Chris Red announces departure from SNL after five seasons

saturday night live Another cast member is down.

September 19th, Chris Reddhas been on the legendary sketch show since 2017 and has announced that he will not be returning for season 48 in the fall.

“be part of SNL In a statement to E! News, Redd said: I am grateful for the friends who have become family now and the precious memories that will last forever. Lorne Michaels and to the whole SNL organization. “

The 37-year-old said, “From the bottom of my heart, I cannot thank everyone enough.

After joining the show as a featured player in 2017, Redd became a regular cast member in 2019. barack obama When Kanye Westwon an Emmy Award in 2018 for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics for co-writing “Come Back Barack.”