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‘SNL’ Season 49 Finale Sets Stage For Anniversary As Cast Leave Possible Goodbyes For Next Year
There are a plenty of longtime Saturday Night cast members, yet there were no big exits on tonight’s Season 49 finale. That will likely happen in 2025
No SNL veterans were tearing up at the end of their sketches like Kate McKinnon did in the 2022 finale, it was all smiles and fist bumps at the curtain call, and Colin Jost and Michael Che wrapped their 10th season together on Weekend Update by wishing everyone a great summer. Whatever happens with Michaels, the spring and summer of 2025 is expected to be another moment of transition for the show, drawing parallels to the post-pandemic changeover of 2022, which saw the departure of veterans McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney in the May Season 47 finale, followed by Cecily Strong’s exit in December. Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim have been on the show since 2017 and 2018, respectively, while Bowen Yang, who joined as a writer in 2018 and cast member in 2019, has seen his stock rise with appearances in films such as Fire Island and Bros as well as a turn in the upcoming Wicked movie.
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