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So much for Punkie doing Kamala then....

 

it was already very publicly confirmed someone else would be

 

Sure, Maya, I get that....

But it would have made sense for someone who was on the show now, to get a chance to do it. Though Maya did a nice job.

 

But SNL wants recognizable stars to play real life politicians. I still think having Alec Baldwin come in just to play Trump was a stupid idea.

 

But they never used to do it and when given the chance, cast members like Dana Carvey and Will Ferrell turned politicians into extremely popular characters.

 

It's more of a recent phenomena, since (in my opinion) the show got a big boost once sketches popped up on YouTube and Lonely Island videos went viral. They want big names so that you would hear about it the next day and seek out the videos.

 

Hmm it was deleted but it said Punkie was leaving

They reposted it

 

would be kinda hard

 

Of course, Season 50 is an election year. There will be a ton of pressure on everyone this season

 

Its too bad if they got axed, but Molly's scenes never really did much for me.

 

Molly had a lot of potential, but unfortunately, SNL put them in background roles most of the time, so there wasn't really an opportunity for Molly to grow. Kinda the same story with Punkie.

 

Yeah neither got a chance to shine. When they did give Molly a chance I thought they killed it.

 

I thought Punkie started really hitting her stride in the last season or two but Molly never really clicked I think. I get the impression that Punkie left voluntarily but Molly's contract didn't get renewed

 

Yeah, I think Punkie left because it was clear it was messing with her identity. Feel bad for Molly, but hope they have a career in Broadway or something because they clearly have a great voice.

 

Did they sing and I forgot, or are you thinking of Chloe Troast? Haha

 

Whooops! Well maybe that says a lot. But to be fair, I also can’t say anything distinguishing about Devon Walker either. They really did a bad job with their featured players.

 

As long as Longfellow stays I'm good with the rest of the newer hires

 

i just saw this sketch for the first time today, LOL

 

Saturday Night Live’s Laraine Newman Admits John Belushi And The OG Cast Used To Tease Her For Coming Up In The Groundlings (yahoo.com)

 

actually doesn't look too bad

 

It’s Deuxmoi so grain of salt, but posting here so we can see how much is right when the season begins:

Marcello/Michael/Chloe/Devon promoted to regulars
Three new featured players hired, one has ties to Second City and joining in January because of that
Season premiere hosted by either Nikki Glaser or Glenn Powell with musical guest to be Chappell Roan
Dylan O’Brien, Simone Biles, Natasha Lyonne, and Kyle Mooney to be hosts
Eddie Murphy to host the Christmas special with Taylor Swift as the musical guest