NEW YORK –
Kate McKinnon and Pete Davidson are among those leaving Saturday Night Live, leaving the sketch institution without probably its two most famous names after Saturday’s finale of the 47th season.
Eddie Bryant and Kyle Mooney will also leave the cast after the episode hosted by Natasha Lyon.
The departures are one of the biggest changes in the cast over the years of the show, which has been unusually stable in recent seasons.
McKinnon, 38, won two Emmys and was nominated for nine in her 10 seasons on the show, during which her impressions included Hillary Clinton and former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Her comic moments with characters like Miss Rafferty abducted by aliens often made colleagues and guest hosts lose it live.
McKinnon opened the show with a sketch out of this world and said his last goodbye to Earth.
“I love you, thank you for letting me stay for a while. “Live from New York, it’s Saturday night,” she said to open the show.
The 28-year-old Davidson joined the cast in 2014 and has appeared in eight seasons. His own great personality often surpassed the characters he played. His comic comments like himself on Weekend Updates were often his most viral parts. And he was so famous for his life off screen – meeting Ariana Grande and current girlfriend Kim Kardashian – and beyond.
“I never imagined it would be my life,” Davidson said during the show. “I appreciate SNL for always holding my back, for allowing me to work on myself and grow. I thank Lorne for never giving up on me or condemning me, even when everyone else believed in me and let me have a place. I can call home with memories that will last a lifetime. Thank you.”
Bryant, 35, joined the cast at the same time as McKinnon and has been a regular in the sketches ever since, receiving four Emmy nominations.
Mooney, 37, has appeared in nine seasons, starting in 2013.
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