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SNL has finalized Season 52: Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie join the cast, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang and Martin Herlihy depart, while most Season 51 veterans return along with the five returning freshmen (Ben Marshall, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, Tommy Brennan, Veronika Slowikowska) ahead of the Sept. 26 premiere hosted by Jalen Brunson.
SNL has added Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie as featured players for Season 52 to fill openings left by Ego Nwodim’s departure and Chloe Fineman’s non-return. After auditions in LA, Chicago, and New York, the network selected the two comedians ahead of the September 26 premiere hosted by Jalen Brunson with Katseye as the musical guest; the piece highlights Reiter’s viral online persona and Belo-Osagie’s Queens roots and Afrobeats Futura work.
SNL announced Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter will join the cast as featured players for Season 52, which resumes next weekend, while Chloe Fineman—on the show since 2019—has announced her departure. Season 52 kicks off on Sept. 26 with host Jalen Brunson and musical guest Katseye, as the long-running sketch show's cast undergoes its usual reshuffle.
Saturday Night Live is adding Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter as featured players for Season 52. The additions come as the show largely restores its cast after last season’s departures (Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman left, with Martin Herlihy exiting). Season 52 kicks off Sept. 26 with host Jalen Brunson and musical guest Katseye; Belo-Osagie is a writer/comic with works like Saidah Gets Closure, while Reiter has HBO’s The Chair credits and is a stand-up comedian and content creator.
Saturday Night Live has added two new cast members—Wisconsin-born comedian Grace Reiter and Nigerian American filmmaker/comedian Saidah Belo-Osagie—completing the Season 52 ensemble as the show returns Sept. 26 with host Jalen Brunson and returning players; both performers auditioned across LA, New York and Chicago ahead of the Season 52 rollout.
Deadline reports Saturday Night Live has added Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter as featured players for Season 52, part of a push to address last season’s lack of Black female cast members after Ego Nwodim’s 2025 exit and the departures of Chloe Fineman and Martin Herlihy. Belo-Osagie is a Queens-based creator behind Afrobeats Futura and Saidah Gets Closure; Reiter rose on TikTok’s Stapleview and has credits including Netflix’s upcoming Minimum Wage and HBO’s The Chair Company. SNL’s Season 52 premieres Sept. 26 with host Jalen Brunson and musical guest KATSEYE, with additional host-musical lineups expected.