Overview

• Deadline first reported Longfellow will not return for Season 51, with multiple outlets confirming the departure.
• Longfellow joined in Season 48, was promoted before Season 50, became a regular at the Weekend Update desk, and reportedly screen-tested in May as a potential Update host.
• It is not clear whether he chose to leave or was not asked back, and representatives for NBC and Longfellow have not provided comment.
• He follows castmates Devon Walker and Emil Wakim out the door, alongside writer departures including Celeste Yim and Rosebud Baker.
• Lorne Michaels has signaled more changes are coming; James Austin Johnson is among the confirmed returnees as the show readies its Oct. 4 launch.