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The Stories Behind Saturday Night Live CharactersSaturday Night Live has been bringing us live comedy and music for 47 years now. One of the things the show is known for is recurring characters. If a new idea becomes a hit, which is iffy at best, that character will be brought back again and again, until the person behind that character leaves the show or gets a full-length movie based on the character. Where do those character ideas come from? They are often drawn from real-life people, which is why the best of them are so relatable.

Saturday Night Live Says Goodbye to Four Cast MembersTonight is the final episode of Saturday Night Live season 47. It will be the final performance for Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Kyle Mooney, and Pete Davidson as regular cast members. Many longtime SNL fans agree that it's time to pare the staff down, as the regular cast has grown to 21 people, with eight members working on SNL for eight years or longer. It's very possible that four of them can leave without being replaced. It's also been hinted that all four will appear on tonight's show for a goodbye skit or tribute. McKinnon and Bryant have been with SNL for ten years now, and have both proved to be masters of impressions. McKinnon notoriously embodies everyone from Nicole Wallace to Rudy Guiliani. Bryant rises to any demand, and made quite an impression as Ted Cruz. Mooney has been with the show for nine years, and was criminally underutilized. Pete Davidson has been on SNL since 2014. He's been in the news more for his off-screen antics and relationships, and only appeared in a few episodes this season. All four have other projects in the works, some under the production wing of Lorne Michaels. Read more about the departing cast members at Deadline.#SaturdayNightLive #SNL #cast