{"id":2018184,"date":"2025-09-13T02:00:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T02:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2018184"},"modified":"2025-09-13T02:00:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T02:00:12","slug":"snl-star-opens-up-about-shocking-cast-shake-ups","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/snl-star-opens-up-about-shocking-cast-shake-ups\/","title":{"rendered":"‘SNL’ Star Opens Up About ‘Shocking’ Cast Shake-Ups"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The impressionist told Extra<\/a> this week that she found the hiring and firing news \u201cpretty wild.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSome shocking stuff. A little heartbreak, sadness,\u201d the actor said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cI haven\u2019t fully processed anything, but I will say the show has such a turnover,\u201d Fineman added. \u201cBut these people stay in your lives, and I am excited for the new people.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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So far, surprising departures include beloved \u201cSNL<\/a>\u201d star Heidi Gardner (who was on the show for eight seasons) and John Higgins, a member of the Please Don\u2019t Destroy comedy group. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Michael Longfellow, Devon Walker and Emil Wakim also have confirmed that they will not be back. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Scarlett Johansson, who is married to \u201cSNL\u201d star Colin Jost, recently put some fans\u2019 minds at ease when she confirmed that her husband will return to the show.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cHe\u2019s going back to work,\u201d Johansson confirmed to Entertainment Weekly over the weekend. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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\u201cSNL\u201d creator and producer Lorne Michaels told Puck<\/a> in August that the coming season of the show would include some shake-ups, as he felt \u201cpressure to reinvent this season.\u201d <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Some of the changes were slightly overdue, as Michaels also said \u201cthere couldn\u2019t be those kind of disruptions or anything that was going to take the focus off\u201d Season 50 of the show. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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