{"id":2007070,"date":"2025-09-08T19:14:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2007070"},"modified":"2025-09-08T19:14:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:14:01","slug":"find-out-whos-staying-after-heidi-gardners-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/find-out-whos-staying-after-heidi-gardners-exit\/","title":{"rendered":"Find Out Who\u2019s Staying After Heidi Gardner\u2019s Exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The upcoming <em>Saturday Night Live<\/em> cast will feature some old and new faces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Michael Che<\/strong> is set to return to the hit sketch comedy show, completing the cast lineup, according to sources that spoke to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2025\/09\/saturday-night-live-snl-cast-shake-up-complete-1236511636\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Deadline;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Deadline<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Che, 42, will also join <strong>Colin Jost<\/strong> at the Weekend Update desk. (<strong>Scarlett Johansson<\/strong> \u2014 who wed Jost, 43, in 2020 \u2014 recently told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/scarlett-johansson-confirms-colin-jost-returning-snl-season-51-weekend-update-11805033\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> that her hubby is \u201cgoing back to work.\u201d)<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Besides Che and Jost, the other returning cast members include <strong>Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernandez, James Austin Johnson, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson,<\/strong> and <strong>Bowen Yang.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Additionally, featured players <strong>Ashley Padilla<\/strong> and <strong>Jane Wickline<\/strong> will be back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The show will also see five new faces \u2014 <strong>Ben Marshall, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson<\/strong>, and <strong>Veronika Slowikowska<\/strong> \u2014 bringing the cast to 18 people.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">ZUMAPRESS.com \/ MEGA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/heidi-gardner-4th-snl-cast-164606426.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:As the National Enquirer previously reported;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">As the <em>National Enquirer<\/em> previously reported<\/a>, multiple season 50 cast members have departed the sketch comedy series, including <strong>Devon Walker, Emil Wakim, Michael Longfellow<\/strong> and beloved comedian <strong>Heidi Gardner.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Gardner, 42, spent eight years on the NBC series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/snl-insider-gives-details-heidi-145045622.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Former SNL cast member Dana Carvey;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Former SNL cast member Dana Carvey<\/a> discussed Gardner\u2019s\u00a0exit on his <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Vr1qhN5PhMA&amp;t=1674s\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fly on the Wall;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>Fly on the Wall<\/em> <\/a>podcast with<strong> David Spade<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cFrom what I know as of this recording, that it was <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/dana-carvey-says-heidi-gardner-152208663.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:not her idea to leave;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">not her idea to leave<\/a>,\u201d Carvey, 70, remarked. \u201cI could be wrong about that, but that\u2019s what I read.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Season 51 of<em> SNL<\/em> premieres on Saturday, October 4.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The upcoming Saturday Night Live cast will feature some old and new faces. Michael Che is set to return to the hit sketch comedy show, completing the cast lineup, according to sources that spoke to Deadline. Che, 42, will also join Colin Jost at the Weekend Update desk. (Scarlett Johansson \u2014 who wed Jost, 43, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2007071,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[352946,360669,348454,352943,362132,353933,352939,359954,352941,366293,305526,350657],"class_list":["post-2007070","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-andrew-dismukes","tag-ben-marshall","tag-chloe-fineman","tag-colin-jost","tag-dana-carvey","tag-james-austin-johnson","tag-kenan-thompson","tag-marcello-hernandez","tag-michael-che","tag-saturday-night-live-cast","tag-scarlett-johansson","tag-sketch-comedy-show"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Find-Out-Whos-Staying-After-Heidi-Gardners-Exit.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007070","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2007070"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2007070\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2007071"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2007070"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2007070"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2007070"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}