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Don’t hide your feelings; it’s okay to be sad and let your mascara run! Changes are hard, especially when your favorite emotional support Saturday Night Live writers announce their departure from the show. After celebrating 50 years at 30 Rock, some of the crew are taking this moment to say their goodbyes to SNL as season 51 quickly approaches — October’s season premiere will be here before you know it. Here’s everyone who’s saying farewell to Studio 8H, from the cast to the writers, who’ll be enjoying having their weekends free this Fall.
After three seasons, cast member Devon Walker is not returning to SNL and he’s finding a more light-hearted approach to hard launching the news, writing “me and baby broke up” on Instagram. At the top of the note on the third slide, he asks, “wait… did he quit or did he get fired?” before addressing that it doesn’t really matter. “To me, jobs in this industry feel like a bunch of little marriages,” he begins. “Some of em last for a long time if we’re lucky, but most of them are fleeting. Permanent until they’re not. That’s the deal. You know what it is it when you sign up.” Walker does look to the future, with hopes of landing a gig on a “prestige drama” sometime soon, “ideally something with Julianne Moore.”
Behind the screen, two writers have confirmed they’ll not be returning to SNL. Celeste Yim, who frequently wrote with Bowen Yang, announced on August 25 that they’re departing the show after five seasons, giving Yang a special shout-out. “Thank you Bowen for changing my life and for making me feel normal,” Yim wrote. Rosebud Baker, who wrote for four seasons, is also leaving the writers’ room for SNL the same day as she announced a fall comedy tour.
SNL is back on October 4. There’s no host or musical guest announced yet, but if we had to nominate anyone, may we suggest a showgirl?
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