NBC’s Saturday Night Live has added Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow, and Devon Walker as featured players for the show’s upcoming 48th season. The four SNL newbies join a cast that’s down quite a few after Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney, Aidy Bryant, and Pete Davidson exited the series after season 47.
The SNL roster also lost Alex Moffat, Melissa Villaseñor, and Aristotle Athari. Returning players will include Michael Che, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Heidi Gardner, and James Austin Johnson. Punkie Johnson, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, and Bowen Yang are also confirmed.
Season 48 will kick off on October 1, 2022.
NBC released the following brief bios on the new SNL players:
- Marcello Hernandez is a comedian, writer, and actor of Cuban/Dominican descent. He was selected as a Just for Laughs New Face of Comedy in 2022. Hernandez is from Miami and his birthday is Aug. 19.
- Molly Kearney (they/them) was selected for Comedy Central’s “Up Next” showcase in 2019. They can be seen in Amazon’s A League of Their Own and Disney+’s The Mighty Ducks. Kearney is from Cleveland and their birthday is May 2.
- Michael Longfellow has been featured on Netflix’s Introducing … showcase and NBC’s Bring the Funny. He was also selected as one of TBS’s “Comics to Watch” for the 2017 New York Comedy Festival. Longfellow is from Phoenix and his birthday is Jan. 31.
- Devon Walker was selected for Comedy Central’s “Up Next” showcase in 2017. He has written for Freeform’s Everything’s Trash and Netflix’s Big Mouth. Walker is from Austin, Texas, and his birthday is Feb. 13.
