It’s the start of the show’s 31st season and they’ve just added two new cast members to the show. pic.twitter.com/QmyH1UPLVY — That Week In SNL (@ThatWeekInSNL) October 1, 2025thorn-in-my-side• An golden era began 20 years ago in Studio 8H. Bill Hader and Andy Samberg joined fellow Class of ‘05 newbie Jason Sudeikis as featured players on season 31 of SNL.• Hader, recommend to the show by Megan Mullaly, was introduced to the show as an “impressions guy”, busting out a note perfect Al Pacino in his debut episode. The trio are currently chronicling the peaks and valleys of their SNL careers onpodcast. The Class of '05 would anchor the show until 2013, when Hader, Sudeikis, and Armisen left the show in the hands of Kate McKinnon, Cecily Strong, and Aidy Bryant.