Saturday Night Live (season 41)
| Saturday Night Live (season 41) | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 21 |
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| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | October 3, 2015 – May 21, 2016 |
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The forty-first season of the NBC comedy series Saturday Night Live premiered on October 3, 2015, during the 2015–2016 television season. The season premiered on October 3, 2015 with host & musical guest Miley Cyrus and concluded on May 21, 2016 with host Fred Armisen and musical guest Courtney Barnett.
Kate McKinnon won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work in this season.
After two consecutive seasons with higher-than-average levels of cast turnover, no major changes occurred prior to Season 41; the entire cast of the 2014–2015 season returned. Before the start of the season, comedian Jon Rudnitsky joined the cast as a featured player.Beck Bennett, Colin Jost, Kyle Mooney and Sasheer Zamata were upgraded to repertory status, while Michael Che, Pete Davidson, and Leslie Jones remained as featured players.
This would be the final season for cast members Taran Killam and Jay Pharoah, both performers for the show since 2010, as well as the only season for Jon Rudnitsky.
bold denotes "Weekend Update" anchor
Before the beginning of the season, six new writers joined the staff: Upright Citizens Brigade performers Fran Gillespie, Sudi Green, and Will Stephen; former Late Show with David Letterman writers Paul Masella and Chris Belair; and stand-up comedian Dave Sirus.
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