“Saturday Night Live” will look a little different next season, as numerous cast members are not set to return. And one longtime star is a part of that group.
DEADLINE reports that Heidi Gardner will be leaving the show after eight seasons. Gardner joined “Saturday Night Live” in Season 43 and then became a part of the main cast in 2019.
Who Else Is Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’?
A few other cast members have also announced their exit ahead of Season 51. Here is everyone who has been announced so far:
Michael Longfellow
Longfellow joined the cast of “Saturday Night Live” in Season 48, but officially became a part of the main cast in Season 50.
Emil Wakim
Wakim announced on Thursday that he wouldn’t be returning to “Saturday Night Live” after joining the show in 2024.
“i wonât be returning to snl next year. it was a gut punch of a call to get but iâm so grateful for my time there. i was at six flags celebrating my friends 36th birthday and went on a really emotional walk through bugs bunny park and stared out across daffy duck lake thinking about life,” Wakim wrote on Instagram. “every time i scanned into the building i would think how insane it is to get to work there. it was the most terrifying, thrilling, and rewarding experience of my life and i will miss it dearly and all the brilliant people that work there that made it feel like a home. thank u to lorne for taking a chance on me and changing my life.”
“i was so lucky to bring some of myself in there and say things i believed in and iâm excited for whatever chapter comes next. hereâs to making more art without compromise,” he concluded.
Devon Walker
Walker shared the news that he wouldn’t be returning to “Saturday Night Live” on social media.
“me and baby broke up â¤ï¸,” he captioned the post.
Celeste Yim and Rosebud Baker
Yim and Baker, who are both writers on the show, will also not be back. Yim announced the news on Instagram, having been with “Saturday Night Live” for five years, while Baker joined during Season 47.
Heidi Gardner Revealed She Felt ‘Idea Fatigue’
Gardner may have alluded to her exit during a recent interview. When speaking with comedian Craig Ferguson on his podcast, she talked about how things had gotten a âlittle toughâ.
âI will say the only thing that Iâve started to feel a little bit is just sketch fatigue, or idea fatigue,â she admitted. âAt this point, after doing Groundlings and SNL for so long, Iâm like, âIâve written a lot of sketches.â”
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