A second “Saturday Night Live” cast member has announced their departure ahead of season 51.

Emil Wakim joined “SNL” for season 50 in 2024, but he’s already saying goodbye to the sketch comedy show.

“I won’t be returning to snl next year. it was a gut punch of a call to get but i’m so grateful for my time there,” the 27-year-old comedian wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, August 27. “I was at six flags celebrating my friends 36th birthday [when I got the news] and went on a really emotional walk through bugs bunny park and stared out across daffy duck lake thinking about life.”

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Wakim went on to express his gratitude for his “SNL” experience.

“Every time i scanned into the building i would think how insane it is to

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