"Saturday Night Live" has added five new cast members ahead of its upcoming season, including Ben Marshall, who made regular appearances on the show as part of the comedy trio Please Don’t Destroy. He will join newcomers Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.

Five new cast members will join the upcoming season of “ Saturday Night Live ,” NBC announced Tuesday on the heels of several high-profile departures. Ben Marshall, already an "SNL" writer, will become a featured player, along with newcomers Tommy Brennan, Jeremy Culhane, Kam Patterson and Veronika Slowikowska.