
Among long-running television shows in any category, it would probably be fair to say that Saturday Night Live is right up there when it comes to cast turn over. But, as the series heads into the 2025 TV premiere schedule with lots of new Season 51 hosts and musical guests lined up, few fans thought that we’d lose five members of the cast and gain the same number of newbies just weeks before the upcoming set of episodes was due to begin. Now an insider has pointed out why SNL’s brand new stars are different from those of the past.