The news follows a string of recent cast departures as the storied program prepares for its 51st season. Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow have said they're leaving the show. Multiple news outlets reported that cast mainstay Heidi Gardner was also departing the show.

Gardner joined the show as a featured player in 2017 and became a main cast member in 2019, making her the longest-running woman in the current cast. Wakim joined the show last year as a featured player and called his exit a “gut punch.”

Longtime castmember Heidi Gardner is leaving, alongside Michael Longfellow and Devon Walker, while the 'Please Don't Destroy' videos will also come to an end.

SNL' has finalized its Season 51 cast, as Bowen Yang, Colin Jost, Michael Che, Ego Nwodim and more return to the show.

Addressing the recent casting shakeup at 'SNL,' Michaels revealed his true thoughts on the high-profile exits from the show.

Bowen Yang, James Austin Johnson, and Mikey Day joined the 2025 Emmys Host for a sequel skewering the TV industry.

Former Saturday Night Live cast member Punkie Johnson spoke for many fans of the long-running late-night sketch comedy show in late August, with three simple words: “wtf is happening.” Her comment came in response to the announcement that cast member Michael Longfellow was leaving the show after three seasons.

It’s the first time that’s been the case since before 2014, when Leslie Jones and Sasheer Zamata joined the cast. Since “SNL” premiered in 1975, only eight of the sketch show’s 172 cast members have been Black women,