Comedian Michael Longfellow is the next Saturday Night Live star to leave ahead of season 51. Deadline broke the news on Thursday, August 28, that Longfellow, 31, will not be a part of the upcoming season. Longfellow joined SNL as a featured player during 2022's season 48, becoming a main cast member for season 50 earlier this year. "It was so big," he recalled to Phoenix.org in January of getting hired. "There was panic, dread, excitement, numbness. I thought, 'Shouldn't I high-five everyone in the area?' I didn't know how to feel, so I just sort of got ready for work.