Darrell Hammond Returns to SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE as New Announcer!

Live from New York it's... Darrell Hammond! NBC announced today that the former "Saturday Night Live" cast member, will return as the show's new announcer.

Hammond will begin his announcing tenure in Studio 8H when the 40th season premieres Sept. 27 with host Chris Pratt and musical guest Ariana Grande.

As a cast member for 14 seasons, Hammond appeared on SNL longer than any other cast member in the show's history. During his time at the show, Hammond was lauded for his memorable impressions including President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, Donald Trump, Sen. John McCain, Sir Sean Connery and Regis Philbin. In addition to his work on SNL, Hammond is a New York Times bestselling writer, stand-up comedian and stage and television actor.

Hammond will take over the role from the late Don Pardo whose career spanned over 70 years with the network, including 39 seasons as THE VOICE behind SNL.

"Saturday Night Live" is produced in association with Broadway Video. The creator and executive producer is Lorne Michaels.

For more information on "Saturday Night Live," visit http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/

NBC Photo: Mary Ellen Matthews

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