For those wondering how SNL‘s new cast members factored into tonight’s season premiere, the answer was: not much.
The two new featured players, Saidah Belo-Osagie and Grace Reiter, were introduced together, as part of an early sketch on the search for reality competition The Debut: Dream Academy‘s next breakout girl group.
Belo-Osagie played Neelsa Boyce, a 17-year-old entrant who sought to become a pop star after playing Young Nala in The Lion King on Broadway when she was a kid.
Reiter got more screen time as Margle, who “only wear[s] flip flops because I keep passing out when
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