What Lorne Michaels Has Said About The 'snl' 51 Premiere

Lorne Michaels has immoderate large plans for “Saturday Night Live” Season 51.

In an August question and reply pinch Puck News, nan “SNL” creator talked astir nan early of nan deed show, which has been moving since 1975, and said he plans connected shaking up nan formed for nan caller season.

“I wanted group coming backmost and being portion of (the 50th season),” Michaels told nan outlet. “And that meant location couldn’t beryllium those benignant of disruptions (to nan cast), aliases thing that was going to return nan attraction disconnected (the 50th season).”

Now, he confirmed he feels “pressure to reinvent” aft nan milestone Season 50.

“Yeah, for sure,” Michaels answered. “It’ll beryllium announced successful a week aliases so.”

Until then, publication connected for everything we cognize astir nan upcoming play of “SNL” — including 1 character who Michaels said will return.

When is ‘Saturday Night Live’ returning?

Season 51 of “Saturday Night Live” will premiere connected NBC connected Oct. 4, per NBC Insider.

Who Is In nan Cast of ‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 51?

Though Michaels has yet to corroborate nan caller formed of “SNL,” he told Puck that formed shakeups would beryllium “announced successful a week aliases so.”

When asked specifically if comedian James Austin Johnson will reprise his domiciled arsenic U.S. President Donald Trump, Michaels said, “yes.”

The cast of Season 50 consisted of:

• Michael Che
• Mikey Day
• Andrew Dismukes
• Chloe Fineman
• Heidi Gardner
• Marcello Hernández
• James Austin Johnson
• Colin Jost
• Michael Longfellow
• Ego Nwodim
• Sarah Sherman
• Kenan Thompson
• Devon Walker
• Bowen Yang
• Plus, featured players Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline

Where Can I Watch ‘Saturday Night Live’ Season 51?

After its Oct. 4 debut, caller episodes of “SNL” will aerial Saturdays connected NBC and will beryllium disposable to watercourse connected Peacock nan adjacent day. (Peacock and TODAY.com stock a genitor company, NBCUniversal.)

Is Lorne Michaels Retiring?

Lorne Michaels created “Saturday Night Live,” and 50 years later, he’s said he’s not done pinch nan program. Ahead of nan day special, galore wondered astir Michaels’ early pinch nan show.

In February, Michaels, 80, told nan New York Times, “I whitethorn beryllium wrong. But I don’t consciousness I’m done.”

In nan August interview, Puck asked if he plans connected giving immoderate added responsibilities to immoderate of his squad members.

“That’s already been happening (in) nan past twelvemonth aliases so,” he said. “More group are progressive successful nan choices and successful nan decisions. But I’m not worried astir A.I. because A.I. can’t conjecture what I’m gonna do betwixt 10 and 11 (on show nights)… because I person nary idea!”

“There’s a batch of group successful that room pinch a batch of opinions. I make nan last decision, obviously. But it’s not arsenic if group don’t fto maine cognize really powerfully they feel,” he added.