SNL Adds veronika slowikowska, Ben Marshall and Three Others as Feature Players

Wednesday, September 03, 2025  Read time1 min

SAEDNEWS: “Saturday Night Live” announced five new feature players — including veronika slowikowska and Ben Marshall — as the long-running sketch show replenishes its cast ahead of season 51, which premieres Oct. 4.

SNL Adds veronika slowikowska, Ben Marshall and Three Others as Feature Players

According to SaedNews, Lorne Michaels’s sketch factory has added five new faces to the cast: Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson and veronika slowikowska. The line-up blends established TV/stage experience with social-media notoriety — Marshall returns in a larger on-camera role after years as an SNL writer and occasional performer with comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy, while Culhane, Patterson and Slowikowska arrive with strong TikTok followings and recent screen credits. Slowikowska, who has also had a recurring role on FX’s What We Do in the Shadows, brings a near-seven-hundred-thousand-strong online audience to the show’s talent pool.

 veronika slowikowska

The hires come hot on the heels of four confirmed departures — Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim — as SNL reshapes its roster for a new era. Producers appear to be leaning into creators who already cultivate direct digital followings, reflecting broader industry trends where short-form platforms serve as feeder systems for mainstream sketch and late-night TV. Season 51 kicks off on Oct. 4, and viewers will be watching to see how quickly the new feature players settle into the iconic show’s fast, collaborative comedy machine.

Quick cast summary

New feature players

Name

Notes

Ben Marshall

SNL writer since 2021

Veronika Slowikowska

TikTok star; recurring role on What We Do in the Shadows

Jeremy Culhane

TikTok comedian; TV credits include The Sex Lives of College Girls, Heathers

Kam Patterson

Stand-up comic; appears in Netflix’s 72 Hours

Tommy Brennan

Comedy performer; past TV appearances (e.g., Tonight Show)

Key date

  • SNL Season 51 premiere: October 4

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