Her advice for surviving the season?

“Have fun.”

Have fun, Fineman said, adding, You kind of are, like, thrown into the fire.

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE – Episode 1848 – Pictured: Chloe Fineman as Britney Spears during “The Woman In Me Auditions” sketch on Saturday, November 11, 2023

Chloe Fineman on ‘SNL’.Colin CauldwellNBC via Getty

Colin CauldwellNBC via Getty

Fineman learned this lesson the hard way when she joined the show in 2019.

My first year,Will Ferrellhosted, Fineman recalled.

I thought I did fine.

Turns out I bombed the hardest Ive ever bombed.

At the end, he was like, Hang in there.

SNLhadeven more shakeups to its ensembleearlier this month asMolly KearneyandPunkie Johnsondeparted after two and four seasons respectively.

Featured playerChloe Troastis also leaving after just one season.

“Unfortunately I was not asked back toSNLthis season,” Troast wrote in a Sept. 9Instagram post.

“I wish I was going back to be with all the amazing friends I made there.

It truly felt like home.

But it wasn’t in the cards.”