'SNL' Promotes Two Featured Players to Regular Cast Members!

Chris Redd and Heidi Gardner will become regular cast members on Saturday Night Live when the show returns for its 45th season this weekend.

Both of the comedians made their debut as featured players on the show in September 2017. The show usually promotes featured players to regular cast members in their third seasons, according to Deadline.

Ego Nwodim will return to the show for her second season as a featured player and newcomers Bowen Yang and Chloe Fineman are joining the show this year for their first seasons. Shane Gillis was dropped last week after his prior use of a racial slur resurfaced.