'Saturday Night Live' Season 48 to premiere after biggest cast overhaul ever
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The late-night sketch comedy "Saturday Night Live" experienced a large cast shakeup before its Season 48 premiere, while prominent comedians such as Pete Davidson and Kate McKinnon left the show.
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"The pandemic had put us in this position where no one could really leave, because there were no jobs," Michaels said, according to the New York Times.
He continued to say that there "was no place to go" for the comedians who have been on the show for years amid the tumultuous times of the pandemic – which he called a "transition year."
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