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Saturday Night Live returns for its 52nd season on September 26, featuring New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson as host and musical group KATSEYE as the musical guest. The season marks a modest cast refresh, adding two new featured players while retaining most of the previous lineup, following the departures of Chloe Fineman and Martin Herlihy.
Saturday Night Live has finalized its Season 52 ensemble, adding Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie while retaining most of the previous year's cast. The season premieres on September 26, 2026, with host Jalen Brunson. Notable departures include Chloe Fineman and Martin Herlihy, while Bowen Yang left earlier in the year. The new cast includes veterans like Kenan Thompson and returning freshmen from Season 51.
Saturday Night Live has added Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie as featured players for its 52nd season, premiering September 26. The hires address cast vacancies left by recent departures, including Chloe Fineman and Ego Nwodim. Reiter, a Wisconsin-based comedian, and Belo-Osagie, a Queens-based creator, were selected after auditions in Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York. The season opens with host Jalen Brunson and musical guest Katseye.
Saturday Night Live has confirmed Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter as new featured players for Season 52, which premieres on September 26. The additions follow the departures of Chloe Fineman and Martin Herlihy, marking a significant shift in the show's ensemble. The new season will open with NBA star Jalen Brunson as host and KATSEYE as the musical guest, while several established cast members return alongside the new hires.
Sydney Sweeney faces renewed criticism for a nude-style advertisement for the sports prediction app Novig, which critics argue sexualizes women in a male-dominated field. While Sweeney defends the campaign as a humorous focus on sports, athletes and industry professionals condemn it as regressive. The controversy has also inspired a viral parody by Chloe Fineman.
Sydney Sweeney faces widespread backlash for a new Novig ad featuring her nude body covered by sports equipment. Female athletes, including sprinter Amy Hunt, criticized the campaign for sexualizing women in sport. Comedian Chloe Fineman also mocked the ad, while Sweeney defended it as a humorous focus on athletics.
Martin Herlihy is leaving Saturday Night Live after five seasons, becoming the second SNL star to depart before Season 52. The Please Don’t Destroy member joined the show in 2021 and helped write and perform in its digital shorts alongside Ben Marshall and John Higgins; with Chloe Fineman’s exit earlier, NBC has not yet announced the Season 52 cast as the Sept. 26 premiere approaches.
Martin Herlihy is exiting Saturday Night Live after five seasons, having served on the writing staff for Season 51 and appeared on screen as part of the Please Don’t Destroy sketch trio. The cast overhaul after Season 50 split up Please Don’t Destroy, with John Higgins leaving and Ben Marshall promoted to the main cast, while Herlihy remained on staff. The Please Don’t Destroy group continues to tour and work on other projects, and Fineman had already exited earlier, making Herlihy the second major departure ahead of SNL’s Season 52.
Chloe Fineman says Lorne Michaels was at the World Cup semifinals when she told him she was leaving SNL; he called back from the game and they had a warm talk about her next chapter after seven seasons. Fineman announced her departure on Instagram, with insiders suggesting tension on set (a claim countered by another source). She’s pursuing a Netflix role in David E. Kelley’s Myron Bolitar series.
Chloe Fineman told Variety that SNL boss Lorne Michaels was at a England vs. Argentina World Cup match when she phoned to say she was leaving SNL after seven seasons; Michaels promised to call back after the game, and the chat went warmly. Fineman, who joined SNL in 2019 and became known for her impressions, is set to headline Netflix’s Myron Bolitar series, with additional post-SNL work including Apple TV’s The Dink. She cried upon the news, saying the cast feels like family and that she’s leaving on a high note.
Chloe Fineman announces she is leaving Saturday Night Live after seven seasons to pursue a new chapter, including a regular role on Netflix’s Myron Bolitar from David E. Kelley and a lead in the pickleball comedy The Dink, which premieres on Apple TV. She says it’s bittersweet but exciting to shift to a more regular TV schedule while staying close to New York and continuing acting work.
Chloe Fineman is set to star opposite Jabari Banks in Netflix’s Myron Bolitar adaptation, with Jamie McShane and Ben McKenzie joining in recurring roles; the series, based on Harlan Coben’s long-running books, follows ex-NBA player Myron Bolitar (Colin Woodell) who becomes a sports agent navigating the high-stakes, murky world of sports, with David E. Kelley and Kyle Long co-showrunning and Greg Yaitanes directing.
Chloe Fineman has been cast as Parker Quinn, a sports reporter, in Netflix's upcoming Myron Bolitar series, joining a cast led by Colin Woodell with KJ Apa and Diane Guerrero and with Ben McKenzie set for a recurring role. The show, from David E. Kelley and Kyle Long, adapts Harlan Coben’s Myron Bolitar novels about a former NBA star turned sports agent navigating the high-stakes sports world.
After seven years on Saturday Night Live, Chloe Fineman is leaving the show. A Page Six insider says the decision was made in about a day after she was offered a Netflix role in David E. Kelley’s Myron Bolitar, a move reportedly driven by scheduling conflicts and career opportunities as SNL refreshes its cast with new performers.
Chloe Fineman announced she is leaving Saturday Night Live after seven seasons. insiders say her on-set dynamics were mixed: she formed close bonds with some co-stars but didn’t click with everyone, and there wasn’t a major feud. Her departure followed an offer to join Netflix drama Myron Bolitar, a move insiders say was smart amid new faces at SNL; other SNL stars and alum reacted to her post announcing the exit.