( CNN ) -- `` Saturday Night Live , '' NBC 's long-running sketch comedy show , has added three performers to its cast , the network announced Monday . Aidy Bryant , Tim Robinson and Cecily Strong -- each a veteran of the comedy scene in Chicago -- will join the show for its 38th season . All three performers have ties to the famed Second City improv troupe . Robinson and Strong were members of the group 's national touring company and Bryant was an ensemble member of the Second City E.T.C Stage . She also performed in improvised musicals with the group Baby Wants Candy . All three also performed with the iO improv team . They will have big shoes to fill . `` Saturday Night Live '' lost key cast members Kristen Wiig , Andy Samberg and Abby Elliott . The new SNL season debuts this Saturday with host Seth MacFarlane and musical guest Frank Ocean .
`` SNL '' adds three new cast members . The show begins its 38 season this weekend . The trio essentially replaces three cast members who left the show .