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AT&T Spokesman Beck Bennett Among New SNL Cast Additions?

By: Aug. 23, 2013
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Deadline reports that Kyle Mooney, Beck Bennett, John Milhiser & Noël Wells will be among the newest cast additions to NBC's long running sketch comedy SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.

Bennett is best known for his starring role in AT&T's "It's Not Complicated" series of commercials, directed by SNL alum Jorma Taccone. In the ads, the comedian sits with young children to get their opinions on efficiency and speed, two key elements of the telephone giant.

NBC has not made any official announcements regarding casting for the late night show, but the four are "heavily rumored" to come on board when it returns for its new season.

Mooney and Bennett are members of sketch comedy group Good Neighbor while all four hail hail from Los Angeles' Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

It was recently announced that Fred Armisen, Bill Hader and Jason Sudeikis would not be returning to the show this fall while head writer Seth Meyers will Exit in February to host a new late night talk show.



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