Saturday Night Live is catching heat for its axing of eight-season veteran Heidi Gardner.
The significant shakeup SNL boss Lorne Michaels teased last week has been just that, with writers and cast members both new and seasoned revealed to be ending their time on the show nearly every day since Monday.
Though some exits have earned side-eyes from fans here and there, complaints reached a crescendo on Thursday evening, when Gardner’s exit was announced.
The 42-year-old is widely considered one of the cast’s biggest stars—and the news of her exit, along with other SNL players, has fans suggesting the show should just pack it up ahead of Season 51.
One social media user wrote, “I think we should cancel SNL at this point, like what’s even the point since we’re getting rid of so much talen