Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim exited Saturday Night Live ahead of the Season 51 premiere on NBC.

Gardner had been on the late-night sketch show for eight seasons while Nwodim, who was initially expected to return , announced her exit following seven seasons.

The SNL alum recently recalled their time on the show, revealing it was a “challenging place” to work.

Gardner made an appearance on Nwodim’s Thanks Dad podcast, where they revealed they shared a dressing room and formed a friendship.

“It’s not the easiest place to work, but you were such a huge gift, and I absolutely adore and love you,” Nwodim told Gardner.

Nwodim recalled a situation on the show where she had “two sketches on or something,” and noticed Gardner was “frustrated about something.” Nwodim recalled Ga

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