{"id":1983292,"date":"2025-08-27T20:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1983292"},"modified":"2025-08-27T20:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T20:45:20","slug":"another-snl-star-isnt-returning-for-season-51-issues-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/another-snl-star-isnt-returning-for-season-51-issues-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Another SNL Star Isn\u2019t Returning for Season 51, Issues Statement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"relative mb-6 aisummary_shadowPulse__HDPrM\">\n<div class=\"box-content rounded-[14px] bg-gradient-to-b from-[#c938e3] to-[#4941fb] p-0.5\" style=\"max-height:5rem\">\n<div class=\"rounded-xl bg-[#fcfbfb] dark:bg-inkwell px-5\">\n<div class=\"relative flex justify-between py-5 text-base font-semibold\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\"><button aria-label=\"Visually show the key takeways description\" class=\"group z-2\" data-ylk=\"elm:card;itc:1;sec:ai-summary;slk:key-takeaways;\"><span class=\"group relative text-left transition-all duration-1000 ease-in-out\"><svg class=\"absolute size-0\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\"><lineargradient id=\"svg-ai-icon-gradient\" x1=\"12.5\" x2=\"12.5\" y1=\"2.5\" y2=\"21.5\" gradientunits=\"userSpaceOnUse\"><stop stop-color=\"#3941FD\"\/><stop offset=\"1\" stop-color=\"#D136E0\"\/><\/lineargradient><\/svg><svg viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mr-1\" fill=\"url(#svg-ai-icon-gradient)\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M21.5 6.5a6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4-4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1-4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4 4 6.77 6.77 0 0 1 4-4M3.5 14A12.69 12.69 0 0 0 11 6.5a12.69 12.69 0 0 0 7.5 7.5 12.69 12.69 0 0 0-7.5 7.5A12.7 12.7 0 0 0 3.5 14m7.5 3.638A14.5 14.5 0 0 0 7.362 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 10.362 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 14.638 14 14.5 14.5 0 0 0 11 17.638\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><span class=\"sr-only !absolute !w-[310px] max-w-[80vw] translate-y-full rounded-lg bg-white text-sm font-normal opacity-0 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity ease-in-out group-hover:not-sr-only group-hover:block group-hover:p-4 group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:delay-300 group-focus-visible:not-sr-only group-focus-visible:block group-focus-visible:p-4 group-focus-visible:opacity-100 dark:border dark:border-charcoal dark:bg-inkwell dark:shadow-dark-elevation-3\" id=\"_R_1b5ijb8lb2mav5ubsddb_\" style=\"bottom:-2px\">Yahoo is using AI to generate takeaways from this article. 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Wakim\u2019s post seems to suggest that it was not his choice to not return, calling the decision a \u201cgut punch\u201d when SNL called him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI won\u2019t be returning to SNL next year. It was a gut punch of a call to get but I\u2019m so grateful for my time there,\u201d Wakim said in his post.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wakim joined the show alongside Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline as a featured player for 2024-25. Wakim appeared in a variety of sketches, but was most notable for his multiple appearances on the show\u2019s Weekend Update news segment, where he\u2019d often tell a story or talk about current events.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Wakim\u2019s exit is just one of many for SNL\u2019s 51st season. Devon Walker also announced this week that he was not asked to return. In an interview with Puck last week, legendary producer Lorne Michaels said that SNL would see some changes coming to the show, though it\u2019s unclear exactly what else is planned for the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Saturday Night Live is currently set to premiere its 51st season on NBC on October 4, 2025. 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