NBC has announced the cast for Saturday Night Live’s next season. Looks like Finesse Mitchell, Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell are out. Sorry to see Parnell go, but I imagine (hope?) he’s got opportunities on the horizon.
Current cast is:
Fred Armisen, Will Forte, (Sound of Young America listener) Bill Hader, Darrell Hammond, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson and Kristen Wiig.
Poehler will continue to co-host Weekend Update alongside an as-yet-undecided co-anchor. I honestly don’t think WU plays to Poehler’s (prodigious) strengths, but I ain’t too worried.
Seth Meyers will return as co-head-writer. Staff writers Andrew Steele and Paula Pell will join him in the job.
It’s a very talented group. Even the performers I’m less enthusiastic about (I’m not gonna name names, but they’re Darrel Hammond, Maya Rudolph and Kenan Thompson) are by no means without their talents and charms.
Oh… and the bad news… Dane Cook is hosting the season premier.