Saturday Night Live continues to hemorrhage cast members as another star departs the comedy show.

After three performers announced this week that they would not return for SNL’s 51st season, multiple outlets reported that Heidi Gardner is also leaving after eight seasons.

Gardner, the most prominent name in the cast shake-up so far, follows the exits of Devon Walker, Emil Wakim and Michael Longfellow.

The bloodbath extends beyond the cast to the writers room. Celeste Yim, the show’s first out trans writer, announced they were leaving the show after five seasons, while stand-up comedian Rosebud Baker also revealed she wouldn’t be returning.

Gardner, 42, joined the show in 2017 and was promoted to the main cast in 2019, appearing in memorable skits such as “Beavis and Butt-Head,” in wh

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