Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska are set to make their season 51 debuts. Saturday Night Live adds 5 new cast members, incl

Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska are set to make their season 51 debuts.

Saturday Night Live adds 5 new cast members, including Please Don't Destroy's Ben Marshall

Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska are set to make their season 51 debuts.

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Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska. Credit:

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- *Saturday Night Live *announced five new faces joining season 51.

- Ben Marshall, Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska are the newest *SNL *cast members.

- They replace Emil Wakim, Michael Longfellow, and more featured players following a cast exodus.**

*Saturday Night Live* will have some fresh faces when it returns for its upcoming season 51 premiere.

NBC announced Tuesday that Ben Marshall, of the comedy group Please Don't Destroy, has been upped to a feature player. Marshall will be joined by newcomers Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson, and Veronika Slowikowska.

It comes in the wake of the departures of longtime cast member Heidi Gardner, plus Emil Wakim, Devon Walker, and Michael Longfellow. Cast members typically spend two seasons in this position before either being promoted to the repertory cast or not continuing with the show.

Marshall joined the *SNL* writing staff in 2021 and has appeared on camera as part of the comedy trio Please Don't Destroy, also comprised of  John Higgins and Martin Herlihy.

Brennan is a stand-up comic who was named a Just for Laughs New Face of Comedy in 2023 and has performed on *The Tonight Show.* Culhane, a performer with Los Angeles' Upright Citizens Brigade, is a regular on Dropout TV and has appeared on *American Vandal* and *The Sex Lives of College Girls. ***

Patterson is also a stand-up comic and a regular on the live podcast *Kill Tony*. He's set to appear in Kevin Hart's upcoming Netflix comedy film *72 Hours.* Slowikowska is an actress and writer who has appeared on* Tires, Poker Face*, and *What We Do in the Shadows.*

Here's who's leaving 'SNL' cast and who's new or returning for season 51

Devon Walker says 'SNL' exit was mutual decision between him and show: 'We both felt like it was time'

Pending further updates, cast members who are presumed to return for season 51 include Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, Marcello Hernández, James Austin Johnson, Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Bowen Yang, Ashley Padilla, and Jane Wickline, plus longtime "Weekend Update" anchors Michael Che and Colin Jost.**

Kenan Thompson and Bowen Yang in a 'Saturday Night Live' sketch.

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***Sign up for ******'s free daily newsletter to get breaking TV news, exclusive first looks, recaps, reviews, interviews with your favorite stars, and more.****** SNL* head Lorne Michaels previously confirmed there would be some turnover on the legendary sketch show before the new season, only promising that Johnson will continue his portrayal of President Donald Trump.

Michaels answered in the affirmative when asked by Puck if he planned to "shake things up" with a new cast, explaining that he didn't want "those kind of disruptions" to "take the focus off" the celebratory 50th season.**

*Saturday Night Live* returns for season 51 on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 11:30 p.m. ET/8:30 p.m. PT on NBC and Peacock.

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