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Saturday Night Live Season 39
Season 39
No. of episodesTBA
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Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 28, 2013
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Saturday Night Live will air its thirty-ninth season during the 2013–2014 television season on NBC.

On May 12, 2013, NBC announced that Weekend Update anchor Seth Meyers will be the new host of Late Night in 2014 succeeding Jimmy Fallon as Fallon will take over as the new host of The Tonight Show. Sources say that Meyers will stay on as a cast member for the first half of season 39, then leave in 2014 to prepare for becoming the new host of Late Night.[1] Meyers has stated that he will remain Weekend Update anchor up until his departure.[2]

Season 39 begins on September 28, 2013.

Cast

bold denotes Weekend Update anchor

Writers

Prior to the start of the season, three new writers were hired: Claire Mulaney, younger sister of former writer John Mulaney,[10] stand-up comic Brooks Wheelan,[11] and Mikey Day, a member of The Groundlings and cast member on MTV's Wild 'N Out.[12] James Downey, former featured player and writer, who joined the show in 1977, left after an on-and-off 32-year run on the show.

References

  1. ^ "Seth Meyers Named Host Of NBC's 'Late Night', Lorne Michaels To Executive Produce". usatoday.com. May 12, 2013. Retrieved May 12, 2013.
  2. ^ Busis, Hillary (May 16, 2013). "Seth Meyers will return to 'SNL' this fall, leave for 'Late Night' in 2014". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "'SNL' Is Not In Trouble, So Stop Saying It Is". Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
  4. ^ Levin, Gary (12 May 2013). "Seth Meyers named NBC's 'Late Night' talk host". USA Today. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  5. ^ Brownstein, Bill (16 July 2013). "Just for Laughs: SNL's Bobby Moynihan is living the dream". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 16 July 2013.
  6. ^ Busis, Hillary (26 July 2013). "'SNL': Veteran Kenan Thompson on the show's big cast exodus -- and its future". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
  7. ^ "Talking to Fred Armisen About 'SNL', 'Portlandia', And Being Part of A Comedy Collective". Splitsider. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  8. ^ Labrecque, Jeff (14 May 2013). "Bill Hader exits 'Saturday Night Live'". Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  9. ^ "Jason Sudeikis Not Returning to SNL". The Hollywood Reporter. July 24, 2013. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  10. ^ "Chicago comic Claire Mulaney picked for 'Saturday Night Live'". July 17, 2013. Retrieved July 18, 2013.
  11. ^ "Standup Brooks Wheelan Hired to Write for 'SNL'". Splitsider. 26 August 2013.
  12. ^ "'Wild N Out's Mikey Day Hired to Write for 'SNL'". Splitsider. 23 August 2013.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saturday_Night_Live_season_39&oldid=571068228

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