Live from New York, it’s a bloodbath.
“Saturday Night Live” is having an upheaval, as multiple cast members have exited before Season 51 – and one former alum is aghast.
Punkie Johnson, who was a cast member from 2020 to 2024 , commented, “wtf is happening… This is like the departed.”
She wrote that as a comment on Michael Longfellow’s Instagram post on Thursday, announcing his departure from the show after three seasons. 9
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Longfellow is just the latest in what seems to be a brutal bloodbath for the Lorne Michaels helmed sketch comedy show, which celebrated its landmark 50th anniversary in February with a star-studded special.
Over the last week, news has also emerged that Heidi Gardner, 42, is leaving the NBC sketch comedy after eight years.
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