Saturday Night Live is setting things up for Season 51, and with the new season comes a cast shakeup that is seeing some of its stars departing.

So far, the actors who have confirmed their exits include Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow , Devon Walker, and Emil Wakim , with more announcements expected soon.

Current cast members like Bowen Yang , Chloe Fineman , and Marcello Hernández have taken to social media to share their reactions following the SNL exits.

Longfellow, who shared a post confirming he was leaving the NBC late-night sketch show after three seasons , had some SNL stars and alums in the comments.

Yang replied, “Jesus WAS Chinese. I love you Michael.”

The Las Culturistas podcast host was referring to Longfellow making that claim during one of his in

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