‘SNL’ Adds New Cast Members Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie — SkimNews
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- Saturday Night Live has cast Grace Reiter and Saidah Belo-Osagie as featured players — the first new additions announced for Season 52.
- Grace Reiter is a Wisconsin-born stand-up comedian and actor who built a large following on TikTok.
- Saidah Belo-Osagie joins alongside Reiter as a featured player for NBC's long-running sketch comedy series.
- Season 52 premieres Sept. 26 with Jalen Brunson hosting the debut episode.
Why it matters: Featured-player hires set the comedic direction of each new SNL season, and Reiter and Belo-Osagie will get their first national TV exposure on Sept. 26 during Brunson's premiere — a high-visibility launch that frequently makes or breaks a new cast member's early career trajectory.
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