The mass exodus from Saturday Night Live continues. Following the recent departures of Michael Longfellow , Emil Wakim , and Devon Walker ahead of Season 51, featured player Heidi Gardner is also reportedly leaving the long-running NBC sketch comedy series.

Variety broke the news on August 28.

Best known for her characters Angel, “Every Boxer’s Girlfriend”; teen movie critic Bailey Gismert; and the clueless Allison, as well as for her impressions of Drew Barrymore , Melania Trump , and Allison Janney , Gardner became one of the most featured and popular players on the late-night variety show.

Earlier in the day, Longfellow, who joined the cast in Season 48, announced he would not return for Season 51. The news came as a surprise to Saturday Night Live fans, as he had re

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