Snarknado

When Bill Hader left SNL this past spring we lost all of his great characters, including Stefon, whose presence always made for a great Weekend Update. It appears that the void left by him has for the time being been filled by Jebidiah Atkinson, played by Taran Killam. Atkinson is 19th century critic who panned the Gettysburg address and apparently hates everything else he sees as well. The character has already made two great appearances this season. If you haven't seen them yet, check them out below.

Reinforcement troupe

There have been a lot of news coming from 30 Rockafeller these days. Below are links to a couple of stories about what we can expect to see on Saturday Night Live this season. Both stories come from EW.com.

'Saturday Night Live' officially adds six new cast members: Meet them here (Fun fact: One of my best friends is named Kyle Mooney, but sadly it's not the same one who has been added to the cast)

'SNL': Seth Meyers' new 'Weekend Update' co-anchor is ... (I really like Cecily Strong and she may do fine in this role, but I personally think that new hire Beck Bennett (aka the AT&T It's Not Complicated guy) would be a perfect replacement for Seth Meyers).