00:00Current and former Saturday Night Live stars are sharing their reactions amid the big cast shake-up ahead of season 51.
00:08Last week, it was revealed that Heidi Gardner, Michael Longfellow, Devin Walker, and Emile Joachim
00:13have exited the long-running NBC sketch comedy series The Most Departures Since 2022
00:18when eight people left SNL ahead of season 48.
00:22Other current and former SNL stars reacted to the big news on social media,
00:26commenting on the cast members' farewell social posts.
00:29Longfellow shared on Instagram that he's leaving after three seasons.
00:33Bowen Yang responded to his post, writing,
00:35Jesus was Chinese. I love you, Michael.
00:37The Wicked actor was referencing Longfellow's claim during one of his previous weekend update segments.
00:43Marcelo Hernandez also shared,
00:45Love you, bro. Thank you for letting me see if be whenever.
00:48My roommate.
00:48To which Longfellow replied,
00:50The PS5, she's yours now, brother.
00:52Molly Shannon, who was a cast member on SNL from 1995 to 2001
00:57and returned to host in 2007 and 2023, also commented on Longfellow's post,
01:03You rule, Michael.
01:04So honored and happy to have gotten to meet you and work with you.
01:07Congratulations on an excellent run on SNL.
01:10Love talking to you when I was there.
01:11Wishing you so much continued success.
01:14As for Walker, who is also departing the NBC comedy show after three seasons,
01:18Chloe Fineman wrote under his post on Instagram,
01:21I'll miss being your pregnant wife all the time.
01:24Gardner also commented,
01:25I love you.
01:26Wakeem, who is exiting SNL after one season,
01:28previously shared on social media that it wasn't his choice to exit the show.
01:32Fineman also commented,
01:34You're such a stat and I'll miss sitting next to the best-dressed man at table read.
01:38Gardner, who was a cast member on SNL for eight seasons,
01:41has yet to comment on her departure on social media.
01:45It's unclear at this time if more people are expected to leave the show
01:48ahead of the season 51 premiere on October 4th.
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