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As Lorne Michaels cleans house following the milestone 50th season of Saturday Night Live, one cast alum is shocked at mass exodus. Punkie Johnson, who starred on the NBC sketch comedy show from 2020 to 2024, shared her support for Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow, following their announced departures. “Welcome back Dev. It’s fun outside baby… love u,” …

Texas comedian exits ‘SNL,’ citing ‘toxic as hell’ workplace  Chron Devon Walker exits ‘SNL’ with a message about the ‘toxic as hell’ workplace  CNN Another ‘SNL’ cast member announces exit after Lorne Michaels hints at changes  NBC New York ‘SNL’ cast departures: Emil Wakim exits, calls news a ‘gut punch’  USA Today Emil Wakim Is Latest ‘SNL’ Cast Member To Exit  Deadline Source link

Emil Wakim, who held a featured player role at NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” for a single season, is leaving the late-night showcase, he disclosed in a statement on social media Wednesday. “I won’t be returning to ‘SNL‘ next year,” the comedian revealed on Instagram. “It was a gut punch of a call to get, but I’m so grateful for my …

NEW YORK (AP) — Devon Walker is leaving “Saturday Night Live,” in the first of what could be several cast departures as the storied program prepares for its 51st season. “Me and the show did three years together, and sometimes it was really cool,” Walker wrote Monday on Instagram. “Sometimes it was toxic as hell. But we did what we …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Devon Walker has announced his departure from “Saturday Night Live.” The comic, who had appeared on the show for three seasons, posted a series of photos on Instagram with the news. “To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages. Some of em last for a long time if we’re lucky, but …

After three seasons, Devon Walker has exited the cast of “Saturday Night Live.” Walker shared the news in an Instagram post on Monday, in which he expressed mixed feelings about late-night sketch series. In one slide of the post, a screenshot of a note written on a computer, he wrote, “Me and the show did three years together, and sometimes …

Media mishap sparks Medvedev meltdown as Russian exits US Open  Reuters Bonzi survives Medvedev’s meltdown, late surge  ESPN Mevedev’s US Open loss ends with smashed racket after photographer gaffe  Yahoo Sports Booze, Boos and One Epic Meltdown: The Night the U.S. Open Lost Its Mind  The Wall Street Journal Medvedev’s match-point meltdown sparks chaotic scenes at US Open  The Guardian Source link

Ex-US Open champ suffers meltdown in a third-set flashpoint after an errant photographer’s action caused a point replay. France’s Benjamin Bonzi sent 13th seed Daniil Medvedev crashing out of the US Open in a stormy late-night thriller that boiled over into chaos following an extraordinary third-set meltdown by the Russian. Bonzi advanced to the second round after holding his nerve …

Keegan Bradley left East Lake on Sunday night with many things. Clarity was not among them. Bradley’s T-7 finish at the Tour Championship, along with nice finishes from several potential U.S. Ryder Cup captain’s picks, means that the American skipper’s job these next couple days – until the six picks are revealed on Wednesday morning – will be unenviable. “I …

SNL cast members Mikey Day, Molly Kearney, James Austin Johnson, Sarah Sherman, Chloe Fineman, Bowen Yang, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim at The Museum Gala held at the American Museum of Natural History on December 1, 2022 in New York City. Kearney left the show in 2024. (Photo by Nina Westervelt/Variety via Getty Images)Variety via Getty Images “Saturday Night Live” …