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"Jason Sudeikis could leave Saturday Night Live by mid-season, according to executive producer Lorne Michaels. NBC confirmed on Thursday (September 12) that Sudeikis will return to SNL, ending months of speculation over his future on the sketch comedy show.   SNL producer Michaels later clarified to The New York Times that Sudeikis will certainly stay through the presidential election, but may leave before the end of the season. &amp;quot;Right now the idea is that Jason will go through at least until January,&amp;quot; Michaels revealed. The SNL creator added that he won&amp;#039;t rule out Sudeikis staying for the whole season because of the actor&amp;#039;s dedication. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s a fiercely loyal guy, both to the show and to me,&amp;quot; Michaels said of Sudeikis.  Saturday Night Live has added Second City comedians Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong to its core of featured players in advance of this weekend&amp;#039;s season premiere. Seth MacFarlane and musical guests Frank Ocean and John Mayer appear on the season premiere of Saturday Night Live, airing at 11.30 ET on NBC. Watch a Saturday Night Live sketch below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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