Saturday Night Live season 49 explained

Season Number:49
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Num Episodes:20
Network:NBC
Prev Season:Season 48
Episode List:List of Saturday Night Live episodes

The forty-ninth season of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on October 14, 2023, during the 2023–24 television season, with host Pete Davidson and musical guest Ice Spice,[1] and concluded on May 18, 2024 with host Jake Gyllenhaal and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter.[2] The premiere was delayed due to the 2023 Writers Guild of America strike.[3]

Cast

After the departures of eleven cast members between seasons 46 and 48, the entire cast from the previous season returned. James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman, who both joined as featured players prior to season 47, were promoted to repertory status, while Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker, all of whom joined the previous season, remained as featured players.[4] On October 4, 2023, New York City-based comedian Chloe Troast was announced as a new cast member.[5]

While not credited as cast members, the comedy group and SNL staff writers Please Don't Destroy (Martin Herlihy, Ben Marshall, and John Higgins) continue to appear in digital videos. In some episodes, starting with this season's premiere, they received the credit "A Film by Please Don't Destroy" in the opening montage, marking the first time since Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" cartoons that a recurring segment has its own credit in the opening.

On August 1, 2024, it was announced that cast member Punkie Johnson would be departing the series, after four years.[6] The next day, on August 2, fellow castmate and featured player Molly Kearney announced that they were leaving the show, after just two years.[7]

Cast roster

Repertory players

Featured players

bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor

Writers

The entire writing staff from the previous season returned, with no changes.[8]

However, after the Kate McKinnon-hosted episode, writer Ben Silva (who started writing for the show in 2021), left the show after 2½ years.

Beginning with the next Jacob Elordi episode, former writer Steven Castillo (who previously wrote for the show from 2017 to 2021) rejoined the writing staff.[9]

Episodes

See main article: List of Saturday Night Live episodes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Porter . Rick . October 4, 2023 . 'Saturday Night Live' Sets Return Date at NBC . October 4, 2023 . . en-US.
  2. Web site: Saturday Night Live: Maya Rudolph, Jake Gyllenhaal to Host Final Season 49 Episodes. Rebecca. Iannucci. TVLine. May 2, 2024. May 2, 2024.
  3. Web site: Dixon . Marcus James . 2023-10-04 . 'Saturday Night Live' Season 49 cast for 'SNL' 2023–24: Who's in? Who's out? . 2023-10-06 . GoldDerby . en-US.
  4. Web site: 'SNL': Pete Davidson & Bad Bunny Among Hosts As NBC Show Sets Returns With SAG-AFTRA Blessing, Full Cast Comes Back For Season 49 & Chloe Troast Joins. Peter. White. Matt. Grobar. Deadline. October 4, 2023. October 4, 2023.
  5. Web site: Saturday Night Live Sets Return Date; Pete Davidson to Host Season 49 Premiere. Ryan. Schwartz. TVLine. October 4, 2023. October 4, 2023.
  6. https://deadline.com/2024/08/punkie-johnson-leaving-snl-1236028768/
  7. Web site: Kearney . Molly . 2024-08-02 . Yall that’s a wrap on my time on SNL! . 2024-08-02 . Instagram.
  8. Pete Davidson/Ice Spice. Saturday Night Live. 49. 1. NBC. October 14, 2023. Closing credits.
  9. Pete Davidson/Ice Spice. Saturday Night Live. 49. 8. NBC. December 16, 2023. Closing credits.

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