The changes at Saturday Night Live continue as newcomer Emil Wakim announced Wednesday morning that he has been fired ahead of the show’s 51st season.
“I won’t be returning to SNL next year,” Wakim wrote in a solemn Instagram post. “It was a gut punch of a call to get but I’m so grateful for my time there.”
Wakim joined the cast alongside newbies Ashley Padilla and Jane Wickline, both of whom’s fate at the show is still unknown as of Wednesday. Devon Walker also announced he was also leaving the “toxic as hell” show this week, after only two seasons.
“Every time I scanned into the building I would think how insane it is to get to work there,” Wakim also wrote in the post announcing his exit. “It was the most terrifying, thrilling, and rewarding experience of my life and i will miss it dearly, and all the brilliant people that work there that made it feel like a home.”
More announcements are expected after SNL boss Lorne Michaels revealed that the show would be undergoing a “significant” shake-up following its 50th anniversary celebration last season.
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