NBC has revealed the first three weeks of hosts and musical guests for the new season of "Saturday Night Live," which premieres in October.

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Punkie Johnson spoke for many fans of the long-running late-night sketch comedy show in late August, with three simple words: “wtf is happening.” Her comment came in response to the announcement that cast member Michael Longfellow was leaving the show after three seasons.

The Season 51 premiere will feature the return of a Latin superstar as host and a Grammy-winning pop star as musical guest.

Gardner joined the show as a featured player in 2017 and became a main cast member in 2019, making her the longest-running woman in the current cast. Wakim joined the show last year as a featured player and called his exit a “gut punch.”

Meanwhile, the cast of Saturday Night Live’s 51st season has some new faces. Veronika Slowikowska, Kam Patterson, Jeremy Culhane, Tommy Brennan and Please Don’t Destroy’s Ben Marshall were all added to the ensemble. However, along with those additions, there were more exits behind the scenes, including John Higgins from PDD.

Nwodim is one of five people exiting “SNL ” before its new season, joining Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim. Five new cast members, including Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Ben Marshall, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska, will join the series.

Ego Nwodim is the latest to leave the Saturday Night Live cast. Nwodim made the announcement on Instagram, and rather than let fans guess what happened to cause her exit, she readily offered in her statement that it was her own decision.

Ego's announcement is just the latest in the major shakeup ahead of season 51. On September 2, SNL revealed the five new cast members joining the show – BenMarshall, TommyBrennan, JeremyCulhane, KamPatterson, and Veronika Slowikowska. And while SNL welcomes fresh faces to the cast, many are returning too.