Punkie Johnson is saying goodbye to Saturday Night time Dwell.
The 39-year-old comic confirmed that she is leaving the NBC sketch comedy collection after 4 seasons in a video posted to Instagram on Thursday.
“After four seasons, I will not be returning to SNL for the 50th,” Johnson mentioned.
Within the clip, she defined how she first unintentionally broke the information to an viewers at a stand-up comedy present at Brooklyn’s Union Corridor on Wednesday, at which fellow SNL solid members Molly Kearney, Devon Walker and Michael Longfellow had been additionally on the lineup. When Johnson took an viewers query about what she was wanting ahead to most within the subsequent season of SNL, she did not need to lie, so she answered, “Oh, I ain’t coming back.”
Johnson clarified that the exit is not a hostile one.
“It’s no bad blood, it’s no bridges burned, it’s no hard feelings,” she mentioned. “Bro, I love my people! I didn’t think none of this was going to be a big deal.”
She continued, “SNL was a dream I didn’t even know that I could achieve. I was a part of one of the most elite institutions in comedy, and I am so grateful for it. That’s still my people. I love them. I’m gonna be at the after parties acting a plumb fool!”
“My time now has come to an end, and, um, Punkie outside now, y’all!” Johnson concluded.
A number of SNL solid members commented on the put up.
“Love you til the death of me Punkie!!!” Ego Nwodim wrote. “Now get off instagram and whatever tf editing app you used and call me back please!”
“punks for pres 🩵🩵🩵🩵,” Heidi Gardner commented.
“I LOVE YOU PUNK🥹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️,” Chloe Fineman penned.
Johnson joined SNL as a featured participant in 2020 for its forty sixth season and was promoted to repertory standing forward of the forty eighth season in 2022. All through her time on the collection, she appeared in varied sketches and “Weekend Update” segments. She sparked laughs along with her superstar impressions, together with these of Queen Latifah, Ice Spice, Angel Reese, Sunny Hostin, Gayle King, Wanda Sykes, Mary J. Blige and extra.
“SNL I LOVE YOU… LOOKING FORWARD TO WHATS NEXT!!!” Johnson captioned her put up. “💙🫡#snl #49 PUNKIE OUT!!!!✌🏽.”
The information comes not lengthy after it was introduced that Maya Rudolph is ready to carry again her beloved portrayal of Vice President Kamala Harris on SNL this fall, simply in time for the 2024 election. The extremely anticipated fiftieth season of SNL premieres Sept. 28.
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