Bowen Yang, Marcello Hernández, Chloe Fineman and more Saturday Night Live regulars and alums finally broke their silence about the wave of exits.
Since the star studded 50th anniversary special Heidi Gardner is the latest cast members to join the growing list of exitiess including, Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow.
These SNL cast exodus mark the most departed in the long-running NBC sketch comedy series since 2022, when eight people left SNL ahead of season 48.
Longfellow shared on Instagram that he’s leaving after three seasons. Bowen Yang responded to his post, writing, “Jesus WAS Chinese. I love you Michael.” The Wicked actor was referencing Longfellow’s claim during one of his previous Weekend Update segments.
Marcello Hernández also shared, “Love bro, thank you for letting me cfb whenever, my roommate,” to which Longfellow replied, “the ps5, shes yours now brother.”
As for Walker, who is also departing the NBC comedy show after three seasons, Chloe Fineman wrote under his post on Instagram, “I’ll miss being your pregnant wife all the time!!!!!” Gardner also commented, “I love you.”
Executive producer Lorne Michaels and cast member Kenan Thompson previously teased that cast changes were likely. It’s unclear if more people are expected to leave the show ahead of the season 51 premiere on Oct. 4.
