Bad Bunny to Kick Off 'SNL' 51st Season with a Group of New Cast Members
Season 51 features five new cast members and several departures as Lorne Michaels aims to refresh the show following its Emmy-winning 50th season.
- On Oct. 2, NBC released promo clips for SNL Season 51 featuring Bad Bunny as host and Doja Cat as musical guest ahead of the Oct. 4 premiere.
- Lorne Michaels' plan to 'shake things up' prompted several exits including Emil Wakim, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Ego Nwodim, following the hiring of five new featured players.
- The NBC promo clip rolls through three takes showing Bad Bunny hyping the Super Bowl and Doja Cat deferring to him while Chloe Fineman interrupts with a quip.
- The early schedule includes Amy Poehler hosting with Role Model on Oct. 11, as confirmed by NBC promos, with no details on Sabrina Carpenter's appearance.
- Fresh off Emmy wins, SNL celebrates 12 Emmys last month and builds momentum with Bad Bunny ending his Puerto Rico residency and five new featured players.
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Bad Bunny to kick off SNL's 51st season with group of new cast members (Entertainment)
Live from New York! It's a new 'SNL' season, with faces both fresh and familiar. After a fanfare-filled 50th season celebrating the past, 'Saturday Night Live' looks to the future with a cast that includes five new featured players. As for the high-wattage early hosts, none other than Bad Bunny kic...

Bad Bunny to kick off 'SNL' 51st season with a group of new cast members
Live from New York! It’s a new “SNL” season, with faces both fresh and familiar. Bad Bunny kicks off the 51st season along with musical guest Doja Cat.
Bad Bunny & Doja Cat Team Up in ‘SNL’ Season Premiere Promo
Bad Bunny and Doja Cat purposely don’t vibe with Chloe Fineman’s humor in the silly promo spot for this weekend’s Saturday Night Live episode. The clip, shared by NBC on Thursday (Oct. 2), features three takes from the trio previewing what’s to come on SNL‘s season premiere on Oct. 4, when Bad Bunny will host and Doja Cat will appear as musical guest. Fineman is among the regulars on the show, though several castmates departed ahead of Season …
‘SNL’ Promos With Bad Bunny, Doja Cat & Chloe “Salamander” Tease Season 51 Premiere
The clock is ticking down to the Season 51 premiere of NBC’s stalwart Saturday Night Live, and host Bad Bunny is teaming with musical guest Doja Cat and longtime castmember Chloe Salamander — er, Lion, uh Fineman — for a trio of quickie promos. Have a look above. The first of the roughly 15-second vignettes sees Fineman riff on the musical duo’s animal names by introducing herself first as “Chloe Salamander” then “Chloe Lion” — complete with s…
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