Revealed on: Aug 29, 2025 05:30 am IST
A number of Saturday Evening Dwell solid members have introduced their departures forward of Season 51, which premieres on October 4.
Saturday Evening Dwell is seeing some modifications in its solid, with some members saying their intent to depart forward of the premiere of Season 51, which is on October 4. The newest to give up the present is Heidi Gardner. Vulture reported on August 28 that she was leaving.
Gardner was one of many longest-running solid members who’s determined to throw within the towel. She joined in 2017 as a featured participant in Season 43 however went on to develop into a full-time solid member in two years, ultimately spending eight seasons on the present.
SNL solid members who’ve give up
Different SNL solid members who give up embody Devon Walker, Emil Wakim, and Michael Longfellow.
Walker joined in 2022 as a featured participant for season 48. He turned a full-time solid member throughout his third and closing season on the present. Walker introduced his departure in an August 26 submit on Instagram. Wakim solely spent a 12 months as a SNL solid member, after being added as a featured participant in Season 50, alongside Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline.
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In the meantime, Longfellow joined in 2022 and was a featured participant at the beginning, on Season 48. Nonetheless, he was promoted to a solid member for Season 50, his closing 12 months with SNL. Deadline broke the information of Longfellow leaving, on August 28, and he has but to remark.
SNL creator Lorne Michaels additionally spoke about ‘shaking issues up’ for the 2025-26 season. He informed Puck in an August 22 interview that he deliberate to “shake issues up.” Michaels stated, “I needed individuals coming again and being a part of [the 50th season]. So when Kate [McKinnon] hosted, Kristen [Wiig] and Maya [Rudolph] got here again for it. And that meant there couldn’t be these type of disruptions or something that was going to take the main focus off [the 50th season].”
