{"id":189854,"date":"2025-08-31T18:43:18","date_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:43:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/189854\/"},"modified":"2025-08-31T18:43:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-31T18:43:18","slug":"phoenix-comedian-michael-longfellow-among-cast-leaving-saturday-night-live","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/189854\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix comedian Michael Longfellow among cast leaving \u2018Saturday Night Live\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\"><b>PHOENIX (CNN\/AZFamily) &#8211;<\/b> A comedian from the Valley is exiting \u201cSaturday Night Live\u201d as the show goes through major cast changes for its 51st season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Michael Longfellow will be leaving the sketch comedy show after three years as a cast member. He began with \u201cSNL\u201d as a featured player in 2022 before he was promoted to a full cast member for the 50th season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Longfellow attended <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Desert+Mountain+High+School\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3fdeb1c7051fbe8d?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Desert+Mountain+High+School\/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x3fdeb1c7051fbe8d?sa=X&amp;ved=1t:2428&amp;ictx=111\">Desert Mountain High School<\/a> in Scottsdale before enrolling at Arizona State University. He became a known on \u201cSNL\u201d for his repeated, hilarious performances on the \u201cWeekend Update\u201d segment. <\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Heidi Gardner and Michael Longfellow will be leaving the sketch comedy show ahead of season 51.\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/XRDPVUXLMJFZHDTVAZWHXR7S4I.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Heidi Gardner and Michael Longfellow will be leaving the sketch comedy show ahead of season 51.(Getty Images, CNN Newsource)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">According to CNN, longtime cast member Heidi Gardner will also leave the show. Gardner appeared on eight seasons of \u201cSNL.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Earlier this week, it was announced that Devon Walker and Emil Wakim would not be returning to the show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Announcements on who will be joining the cast are expected soon. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">NBC says season 51 will premiere on October 4.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">See a spelling or grammatical error in our story? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/page\/send-us-your-feedback\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Please click here to report it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | text-start article-text\">Do you have a photo or video of a breaking news story? Send <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azfamily.com\/community\/user-content\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">it to us here<\/a> with a brief description.<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2025 KTVK\/KPHO. 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