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Bowen Yang: Lorne Michaels encouraged me not to quit SNL

Bowen Yang has decided to stay on the show through season 51, despite notable departures including Devon Walker, Emil Wakim, Michael Longfellow, Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim and Bowen credits SNL boss Lorne Michaels for his decision.

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Bowen Yang Praises Exiting Saturday Night Live Star Heidi Gardner For More Than Just Being 'So F---ing Funny'

This is such high (and sweet) praise.

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'SNL' season 51 new cast announced — all the newcomers joining the show after cast exits

Several familiar faces won't be returning to Saturday Night Live when the iconic sketch-comedy show returns this fall — here's the latest casting news

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Michael Longfellow Reveals Super-Awkward Details Behind His SNL Firing, And Why Being Fired 'Sucks' As A Celebrity

Ouch.

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After Exiting SNL, Devon Walker Drops A Humorously Honest Take On Fans Losing It Over The Cast Shakeup

This is funny, but he has a point.

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‘WTF Is Happening.’ SNL Alum Punkie Johnson Is Commenting On All The Exits, And Please Pass Me The Popcorn

A former SNL cast member is welcoming the newly departed "outside."

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Is SNL Getting Cancelled? Exodus Of Talents Continue With Heidi Gardner Also Leaving The Show

Saturday Night Live faces major cast and writer exits, including Heidi Gardner, but season 51 is moving forward as the show enters another reinvention phase.

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Ego Nwodim exits SNL after seven seasons amid cast shake-up

Nwodim has decided to leave the show after seven seasons, saying the ‘hardest part of a great party is knowing when to say goodnight’

The Independent UK

A Bunch Of SNL Stars Have Been Fired In Brutal Mass Exodus & They’re Not Going Quietly

“Sometimes it was really cool. Sometimes it was toxic as hell,” one former castmate wrote.

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Michael Longfellow Is The Latest SNL Cast Member To Leave Ahead Of Season 51, And Fans Are Upset

Another SNL cast member is gone...

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Was Emil Wakim Fired From 'SNL'? Comedian Makes Heartbreaking Announcement After One Season

Comedian Emil Wakim announced he will not return to 'Saturday Night Live' after one season, calling the exit a 'gut punch' but thanking the cast.

International Business Times UK

I Was Bummed Emil Wakim Was Let Go From SNL, And I’m Really Going To Miss His Middle Eastern Perspective

This is such a bummer.

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Another SNL cast member announces departure from show

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The Independent UK

SNL cast member announces they’ve been axed from the show after ‘gut punch of a call’

The comedian was only on ‘SNL’ for one season

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SNL season finale cold open ridicules Trump boasting about ‘pre-bribe’ of $400m Qatar jet

James Austin Johnson returns once again to play the president as flagship NBC show closes out 50th season

The Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Jon Hamm excels as Trump heads to The White Lotus

The actor makes his fourth appearance as host and leads a particularly strong episode that finally sees some better swipes at the current president

The Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Mike Myers makes for perfect Elon Musk in otherwise limp episode

Comedian Shane Gillis is an uncomfortable and unfunny host in a week where the team have some easy targets to hit

The Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Chris Rock can’t save a flat episode

The comedian was stuck with a string of mostly unfunny ho-hum sketches in a disappointing week

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The Guardian - US

Saturday Night Live: Paul Mescal hosts and Dana Carvey’s Church Lady returns to scold sinners

The Gladiator II star acquits himself well against type, while Church Lady scolds David Spade’s Hunter Biden and Sarah Sherman’s Matt Gaetz

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