Three months after Ego Nwodim announced her Saturday Night Live departure, she further detailed her decision with E! at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, Jan. 4.

“I felt honored to represent for us,” she said. Of why season 51 was her time to leave the show, Nwodim explained that “it felt like the time to make space for something else for me.” By McKinley ...

Before the 51st season of Saturday Night Live began airing, the show's longtime boss, Lorne Michaels, revealed that there were plans to freshen up the show's cast. Unfortunately for the sketch comedy ...