We already knew there would be quite a few shake ups in this upcoming season of Saturday Night Live. After all, Taran Killam, Jay Pharoah, and rookie Jon Rudnitsky were all given the boot. Well, now it looks like we know who will be replacing them. The Comic’s Comic reports that Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping stand out Chris Redd is rumored to be joining the cast and that Saturday Night Live writer Mikey Day has been promoted to featured castmember.

Chris Redd is comic who came up through the Chicago improv scene. He trained at both The Second City and iO Theater and is known as both a stand up and an impressionists. He’s had frequent brushes with success and has worked on projects with the likes of Tina Fey and improv guru Mick Napier. Redd’s biggest break to date? Playing Hungry the Hunter in the Lonely Island’s Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. Redd recently opened for the departing Jay Pharoah and, yes, he has a Barack Obama impression ready to go.

Mikey Day, is an alumni of the esteemed Groundlings Theater in Los Angeles. He was hired as a writer in 2013 and frequently collaborated with Taran Killam. In fact, he co-wrote Killam’s new feature-length film Brother Nature. Day earned his stripes on NBC this summer as a cast member on Maya & Marty. So, I guess he had to be ready for primetime before he could join the “Not Ready For Primetime Players”? Bad jokes aside, I did catch Day in a Groundlings show back in 2011 and recall him being a standout.

Saturday Night Live will be back on October 1. No word yet on the host or musical guest.

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