Ego shocked ‘Saturday Night Live’ fans when she left the sketch comedy series just weeks before its season 51 premiere.

Ego Nwodim is leaving SNL because she chose to, and she timed the decision between the Season 51 cast reset and the October 4, 2025, premiere of Saturday Night Live after seven seasons. In an ...

Cecily Strong, Chloe Fineman and Jack Black all shared comments following Nwodim's decision to leave the sketch comedy series ahead of season 51. By Lexi Carson Associate Editor Nwodim, who joined SNL ...

After seven seasons, Nwodim announced she would be leaving the sketch comedy show ahead of the season 51 premiere.

Ego Nwodim is shedding some more light about her decision to leave “Saturday Night Live.” Nwodim, who had been with the late-night show for the past seven seasons, says she has her eyes set on other ...

After Ego Nwodim departed SNL, Sherri Shepherd called out the lack of diversity in the late-night sketch comedy show’s Season 51 premiere on her own daytime talk show, urging them to hire a Black ...

"We got to have representation on that show," the "Sherri" host says, mentioning that Nwodim was the only Black female cast ...

Ahead of Season 51 of the late-night sketch comedy show, several cast members confirmed their departure, including the show’s mainstays Heidi Gardner and Ego Nwodim. Yang opened up to People about why ...