Lorne Michaels continues to live up to his vow that the ‘Year of Change’ is coming to ‘Saturday Night Live’.
Melissa Villasenor, Alex Moffat, and Aristotle Atari are leaving “SNL,” according to a person familiar with the departure, who was asked to remain anonymous to discuss plans that NBC has not publicly announced.
Both Villaseñor and Moffat joined ‘SNL’ as Featured Players in Fall 2016 and were promoted to Main Cast in Fall 2018. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Of course, original characters such as Cesar Perezhosted by her Film Independent Spirit Award In April 2021, Moffat’s repertoire will include: Eric Trump As well as characters like man who just bought a boat.
Atari, who previously performed in the comedy troupe Goatface and appeared on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” joined “SNL” as a featured player last fall.
NBC declined to comment on Thursday. The network did not respond to questions about why these performers left or whether further changes are expected to be made to ‘SNL’ in the coming weeks.
Their offseason departures follow the departures of veteran cast members Kate McKinnon, Aidy Bryant, Pete Davidson, and Kyle Mooney, and come in May with the finale of the show’s 47th season, “SNL. The new season is scheduled to start in October.