Bowing out.Beck Bennettrevealed he will not return forSaturday Night Liveseason 47 justdays ahead of the premiere, and he isn’t the only one leaving. Bennett, who started onSNLin 2013, andLauren Holt, who joined last season, will not be part of the 2021-2022 cast. NBC confirmed thei...
Emmy winner Kate McKinnon admitted she was debating leaving "Saturday Night Live" for a while prior to parting ways with the sketch series.
Kearney made show history when they became the first nonbinary comic to join the cast of the long running series. Kearney’s departure comes just a day after main cast member Punkie Johnsonannounced that they were leaving the show. Announcements of cast members exiting the show usually come clo...
I love Pete Davidson, but Kate McKinnon leaving SNL should be the headline. She has been consistently brilliant from day one. — 🇺🇦marie🇺🇦 (@pittsburghRN)May 21, 2022 18 votes Love? 5 @gpirnia Kate McKinnon: “Earth, I love you. Thanks for letting me stay for a while.”...
All four leaving cast members have a number of projects currently airing or in production. McKinnon and Davidson are perhaps slightly more mainstream to audiences, with both appearing in a number of major Hollywood films. McKinnon has had roles in films likeOffice Christmas Party,Yesterday, andBo...
Punkie Johnsonis leaving “Saturday Night Live” after four seasons. Johnson apparently broke the news to an audience at a stand-up comedy show at Brooklyn’s Union Hall on July 31, at which fellow “SNL” cast members Molly Kearny, Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow werealso on the lineup...
That is Dylan O’Brien as Dan Aykroyd. (Don’t you recognize him? Look at the mustache!) Aykroyd spent four years atSNLin the late 1970s, before leaving for Hollywood with John Belushi. After Chevy Chase left the show, he co-hostedWeekend Updatewith Jane Curtain. He also created the Bl...
Davidson announced he wasleavingSNLafter eight seasons in May 2022. “I appreciate SNL always having my back and allowing me to work on myself and grow,” he said during his finalWeekend Updateappearanceon the season 47 finale that same month. “Thank you to Lorne for never giving up on ...
Cast members Aidy Bryant and Kyle Mooney were also reported to be leaving the show. Bryant also gave a goodbye of sorts during a running "Weekend Update" segment called "Trend Forecasters" with cast member Bowen Yang. Yang, in character as white and black-clad fashionista and critic, called...
A source claimed toPage Sixthat the former cast member of the show "is very excited to go back." The insider added, "[Leaving the show] has been a change of pace for him, but in a good way." Pete's return to the series marks his first appearance on the show following his exit ...