‘S.N.L.’ Season 51: What to Know Before the Premiere

“Saturday Night Live” is back this weekend with several new cast members. It’s facing a particularly fraught climate for political jokes on TV.

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Ego Nwodim Leaves ‘S.N.L.’ After 7 Seasons

Nwodim, known for characters including Lisa From Temecula, is the fifth cast member to leave the sketch comedy show this summer.

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Who Are the Five New ‘S.N.L.’ Cast Members Joining Season 51?

Please Don’t Destroy will stop making videos for the show as Ben Marshall joins the cast. Watch clips of him and the other new additions.

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Heidi Gardner and More ‘SNL’ Cast Members Exit Show Ahead of Season 51

The upcoming season of “Saturday Night Live” will feature five new faces. Departing are Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim and Devon Walker.

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Taliban Leader Pleads Guilty to Taking the American Journalist David Rohde Hostage

Haji Najibullah’s plea was heard in a civilian court in Manhattan. He helped abduct David Rohde, then a New York Times reporter, in Afghanistan in 2008.

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Chuck Todd, Former ‘Meet the Press’ Moderator, Starts Podcast Network

After leaving NBC News in January, the former “Meet the Press” moderator is starting a new chapter as a media entrepreneur.

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Who Is Claire Shipman, the New Interim President of Columbia?

The former television journalist and co-chair of the university’s board of trustees takes the helm at a time of significant peril for the institution.

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‘The Interview’: Megyn Kelly Is Embracing Her Bias and Rejecting the ‘Old Rules’

The former Fox News and current YouTube host on her professional evolution, conservative media and why she endorsed Trump.

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As Fox Gets a Trump Bump, Bret Baier Closes In on His Broadcast Rivals

“I don’t think it’s bad to have the commander in chief be a regular viewer of the show,” the anchor said in an interview.

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Trump Administration Opens Leak Investigations

Tulsi Gabbard, the director of national intelligence, said she intended to hold officials who released information “accountable.”

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