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\n\tAnother Saturday Night Live<\/em> star is bidding farewell to the long-running late-night sketch comedy show. Chloe Fineman announced on Thursday (July 16) that she is leaving the award-winning NBC program after seven seasons.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tExplore\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tBillboard\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n See latest videos, charts and news<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \n\t\u201cI have decided it\u2019s time for my next chapter,\u201d the actress \u2014 who has delivered notable impressions of everyone from Britney Spears to JoJo Siwa and even first lady Melania Trump during her time on SNL<\/em> \u2014 captioned her Instagram carousel post. \u201cIt\u2019s cliche to say this but working at SNL has been the greatest privilege of my life. I still can\u2019t really believe I got to be a part of it. I fell in love with the place the second I walked through the door. Lorne (if you\u2019re reading this on your burner account) I want you to know that I am forever in your debt.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\tRelated\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tPhoebe Bridgers Presents Back-to-Back Versions of ‘Lost Boys’ For Late-Night TV: Watch\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tExtra Time: These Spain and Argentina World Cup Jerseys Will Arrive Before the Big Game\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \t\t\t\t\tHere’s How to Watch the 2026 ESPY Awards Online for Free\t\t<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n \n\tFineman went on to reflect on some of her memories working on the program, including seeing how hard the \u201cwonderful\u201d cast and crew worked, crying \u201cuncontrollably\u201d when a sketch she worked on wasn\u2019t selected and more, and also shared her gratitude to show creator Lorne Michaels. <\/p>\n \n\t\u201cYou respect it so much that you give it absolutely everything you have even when it\u2019s incredibly stupid,\u201d she continued about SNL<\/em>. \u201cSo you\u2019re ecstatic when it works out and the most devastated you\u2019ve ever been when it doesn\u2019t. And in the end it doesn\u2019t matter all that much but it did at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\tBut, Fineman acknowledged, it was time to wave goodbye. \u201cIt\u2019s really hard to leave SNL but it does feel like the right time,\u201d she shared. \u201cI\u2019m going to miss it a lot. But the people who work there are my family and that place is my home, and I know I\u2019ll never be too far away.\u201d<\/p>\n Billboard<\/em> has reached out to Saturday Night Live<\/em>\u2018s reps for comment.<\/p>\n \n\tFineman made her SNL<\/em> debut in 2019 at the start of season 45. She is the first star to announce her departure ahead of season 52\u2019s fall premiere. Fellow Saturday Night Live<\/em> star Bowen Yang departed the show in the middle of season 51, while five cast members left before the start of that season.<\/p>\n Saturday Night Live<\/em> currently streams on Peacock.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n [analyse_source url=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/culture\/tv-film\/snl-chloe-fineman-leaving-show-1236296292\/”]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/chloe-fineman-britney-spears-snl-2023-billboard-1800.jpg?w=1024″] Trending on Billboard Another Saturday Night Live star is bidding farewell to the long-running late-night sketch comedy show. Chloe Fineman announced on Thursday (July 16) that she is leaving the award-winning NBC program after seven seasons. 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