Saturday Night Live is revamping its Weekend Update segment in preparation for Seth Meyers' impending departure.
Beginning this season, sophmore performer Cecily Strong will co-anchor the mock news segment Weekend Update. It isn't definite yet if Strong will permanently take over the hosting duties (solo or co-anchoring) once Seth Meyers departs the show for NBC's Late Night in February. Interestingly, since Late Night doesn't shoot on Fridays, SNL is holding hope that Seth Meyers will perform double duty and continue with the late night comedy sketch show.
Cecily Strong has become a favorite of Lorne Michaels due to her successful first year on the show. Strong's Weekend Update persona, The Girl You Wish You Hadn't Started a Conversation With at a Party, became one of the season's breakthrough acts.
SNL has contracted six new performers for the upcoming season, which you can revisit in a prior post. Meanwhile Tim Robinson, a new addition to the show last year, will be moving off stage and into the writers room for the 39th season.
Saturday Night Live returns September 28 with Tina Fey and Arcade Fire.
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