Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson and Kyle Mooney leaving Saturday Night Live

[True Dough]

Aw, man! This is leaving some major voids. Kate McKinnon is such a talent!!

Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney and Aidy Bryant are leaving "Saturday Night Live," a source familiar with the situation but not authorized to speak publicly tells USA TODAY.

Each comedian has been a fixture on the long-running NBC sketch show, which broadcasts live and features celebrity hosts, for several years. Davidson, 28, started on "SNL" in 2014 as one of its youngest cast members; McKinnon in 2012; Mooney in 2013 and Bryant in 2012.

"SNL" airs its Season 47 finale Saturday. NBC declined to comment.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/05/20/saturday-night-live-pete-davidson-set-leave-show-after-8-years/9862175002/

[Fiendish Thingy]

1. With 20 cast members, it was time for some reductions...but Kate and Aidy?

They are two of my favourites - Kate McKinnon could be the Carol Burnett of the 21st Century with the right team on the right show…instead of making mediocre movies.

[tanyev]

2. Kate and Aidy will be missed, but they will most likely go on to do many other things.

I really didn't think much of Pete at first. He grew on me a bit, especially in the pre-recorded rap bits, but he never seemed comfortable in the sketch bits. He will probably go on to do a lot of things that I will never see.

Kyle? I don't know, I liked the running bit with him and Leslie Jones while she was there, but most of his other stuff was kind of "meh" for me.

I wonder about Cecily Strong. Wasn't there talk about her leaving last year?

[LetMyPeopleVote]

3. It was hard to say goodbye to Kate McKinnin

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