Colin Jost

They may be behind the scenes, but Saturday Night Live's team of writers, led by the show's head writers, have created some of the show's most iconic moments.

Bowen Yang was the desk's final guest as one of New Jersey's mysterious drones ahead of this year's Christmas joke swap. 

SNL's longtime "Weekend Update" anchors made each other deliver jaw-dropping lines in the 2024 edition — and Jost's wife was visibly shocked, too. 

The new cast member name-checked Taylor Swift and Jenna Ortega in an original tune inspired by the "Espresso" singer's Christmas special.

Peanut the Squirrel's Widow and the Tiger King visited Colin Jost and Michael Che on the November 16 Weekend Update.

Gardner's spin on the Happy's Place star talked politics — and Pennywise? — when she stopped by SNL on November 2.

Colin Jost's enduring foil shared a VERY vivid description of the "normal girlies" she'd like to see on the runway next time.

James Austin Johnson and Sarah Sherman stopped by the desk as brothers Noel and Liam Gallagher on October 12.

Each of these dynamically-talented performers graced the Studio 8H stage for (at least!) a decade — and Kenan Thompson just marked his 21st year.

Watch the new Season 50 cast members and returning players on Saturday at 11:30/10:30c on NBC and Peacock.