Studio 8H went through a cast shakeup in late August 2025 ahead of its season 51 premiere. Devon Walker announced his departure from the NBC sketch comedy series three seasons after joining the in 2022 alongside Marcello Hernandez, Molly Kearney and Michael Longfellow.
In an August 25, 2025, Instagram carousel post, Devon confirmed he would not return to SNL for its 51st season. He included a screenshot of a computer note, which read, in part, “Me and the show did three years together, and sometimes, it was really cool,” Devon began in his statement, which was a screenshot of a Text Edit note from a computer. “Sometimes, it was toxic as hell. But we did what we made the most of what it was, even amidst all of the dysfunction. We made a f**ked up lil family.”
Devon’s note was titled, “wait..did he quit or did he get fired?” but it’s still unclear if he left the show on his own accord or is he was let go.
Never feel bad if you’re late to work. Your job knows who you are and should plan accordingly. That’s on them
— Devon Walker (@internetdevon) May 15, 2019
Read on to learn about Texas-native Devon Walker below.
Devon began his stand-up comedy career in Texas, and he was working his way to SNL for years. He was included in the 2017 Comedy Central “Up Next” showcase and has been featured in various comedy festivals such as Clusterfest, Moontower Comedy Festival, and the Big Sky Comedy Festival, per The Stand. He moved to New York City in 2018 to pursue his comedy dreams further. Devon partnered with Comedy Central during the 2020 lockdown brought on by the coronavirus pandemic and created skits for social media, often collaborating with Grace Kuhlenschmidt.
He also notably paired up with viral comedian Trevor Wallace in a fake game show skit for Comedy Central. “The network gave me one (1) episode of my own fake game show and said that if enough people watch they’ll let me make more,” Devon wrote in the caption that accompanied a clip of him and Trevor interacting. “So if you don’t want me to succeed do NOT click the link in my bio.”
Just before his SNL news, Vulture named him “A Comedian You Should Know”. He’s pretty impressive!
