Overview

• Yang confirmed his return after a private exchange in which Michaels told him, “You have more to do … I need you.”
• He said he had questioned his place on the show, worrying the audience was “maybe getting sick” of him.
• Saturday Night Live returns Oct. 4 at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.
• Recent exits include Ego Nwodim, Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim.
• New additions include Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska, with Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall promoted to the cast.