Ego Nwodim was not among the cast members cut from Saturday Night Live by Lorne Michaels at the end of the show’s 50th season. But she knew it was time for her to leave anyway.

The 37-year-old comedian was asked on the Death, Sex, and Money podcast why she decided to leave the show after seven seasons. “My mom says go where there’s peace,” Nwodim revealed.

Nwodim and former cast member Heidi Gardner spoke about how SNL was “not the easiest place to work” on Nwodim’s Thanks Dad podcast this past week. While she didn’t elaborate on those “challenges” Tuesday, Nwodim said that leaving the show “created the space” she needed.

“I’ve done so much on this show and there’s just so much more that I would like to do beyond the show. And I think I needed to create the space for those opportuniti

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