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Another ‘SNL’ Cast Member Won’t Be Returning For Upcoming Season

Another ‘SNL’ Cast Member Won’t Be Returning For Upcoming Season

Emil Wakim, a featured player during the show’s 50th season, announced his departure from the show via Instagram on Wednesday. “I won’t be returning to ‘SNL’ next year,” is how the Lebanese-American comedian began the post. “It was a gut punch of a call to get, but I’m so grateful for my time there.” Wakim said he learned he was …

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Emil Wakim Exits SNL in Season 51 Shake Up

Emil Wakim Exits SNL in Season 51 Shake Up

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 …

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‘SNL’ cast updates: Devon Walker exits ahead of show’s 51st season

‘SNL’ cast updates: Devon Walker exits ahead of show’s 51st season

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 …

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Devon Walker Leaving ‘SNL’ After 3 Seasons

Devon Walker Leaving ‘SNL’ After 3 Seasons

Saturday Night Live castmember Devon Walker is leaving the show after three seasons. Walker announced his departure on social media Monday, writing in an Instagram post that “me and baby broke up.” He further wrote that “To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages. Some of ‘em last for a long time, but most of …

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Devon Walker Exits ‘SNL’ After Three Seasons

Devon Walker Exits ‘SNL’ After Three Seasons

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 …

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‘SNL’ Writer Celeste Yim Leaving After Five Years

‘SNL’ Writer Celeste Yim Leaving After Five Years

Saturday Night Live writer Celeste Yim is leaving the long-running NBC show after five years in the writers’ room. Yim, who revealed the news on Instagram, joined the show in 2020 and was promoted to writing supervisor in 2023. Yim, who wrote sketches including L’Eggs and We’re Trying, said, “After five seasons, I’m leaving my job at Saturday Night Live. Lorne …

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Veronika Slowikowska Tipped To Join SNL Amid Cast Shakeup

Veronika Slowikowska Tipped To Join SNL Amid Cast Shakeup

Lorne Michaels has teased a shakeup to the cast of Saturday Night Live, and some fans are convinced that TikTok star Veronika Slowikowska is set to join the iconic sketch show. ICYMI, Michaels — who created and produces the show — revealed that he is making some changes ahead of SNL’s 51st season, which is set to premiere in October.  …

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Lorne Michaels Says Sinéad O’Connor Would Have Been Invited on SNL 50

Lorne Michaels Says Sinéad O’Connor Would Have Been Invited on SNL 50

What is among Saturday Night Live’s most controversial moments could have had a happy ending. In an all new interview with Matthew Belloni of Puck News, SNL creator Lorne Michaels said he had planned to bring back Sinéad O’Connor for a performance during the SNL50 live special. “If [O’Connor] were still alive, I would have asked her to sing that …

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