Two months before its season 51 premiere, Saturday Night Live lost multiple cast members, including one long-running star. In just one week, the cast departures shocked fans as many wondered why these comedians were leaving SNL.
Below, News47.us is breaking down everything we know so far about the reasons behind the SNL cast departures and who’s leaving.
No, SNL is not ending before its 51st season. The new season premieres on October 4, 2025.
The following comedians are leaving SNL before season 51:
Heidi is the only one who has yet to publicly comment on her SNL exit. She was with the sketch comedy series for eight seasons.
Devon was the first to confirm his departure from SNL in an Instagram carousel post, which featured a screenshot from a Text Edit note. The message read, in part, “Me and the show did three years together, and sometimes, it was really cool. 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 labeled his note, “wait..did he quit or did he get fired?” leaving the reason behind his exit up in the air. However, Emil revealed in his own statement that he was told he would not return for season 51, implying that he and the others may have been fired.
