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Kennedy Center fires head of jazz programming, adding to a string of staff exits  The Washington Post Source link

Sam Altman, chief executive of OpenAI, and Eddy Cue, senior vice president of services at Apple. (Bloomberg) — Apple Inc.’s lead artificial intelligence researcher for robotics has departed the company to join Meta Platforms Inc.’s competing effort, part of an exodus of AI talent from the iPhone maker. The employee, Jian Zhang, joined the Meta Robotics Studio, the social media …

The Please Don’t Destroy boys are being split up on “Saturday Night Live.” Ben Marshall, who makes up one-third of the comedy trio responsible for several viral “SNL” digital shorts over the last four seasons, was one of five new additions to the featured cast announced on Tuesday. Following the news of his promotion, Variety learned that while Martin Herlihy …

Saturday Night Live is setting things up for Season 51, and with the new season comes a cast shakeup that is seeing some of its stars departing. So far, the actors who have confirmed their exits include Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, and Emil Wakim, with more announcements expected soon. More from Deadline Current cast members like Bowen Yang, …

Saturday Night Live is setting things up for Season 51, and with the new season comes a cast shakeup that is seeing some of its stars departing. So far, the actors who have confirmed their exits include Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker, and Emil Wakim, with more announcements expected soon. Current cast members like Bowen Yang, Chloe Fineman, and …

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 …