'Saturday Night Live' is officially coming back for season 48, but without some of its most seasoned cast members and with talks of cancellation looming.
Returning cast members include Emmy Awards host Kenan Thompson, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Andrew Dismukes, Chloe Fineman, James Austin, Punkie Johnson, Bowen Yang, Michael Che, Colin Jost, Ego Nwodim, Chris Redd, Sarah Sherman and Cecily Strong.
Michaels created the show in 1975 and tapped Dan Aykroyd, John Belushi, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Jane Curtin, Laraine Newman, Garrett Morris and George Coe as original cast members. He has acted as showrunner for every season with the exception of five between 1980-85.
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