We have our final cast roster for the upcoming season of SNL. NBC announced 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, and Chloe Fineman, who left after Season 51 ended.
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.
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