SNL Cast Exodus: Yang, Hernández, and More Stars Leaving
“SNL” Bids Farewell: Cast Shake-Up Sparks Heartfelt Reactions Ahead of Season 51
NEW YORK - As the curtain prepares to rise on its 51st season, “Saturday Night Live” is undergoing a significant cast overhaul, prompting a wave of emotional farewells and supportive messages from current and former stars.
Last week’s announcement that Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, and Emil Wakim would be departing the long-running NBC sketch comedy series marked the most significant cast turnover as 2022 when eight cast members exited.
The departing cast members took to social media to share their reflections, sparking an outpouring of love and well wishes from the “SNL” family.
Michael longfellow, who spent three seasons on the show, received a particularly touching response from Bowen Yang. Referencing a past “Weekend Update” segment, Yang wrote, “Jesus WAS Chinese. I love you Michael.” Marcello Hernández chimed in, “Love bro, thank you for letting me cfb whenever, my roommate,” to which Longfellow replied, “the ps5, shes yours now brother.” Wakim added, “yellow room forever u can play as many bones songs as you want.”
Molly Shannon, a “SNL” veteran from 1995 to