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Wednesday August 23, 2006 9:50 pm

Cast Reductions Announced for SNL

Jason SudeikisSince a press conference last month where Lorne Michaels announced upcoming cuts from the Saturday Night Live cast, many have been speculating about who would be going. Zap2it.com is reporting that at least three members of the cast will be leaving, with the likelihood for a fourth to depart as well. At present, it’s reported that Chris Parnell, Horatio Sanz and Kenan Thompson have been tapped to leave. Discussions of a fourth casualty are circulating about Darrell Hammond, who has had the longest run on the show. Hammond brings his impmeccable impressions to the table (including Donald Trump and Bill Clinton), but perhaps little new material. Horatio Sanz has been riding the SNL gravy train for far too long, as has Parnell—I’m most surprised by Kenan Thompson, who seemed to be featured in a lot of sketches last season. The fate of SNL‘s Weekend Update is also a hot topic, as Lorne Michaels auditioned cast members to take over for Tina Fey, who recently left the show, and Amy Poehler. It’s rumored that new cast member Jason Sudeikis (pictured at right) will be taking over the Update desk. Of course, none of this is confirmed—an NBC spokesman declined to comment.

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