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Saturday Night Live debuted its season 51 on Oct. 4, and new episodes premiere weekly
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The SNL season 51 cast includes longtime repertory players and newer featured players
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Several of the comedians are in relationships and marriages
It’s all laughs on Saturday Night Live, but the season 51 cast members are serious when it comes to their love lives.
For “Weekend Update” anchor Colin Jost, his relationship with Scarlett Johansson gave him a sense of security and direction. In his June 2020 memoir, A Very Punchable Face, he wrote about how the Avengers star changed his life, from his self-assuredness to his future aspirations.
“I’ve met someone I love and who I feel more comfortable with than I ever have before. I feel more confident committing to what I’m working on and standing by whatever I create, regardless of whether people like it or not,” Jost penned.
James Austin Johnson’s wife, Rebekah Lain, is also a grounding presence in his life. “@rebabka is the person who makes my life worth living,” he wrote on Instagram in October 2021. “She has literally the best heart of any person I’ve ever encountered, and is so rock solid as a partner and wife that just looking at pictures of her calms me down and makes me feel at home.”
From longtime stars Colin Jost and Kenan Thompson to newcomer Veronika Slowikowska and beyond, here’s everything to know about the real-life loves of the Saturday Night Live season 51 cast members.
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Mikey Day and Paula Christensen
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Mikey Day and Paula Christensen
Joining the double-digit club of SNL cast members, season 51 marks Mikey Day’s tenth season with the production. The comedian has been with his wife, Paula Christensen, even longer than his tenure at Studio 8H.
Though they tend to keep their relationship out of the spotlight, the actress shared a throwback photo of herself and Day kissing in 2012 for his birthday in March 2022.
“Still feel this way about you @mikeyfuntime,” Christensen wrote on Instagram.
The couple eloped on Christmas Eve in 2024 after 14 years together, and welcomed a son years before the milestone.
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Michael Che
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Michael Che on September 13, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Michael Che returns to SNL for his twelfth season of hosting the “Weekend Update” alongside Jost. The TV personality doesn’t appear to be romantically linked to anyone.
During a May 2021 appearance on The Howard Stern Show, the comedian said he has no interest in dating a famous person and would “much rather meet someone normal.”
“The sexiest thing a woman can ask me is ‘So, what do you do?’ That is beautiful. I just want a nice, boring librarian. Nobody famous,” Che added.
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Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson
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Colin Jost and Scarlett Johansson on September 14, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
Season 51 marks Colin Jost’s 12th season hosting the “Weekend Update” segment on Saturday Night Live — the same place he met his wife, Scarlett Johansson, in 2006.
The couple began dating in 2017 and got engaged about two years later. The SNL writer and Marvel star tied the knot in 2020, and they welcomed their son, Cosmo, the following year.
Johansson also shares a daughter, Rose, with her ex-husband Romain Dauriac. In July 2024, Jost told The New York Times that he enjoyed seeing the Black Widow actress parent her then-toddler.
“I think part of the reason I fell in love with her is she’s a great mom,” he said. “I’ve known Rose, my stepdaughter, since she was 2. It’s weird. You get to actually preview someone as a mom.”
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Kenan Thompson
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Kenan Thompson on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California
Returning for a record-breaking 23rd season on SNL, Kenan Thompson is not currently known to be dating anyone.
He shares two daughters, Georgia and Gianna, with his ex-wife, Christina Evangeline. Thompson and Evangeline were married for over 10 years before the comedian filed for divorce in April 2022.
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Andrew Dismukes and Aly Dixon
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Andrew Dismukes and Aly Dixon
Andrew Dismukes is in the midst his sixth season as a cast member on SNL. He and his wife, Aly Dixon, began dating in 2016, about one year before he joined the Studio 8H production.
In February 2020, Dismukes called Dixon “the most wonderful person I know” in an Instagram post. “She makes me laugh like a full idiot, and is really just all around top of the pops!”
The comedian proposed on a beach in August 2023, and they married in Los Angeles in June 2025.
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Marcello Hernández and Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral
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Marcello Hernández and Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral on July 21, 2025 in New York City
Returning to SNL for his fourth season, Marcello Hernández hard-launched his relationship with Ana Amelia Batlle Cabral in July 2025 at the New York City premiere of Happy Gilmore 2.
It isn’t clear how or when the actor met the architect, but they were first spotted together in January 2025.
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James Austin Johnson and Rebekah Lain
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James Austin Johnson and Rebekah Lain on September 20, 2022 in New York City
James Austin Johnson is back for his fifth season on Saturday Night Live, but off the Studio 8H stage, he’s husband to Rebekah Lain and father to their son, Homer.
The couple married in 2018 and welcomed their first child in 2022.
In a June 2022 Instagram post celebrating Lain’s birthday, Johnson wrote, “My life is a million percent better when I’m next to her. I’ve always known she’s who I wanted to marry and who I wanted to raise a family with.”
He added, “Her kindness and thoughtfulness and bravery and strength made me better, kinder, more thoughtful, braver. She makes me feel invincible. Not exaggerating. I’m so happy to share life with her and our perfect ham sandwich child.”
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Bowen Yang
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Bowen Yang on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California
Bowen Yang returns for season 51 of SNL, his seventh run on the live comedy show. He’s also single, telling PEOPLE that his relationship status is due to the demands of his career.
“The new season of SNL, I’m just like, ‘Oh, right. My time isn’t my own,’ ” the Wicked actor said in April 2025. “People that I’ve gone a couple solid dates with, I’m like, ‘Hey, it’s not for lack of interest. My time is really slipping away from me and I’m so sorry and it’s not a you thing, it’s a me thing.’ “
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Jane Wickline and Sio Hornbuckle
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Jane Wickline and Sio Hornbuckle
Coming back for her second season of Saturday Night Live, Jane Wickline and her partner Sio Hornbuckle celebrated their first anniversary in January 2025.
The pair keep a relatively low profile but have collaborated on productions including Wickline’s theater project, Dukes Forever, which Hornbuckle directed.
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Veronika Slowikowska and Kyle Chase
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Veronika Slowikowska and Kyle Chase
Making her SNL debut during season 51, Veronika Slowikowska is known for her internet comedy sketches with her boyfriend, Kyle Chase.
While it was unclear for a period of time whether the pair were romantically involved or if their dynamic was simply acting for their internet bit, Slowikowska and Chase confirmed they are indeed dating during a June 2025 conversation with Cosmopolitan.
“We were friends for a year and a half before we started dating,” Chase shared. “It was like, ‘Do we risk it all?’ Which was scary because we had a great friendship going.”
Slowikowska added, “It was terrifying. But there was so much tension that we had to make a decision. And then, yeah, we got drunk on tequila and kissed.”
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