'SNL' New Cast Members, Featured Players 2013 Season [VIDEOS]: New Faces Rumored for Upcoming 'Saturday Night Live' Episodes, Top 4 Favored Comedians
According to Splitsider, the four frontrunners to join the next season of "Saturday Night Live" as featured players are Beck Bennett, John Milhiser, Kyle Mooney, and Noël Wells. These four comedic actors have yet to be officially cast, but are "heavily rumored to land the coveted SNL spots." The incoming cast, whomever they might be, has to fill some big shoes considering the departure of Jason Sudeikis, Bill Hader, Fred Armisen, Kristen Wiig, and Andy Samberg over the last two seasons.
Bennett and Mooney are part of the comedy group "Good Neighbor" along with comedian Nick Rutherford and filmmaker Dave McCary, which is definitely remeniscnet of when "SNL" hired Andy Samberg along with his "Lonely Island" partners Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer. Perhaps "SNL" is looking to produce the same amount of success that group had? As of now, "Good Neighbor" has a project in the works with Comedy Central, but sources say, "there is an effort to work things out" in terms of getting them on "SNL."
Check out some of Bennet and Mooney's work right here:
John Milhiser was a UCB New York performer before relocating to the west coast, where he's been performing on the Maude team "Tut" at UCB LA. Also part of the NYC-based sketch group "Serious Lunch," Milhiser also runs the "baguetting" photo blog Baguette-Me-Nots. Check out his work right here:
Noël Wells reportedly does great impressions of Zooey Deschanel, Michelle Bachmann, Justin Bieber, and Kristen Stewart. She is a member of UCB LA's "New Money" and is a regular on a number of CollegeHumor sketched. Check out some of her work right here:
What do you think of these rumored additions to "SNL"?