After months of speculation, Lorne Michaels has confirmed the departure of several "Saturday Night Live" stalwarts -- including Horatio Sanz and Chris Parnell.
Returning to "SNL" next season will be Fred Armisen, Will Forte, Bill Hader, Darrell Hammond, Seth Meyers, Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph, Andy Samberg, Jason Sudeikis, Kenan Thompson and Kristen Wiig.
Poehler will be back on the "Weekend Update" desk. There's no official word yet on who will co-anchor "Update" with her, but -- despite published speculation about another contender -- all signs now point to Meyers taking on the gig. An official announcement is expected as early as this week.
Dane Cook will host this year's season opener, with the Killers as musical guest.
Wow – this is great news all around. Dane Cook as the host? Very appropriate, since the last time he was funny -- 3-5 years ago -- was probably the last time SNL was funny too!
Great job getting rid of my favorite, the hilarious Chris Parnell, again. Last time Will Ferrell got him the job back. This time hopefully he can just work in his movies.
I didn’t even realize Darrell Hammond was still on the show. He’s the new Phil Hartman. Let’s hope his wife doesn’t shoot him in the middle of the night – he and Amy Poehler are all SNL has left!
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