‘Saturday Night Live’ Casts Saidah Belo-Osagie & Grace Reiter As Featured Players For Season 52
Saturday Night Live has two new featured players for Season 52: Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter. We were first to report on this duo being eyed for the show — first at showcases, and then at screen tests. This adds to recent SNL news which included the departure of Chloe Fineman and Martin Herlihy after […]
The long-running NBC variety sketch series, "Saturday Night Live," is set to welcome two new comedians for its upcoming Season 52. Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter will join the cast, which will return on Saturday, September 26, with host Jalen Brunson and musical guest Katseye. Belo-Osagie, originally from Queens, New York, is a comedian who has made a name for herself through online sketches.
She is the writer and director of the 2020 short film "Tinge," as well as the creator of the series "Afrobeats Futura" and the solo show "Saidah Gets Closure." Reiter, on the other hand, recently appeared in HBO Max's Emmy-nominated series "The Chair Company" and also had a role in "Minimum Wage," which she wrote and directed herself.
She even created a parody short film titled "The Hunger Games (but Better)." Other recent casting changes in "Saturday Night Live" include the departure of longtime cast member Chloe Fineman after seven seasons, as well as Martin Herlihy, a third member of the comedy group "Please Don't Destroy," who has left the show as a writer.
Following the season premiere with Brunson and Katseye, three more episodes are scheduled: one hosted by Dakota Johnson and Turnstile on October 3; another hosted by Shane Gillis and Rosalía on October 10; and a Halloween episode hosted by Inde Navarrette and Gracie Abrams.
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