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‘SNL’ Parts Ways With Longtime Music Booker Brian Siedlecki (Exclusive) - The Hollywood Reporter
He had been with the show for nearly 30 years, joining as an intern in 1996.
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Saturday Night Live has parted ways with longtime music booker Brian Siedlecki after opting not to renew his contract, multiple sources told The Hollywood Reporter.
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Siedlecki spent nearly 30 years with the show, beginning as an intern in 1996, and became a respected producer and talent booker central to maintaining SNL's status as a premier music booking.
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According to a Billboard report last year, his first booking was Nelly Furtado in 2001, when "I'm Like a Bird" was breaking through.
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During his tenure, musical guests ranged from legacy icons such as Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen to contemporary pop stars including Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo.
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SNL retains two other longtime bookers, Keri Powers, who joined in 2014, and Rebecca Schwartz, with the show since 2015; NBC said it "doesn't comment on staffing," and Siedlecki did not respond to a request for comment.
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The departure comes about a month before SNL returns for its 52nd season on September 26, and follows cast member Chloe Fineman's July announcement that she is leaving after seven seasons for a David E. Kelley project.