Michael Longfellow<\/strong>\u2019s firing from Saturday Night Live<\/em> was as public as it was painful.<\/p>\n On Sunday, August 31, Longfellow popped up as a surprise guest at Brooklyn\u2019s Bell House during a show for former SNL<\/em> costar James Austin Johnson<\/strong> \u2014 who is staying on for season 51 \u2014 where he admitted that the nature of the firing stung the most.<\/p>\n \u201cMy neighbor knows I\u2019m fired,\u201d Longfellow quipped onstage, according to a post shared on Reddit<\/em><\/a>. \u201cI don\u2019t actually know my neighbor. He doesn\u2019t know me. But he knows I\u2019m fired.\u201d<\/p>\n According to the Daily Beast<\/em><\/a>, fans in the audience said the comedian looked \u201csuper bummed\u201d as he discussed what had happened. \u201cHe was downcast,\u201d one person said \u201cHe was trying to hide it, but you could tell it sucked for him.\u201d<\/p>\n Longfellow, 31, was at an airport in Utah when his agent called to deliver the news that his three-season run had come to an end, per the outlet.<\/p>\n The decision was part of a broader cast shakeup following the show\u2019s 50th season \u2014 Devon Walker<\/strong> and Emil Wakim<\/strong> were also let go. After the news broke, Walker didn\u2019t hold back, calling the work environment \u201ctoxic as hell\u201d<\/a> in an Instagram post<\/a> announcing his exit. Meanwhile, Wakim admitted in his own Instagram post<\/a> that the news felt like a \u201cgut punch.\u201d<\/p>\n Writers Rosebud Baker<\/strong> and Celeste Yim<\/strong>, the first out trans writer in the show\u2019s history, are also not returning.<\/p>\n Even longtime cast member Heidi Gardner<\/strong> was reportedly pushed out, with alum Dana Carvey<\/strong> suggesting her exit was not \u201cher idea.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/staging.nationalenquirer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Michael-Longfellow-SNL-Exit.jpg\")