Molly Kearney Also Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’
- Molly Kearney, the first nonbinary castmember on SNL, is leaving the show after two seasons.
Saturday Night Live is saying goodbye to another castmember.
Molly Kearney, who joined the NBC sketch series in 2022 for season 48, is leaving the show. The stand-up comedian made the announcement on social media Friday.
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"That's a wrap on my time on SNL !" Kearney wrote (below). "Reflecting on the amazing 2 seasons I got on this show, it was such a dream come true. So incredibly grateful for this period in my life. So much love to all my big hearted buddies behind the scenes who make the magic happen every week. So many bald caps, so little time."
Kearney closed their post by shouting out the writers and cast, including Marcello Hernández, Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow, adding, "Head up and heart out! Harold forever!!!!!"
Kearney, who appeared in Prime Video's A League of Their Own series, became the first nonbinary castmember on SNL when they were cast — alongside Hernández, Longfellow and Walker — following the major departures of longtime regulars Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, Kate McKinnon, Kyle Mooney , Alex Moffat and Melissa Villaseñor.
SNL regular Punkie Johnson is also departing heading into the show's landmark 50th season. Johnson, who has been on the show for four seasons, made the announcement earlier this week during a comedy set in Brooklyn.
Though the sketch comedy series doesn't usually announce cast changes until shortly before the season begins, news also broke earlier this week that Maya Rudolph is set to play Vice President Kamala Harris in the run-up to the election.
SNL season 50 is set to premiere Sept. 28.
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