Devon Walker is the first cast member announced not to return to Saturday Night Live ahead of its 51st season. Saturday Night Live first aired in 1975, and SNL season 51 premieres on October 4th. SNL has discovered and launched numerous comedic icons, from Chevy Chase and Mike Myers, to Will Farrell and Kristen Wiig, to Bill Hader and Tina Fey.

On Instagram , Devon Walker posted the caption " me and baby broke up ❤️". Along with many photos from the set of Saturday Night Live in the post, Walker wrote a brief statement about leaving the show. Part of the statement referred to his relationship with Saturday Night Live , saying " Me and the show did three years together, and sometimes it was really cool. Sometimes it was toxic as hell."

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