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Devon Walker Leaves SNL After Three Seasons in First Confirmed Exit Before Season 51

His Instagram announcement follows Lorne Michaels’ signal of a broader cast shake-up ahead of the new season.

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SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE Season 50 Cast Shot (top row l-r) Sarah Sherman, Kenan Thompson, Michael Longfellow, Emil Wakim, Devon Walker, Chloe Fineman, Jane Wickline, Ashley Padilla, Andrew Dismukes; (bottom row l-r) Michael Che, Colin Jost, Marcello Hernández, Heidi Gardner, Mikey Day, Ego Nwodim, Bowen Yang, James Austin Johnson
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Overview

  • Walker disclosed his departure in an Instagram post, calling parts of his tenure “toxic as hell” and jokingly titling it, “wait..did he quit or did he get fired?”
  • He joined the show in 2022 as a featured player and was promoted to the repertory cast last season during SNL’s 50th year.
  • Lorne Michaels recently said casting changes are coming, with announcements expected soon, and confirmed James Austin Johnson will continue playing Donald Trump.
  • Deadline noted Walker had the least screen time in Season 50, citing statistics from the Saturday Night Live Network.
  • Walker said he is heading to Japan and hopes to pursue a prestige drama afterward, and later emphasized in a social post that his exit is good news for him.