The 2025 Saturday Night Live cast shakeup stirred quite a debate online as new featured players joined the show. Among the most shocking exits came from Ego Nwodim, who was a fan-favorite for seven seasons on the NBC sketch comedy series. So, why did Ego leave SNL?
Here, News47.us explains everything we know about Ego’s departure from SNL and more about the season 51 cast.
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Each cast member had a different reason for their exit. Some left on their own accord, while others implied they were fired. Based on Emil’s statement, it sounded like he was let go from the show.
“I won’t be returning to SNL next year,” Emil wrote on Instagram in August 2025. “It was a gut punch of a call to get, but I’m so grateful for my time there.”
