‘SNL’ Adds New Cast Members Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie, Completing Season 52 Ensemble
“Saturday Night Live” has added its first new cast members to Season 52. Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie are joining the NBC sketch comedy series, which returns on Sept. 26 with host Jalen Brunson. This is the final “SNL” casting announcement of the season, Variety has learned, with all remaining members of the Season 51 […]
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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