Saturday Night Live is causing a stir in preparation for the historic 50th season.

The comedy series announced on September 9 that there would be a number of changes to the lineup, with another cast member leaving and three new comedians joining.

Ashley Padilla, Emil Wakim and Jane Wickline have all joined SNLwhile lead actress Chloe Troast leaves after just one season.

Punkie Johnson and Molly Kearney previously confirmed they were leaving the series. Johnson confirmed there was “no bad blood” and Kearney thanked fans for “two great seasons.”

Padilla, a San Francisco Bay Area native, has been a member of the Groundlings Main Company since 2021, while Chicago-born Wakim is a stand-up comedian, actor, and writer who was selected as a New Face of Comedy at the 2022 Just for Laughs Comedy Festival.

Wickline is an LA native and is a cast member of TikTok’s live show “Stapleview” and also performs as a comedy sketch character on tour.

Troast announced her departure in a statement on Instagram, revealing that she “was not asked back to SNL this season.”

“I wish I could go back and be with all the wonderful friends I made there, it really felt like home. But that wasn’t going to happen,” she said.

The comments section contains several of her SNL Her co-stars shared their love for her, and stars like Chance the Rapper also shared their support.

“I love you so much and you were such a bright spot this year,” Chloe Fineman wrote, while Kearney noted, “You are a genius and a star and people love you.”

In addition to several departing and new players, returning cast members Marcello Hernandez, Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker have been promoted to the main cast for the upcoming season, after serving as lead characters for two years.

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Saturday Night Live Season 50 premieres Saturday, September 28 at 11:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock.