“Saturday Night Live” announced three new featured players for its upcoming 45th season.
Chloe Fineman, Shane Gillis and Bowen Yang will all appear in the new season of the long-running NBC sketch comedy series. Fineman was a New Face at the 2018 Just for Laughs Festival in Montreal and has been a regular performer at the Groundlings. Gillis was recently recognized as a New Face at the 2019 Just for Laughs Festival. Yang joined “SNL” as a staff writer last season and is co-host of the “Las Culturistas” podcast.
See photos of Bowen Yang, the first Asian-American “SNL” cast member in history:
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Bowen Yang out and about
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — “Sandra Oh” Episode 1762 — Pictured: Writer Bowen Yang as Kim Jong Un, backstage in Studio 8H on Saturday, March 30, 2019 — (Photo by: Rosalind O’Connor/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – JUNE 03: Bowen Yang performs onstage during ‘Comedy Central Presents: Up Next Variety’ in the Room 415 Comedy Club during Clusterfest at Civic Center Plaza and The Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on June 3, 2018 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by FilmMagic/FilmMagic)
NEW YORK, NY – MAY 19: Moderators Bowen Yang (L) and Matt Rogers of Las Culturistas attend the Vulture Festival Presented By AT&T – Milk Studios, Day 1 at Milk Studios on May 19, 2018 in New York City. (Photo by Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for Vulture Festival)
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News of the new cast members comes approximately two weeks after it was announced that Leslie Jones would be exiting the series after five seasons. It had been speculated at that time that Kate McKinnon would also be leaving the show, but she is poised to return when “SNL” begins its new season on Sept. 28 with host Woody Harrelson and musical guest Billie Eilish.
Previously announced hosts for the season also include Phoebe Waller-Bridge, David Harbour, Kristen Stewart, and Eddie Murphy. Besides Eilish, musical guests include Taylor Swift and Camila Cabello.
“SNL” is produced in association with Broadway Video. Lorne Michaels is the creator and executive producer.
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Evolution of Saturday Night Live monologue set
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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 1 — Pictured: Steve Martin during the monologue on October 13, 1979 — (Photo by: Fred Hermansky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 3 — Pictured: Hugh Hefner during the monologue on October 15, 1977 — (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 11 — Pictured: (l-r) Garrett Morris and Cicely Tyson during the monologue on February 10, 1979 — (Photo by: Al Levine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 2 — Pictured: Malcolm McDowell during the ‘Opening Monologue’ on November 22, 1980 — Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 13 — Pictured: Host Ray Sharkey during the monologue on April 11, 1981 — Photo by: Fred Hermansky/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 11 — Pictured: Charlene Tilton during the monologue on February 21, 1981 — Photo by: Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 13– Pictured: Host Alec Baldwin during the monologue on February 13, 1983 (Photo by Al Levine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 6 — Pictured: Jerry Lewis during the Monologue on November 19, 1983 — (Photo by: Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 15 — Pictured: Host Billy Crystal during the monologue on March 17, 1984 (Photo by Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 2 — Pictured: Malcolm-Jamal Warner during the monologue on October 10, 1986 — Photo by: Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 18 — Pictured: Geena Davis during the monologue on April 22, 1989 (Photo by Raymond Bonar/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 17 — Pictured: Dolly Parton during the monologue on April 15, 1989 — (Photo by: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 15 — Pictured: Mary Tyler Moore during the monologue on March 25, 1989 (Photo by Raymond Bonar/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 14 — Pictured: Oprah Winfrey during the monologue on April 14, 1986 (Photo by Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 20 — Pictured: Candice Bergen during the monologue on May 19, 1990 — Photo by: Raymond Bonar/NBCU Photo Bank
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 19 — Pictured: Tom Hanks during the monologue on May 9, 2010 — Photo by: Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 18 — Pictured: Jerry Seinfeld during the monologue on April 18, 1992 (Photo by Al Levine/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 17 — Pictured: (l-r) Sharon Stone during the monologue on April 11, 1992 — Photo by: Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 15 — Pictured: Nancy Kerrigan onstage during the monologue March 12, 1994 — (Photo by: Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 17 — Pictured: Steve Forbes during the monologue on April 13, 1996 — (Photo by: Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 9 — Aired 01/23/1988 — Pictured: (l-r) Host Robin Williams during the Opening Monologue on January 23, 1998. (Photo by Alan Singer/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 25 — Pictured: (l-r) Will Ferrell as Steven Seagal, Jackie Chan during the monologue on May 20, 2000 — (Photo by: Mary Ellen Mathews/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 19 — Air Date 05/11/2002 — Pictured: Host Kirsten Dunst during monologue on May 11, 2002 — Photo by: Dana Edelson/NBCU Photo Bank
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 13 — Air Date 03/02/2002 — Pictured: Host Jonny Moseley during the monologue on March 2, 2002 (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 4 — Aired 10/30/2004 — Pictured: Kate Winslet onstage during the Monologue (Photo by Mary Ellen Matthews/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 17 — Air Date 04/10/2004 — Pictured: Host Janet Jackson during the monologue on April 10, 2004 (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 8 — Aired 12/10/2005 — Pictured: Alec Baldwin during the monologue on December 10, 2005 (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 2 — Aired 10/06/2007 — Pictured: Actor Seth Rogen during the monologue on October 6, 2007 (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 15 — Aired 03/17/2007 — Pictured: Julia Louis-Dreyfus during the monologue on March 17, 2007 (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 22 — Pictured: Will Ferrell during the Monologue on May 16, 2009 (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Episode 22 — Pictured: Justin Timberlake during the Monologue on May 9, 2009 (Photo by Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — “Zooey Deschanel” Episode 1612 — Pictured: Zooey Deschanel during the monologue on February 11, 2011– (Photo by: Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — Jimmy Fallon/Justin Timberlake Episode 1651 — Pictured: Jimmy Fallon — (Photo by: Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — “Lady Gaga” Episode 1647 — Pictured: Lady Gaga — (Photo by: Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — “Chris Hemsworth” Episode 1691 — Pictured: Chris Hemsworth during the monologue on December 12, 2015 — (Photo by: Dana Edelson/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — “Tina Fey” Episode 1746 — Pictured: (l-r) Tina Fey, Tracy Morgan during the “Opening Monologue” in Studio 8H on Saturday, May 19, 2018 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — “Amy Schumer” Episode 1745 — Pictured: Host Amy Schumer during the Opening Monologue in Studio 8H on Saturday, May 12, 2018 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE — “Adam Sandler” Episode 1765 — Pictured: Host Adam Sandler during the “I Was Fired” Monologue on Saturday, May 4, 2019 — (Photo by: Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
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(Pictured: Bowen Yang, left; Shane Gillis, center; Chloe Fineman, right)
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