Ego Nwodim Is Leaving ‘Saturday Night Live’ ‘After 7 Unforgettable Seasons’: ‘I Am Immensely Grateful’

Farewell, Miss Eggy. Ego Nwodim is leaving Saturday Night Live, the comedian announced connected her Instagram Stories connected Friday (Sept. 12).

“The hardest portion of a large enactment is cognize erstwhile to accidental goodnight. But aft 7 unforgettable seasons, I person decided to permission SNL,” she began successful an all-text post. “I americium immensely grateful to Lorne [Michaels] for the opportunity, to my castmates, the writers, and the unit for their brilliance, support, and friendship. Week aft week connected that signifier taught maine much than I could person ever imagined, and I volition transportation those memories (and that laughter) with maine ever [stars, supplication hands, kissy look emojis]”

She concluded her announcement: “now invitation maine to your weddings please!!!”

Nwodim, who joined SNL successful play 44, made headlines during the 50th play successful April during 1 of her Weekend Update sketches. During the April 5 spot connected the occurrence hosted by Jack Black, the histrion was doing her ain roast astir the White House Correspondents’ Dinner erstwhile she pointed her mic astatine the workplace audience, who fto retired a NSFW effect to her prompt, “These men ain’t what?” The reply led to NBC retroactively censoring the bit. “We finna get fired for that!” she cracked connected the unrecorded show.

The comedian’s exit comes aft aggregate outlets confirmed that the play 51 formed had been cemented, and that Nwodim would beryllium returning. She present joins Heidi Gardner, Devon Walker, Michael Longfellow and Emil Wakim arsenic those who person taken their last bows.

Ahead of the upcoming season, amusement creator and shaper Michaels had told Puck successful August that determination would beryllium a formed shakeup, saying that helium felt “pressure to reinvent this season.”

Saturday Night Live play 51 kicks disconnected Oct. 4 connected NBC and Peacock.