sketches/), and Wickline both joined the show for Season 50\. (Sorry, **Emil Wakim**.) [According to *Puck*’s **Matthew Belloni**](https://x.com/MattBelloni/status/2100313779003363602?ref=theomnicosm.com), the rest of the cast remains the same from last season. [*SNL* returns on Sept. 26](https://www.theomnicosm.com/the-cold-open-snl-hosting-brunson-johnson-gillis-navarrette/), with Jalen Brunson hosting.

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