“SNL” expands cast with Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline

“Saturday Night Live” has added three new main cast members for its 50th season: Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline. Meanwhile, Chloe Troast – who made her “SNL” debut in season 49 – is leaving the series. diversity has confirmed.

“Unfortunately, I was not asked to return to 'SNL' this season. I wish I could return to all the amazing friends I made there. It truly felt like home. But that was not to be decided,” Troast wrote in an Instagram post on Monday. “I want to thank everyone who supported me. Especially everyone who came to my tour this summer, wearing character costumes and having such wonderful things to say. You mean everything to me. I hope I was able to spread joy and laughter, just love. Onward and higher.”

In addition to the new cast members, “SNL” is promoting Marcello Hernández (who appears on the cover of diversity's “Power of Young Hollywood” issue), Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker joined the main cast.

Padilla has been a member of the Groundlings, an improvisational and sketch comedy troupe, since 2021. This year she made guest appearances on HBO's “Curb Your Enthusiasm” and NBC's “Night Court.”

Wakim is a Lebanese-American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer. He has appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and was named the New Face of Comedy at the 2022 Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.

Los Angeles-born Wickline was a cast member in the TikTok live show “Stapleview,” which launched in March 2022. She also performs as a sketch comedian on her tour.

The 50th season of “SNL” begins September 28 at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.

Deadline was the first to report the “SNL” news.

(Pictured: Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline)